Hate Crimes, Hateful Rhetoric, and Racial Bias in Hiring & Redistricting

Published: Feb. 6, 2022, 5 a.m.

b'Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in \\u201creal time\\u201d at this week\\u2019s developments.\\xa0\\xa0On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss:\\n\\n1. A Federal Court\\u2019s rejection of convicted murderer Travis McMichael\\u2019s plea deal on federal hate crimes due to Ahmaud Arbery\\u2019s family objections, meaning he goes to trial this week facing another life sentence.\\n2. A black woman being convicted and sentenced to 6 years in prison for trying to vote before her probation was over.\\n3. NFL coach Brian Flores, one of only 2 NFL Black head coaches, filing a class action suit against the NFL and some of its teams because of its racially-segregated \\u201cPlantation\\u201d-like system.\\n4. The Fulton County (GA) District Attorney fighting off racist attacks on her credibility as she moves closer to having a Special Grand Jury gather the evidence she needs to indict Trump for criminal interference in the election process.\\n5. A Federal Court\\u2019s overturning a Texas law preventing state contractors from exercising their First Amendment rights concerning the Israel-Palestinian conflict.\\n6. The Ghislaine Maxwell Federal Judge deciding whether to unseal the defense\\u2019s motion for new trial on the basis that \\u201cJuror 50\\u201d failed to disclose that he had been a victim of sex abuse in the jury selection process.\\n7. State Supreme Courts protecting voting rights in redistricting in ways Federal Courts and SCOTUS have refused, giving victories to Democratic voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania so far.\\n8. Updates to the Jan6 Committee\\u2019s work including 3 more key cooperators.\\n9. Pence\\u2019s too little too late admission that Trump was wrong about Pence having the power to overturn an election, and the GQP\\u2019s latest Orwellian attempts to refrain the Jan6 Insurrectionist and attempted violent coup, as a mere \\u201clegitimate political discourse\\u201d\\nAnd much more.\\n\\nSupport the Show!\\n\\nPaint Your Life -- Right now Paint Your Life has a limited time offer, get 20% off your painting and FREE shipping, when you text the word "LEGAL" to 64-000.\\n\\nX-Chair --\\xa0Go to https://XChairLEGALAF.com now, for $100 off your order!\\xa0X-Chair has a thirty-day guarantee of complete comfort, and you can finance your purchase for as little as $30 a month.\\n\\nAG1 by Athletic Greens -- Athletic Greens is going to give you an immune supporting FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase if you visit https://athleticgreens.com/legalaf today.\\n\\nSmith.AI -- Work uninterrupted, run your business with less stress, and get more leads from your marketing efforts. Save $100 when you sign up using promo code "LegalAF" at https://www.smith.ai\\n\\nBuy Legal AF Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'