Bloomberg Law

Justice Dept. Won't Defend Republican Representative

Jul 31, 2021 · 28 min · 27.8 MB
0:00-28:56

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Constitutional law professor Stephen Vladeck of the University of Texas Law School, discusses the U.S. Justice Department refusing to defend Republican Representative Mo Brooks in a lawsuit alleging that he helped incite the deadly January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, a decision that might mean the department also won’t help protect former President Donald Trump.

Audrey Anderson, who heads the higher education practice at Bass Berry & Sims, discusses a federal judge dismissing a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin that attacked its consideration of race in admissions.

June Grasso hosts.

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