317: A Monument To Ego
7/1/202624 min
In this episode of Sisters Sidebar, Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Joyce Vance answer listener questions on de facto versus de jure, navigating a legal career path, jurisdiction over Trump’s arch, and more. They explain why Virginia has no jurisdiction to stop Trump’s arch, detail the procedural twists in his Florida IRS case, offer advice on avoiding conflicts of interest from political involvement, strongly endorse public tax disclosures for transparency, give legal examples of de facto versus de jure issues using voting rights scenarios, and reflect on mentorship, pro bono work, and finding a rewarding path in public service.
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First 90 secondsJoyce Vance· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to this episode of Sisters Sidebar with Kimberly Atkins Stohr and me, Joyce Vance. If you've got a question for us, and we know that y'all do, you can email them to us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com or tag us on social media using #sistersinlaw. If you have one of those questions that's been eating away at you but you've never felt like you could get an answer to it, this is the time. We really wanna answer your questions. And you don't have to just type them. Your voices are important. We want to hear your voices too. So now you can email us a voice memo question using one of your notes apps, and y- you never know, we might play yours in the show. So let's get started, Kim. The first question is for you. It's an audio question from Cameron.
Cameron0:52
Hello, I'm... My name is Cameron, and I'm from Oregon. Since Trump's proposed arch is proposed to be built in Virginia, can they block its, uh, construction?
Kimberly Atkins Stohr· Host1:07
Oh, this is a good question, Cameron. So, um, the answer is sadly no. Virginia does not have jurisdiction over the land at issue that Trump, uh, wants to build the arch on, which I can already tell you there is pre-construction already underway, uh, around this area, uh, just across the Potomac