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A Jesse James Train Robbery and the Three-Strikes Law

A Jesse James Train Robbery and the Three-Strikes Law

Bloomberg Law

March 12, 202223m 42s

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Show Notes

Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law Reporter, discusses the Supreme Court curbing mandatory-minimum sentences in federal gun cases under the three strikes law, with colorful oral arguments using examples of a train robbery by Jesse James and phone calls by a mob boss.

Andrew Koppelman, a law professor at Northwestern University, discusses a New York judge ruling that a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit can proceed against Fox News over false claims the network aired about Smartmatic Corp's role in the 2020 election.

June Grasso hosts.

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