Apr 26, 2023
Pic: Library of CongressAlger Hiss is going on trial for perjury. This Podcast
is a survey, at 23,000 feet, of the possible arguments for The
Prosecution and for The Hiss Defense. Of each side’s possible
arguments, which are strong and which are weak? This may be
of special interest to real trial lawyers, or to...
Apr 19, 2023
Picture: Library of CongressWith this Podcast, we leave Washington and the political
boxing ring and move to New York City and the courts. There’s
still drama and tension, but no more pumpkin patches on dark and
frigid nights, no more rescues of Congressmen from the high
seas. The process is more deliberate and...
Apr 12, 2023
Certainly, this Case was painful for Chambers — bringing him close to prison for perjury, ending the quiet and lucrative life he had enjoyed for years and costing him the only decent and decently paying job he had ever had. All the same, Chambers loved melodrama, and can you imagine any more satisfying melodrama than,...
Apr 5, 2023
In this Podcast, Chambers appears on Meet The Press and repeats his accusations. Hiss sues him for libel, after assembling a Dream Team of eminent lawyers to vindicate his reputation.(Chambers was superbly represented, too.)In a pre-trial interview called a deposition, Hiss’s lawyer William Marbury asks Chambers to...