Afghanistan Airport Attack, What SCOTUS Said About ‘Remain In Mexico,’ Ethics In Filmmaking

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings with senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

We look at some of the latest impacts of a bombing near the Kabul airport that killed more than a dozen American military members and dozens of Afghans. Then a law professor talks about the influence of judges appointed during the Trump administration. And we discuss filmmaking with a media and social change scholar.

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    The Supreme Court decided the Biden Administration must abide by a policy enacted under the Trump administration that forces asylum seekers traveling from Mexico to remain there while being processed, rather than wait in the United States. We dig into this story, and the extent to which judges appointed under Trump are impacting the American legal landscape.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Dalia Fahmy Guest
  • Rick Su Guest
  • Patricia Aufderheide Guest

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