Hartman, Colorado, has no mayor, no trustees and no publicly funded water system. Amanda Pampuro examined the tiny plains community's fight for survival in the latest episode of Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social: youtu.be/wRFnB6TNNu8?...

For Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social, Amanda Pampuro explored Hartman, Colorado, which has become an unlikely case study in how a century-old abandonment law leaves residents to confront what happens when a town can no longer govern itself. youtu.be/wRFnB6TNNu8?...

After years of bitter infighting, contested elections and a physical altercation at a town meeting, the government of Hartman, Colorado, effectively collapsed. For Sidebar, Amanda Pampuro explored whether the tiny plains community can be saved. youtu.be/wRFnB6TNNu8?...

A former trustee for Hartman, Colorado, on heated meetings, stolen community resources and a physical altercation between her and another ex-board member. The full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on Hartman's fight for survival is available on all major podcast platforms.

For Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social, co-host Amanda Pampuro traveled four hours southeast of Denver to Hartman, Colorado, where a modern day Hatfield-McCoy feud drove the entire town board to quit. Full episode on Hartman's fight for survival: youtu.be/wRFnB6TNNu8?...

@sidebarcns.bsky.social co-host Amanda Pampuro spoke with Shawna Casey about Colorado's abandonment law and the challenges towns in the state are facing. The full episode on Hartman's fight for survival is available on all major podcast platforms.

Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social co-host Amanda Pampuro spoke with Kevin Bommer about the challenges small towns face and how Hartman, Colorado, reminds him of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Full Sidebar episode on a Colorado town fighting for survival youtu.be/wRFnB6TNNu8?...

A public feud, a failing water system and a century-old law collide in a Colorado town fighting for survival. For @sidebarcns.bsky.social, Amanda Pampuro raveled to Hartman, Colorado, where a modern-day Hatfields and McCoys feud drove the entire town board to quit. youtu.be/wRFnB6TNNu8?...

In the race to ditch the steering wheel, are we re-writing traffic laws and paving the way for safer streets only to hand the keys over to a handful of billionaires? youtu.be/Li5J5qt-6II?...

The Rideshare Guy contributor Sergio Avedian spoke with Kirk McDaniel about driverless vehicles and Big Tech's claims of a techno-utopia. The full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode is available on all major podcast platforms.

@ischool.uw.edu professor @nassimparvin.bsky.social told Kirk McDaniel she is concerned that much of the software used by self-driving vehicles is kept under wraps. The full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode: youtu.be/Li5J5qt-6II?...

@sc.edu School of Law professor Bryant Walker Smith spoke with @sidebarcns.bsky.social co-host Kirk McDaniel about the challenges states and the federal government face as driverless vehicles become more common.

@nassimparvin.bsky.social spoke with Kirk McDaniel about categorizing driverless vehicles and how they could be weaponized by non-democratic governments. Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode: youtu.be/Li5J5qt-6II?...

In the race to ditch the steering wheel, are we re-writing traffic laws and paving the way for safer streets only to hand the keys over to a handful of billionaires? The latest episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social examines that question and more: youtu.be/Li5J5qt-6II?...

I was delighted to speak on this @sidebarcns.bsky.social podcast from @courthousenews.bsky.social on enduring differences between the U.S. and European legal systems.

Enjoyed appearing on this podcast from @courthousenews.bsky.social to discuss the history of criminal trials in England and the United States.

@carltonfwlarson.bsky.social spoke with @sidebarcns.bsky.social's Hillel Aron about the four ordeals, which preceded criminal trials in Europe. In an ordeal by cold water, a suspect would be tied up and placed in a pond. If they sank, they would be found guilty. More: youtu.be/KrgzajF1C5A?...

@carltonfwlarson.bsky.social spoke with @sidebarcns.bsky.social co-host Hillel Aron about trials in 18th-century England, which often lasted less than five minutes and were typically lawyer-free. The full episode on legal systems across the pond is available on all major podcast platforms.

@haublawatpace.bsky.social professor Lissa Griffin spoke with Hillel Aron about why America's legal system is so adversarial. The full Sidebar episode on justice across the Atlantic, and why it looks so different from the U.S., is available on all major podcast platforms.

Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on legal systems across the pond: open.spotify.com/episode/4fBl...

@ucdavislaw.bsky.social professor @carltonfwlarson.bsky.social spoke with @sidebarcns.bsky.social co-host Hillel Aron about the transition from Catholic Church-led ordeals to criminal jury trials in Europe.

@carltonfwlarson.bsky.social and Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social' Hillel Aron about the 4 ordeals, which preceded criminal trials in Europe. In an ordeal by cold water, a suspect would be tied up and placed in a pond. If they sank, they would be found guilty. open.spotify.com/episode/4fBl...

Reporter Benjamin Legendre spoke with Hillel Aron about the differences between French and American trials. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on legal systems across the pond: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Do Luigi Mangione's supporters care if he's guilty? The latest episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social examines Luigi's dual murder trials, from the potential for jury nullification to whether his notoriety will help or hurt him. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

@uebey.bsky.social spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about Luigi Mangione's appeal and how his notoriety could impact his state and federal murder trials, which are currently slated to begin later this year. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6Fte...

@uebey.bsky.social spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about a segment of Luigi Mangione's supporters pushing for jury nullification.  Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on Luigi's dual murder trials: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

You can listen to the full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode here: youtu.be/VaXyDQiTLu8?...

Today's edition of Closing Arguments focuses on the latest episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social, in which @jrussjruss.bsky.social and @uebey.bsky.social examine Luigi Mangione's dual murder trials, his public support and his early legal wins and losses. courthousenews.substack.com/p/the-manhat...

@uebey.bsky.social spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about how public opinion could impact Luigi Mangione's state and federal murder trials. Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6Fte...

@uebey.bsky.social spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about Luigi Mangione's legal victories ahead of his state and federal murder trials. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The latest episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social examines the Martins' case and the challenges associated with holding law enforcement, particularly federal agents, accountable: youtu.be/zXc40aYqzDY?...

@foxmike90.bsky.social spoke with @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about Vice President JD Vance saying federal agents have "absolute immunity" and the challenges victims face when attempting to hold law enforcement accountable. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

@foxmike90.bsky.social of @cato.org spoke with @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the history of Section 1983, which empowers people to sue state and local government officials who violate their constitutional rights. Sidebar on immunity and accountability: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

@ij.org attorney Marie Miller told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social why qualified immunity makes it challenging to hold law enforcement accountable for constitutional violations. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

@cato.org legal fellow @foxmike90.bsky.social spoke with @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about why proposals to reform qualified immunity could hurt rather than help. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on immunity and accountability for federal law enforcement: open.spotify.com/episode/3nJO...

@ij.org attorney Marie Miller told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social why qualified immunity makes it challenging to hold law enforcement accountable for constitutional violations. Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

When federal agents violate someone’s rights, who holds them responsible? For @sidebarcns.bsky.social, @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social examines the legal black hole many victims are trapped in when attempting to hold federal law enforcement accountable: youtu.be/zXc40aYqzDY?...

@ij.org attorney Anya Bidwell spoke with @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about converse 1983 laws, which more states are looking to implement following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. @sidebarcns.bsky.social on immunity and accountability: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

@foxmike90.bsky.social of @cato.org spoke with @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the history of Section 1983, which empowers people to sue state and local government officials who violate their constitutional rights. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

The latest episode of Sidebar by @CourthouseNews examines the legal black hole many victims get trapped in when attempting to hold law enforcement accountable: youtu.be/zXc40aYqzDY?...

@foxmike90.bsky.social of @cato.org spoke with @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about Boule, Bivens, the Current Supreme Court and why it's so difficult to hold law enforcement — particularly federal agents — accountable. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3nJO...

@foxmike90.bsky.social of @cato.org talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about JD Vance's comments on "absolute immunity" for the ICE agent who shot Renée Good and the complexities associated with holding officers accountable. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: youtu.be/zXc40aYqzDY?...

When federal agents violate a person's rights, who holds them responsible? For Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social, @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social unpacks the uphill battle victims face when attempting to hold federal law enforcement accountable: open.spotify.com/episode/3nJO...

NEW: Why is it so hard to charge ICE officers with wrongdoing? What role did SCOTUS play? And how are advocates pushing for change? Our new episode of Sidebar unpacks this complex legal maze. Listen here: @sidebarcns.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Wake Forest professor Koleman Strumpf spoke about the history of election wagering in the latest episode of @sidebarcns.bsky.social, which examines gambling and prediction markets: youtu.be/W-hCpWiFNYk?...

Wake Forest professor Koleman Strumpf believes prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket could have helped policymakers anticipate the 2008 financial crisis. Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on gambling and prediction markets: youtu.be/W-hCpWiFNYk?...

Wake Forest professor Koleman Strumpf spoke about the value of prediction markets as a component of a person's media diet. @sidebarcns.bsky.social on betting and prediction markets: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

The Virtual Tout operator Tom Miller discussed the advantages prediction markets have over traditional polling. @sidebarcns.bsky.social on betting and the legal gray area of prediction markets: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Wake Forest professor Koleman Strumpf told Kirk McDaniel prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket could have helped policymakers anticipate the 2008 financial crisis. 📸: The Truth About/Flickr Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on prediction markets: open.spotify.com/episode/7sJR...

@wakeforest.bsky.social professor Koleman Strumpf on the history of election wagering. Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social on prediction markets: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...