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Lawyer and amateur historian Michael Buckner uses the History, Law & Justice podcast to explore legal issues affecting governance, society and culture of the United States and other civilizations, past and present, using history as his guide. From Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome to the present digital age, Michael enthusiastically uses past historical and cultural lessons to assist his understanding of the how’s and why’s of our modern society.
United States v. Flynn: The Origins of the Writ of Mandamus
History, Law & Justice
8 minutes 55 seconds
5 years ago
United States v. Flynn: The Origins of the Writ of Mandamus
On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit directed U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, who is presiding over the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn, to respond by June 1, 2020, to Flynn’s May 19, 2020, petition for writ of mandamus. The writ, if issued, would compel Judge Sullivan to grant the U.S. Department of Justice's May 7, 2020, motion to dismiss the criminal charges against Flynn.
In today’s episode, host Michael Buckner investigates the origin and purpose of the writ of mandamus.
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Citations:
Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803).
Kerr v. U.S. Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394 (1976).
Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Court, 542 U.S. 367 (2004).
United States v. Fokker Servs., B.V., 818 F. 3d 733 (D.C. Cir. 2016).
Howard Brill, "Citizens' Relief Against . Inactive Federal Officials: Case Studies in Mandamus, Actions "In the Nature of Mandamus," And Mandatory Injunctions," 16 Akron Law Rev. 339 (July 2015).
Encyclopædia Britannica.
Edward Jenks, "The Preogative Writs in English Law," 32 Yale L.J. 6 (Apr. 1923).
History, Law & Justice
Lawyer and amateur historian Michael Buckner uses the History, Law & Justice podcast to explore legal issues affecting governance, society and culture of the United States and other civilizations, past and present, using history as his guide. From Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome to the present digital age, Michael enthusiastically uses past historical and cultural lessons to assist his understanding of the how’s and why’s of our modern society.
