Tamburino Talks Law: Britney Spears Conservatorship Battle

Pop star Britney Spears has been in the headlines regularly as media tracks her conservatorship battle in the L.A. courts. For the last 12 years, Spears has been under conservatorship and therefore not directly in control of her $60+ million fortune, her career and personal life. Now as changes are being made in her conservatorship, fans are putting the spotlight on this case through the social media campaign #freebritney

So what is conservatorship? Is the process fair? What will the future hold for the Britney Spears case? I cover it all in this Tamburio Talks Law: Britney Spears Conservatorship Battle.

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Tamburino Talks Law: Rollercoaster Last Days of Trump Administration - Pardons, Impeachment and Resignation?

Many predictions are being made about the rollercoaster final days of the Trump presidency. Could the president issue mass pardons? What are the implications of impeachment? And, could in a last minute move the president resign and be pardoned like President Nixon? Here is my take in Tamburino Talks Law

Tamburino Talks Law: Minnesota on New York State Travel Advisory List

Click Here to Listen to Tamburino Talks Law: Minnesota on New York State Travel Advisory List Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York recently added Minnesota to the list of approximately 22 states that are part of New York special travel advisories and quarantine rules. New York decided that any person traveling to New York from a state that has a positive Covid-19 testing rate in excess of 10%, or a number of positive cases exceeding 10 per 100,000 residents, based on a 7 day rolling average, must self quarantine for 14 days before they are allowed to travel freely within New York state. There are exceptions for essential workers (such as health care professionals), and for people who are simply traveling through New York and would only be in the state for less than 24 hours. The new rules also differentiate airline travel from non-airline travel. First, if you fly into any airport in New York...

Suspending Constitutional Rights During COVID-19

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is now asking Congress to suspend parts of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees all individuals the right to a speedy and fair trial, the right to bail, and the right to due process under the law. He makes this utterly absurd request under the guise of the Covid-19 emergency. He wants the chief judge of each federal district to be empowered to decide which people to hold indefinitely without bail or trial and continue all sorts of other hearings and trials both criminal and civil. Suspending such constitutional rights is completely unnecessary since our justice system can easily adapt (as we are seeing in many parts of the country today) to the new realities of physical distancing, limiting gatherings, dispensing with in-person contact visitation with inmates, and continuing trials and hearings for periods of time when necessary. In fact, here in Minnesota, our courts are adapting very well. We’re d...

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