b"On Episode 12 of LegalAF (#LAF), MeidasTouch\\u2019s Sunday law and politics podcast, hosts MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, explore the Garland Department of Justice (DOJ) three-ways, first tackling the recent revelations that Sessions and Barr, doing former 45\\u2019s bidding, created an enemies list and subpoenaed not only journalists\\u2019 phone, text and email records, but also targeted some of the highest ranking members of the US Congress, like Rep. Adam Schiff. Then, Ben and Popok analyze the DOJ\\u2019s return to muscular enforcement of the Voting Rights Act to prevent voter intimidation and minority discrimination against the 14 states that have recently passed voter suppression laws under the guise of \\u201celection integrity.\\u201d To round out the DOJ segment, the co-hosts discuss why on occasion the current DOJ feels compelled to continue to support some positions taken in court by Former\\u2019s DOJ, like the one seeking the dismissal of a defamation case brought against him arising out of a sexual assault. Next up, the \\u201cAnalysis Friends,\\u201d take a deep dive into all things SCOTUS as this term comes to an end, including the eyebrow-raising 9-0 decision to deny a path to citizenship for the almost 500K people in the United States here under Temporary Protected Status program. SCOTUS\\u2019s decision to hear two (2) separate cases based on the government\\u2019s use of the \\u201cstate secrets\\u201d defense also leads Ben and Michael to handicap the odds of the Court using the cases to weaken the defense (unlikely). After a brief tutorial on crypto currency like Bitcoin and why it's loved by the criminal underworld, and the power of the federal government to seek asset forfeiture of bitcoins used in ransomware attacks, the podcast brings this action-packed episode to a roaring conclusion by discussing whether MeidasTouch should go after Fox for refusing to air its January 6th insurrection ad on television, Popok challenges MeidasTouch\\u2019s \\u201cPAC-hood,\\u201d and Ben fires back!\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"