Our first "new" episode of 2025! Geoff, Mike, and Derrick talk about Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), now streaming on Netflix. This is the first episode where we discuss a movie that's based on an actual real-life trial, which leads to some interesting comparisons. Among other things, we talk about free speech/ability to protest and the actual trial, including the Attorney General's testimony, contempt and judicial bias, and the actions of the prosecution.

In the episode we talk about multiple court opinions, including those of the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the District Court. Here are links to each so you can read about what happened for yourself:

7th Circuit's Decision Reversing the Contempt of Court Charges: In re Dellinger, 461 F.2d 389 (7th Cir. 1972)

7th Circuit's Decision Reversing the Substantive Charges: In re Dellinger, 472 F.2d 340 (7th Cir. 1972)

U.S. District Court's Decision After Remand on Contempt of Court Charges: In re Dellinger, 357 F.Supp. 949 (N.D. Ill. 1973)

Geoff also mentions an audio book that does a dramatic reading of highlights from the trial transcript: "The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Official Transcript"

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Thank you as always to our editor Colleen Moore.

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The (sort of) lost episode! This week we go back over four years ago to Geoff and Mike's original version of the podcast and re-release an episode on Love, Guaranteed, where Derrick was the guest host. Apologies for the long episode, but we had A LOT to talk about.

Prior to that, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick dive into some listener feedback. Please connect with us if you have any feedback or suggestions for us!

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Second sidebar/bonus episode for the Not So Grand Jury! In this sidebar, we are releasing an edited version of an episode of All Too Common Law, a podcast Geoff hosted years ago. The episode was focused on How to Get Away with Murder, which we discussed on last week, so it seemed like the perfect time to re-release it out to the public. Enjoy!

Next week we will take on some listener feedback and re-release the Love-Guaranteed episode that was part of the predecessor Not So Grand Jury podcast hosted by Mike and Geoff that had Derrick has a guest host.

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