We start the episode with a dive into the FBI’s ongoing efforts to track down people who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection and talk to former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner about how the courts are sentencing those convicted for taking part.
Then we hear from several experts on the First Amendment battle between anti-vaccine activists and Facebook and how it affects vaccine misinformation spread across social media.
In our last segment we bring you an update on the ongoing Texas legislative session, which both political aisles have dubbed as the most conservative yet.
Special guests:
- Amesh Adalja, infectious disease expert and professor at Johns Hopkins University
- Phil Napoli, public policy professor at Duke University
- Sharona Hoffman, professor and co-director of The Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University
- Joshua Blank, research director for the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin
Sidebar tackles the top stories you need to know from the legal world. Join reporters Bianca Bruno, Nicholas Iovino and Nina Pullano as they take you in and out of courtrooms in the U.S. and beyond and break down developments to help you understand how they affect your day-to-day life.
This episode was produced by Mike Patton. Music by The Dead Pens, Vendredi, ZitronSound and Topher Mohr and Alex Elena. A transcript of this episode is available.
Editorial staff is Bill Dotinga, Sean Duffy and Jamie Ross. Big thanks to Samantha Hawkins and Kirk McDaniel.
For more of our coverage on the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation and prosecution:
-- Florida Man Gets 8 Months in First Felony Sentence for Capitol Riot
-- Six Months Later, Search for Capitol Rioters Continues
To read our reporting on the conflict between Facebook and anti-vaccine activists:
-- Lawsuit Claims Feds Directed Facebook to Censor Vaccine Misinformation
-- Judge: Facebook’s Efforts to Curb Vaccine Misinformation Didn’t Violate First Amendment
And Kirk's stories on the ongoing Texas legislative session:
-- Texas Lawmakers Head Back to Austin for Special Summer Session
-- Texas State Senate Passes First Voting Restriction Bill in Special Session
-- Texas Democrats to Flee State to Block GOP Voting Bills
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