Constitutional Law

Free Speech Has Limits One of those limits is that the law protects people from false and defamatory statements. In today’s media environment, spectacle sells. Many public actors take advantage of the shock value of bold statements, conspiratorial claims and wild accusations to get attention. That tactic definitely attracts eyeballs and ears. However, there are […]

Podcast: Jim Coogan about Law & Impeachment How Do Senators Compare to Jurors? Listen in as Jim Coogan joins The Ben Joravsky Show to discuss how the “jurors” in an Impeachment trial differ from those in a Court trial. There have only been four trials for impeachment of the President of the United States in […]

The Legacy of AG William Barr Jim Coogan Joins The Ben Joravsky Show to Discuss the Attorney General Over the course of the Trump Presidency, there have been two AG’s confirmed by the Senate. The first was (former Senator) Jefferson B. Sessions. The last was William P. Barr. After the November Election, AG Barr announced […]

Jim Coogan Discusses the Supreme Court Listen to Latest Constitutional Law Decision Discussion In “How Is This Legal,” an ongoing podcast series of discussions on the law, trial attorney Jim Coogan joins Ben Joravsky to discuss the legal issues in the news of the day. Ben Joravsky is a columnist for The Chicago Reader and […]

Police Conduct and the Law Jim Coogan Joins The Ben Joravsky Show to Discuss Police Immunity Since the tragic death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis Police Officers, the concept of “Immunity” for police conduct has been a national topic. The disturbing manner in which Mr. Floyd died at the hands of officers […]

The Ben Joravsky Show – Bonus with Jim Coogan “How Is This Legal?” Segment Discusses Defamation, Barr, Impeachment The Ben Joravsky Show (click here) is a news and politics podcast hosted by Chicago Reader columnist and journalist Ben Joravsky. The show kicked off 2020 right by hosting a discussion with our own Jim Coogan. This […]

HOW IS THIS LEGAL? The latest segment of The Ben Joravsky Show Featuring Jim Coogan   Over the weekend, Jim Coogan joined The Ben Joravsky Show to discuss the impeachment of President Trump. They focused on the testimony of law professor experts about impeachment and the Constitution. Jim put the hearings in context and offered […]

Ben Joravsky Show Podcast (11/2/19) Jim Coogan Discusses Impeachment & The Law Below is a link to a recent Bonus Edition of “The Ben Joravsky Show,” where Jim Coogan returns to the show answer Ben’s usual question: “How Is This Legal?” In this episode, Ben and Jim examine some of the legal arguments being put […]

Laws Capping Damages Hurt the Injured Patients, Consumers, and Victims pay the price when Juries are Capped. It is one of the most difficult questions for an injury lawyer to answer: “what is my case worth?”  So, if lawyers who do this work on a daily basis cannot answer it, how is a jury of […]

“Ask An Attorney” on The Ben Joravsky Show Our very own Jim Coogan has been making monthly appearances on WCPT 820 AM since May, 2017.  The Ben Joravsky Show is a daily talk show that focuses on political and news developments in the Chicago area, Illinois and nationally.  Ben is a columnist for The Chicago […]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE OUTLINES THE RISKS OF CORPORATE RECKLESSNESS IN WORST CORPORATE CONDUCT OF 2017 REPORT CORPORATE BENEFITS It is a very common discussion in the news these days: how much is too much regulation?  Americans generally favor risk, rugged individualism, personal responsibility, and the chance to define what liberty means for ourselves.  Or, […]

JIM COOGAN DISCUSSES GUN MANUFACTURER LIABILITY AND THE LAW WITH BEN JORAVSKY (December 6, 2017) Our Jim Coogan joined The Ben Joravsky Show on WCPT AM 820 Radio in Chicago (wcpt820.com) to discuss the Soto v. Bushmaster International Firearms, et al. case.  In the case, the families of children and teachers killed at Sandy Hook […]