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Amicus: A Law Review
Jim Santelle, a former United States Attorney in Wisconsin and Justice Department official in Washington, is among Civic Media’s resident legal commentators and frequent on-air analysts. Join Jim each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for “Amicus: A Law Review,” as current events meet civics understanding—through in-depth analysis and discussion (including your listener calls) of the most recent developments in the areas of law, government, courts, and the aspiration for justice.
Episodes
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Presidential Powers, Legal Precedents & Privacy Rights
Thank you for joining us for another weekend edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. On this edition, the show dives into recent U.S. Supreme Court…
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The Final Rulings of the Supreme Court Term (Part 2)
The Supreme Court term has come to a close and we have a weekend with a bonus edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. In this second part of the…
- Amicus: A Law Review
The Final Rulings of the Supreme Court Term (Part 1)
The Supreme Court term has come to a close and we have a weekend with a bonus edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. Jim dives into the Supreme…
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Where States Rights' Meet Equal Protection
Welcome to another edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. It has been a legal whirlwind of a week, and Jim Santelle breaks down a controversial…
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Amicus: Protests And A Tragedy In Minnesota
There is a jam packed show for you today. As always, your host, Jim Santelle kicks it off with a brief overview of our syllabus and gets right into the updates…
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A Return to the US and Privacy Concerns at the Social Security Administration
In a whirlwind of legal drama, Jim Santelle dissects the explosive return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, deported without due process but now back under a…
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Of Immigration and Education
Good morning and welcome to another edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. To begin this episode, Jim dives into the latest legal battles and court…
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High Court Decisions and Memorial Day Tributes
Welcome to a full syllabus on this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review. Jim runs down a recap of what habeas corpus is, and then dives into the week’s…
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Birthright Citizenship And The Curious Case Of Judge Dugan
In the first hour, Jim tackles the arguments happening in the US Supreme Court taking place as we pre-record this episode regarding Birthright Citizenship aka…
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Past Legacies and Current Controversies
In this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle explores the rich legacy of Justice David Souter, who defied expectations with his centrist…
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Justice on Trial
To kick off this week’s edition of Amicus, Jim Santelle delves into the controversial arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan by the Department of Justice…
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Federal Arrest of a Wisconsin County Judge
Milwaukee was the center of breaking news on Friday morning with the arresting of Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan by federal law enforcement…
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Late Night Orders
Welcome to this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. Jim leads off the show with a breakdown of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overnight…
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Immigration and Election Legal Updates
Jim kicks off this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review with a recap of the legal proceedings surrounding the second Trump Administration’s deportations…
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Reviewing Legal News from Wisconsin and Beyond
On this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle, Jim shares his latest “Injunction Function” and recaps the legal filings of Wisconsin…
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International & Legal News
Jim kicks off this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review with a syllabus for the show and an acknowledgement of the Myanmar and Thailand earthquakes. From…
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Injunction Function
Welcome to this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. The show introduces a new segment titled, ‘Injunction Function’ and this week…
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Amicus: A Law Review - Trump V. Law Firms
Amicus Notes 9:06 Show Intro/Rundown 9:20 DOJ Overview 9:34 Trump Speech @ DOJ 9:50 Trump Speech Cont. 9:54 Taking Callers 10:08 More Callers 10:20 Trump v…
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A Growing Riff Between the Executive and Judiciary Branches
Good morning and welcome to another edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle! Jim lays out the syllabus for this weekend’s show, beginning with…
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A Monumental White House Meeting
Jim begins this weekend’s show walking through the syllabus for the day’s program. Jim discusses the Zelenskyy White House Visit, and takes phone callers on…
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"L'État, C'est Moi"
In today’s episode, Jim takes time to talk about authoritarianism in bygone days. This discussion comes in the wake of recent decisions from the Trump White…
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A Week in Legal Review
Welcome to another edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle for a breakdown of the week’s legal headlines. Jim begins the program with a review of…
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Amicus: A Law Review
Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays from 9-11 am across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast to…
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Changes at the Department of Justice
Beginning with the latest reporting on the tragic air crash near and profound loss of lives over the Potomac River, including some initial reflection on the…
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A Week Full of Pardons & A Look Into the Guardrails of Justice
Join Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. as he analyzes the big legal news stories of the week and offers his…
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Of Oaths and Amendments
This week on Amicus: A Law Review, Jim focuses on the Oath of Office that will be taken by the 47th President of the United States on Monday, Donald Trump. Jim…
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One Title, Two Vastly Different Men
At the top of the show, Jim addresses the fires blazing through Los Angeles right now and how this natural disaster will be intertwined with government, as…
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A Sentencing Date, A Feeder Court & Incoming Rule of Law Events
Good morning and welcome to the first edition of Amicus: A Law Review for 2025! Jim begins the show with a detailed look at the sentencing hearing we now know…
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A Legal Year in Review
Welcome to the final weekend of 2024, we’re glad that you are spending it with us here at Amicus: A Law Review! The show begins with a breakdown of the…
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Guns and the Law
Welcome to this week’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review. Kicking off the weekend’s news, Jim recaps the events that took place in Madison, WI this week with the…
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Martial Law, Presidential Pardons and More
Jim lays out the case where he is going on this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review and then dives right in. First off this morning, Jim discusses the…
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A Dive Into Presidential Pardons
Welcome to this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle. This weekend, Jim provides an overview of something that a lot have folks have…
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Consequences of an Election
On this last Saturday of November, Jim Santelle starts off the show by taking a look at what this month’s election means for legal cases that surrounded former…
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The Status of Trials, A Cabinet, and Overseas Legal News
On this week’s Amicus, a packed syllabus as Jim covers developments in the cases being prosecuted against President-elect Trump, nominations for Trump’s…
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The Next Department of Justice
Welcome to this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review. During this weekend’s show, Jim remembers Ted Olson, former Solicitor General of the United States…
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Donald J. Trump: A Lawsuit Review
A lot has happened since we last met. Former President Trump is now President-Elect Trump and with that comes a lot of questions over what is going to happen…
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International Reforms & Last Minute Election Shenanigans
On this weekend’s edition of Amicus, Jim dives into international judicial reforms in Mexico. Then, Jim describes the threats that are growing from the…
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True Crime and the Probability of a Toss Up
This weekend on Amicus: A Law Review, Jim dives into a variety of legal topics and cases to share what you need to know from the land of the law. Jim kicks off…
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A Weekend Review from Madison
Join Jim Santelle as he walks us through the latest updates on cases at the Supreme court, Trump criminal trials, and more! Jim traveled to Madison for this…
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New Term, New Cases to Break Down
On this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle takes a look at the upcoming cases before the U.S. Supreme Court as they begin a new term. Jim…
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Unsealed and Out in the Open
This weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review dives into the revelations in the case Special Counsel Jack Smith is bringing against former President Donald…
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Legal Updates from at Home and Abroad
On this weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle kicks off the morning with updates from the current litigation surrounding former President…
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Election Administration, Legal Rapid Fire, & More!
Welcome to another edition of Civic Media’s weekend legal program, Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle! Jim kicks off the show with a discussion surrounding…
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"An Unprecedented Spike" In Threats Against The DOJ
This weekend on Amicus, Jim Santelle covers the latest in national legal news. On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a 22-minute speech…
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Trump's New York Sentencing Delayed
This week on Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle guides us through the latest updates on Donald Trump’s cases in both New York and Washington, D.C. In the…
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Legal Review Over the Holiday Weekend
It’s not the holiday weekend yet, so let’s recap this past week of legal news with Amicus: A Law Review with James Santelle. Jim starts off the show with…
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The Supreme Court's Summer in Review
This weekend’s edition of Amicus: A Law Review begins with Jim recapping what the Supreme Court of the United States has been up to this summer. Then, Jim…
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A Coast-to-Coast Legal Review
Jim begins the show with sharing a rundown of the legal topics he plans to cover this weekend on Amicus: A Law Review. Kicking it off, the show dives into…
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Court Cases, Ethics Requirements & Civil Protests
Good morning and thank you for joining Amicus: A Law Review on this second weekend of August. Jim kicks off the show with updates from a multitude of court…
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Supreme Court Reform and Suitcases Filled with Money
Welcome to another weekend of legal review! Jim kicks off this week of Amicus: A Law Review with coverage of the recent proposals from the Biden/Harris…
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Ballot Challenges and Ethics Reform
With the Supreme Court term concluding earlier this month, Amicus: A Law Review with Jim Santelle takes a look at some of the proposals circulating around…
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Justice, Home & Abroad
Good morning! From the WAUK Studios, James Santelle kicks off the show with a tease of what is to come and then jumps into his recap of the Judge Aileen Cannon…
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Jim Santelle Breaks Down Trump v. United States
The balance of powers in the United States has changed, due to the US Supreme Court on Trump v. United States. Welcome to a laser-focused episode of Amicus: A…
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A Seismic Shift in Constitutional Powers
The U.S. Supreme Court term has come to an end. Join Jim Santelle for a breakdown of the remaining decisions announced by the Court, especially Trump v. United…
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Bonus Episode: As the Supreme Court Term Comes to an End... (Part 2)
Welcome to the second edition of Amicus: A Law Review with James Santelle for the weekend of June 29th and 30th! After a rapid fire week of U.S. Supreme Court…
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As the Supreme Court Term Comes to an End... (Part 1)
Welcome to another edition of Amicus: A Law Review with James Santelle! After a rapid fire week of U.S. Supreme Court rulings, Jim has prepared a bonus edition…
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Gun Rights, Tax Law, and Ten Commandments: Supreme Court Controversies
In this week’s episode of “Amicus,” host Jim Santelle delves into a packed legal syllabus, discussing some of the most pivotal and controversial Supreme Court…
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Supreme Court Showdowns: Guns, Abortion, and Intellectual Property
In this episode of Amicus, James Santelle dives into a critical analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions that are shaping the legal landscape of the United…
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Discontent, Contempt, and Courtly Discord
As the Supreme Court prepares to release decisions on 30 critical cases over the next few weeks, Jim provides an insightful preview of what these rulings might…
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Historic Trump Verdict, Supreme Court Decisions, and Pride Month Reflections
In this engaging episode of Amicus, the Law Review, host James Santelle delves into a pivotal week in the world of law and governance. The episode opens with a…