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President trumps revised travel ban is facing new challenges. the taclu and other civil right lawsuits have filed a lawsuit that bans people from six majority muslim countries that enter the u.s. on top of a legal challenge out of california and federal lawsuits filed by the state of hawaii and washington state. joining me right now here in atlanta is law roprofessor and civil rights attorney avery freeman and richard herman in miami, wish you were in atlanta but well get it together one of thes...

What were seeing is something that i think has a certain disparity. you take a look at the records, i think would be more than obvious right now. >> all right. >> fred? >> yeah? >> the sheriff -- the sheriff said it has nothing to do with race even though gassers white and mcknight is black. a recent shooting in new orleans, similar circumstances, will smith, the will smith shooting, cordal hayes, two black men, road rage shooting, both had guns, and the shooter she was arrested on the spot. hes...

No convictions, but a history. i not hes in trouble. >> avery, police want to investigate more, and thats why he was not arrested on the spot. is that explanation enough? >> no. look it, perhaps im saying the obvio obvious, but when you have somebody with a weapon with that history, you think he wouldnt be in jail right now? i think there is a serious problem in not holding the guy until the investigation goes forward. there is something seriously wrong with the way this case has been handled at...

Threat with that taser without a cartridge from that distance? >> no. >> so youre going to stick to that? >> yes. the venreason is in 18 feet he could have turned and attacked me again. >> so avery, is that a convincing argument? >> in this case, i dont think its convincing at all. the issue that 11 of the 12 is focusing on, youve got a guy fleeting, 17 to 18 feet away. the police officer fires not one, not two, eight times, hitting him five times. thats where the focus should be. frankly whats ...

To find for the police officer in this case. this is a brutal slaying where the defendant, again, its a situation we talked about all the time, fred, where i say, if you dont take the orders for a police officer, nothing goods going to happen. there was the chase. but this guy was definitely 18 feet away. the officer shot him in the back while his back was turned. the taser was on the ground at the time. there was no reasonable fear in the officers mind at that moment for imminent harm or death ...

Is or is not said in this deposition, by camille cosby, in the next few days, whether it potentially could find its way into the pennsylvania case? >> well, it absolutely could, fred. and thats why she will not testify. avery, dont be so sure. im involved now in a case where there is a pending criminal prosecution and an ancillary civil proceeding, and a california judge has deemed, no, were going to proceed with the civil case. so youre not guaranteed a stay. most learned judges, i think, would...

And im not talking about the u.s. is citizens coming back into the united states, but nationals from other countries who are screened for a wide variety of purposes. the courts have generally given the administrations a pretty free rein on how screening of people coming into the country is handled. i am not sure, and frankly, you wont find case law on this, because nobody has been crazy enough to make a proposal that we would screen out particular religions, and you can go back by the way -- >> ...

They are demanding the resignations of top city officials, claiming there was a year-long cover-up at a police dash cam video showing the officer fatally shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. lets discuss this fut with our legal guys. avery friedman, a civil rights attorney and law professor, good to see you. richard, hello? i dont hear you, are you there? >> im here! >> there you go. and richard herman, a new york criminal defense attorney and law professor. good to see you. and youre coming fr...

Hand over nonviolent undocumented people without a court order. but the family wants nothing to do with the political debate saying their sole focus is on reminding the world of what a wonderful person steinle was. >> its not going to bring kate back. again, them finding the guy and whatever. the justice will work its way through the system. but our focus is on kate. >> reporter: sara sidner cnn, san francisco. >> lets bring in our legal guys now. a civil rights attorney and law professor in lou...

Report about the excessive patterns of abuse and violence. mr. brelo should have been indicted as well as others. our focus clearly is on the input here versus the output. i dont disagree with the operation of law. i think the judge came to a reasonable conclusion with what he had to make the decision. you know what he had to base his decision upon. and i have tried cases, hundreds of them. and i can see this a mile away. that causation was going to be an issue. its unfortunate. spent a lot of m...