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Legal Blinkers, Moral Hazards

January 31, 2026·48 min·4 clips

Joseph Margulies insists we must ask 'is that right?' not 'is that lawful?' about masked police executing citizens.

Dahlia Lithwick interviews Joseph Margulies on the tension between legal justifications and moral imperatives, discussing topics like torture memos, immigration policies, and protests in Minneapolis. They explore how law can erase rights when divorced from morality, urging a shift from asking 'is it lawful?' to 'is it right?' in response to state violence and authoritarian tactics.

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