Legal Roundtable: Discussing government and religion, policy change on transgender soldiers and more

On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, our Legal Roundtable convened to discuss pressing issues of the law.

The conversation turned to Missouri's new abortion regulations, government and religion, President Trump's tweeted ban on transgender soldiers in the military, new standards for Missouri’s municipal courts, turnover in Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's office, St. Louis' Medium Security Institution, a new chief justice of Missouri Supreme Court, and more.

Joining the program:

• Susan Appleton, J.D., Lemma Barkeloo & Phoebe Couzins Professor of Law, Washington University
• William Freivogel, J.D., Professor at the School of Journalism, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
• Mark Smith, J.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean for Career Services Career Center, Washington University

Listen to the discussion:

St. Louis on the Air's monthly Legal Roundtable returns, discussing pressing issues of Missouri and national law.

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