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Trial in october? >> well, this is a very positive ruling for all of the communities that we represent. more than 2,000 are in litigation, as you know. and this was important because for the first time, a court with a full body of evidence before it looked at both sides of the argument and concluded, a, that there is an opioid epidemic, b, that it's a public nuisance, and c, that in this case johnson & johnson was the cause of the nuisance. >> the public nuisance element of this, some have called it novel, because when you think of public nuisance you think of a run-down house for loud narks. ...

Himself. i just think it was gross misrepresentation. for people who don't know any better would buy it. i know better. i don't buy it. it was stated that it's uncommon for the federal government to get involved in state cases. that's a crock. kus maurly there's concurrent jurisdiction. the federal government can prosecutor and so can the state. the federal government swoops down and takes cases from the state they need to because the interest of justice demands they could. one case i tried two summers ago. state case feds took it. to tell me and the viewing audience that this never happens. t...

Doorstep of the state and to say, well, they let him surrender himself, et cetera, i just think it was gross misrepresentations. and for people who don't know any better, they would buy it. i know better and i can tell you that i don't buy it. one last point. it was also stated it's uncommon for the federal government to get involved in state cases. that's a crock. and i'll tell you why it's a crock, because customarily, there is something called concurrent jurisdiction. for those of us in english, the federal government can prosecute and so can the state. the federal government swoops down an...

Level. those two important state cases could shape the future -- 435 people there on the house i peered the big one everybody is focused on this morning is the census. the trump administration added a question to the 2020 census about citizenship. it was very interesting, heated argument. you know, you heard a lot of skepticism on both sides. there were studies presented, the left arguing that when that question is there on the form, people who are minorities or -- whether they are here illegally or not, they may be hesitant to fill out that form. they argue that those minorities are going to ...

Something south of serious is very typical of how these cases are defended. i see the victims. i understand what this is about. you want to know something? if it gets to a jury, if it gets to a jury i think cuba gooding has a big, big problem here. >> good. let's put money on that, you and me. let's put a big bet on that. >> you bet, buddy. we'll put money on it. >> 50/50 -- >> he's not walking out a free man. >> 50/50 the case will be dismissed. how is that? it will be dismissed before it goes anywhere. the lawyer's going to make a motion for the case to be dismissed this week. >> before you ...