Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran
Elections, lobbying, voting, and campaigning today are intense and filled with increasingly complex rules and resulting legal disputes. “Early Returns: Law and Politics with Jan Baran” spotlights players on the field, including political professionals, activists, election officials, lawyers, and journalists, eliciting their insights and personal experiences. Join Jan and his guests as they tackle current controversies in law and politics. Jan Baran is a partner at Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC.
Podcasting since 2022 • 27 episodes
Early Returns - Law and Politics with Jan Baran
Latest Episodes
Inside the Federal Election Commission: Keeping the Mission Alive with Just Two Commissioners
In this Early Returns episode, host Jan Baran speaks with the entire current Federal Election Commission, Chair Shana Broussard and Commissioner Dara Lindenbaum, the only two commissioners remaining after four departures left the agency without...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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46:56
Shadow Docket Showdown: Trump Litigation, Judicial Tensions, and the Supreme Court's Emergency Powers
Host Jan Baran welcomes back Josh Gerstein, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for Politico, for a comprehensive review of the litigation landscape surrounding the Trump administration. They dive into the Supreme Court's increasingly prominent "shad...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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54:17
How Crypto Champion, Faryar Shirzad, and Coinbase Are Advocating for America's Digital Future
Host Jan Baran sits down with Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad for an educational and illuminating deep dive into cryptocurrency's intersection with law and politics. Faryar, whose journey from Iranian diplomat's son to White House ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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47:43
Oliver Roberts: AI and the Law, and an Education
Jan Baran speaks with Artificial Intelligence (AI) legal expert. lawyer and teacher, Oliver Roberts, to speak about AI, its birth, its forms, and how people have historically used and are currently using the ever-changing technology. They...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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36:34
Brody Mullins: Goldilocks and the Wolves of K Street, A Historical Account of Lobbying in the U.S.
In this episode of Early Returns, Jan Baran speaks with Brody Mullins, co-author of “The Wolves of K Street” and Pulitzer Prize winning Wall Street Journal journalist, about the historical, present and future world of lobbyists in the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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46:05