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Serious Trouble · Saturday · 29 min

Schrodinger’s Lawyer

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show Remember Katie Zacharia? She was White House press secretary for a few days last week and was fired while we were recording this episode. One of her big offenses was claiming to be a lawyer, despite never passing the bar. But what is a lawyer anyway? Is a lawyer different from an attorney? Also this week: the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home, the White House’s effort to use antitrust as a new tool against the press, and updates about East Potomac Park and the Cornell Seven. Premium subscribers will hear about: * JPMorgan plaintiff Chirayu Rana has irreconcilable differences with another set of lawyers. * A teenager who was arrested for riding an unlicensed e-bike (and then released without charge) sues CBS News for implying he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. * A Haverford College religion professor is charged with cyberstalking a Jewish colleague by harassing him with anti-Semitic sock puppet accounts. * D.J. Byrnes is guilty (and fined $200) in the Shrek’s penis case. * Kimberly Guilfoyle faces a bizarre defamation lawsuit.

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show

Remember Katie Zacharia? She was White House press secretary for a few days last week and was fired while we were recording this episode. One of her big offenses was claiming to be a lawyer, despite never passing the bar. But what is a lawyer anyway? Is a lawyer different from an attorney?

Also this week: the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home, the White House’s effort to use antitrust as a new tool against the press, and updates about East Potomac Park and the Cornell Seven.

Premium subscribers will hear about:

* JPMorgan plaintiff Chirayu Rana has irreconcilable differences with another set of lawyers.

* A teenager who was arrested for riding an unlicensed e-bike (and then released without charge) sues CBS News for implying he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

* A Haverford College religion professor is charged with cyberstalking a Jewish colleague by harassing him with anti-Semitic sock puppet accounts.

* D.J. Byrnes is guilty (and fined $200) in the Shrek’s penis case.

* Kimberly Guilfoyle faces a bizarre defamation lawsuit.

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