We look at the legal challenges to Trump’s immigration executive order, including that of L.A. federal judge Birotte; what putting Iran “on notice” means for foreign policy and security; new youth footballs rules to make the sport safer; and more.
The mounting legal challenges to Trump’s travel ban
In yet another legal challenge to President Trump’s immigration executive order, L.A. federal judge Andre Birotte, Jr. issued a stay that would, for long, allow people from the seven Muslim-majority countries in the ban to enter the U.S.
AirTalk looks at the legal challenges that are mounting against the President’s controversial travel ban.
Guests:
Ahilan Arulanantham, legal director and director of advocacy at the ACLU of Southern California
James Copland, director of legal policy and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute
What putting Iran 'on notice' means for foreign policy, security
Trump’s National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn said yesterday that "Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran's malign actions" and put Iran "on notice," without elaborating on what actions may be taken.
President Trump followed up with a series of tweets today: "Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile...Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them!" Iran responded Thursday by promising to "vigorously" continue its missile activity.
How concerned should the US be about Iran’s activity, and how aggressively should the administration respond?
With files from AP.
Guest:
Daryl Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association (ACA), a private, non-profit membership organization dedicated to public education and support of effective arms control measures pertaining to nuclear, chemical, biological, and conventional weapons; he tweets
Trump says he wants to expand political activity of tax-exempt religious organizations
As reported by the New York Times, at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, President Trump said he would take away political speech restrictions in tax-exempt churches.
The move would overturn the Johnson Amendment, which forbids churches from working on a political candidate's campaign without losing their tax-exemptions.
Under current law, churches may not openly endorse candidates, but that would change should President Trump move forward with this plan, which could strengthen his religious conservative supporters. Congressional approval would be required to move forward with overturning the law.
Guest:
Julie Zauzmer, religion reporter for the Washington Post who wrote the recent article, "Trump said he’ll ‘totally destroy’ the Johnson amendment. What is it and why do people care?"; she tweets
Financial planners debate whether wealth management responsibilities lie with the client or the adviser
In light of the lawsuit actor Johnny Depp filed against the company he hired to manage his finance and the countersuit the group filed alleging that Depp spent money recklessly, New York Times columnist Charles Duhigg wrote a column looking at some of the concepts behind the lawsuit and how it connects to an ongoing debate at the federal level about the fiduciary standard, a set of regulations requiring financial advisers to give advice based on their clients’ best interest instead of advice based on what the adviser believes will get them the highest fee.
The Obama Administration asked the Department of Labor to start forcing financial advisers across the country to abide by these rules in 2015, but their implementation was left incomplete upon President Obama’s departure from the presidency, and it remains unclear how the Trump Administration will proceed with either continuing to implement the rule or dismantling it.
While the lawsuit itself is an anomaly in the sense that Mr. Depp is an insanely wealthy actor with a massive fortune to oversee, it does raise the question of where responsibility for managing money lies when someone hires a financial planner, especially when questionable spending or investing practices are at play. Today on AirTalk, we’ll talk with a couple of local financial planners about the pros and cons of a universal fiduciary standard, the concerns that critics have, and what might happen next with the federal fiduciary standard.
Guests:
Delia Fernandez, fee-only certified financial planner and investment advisor with Fernandez Financial Advisory, LLC
Victor Robinette, certified public accountant, certified financial planner, and principal and owner of the South Pasadena Raymond James branch office
Youth football officials reportedly planning drastic safety changes for child athletes
To help allay worried parents, U.S.A. Football, the national governing body for youth football, plans to phase in drastic rule changes aimed at making kids football safer for children, as reported by The New York Times.
“Among the rule changes: Each team will have six to nine players on the field, instead of 11; the field will be far smaller; kickoffs and punts will be eliminated; and players will start each play in a crouching position instead of in a three-point stance.”
However there are critics who think the modifications are not safe enough, while others say kids can’t get ready for high school football in a highly modified format.
Guest:
Brad Garrett, Assistant Executive Director, Oregon School Activities Association - an official partner of USA Football’s Heads Up program