President Donald Trump has been vocal to criticize those he deems political opponents. However, these criticisms often extend to threats of legal action, particularly against the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post and Amazon. Trump has set aside decades of precedent and involved himself directly in a number of enforcement actions, often in ways that would benefit him or his political allies. How lawful is this kind of intervention? And how can the rest of the government resist inappropriate political meddling? Justin Florence, Legal Director for Protect Democracy, and TechFreedom President Berin Szóka join the show to discuss. For more, see their joint op-ed in the Seattle Times, and Protect Democracy’s filing in the antitrust case against the AT&T/Time Warner merger.
#24: Apple v FBI: Unlocking the iPhone
#23: Getting SLAPPed for Online Speech
#22: India Shuts Down Free Internet
#21: Broadband Deployment in America with FCC Comm'r Ajit Pai
#20 - Spying on Foreigners (and Ourselves)
#19: Europocrisy: EU Privacy Hypocrisy with Stewart Baker
#18: 20 Years of Internet Regulation
#17: E-Cigarettes
#16: Internet in Africa
#15: Email Privacy
#14: Internet Taxes
#13: Space Law! (Part 1)
#12: Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things
#11: Uber and the Future of Work
#10: Internet Coupons
#9: Binge On & Zero-Rating
#8: Privacy Reform — or Digital Trade War?
#7: Uber Wars
#6: Democratic Debate
#5: GOP Debate
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