scholarship and legal study with some sort of legal practice. usually appellate practice. it's not the norm. the norm, today, really is a legal academic of a scholar and teacher. >> what is appeal late practice? >> arguing cases in front of appalliate court rather than trial court. >> do you think it is necessary for you to know how to practice law as a law scholar? >> no. i think that law scholars have different areas of expertise. law scholars should be masters of some aspect of the law not necessarily some aspect of legal practice. there are a number of law scholars, of course, who are masters of some aspect of legal practice, and there's a profound need for those people, i think, in the academy. i think it would be a shame as law schools took such a pivot toward creating what are now called practice-ready lawyers. the entire academy became, in effect, a videocassette for facilitating a apprenticeship in law. t not what law schools and the legal academy has been for about the last 100 years. and it's not what it is set up to do. with would lo

legal profession. and instead refashioned itself toward the end of something to be practice ready and there would be tremendous opportunity in doing that. >> what is the kc like to go to when teaching class? >> all, the cases that i enjoy are the first year, my cases. >> what those cases? >> these are cases -- did you go to law school? >> no, i did not. >> many of the times they start off with a father and his son in the earlier part of the 20th century. and the sun had had an industrial farm accident and had seriously injured his hand in the only remaining injury was cosmetic. they promised him that the surgeon could make the hand hole. and then the surgeon preceded to do the operation in the hand came out much worse than what it had been prior to the operation. so they sued the surgeon for breach of that promise on the court had to grapple with the question whether or not the promised the doctor had made was enough like the promises made in the commercial context as to why the use of a measure of dam

there is tremendous demand for legal help. there's tremendous demand from -- in the corporate sector, in a more global complex fast moving world there's a lot of need for legal work. there's multiple jurisdictions when you've got global supply chain. and at the other end of the scale, the ordinary person, small business, tremendous demand, 90% of people showing up in court for family or eviction or collection or foreclosure and so on, they're unrepresented. there's a big mismatch. you have tremendous demand but what the law schools are producing is not feeding that demand. and i think that's where we really need to focus. i think it's -- you know it's terrible, the situation that so many of our students across the country are finding themselves in with this mismatching, getting caught right as the vice is closing. but we need to be thinking about how you can figure out how to get those people connected with that demand. and the problem there is not everybody needs to go to law school for three years to get a jd to provide some

my next question, despite the implementation of legal -- excuse me, of what allegedly are legal dispensariesthe dea has found illegal operations and has raided several dispensaries in colorado. how confident are you that 100% of the drug trade in colorado is free from influence of drug cartels? >> sir, unfortunately i'm the only representative at this hearing. i would ask that you defer those questions to either department of justice or dea. >> we'll do that. the only reason i ask this question, when you stated in your written testimony what your role was, you said it was let's see, we are established by congress the principle purpose of reducing and see the line here, drug related crime and violence and health consequences and trafficking. so i you would have a statement with regard to drug cartels. third question, what are you doing to ensure marijuana will not be exported from legal states to illegal states? again, seeing that from your written statement, that is certainly parlt of what you were tasked with by congress, what do you see there, sir? >> as you're aware in that august departm

my next question, despite the implementation of legal -- excuse me, of what allegedly are legal dispensaries, the dea has found illegal operations and has raided several dispensaries in colorado. how confident are you that 100% of the drug trade in colorado is free from influence of drug cartels? >> sir, unfortunately i'm the only representative at this hearing. i would ask that you defer those questions to either department of justice or dea. >> we'll do that. the only reason i ask this question, when you stated in your written testimony what your role was, you said it was let's see, we are established by congress the principle purpose of reducing and see the line here, drug related crime and violence and health consequences and trafficking. so i you would have a statement with regard to drug cartels. third question, what are you doing to ensure marijuana will not be exported from legal states to illegal states? again, seeing that from your written statement, that is certainly parlt of what you were tasked with by congress, what do you see there, sir? >> as you're aware in that august depar

there's a need for legal work. multiple jurisdictions. then at the other end of the scale, the ordinary person, the small business. it's 90% on people showing up in a court or family or the addiction or collection for disclosure or so on. they are unrepresented. you have tremendous demand, but what the law schools are producing is not feeding that demand. that's where we need to focus. it's terrible the situation that so many of our students across the country are finding themselves in. getting caught as the vice is closing. we need to thing about how you can figure out how to get those people connected with the demand and the problem there is not everybody needs to go to law school to get a jd to provide help, and people like andrew should be able to apply for a job, an online company providing legal services and provide services in that way. the current regulations don't let you do that or let the sophisticated tech companies, don't let them do that. >> it doesn't apply to andrew. >> is there an upside for this. now it's off the table.

and then having that nov terminated if the unit is actually legalized within a year. so, for decades now we know that the unit haves been allowed to exist without a pathway to become legalized. and the supervisor believes that this is a real feasible plan to help them do that and that balance is both our preservation goals as well as our building safety goals. and so, we ask that the commission support the legislation today and, if i would be happy to answer any questions. you have questions? >> yes. >> commissioner lee? >> a couple of basic questions. >> sure. >> is there a reason why the cut off date is january of 2013? and the second question, is that i can see where there being incentive for the property owners that have received novs, on their inlaw units already. but what is the incentive for property owners that have inlaws but nobody knows about them? >> okay. >> so, your first question the january, 2013 date was established because we started the process at that time and so just about over a year ago, we convened all of the stake holders involved to come up w

number one, i think they have the legal authority to do.s and that contradicts a lot of republicans and conservatives who say they don't. >> on what basis? >> on the basis of the supreme court would allow a tweaking. >> this is not a tweaking. >> they are going to argue it is. >> this is a suspension of a provision in the law because it is going to hurt employment. >> okay. >> that's not going to change next year or the year after. >> let me get my second point out because it's more in line with what you are thinking i disagree with you, i think the supreme court would uphold, this all right? based upon what's happened in the past. you know what the court is, the court said it was constitutional when clearly i believe it was not. i believe the supreme court made a big mistake on the constitutionality ruling of obamacare. but that is that however, here's where it gets complicated. there is no doubt that this is being done for political reasons. that the democratic party has taken water and so has the president because this isn't working as y

in our american legal system we expect there will be such analysis, such legal issues before the executive branch acts and here there currently was none. even the two members of your board, who descended from the legal analysis, acknowledged that the board has raised significant legal issues, which could divide reasonable people, reasonable lawyers. the american people essentially deserve better, and that's one of the reasons that we're here today. they deserve better than to have the executive branch engaging in conduct that even its defenders say might be illegal. the second major achievement of this report is that it sheds light on the history of the metadata hony program. we learned from your report that the judge asked the phone records on potentially every american without so much of writing a written opinion, which is incredible. absolutely shocking. in 2006, judge howard issued an extensive order allowing the government to collect phone records of law-abiding americans with no known connection to any crime. telephone records on every american who were not even suspected of committi

two states had it legalized.tates making money off of medical marijuana, they are making money off of recreational marijuana because they have legalized it. here is what happened in the state of washington. originally there were state that restores. the privatizing of the liquor industry happened from pressure through costco, some say, which is based in washington. all of these state liquor stores were sitting vacant and then they legalize marijuana. what do you suppose is going to go into those vacant stores? stores.marijuana or maybe just marijuana stores in general. but taxed and regulated. the state is expected to make tens of millions of dollars, to start, with this. i think that once other states see the kind of money that is being generated from marijuana, whether it is legal or legalized for medical use, it is going to legalizethe states to it in some form or another. that is from c-span's "booktv." another issue we are focusing on, should your state legalize marijuana? "the washington post," reporting on

nation legalization of marijuana. some have taken steps to make medical marijuana available for medical purposes. ad they've legalize their one of the state level for recreational use. the only problem with this is we do have conflicting federal statutes. i asked the staff to pull out the federal statutes. these are the federal statutes. title 21. and itts up a schedule thesifies substances and s thatt level of narcotic are under federal jurisdiction and the responsibility of enforcement. this is the federal law. that is where we are at this point. what is taking place is that the states have taken action. excuse me. let me have a little drink here. it is something that comes with the cold weather. again, we have heard what the law is and seen what the states are doing. unfortunately, there is chaos. we going and where what our policy is as far as what is allowed and what is legalized. in our society, we look to the leadershipor regardless of what party he is. the current president has made statements of late -- in fa

legally. what do you think about it being legal?es pressure off your shoulders. >> reporter: a lot of the pressure. >> you know the name and the strain. >> a lot of people are knowing about this product. it's about smell and taste. flavor, obviously. >> reporter: like a fine wine. >> colorado is becoming its own little napa valley. >> and now with our expert with us, and allison from washington state's aclu, pierre thomas and ricar ricardo, the marijuana editor of the denver post. no paper has had that before. you surprised me a little bit here, you started out skeptical, but you've evolved. >> i'm a parent of two teenage boys, i'm a pediatrician. i'm concerned about the impact on the developing brain from frequent use. i went in thinking there's no way it should be legal. the more i got into the story, the more i was convinced bit arguments around the comparison between alcohol and its dangers and marijuana. it's just not rational that adults don't have the choice of using marijuana, but they do for alcohol. marijuana is less likel

binding legal are bitter in the executive branch. the interrogation program was -- made everything else pale by comparison. i thought, and certainly the precedent had been such that i wanted something definitive and detailed, especially if they're going to approve these techniques. to basically give the agency, i believe, maximum legal protection, and especially mindful, not of people -- my level or the seventh floor executives but the 12th, 13th and 14th who would actually carry out the program in prisons in the middle of nowhere. i thought that would be -- experience taught me that they've opinions are binding, as good as gold and would make our people secure. >> host: immune. we talk about waterboarding a lot, but actually it's sleep deprivation that seems to be -- in your book you said that's one of the methods that some of your interrogators believe broke one of the detainees and you also say that that's what colin powell, was moats concerned about and that rumsfeld used to walk out of the room, didn't want to hear about this. t

in our american legal system we expect there will be such analysis, such legal issues before the executive branch acts and here there currently was none. even the two members of your board, who descended from the legal analysis, acknowledged that the board has raised significant legal issues, which could divide reasonable people, reasonable lawyers. the american people essentially deserve better, and that's one of the reasons that we're here today. they deserve better than to have the executive branch engaging in conduct that even its defenders say might be illegal. the second major achievement of this report is that it sheds light on the history of the metadata hony program. we learned from your report that the judge asked the phone records on potentially every american without so much of writing a written opinion, which is incredible. absolutely shocking. in 2006, judge howard issued an extensive order allowing the government to collect phone records of law-abiding americans with no known connection to any crime. telephone records on every american who were not even suspected of committi

has allelephone numbers those affects and lacks legal authority. , and lacks legal authority. >> would it concern you if the government expanded requirements of what telephone companies are required to store? do youtizen, how much care about what the government is holding versus private parties? can interfere, perhaps not as hermetically as the government. they can cause problems. if the information is there, what is the practical difference? >> the government can audit your taxes, put you in jail. the government can do lots of things. there is a difference between data held by a private company and the government, which can impact your life in a more serious way. the telephone company is already required to keep its information 14 months. a calamity.een some have suggested it might be necessary to keep it longer. others have suggested that might be necessary, to have the providers hold the information. directed theobama attorney general and director of national intelligence to come up with options, alternatives to the government holding of data, on march 28. and to work with congress

and the underlying legal authority. through these new reports methods, communications providers will be permitted to disclose more information than ever before to their customers. allowing disclosure of this data will resolve an important area of concern to communications providers as well as to the public. and in the weeks ahead, as we move forward with the timely implementation of this and other reforms directed by the president, my colleagues and i will work closely with members of this committee and other congressional leaders to determine the best path forward. we also will continue enforcing essential privacy protections and other safeguards concerning data possessed by the government, as well as by the private sector. the department of justice takes very seriously reports of any data breach, particularly those involving personally identifiable or financial information. and looks into allegations that are brought to its attention. now, while we generally do not discuss specific matters under investigation, i can c

it's one of the big arguments of the legalizers. for a lot of people you know it makes them belligerent. it makes, it brings out violent behavior and as we say back in 1933 when we said we are going to start using this we said in our social contract that that is a cost that we are going to agree that somehow palatable as long as we are going to legalize it so for the legalizers that is one of the big arguments. do you know what? the cops aren't being called to domestic violence disputes because somebody got stoned. and as you really talk to law enforcement people they say a lot of people are drinking and getting stoned at the same time. it's not as cut and dried for black and white as that but i think the caller makes a pretty good point. if you get really stoned you are probably going to fall asleep. >> host: here's a tweet from one of our viewers dallas who wants to know does colorado tax marijuana like cigarettes? >> guest: oh my god but tax on the recreational stuff i think is about 36% and they think that tax revenues for the s

it's causing a lot of budding legal problems. >> after a month of legal marijuana sales, the results of colorado's green rush are in - long lines, short supplies and an unhealthy dose of chaos. >> i'm looking for an upper. irkth stimulating? >> yes. for the two dozen dispense ris business is growing faster than the stocks in their greenhouses. >> we have a line out the door, a constant flow of customers and revenue. previously we'd have 15 to 20 patients, now we are see 100 to 150 a day. >> some sellers ran out of stock. with 100 dispense ris to open next month, the problem is not supply, it's a legal system that has not caught up with a drug that is illegal under u.s. federal store. >> this shop changed bank accounts several times. banks are afraid of running afoul of federal law. as soon as they discover who they are dealing with, they shut the accounts, but take credit. >> we are on the 7th or eighth act. it's terrible and dangerous because i'm walking around with a large amount of cash in my pocket. we have a tight system to hold the cash on different premises of our operations.

officers on fire and that's a deadly situation and they certainly in the united states would have the legal right to use deadly force in response to that so if a police officer perceives that there's a threat to themselves or somebody else. they can respond with pepper spray but tongs personal weapon strikes electronic control devices give the threat rises to the level where they think either they or somebody else are being threatened with death or serious bodily harm then they can respond with deadly force i think throughout the history of riots you see if there's not a strong police presence and then the the tag and eyes of the agitators they become emboldened and they become more violent and more aggressive so there needs to be a strong police presence in those circumstances to control the violence. the riots have not remained a solely in kiev in western ukraine many local government buildings were stormed by protesters who clashed with police while the latest opinion poll shows two thirds of the country are against of the current wave of violence policy or reports from one of the region

legalizing weed will just pacify the masses even more but that's just my opinion. on how our. past homeless people who are the very reason some people. some problems will sit in those in the middle east and. it's a. really crazy so right there. is many reasons of wildfires so so there's. a bottom really it's your reward deal responsibility. this is many reasons as was the first song. so start of the beginning for example we can. talk about the case of jose who was in that spot. so he got to refer here by his friend whose name was also jose. they both worked in times where. they're kind of costume mascot the other jose was batman and this jose was all wrong and they got to know each other and the other jose got to it and there's a situation that was going to enough that he knew he was ready to. patch of his family that he was in schrage wrong and rent a part that was so you reunited with his wife and children and they moved out on.

welcome to "legal view." we begin with cnn's exclusive interview with juror number eight in michael dunn's murder trial. christiana miles paints a picture of an explosive deliberation room, men and women crying and shouting so loudly, you could hear them through the walls. the judge had to send everyone out of the courtroom. after 30 hours of deliberations and even a prayer that everyone would have an open mind, they simply could not agree on a verdict for jordan davis' death. alina machado talked with juror number eight to talk about the verdict and the hot button issue in this trial, race. >> i never once thought about, oh, this was a black kid, this was a white guy. because that was -- that wasn't the case. >> so people who say here is another white guy who got away with shooting a black kid -- what would you tell them? >> i would tell them that they really should acknowledge the wall. >> she is setting the record straight. >> if this case wasn't about race, then what was it about? for you? >> it was about

the tricky business of being a legal pot dealer.ing federal policy over marijuana coming up. ♪ >> 20 states have laws legalizing marijuana in for some. it is still illegal and federal law. it makes it difficult for state licensed marijuana businesses to get and keep the bank accounts. in late january, eric holder said he would issue guidelines for banks working with state sanctioned marijuana businesses. in the meantime, some of the shops are being forced to operate like illegitimate businesses. at the end of the day, this small business cleans up in more ways than one. he is the owner of a state licensed marijuana dispensary. he shuts the blind and locks the doors. before he counts the days take. ofthis night, e has a lot money to count. he has been dealing only in cash . >> this makes me nervous. hisf the banks that ran transactions figure out what he was selling. >> wheelock american express and then one day we did not have the ability to process credit cards. we got an e-mail saying you are being cut off. >> in the eyes of the f

the path to legalization.re two other components that have to go hand-in-hand with that for gop to be successful. number one is a massive voter registration drive as a population overall hispanics lean center right but the voting population of hispanics is hard left. so first of all the republican party has to get out there and do voter registration. secondly if they include that path to legalization is go out and give the alternative to democrats. democrats are out there saying now food stamps and welfare. republicans have to go out there and talk about creating well being. opportunity. free enterprise. >> hang on. >> until you legalize people and act like they are going destroy the country and turn the country into some sort of socialist paradise it doesn't matter what your outreach is, it doesn't matter talking about pro market solutions. as long as that's sitting there they won't listen to you. >> i don't believe that is sitting there. may i say this one thing. i don't believe that's sitting there. there's

what you got is a mere legal argument not on the findings and incorrect legal argument and the partyot here to support it or defend it. you are given a threat of litigation, there is no litigation pending and i don't think there is any significant exposure that would drive this board behind closed doors into closed session. >> thank you, any further public comment? please step forward. >> thank you. behind key, resident. i would echo mr. williams point and say that really this is no the a complex legal issue as i put on here. both the statute and the case law here are very clear. in the appellate court set out a process for determining whether or not the haa applies to a project like this. your first it has to be determined that the project is in fact complies with zoning guidelines. >> excuse me for a minute. isn't this related to the issue of closed session and not the matter as agendaized? >> i think we can allow him to comment as to why he thinks we shouldn't go into closed session. >> basically this is a fair instance where the statute not applying here because you have already

questions for us to go to the office of legal counsel and the justice department to be the legal arbiter in the executive branch. we had done that before and this at course the interrogation program made everything else pale by comparison. i thought certainly the precedence had been such that i wanted something definitive and actually very detailed especially if they were going to approve this technique. to basically give the agency might believe was maximum legal protection and especially mindful not of people at my level on the seventh floor executive but those that would carry out the program with these prisons in the middle of nowhere. i thought that might be an experience that taught me the ofc opinions were binding and they were as good as gold and they were basically make her people secure. >> host: we have talked about waterboarding a lot but actually it's sleep deprivation that seems to be, in your book you say that is one of the methods that some of your interrogators believed broke one of the detainees and you also say that is what colin powell who was the secretary of state a

when it comes to money, money is legal tender, federal legal tender. the federal government doesn't allow the sale of marijuana, does this amount to money laundering if a bank is to take in a lot of cash from some of these businesses? >> we have about 500 pages now of marijuana law in the state of colorado but we have not been able to fix banking and we have really tried. it is because the banks are federally regulated through bank secrecy act, we have memos that have come out from the obama administration last week, the great part about it was the acknowledgment that this issue needs to be fixed, that it is a security and an accountability issue. but the problem is it is still federally illegal. and the banks are saying those memos aren't good enough, we need a federal solution. we're saying the same thing, we need a federal solution through congress or through the president. >> what do the merchants do in the meantime? i assume that they must largely have -- i mean, you can't charge it to your credit card, so you would be still largely a credit busin

ultimately the final legal arbiter in the executive branch. of course the interrogation program made everything else failed by comparison. but i thought certainly the presence had been such i wanted something definitive and also very detailed if they were going to approve these two basically give the agency maximum legal protection now that the people at my level on the seventh floor executive but the 12, 13 and 14 but actually carry out programs and the middle of nowhere and so i thought that would be -- experience had taught me that the opinions are binding as they are good as gold and they would make our people secure. >> host: we talk about waterboarding a lot buwaterboart actually is sleep deprivation that seems to be -- in your book you said that is one of the methods some of your interrogators the league broke the detainees and you also say that is what colin powell who was the secretary of state at the time was most concerned about and that rumsfeld used to walk out of the room and didn't even want to hear anything about this. those mu

legal analyst, joey jackson. let's be real clear on what this means. this is not just the bill that effects gay and lesbian couples. this can affect single mothers, jews, muslims, christians if you don't happen to like them. this is far-ranging. >> very broad. >> well, it is far-ranging, but in another sense, sort of cleverly worded also to get around certain things. i notice there is a provision in the law that says if something previously was illegal or criminal, that's not going to be affected by this legislation. hence, if there are statutes on the book protecting single mothers or protecting, for instance, african-american people from discrimination, this will not overrule that. however, there's a little loophole here in that there are no laws protecting gays. >> right. >> so that's why i believe this law, although it looks neutral on its face, it's a road map for discrimination against gay people. >> which is why -- >> yeah, go ahead, counselor. >> which is why, in my view, even if she does sign this bill,

at the second chance legal clinic we provide legal services to people who have past arrests and convictions and help try to relieve legal barriers to reentry that they face. we regularly meet with clients whose past convictions and arrests are a complete insurmountable barrier to obtaining employment and employment for which they are qualified. and even finding a place to live. and this occur when they've made every possible effort to rehabilitate and create a stable life for themselves and their families. housing and employment are basic needs that everyone deserves access to. and for our clients at the second chance legal clinic and for other clients of other legal services organizations those are the two most important factors to successful reentry. as many people have already testified to today, we strongly believe that by creating a fair plane for people to gain access to housing and employment there will be a significant benefit to all the citizens of san francisco. since by creating stability for our clients and their families, creating safer communities, and helping communities thri

colorado legalizes pot.axes it three times, when it's grown, bought and sold, and then puts that money, that tax money, right into state coffers, and then the state turns around and spends it on telling kids not to smoke pot, and treating patients who are abusing alcohol and drugs including pot. we have more on this. anna, just learning how much money colorado expects to bring in from the legal recreational sale of marijuana. >> we're talking lots of money, christine. about six weeks since it became legal to sell it for recreational use here in colorado. to say business is going strong is and understatement. the state released new tax revenue projections for selling marijuana and it beat expectations by tens of millions of dollars. now leaders here at the state capitol get to decide how to spend it. >> reporter: high hopes for a colorado green rusher being realize. >> exceeded all my expectations. >> reporter: business here previously just a medical marijuana dispensary more than quad quadrupled. people are

in fact, the legal justification was not done. that is more shocking even than the hiding and the secrecy involved in the program. this is a program was made public, we have seen legal justification from the executive branch and opinions from the judiciary. none of the publicly available analysis has addressed all of the crucial questions that you discussed in your report. i thank you for that contribution. i am absolutely shocked and deeply disturbed that eight years after this metadata program, the ball collection program was authorized. the courts had still not carefully and -- carefully were through the issues that surround the program. we expect that there will be such analysis before the .xecutive branch acts here, there apparently was none. even the two members of your board acknowledged that the board has raised significant -- l issues that could the american people deserve better. that is one of the reasons we are here today. they deserve better. engaging in conduct that the vendor say my the illegal. the second major ach

when asked what's more important among hispanic legal immigrants they say legalization is more importantsay citizenship. so if the main priority is legalization, we've got a republican proposal on the table that allows for legal status, why are we obsessing over this pathway to citizenship that some immigrants don't even want? >> i think the reason why the pathway to citizenship is important, and it is important to a lot of immigrants is because we don't want to have in this country a second class citizenry. it's one thing to give them the choice and if they choose not to become citizens, that's fine. there are a lot of legal immigrants right now that are not citizens and they continue to work and raise their families and that's fine. >> and send money home. >> and maybe intend on travel. >> that's exactly correct. if they want to, they've been here long enough, they can start the process and become citizens. >> i understand. but isn't that a political roadblock that's unnecessary? >> i don't think so. >> it's real immigration reform. >> i think it's more of a road block for republicans.

. >>> one step closer to legalizing pot. advocates want to get the issue on the ballot this year. the effort failed four years ago. does it have a chance to win now? jean elle joins us from san francisco. what's the strategy this time around? >> reporter: well, authors of this ballot initiative say thousands of marijuana activists weighed in on this proposal, so there's widespread support in the industry. they believe this year voters are on their side. >> they will legalize for the recreational user and protect the medical cannabis providers. >> reporter: voters may get another chance to decide if marijuana will be legal. the secretary of state gave legalization advocates permission today to collect signatures to put the marijuana legal initiative on the ballot, an idea voters rejected in 2010. >> grassroots, we all wrote this together. >> reporter: she says unlike prop 19, this initiative has widespread support in the industry. and as voters watch a booming industry in colorado generate millions in tax revenue, views are changing. >> we are now calling it 51%. we have states, ev

legally i still think christie is probably not in any legal jeopardy. for a guy thinking about running for president a months long inquiry is nothing but bad news. >> wildstein has taken the fifth already. does he continue to do this? >> absolutely. he is going to continue to take the fifth until and unless the u.s. attorney gives him immunity. the legislative committee getting the documents on monday don't have the power to grant immunity. only the u.s. attorney in this system has the power to give iimmunity. so we are still not going to hear from david wildstein for some time because i'm certain the u.s. attorney is not going to make that decision too quickly. again, it will be extended over weeks and months until or unless he may ultimately decide not to give immunity. all of this is going to take a considerable amount of time. and that's just not good for a politician. >> what is known publicly about the status of the u.s. attorney investigation? >> what another letter today explaining christie's former campaign manager will take the fifth and not t

it is monday, february 17th, and welcome to "legal view." it is george zimmerman, like you have never heard him before. the former neighborhood watchman acquitted of killing trayvon martin during a scuffle talking to cnn for the first time today. "new day's" chris cuomo goes one-on-one with george zimmerman. have a look. >> do you regret that you killed trayvon martin? >> reporter: it's a simple question, but one george zimmerman can't seem to answer. >> unfortunately, department of justice is conducting a civil rights investigation, so those are the types of questions that because of the investigation i have to tread lightly and i can't answer them. >> reporter: we checked, and department of justice is investigating any civil rights violations but says charges aren't expected. still, zimmerman's reluctance seems to be more about legalities. >> reporter: do you regret that night? do you have regrets about it? >> certainly i think about that night and i think i -- my life would be tremendously easier if i had stayed home. >> reporter: if you

we need to rethink the relationship between the legal academy about legal profession. in a way that will serve both. the legal academy, i think is faulted and for the most part, i agree with the criticism for not paying much attention to the legal profession. and for not paying much attention to the professional needs of the students, the future graduates. on the other hand, the legal academy, i think, also faulted for not sufficiently critical of the legal profession. we can't respond to the first problem of inattention by simply services the needs of the legal profession. there should be a distance between the legal profession and needs and legal academy and the goals and ideals. >> and this is book tv on c-span two. we've been talking with robin west. >>> visit book tv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page. and click search. you can also share anything you see on book tv.org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and collecting the format. book tv

for us to go to the office of the legal counsel in that department and to offer the final legal arbiter in the executive branch. so the interrogation program. they had been such that i wanted something definitive and very detailed. my belief was maximum legal protection. to carry out the prisons in then the middle of nowhere and i thought that that would be -- experience had taught me that the opinions are binding. they are as good as gold and they would basically make our people secure. >> host: we talk about waterboarding a lot, but actually is sleep deprivation that seems to be in your book you say that is one of the methods one of your interrogators be leaved broke one of the detainees and they were most concerned about and that rumsfeld used to walk out of the room, didn't even want to hear about any of this, those must also run on those to you. in the course of the interrogation program it wasn't just to the cia doing this on their own, it was all of the policymakers briefed regularly on with the techniques work and how they were being implemented. it was a certain sense of forebo

legalize marijuana. what did you think? >> i thought we were moving way too soon. there's so much we don't know about the stronger pot available today. >> reporter: it's a keeping in keeping with greeley's roots that go back to 1870 as a temperist colony. while he is known for sinning sin, his neighbors are known for it. a bootlegger named af ray. >> there's always gambling and houses of ill repute. >> reporter: now, history is repeating itself. it's a january morning in garden city. there's a line out the door to buy legal recreational pot. >> we are open for business. >> reporter: taxing levied on imagi medical marijuana already fund a third of the city's budget. with new retail sales, the mayor expects that number to rise. while garden city cashes in the mayor decided the wages of sin just aren't worth the trouble. >> i already have one illegal intoxicant causing all kinds of problems in society. now, i will have another one out here. what kind of mayhem will that cause? >> nbc harry smith joins us wi

is there any legal action that julian assange's legal team can take?> julian assange in a statement to the articles that he felt he was should appoint a special prosecutor, not just to investigate what is happening to andleaks and the publisher journalist, but across the board. u.s. is trying to basically say publishing is a crime. that is what the obama administration is saying. julian is strongly suggesting, and i support the idea of a special prosecutor, to look into this. >> is that aspect unprecedented? you drew comparisons to the 1960's and 1970's and now. >> on this level, i don't think it has occurred. we had the mannheim program and he also had what they call the anti-crisis girl program. i don't know how i got that name. >> anti-crisis girl program. >> what is that about? i don't know. but whenever i search for wikileaks on my computer or go visit the wikileaks site in real time, the gchq can taken my ip address am a taken what i'm searching for in real time. a number of slides showing how they can do this. we don't know how extensively the i