{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Minnesota Law Now","title":"Law, Resistance, and the Role of the State - Part 2","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1273,"description":"Amna Akbar, Benjamin N. Berger Professor in Criminal Law, and Emmanuel Mauleón, associate professor of law — two leading scholars of critical legal thought — join Dean William McGeveran in a discussion about policing, social movements, abolition, and the tensions between state power and grassroots movements for justice — including the most pressing federal–state conflicts unfolding in Minnesota today.\nFrom the deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents into Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of Operation Metro Surge to state-level investigations into federal conduct and pushback against federal funding actions, Minnesota has become a key battleground over law, coercive power, and democratic resistance. Recent events have included confrontations between federal agents and protesters, widespread protests against ICE operations, and legal action by Minnesota officials challenging federal tactics and seeking accountability for alleged misconduct by federal officers. These tensions highlight deep questions about the limits of federal authority, civil liberties, community self-determination, and the law’s role in both upholding and resisting state violence.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GmR_tBhZ9RDPEVDv-lEN7dU0BklcOFY-G96-8OurlbM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZGI4/NjIwMjgxZTc1NzI2/OWQ5NGU2Yjk1ODYw/MTYyNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}