Topic: Reporting Laws

CNN reported on systemic culture issues at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), including allegations of racism and sexism that led to the firing of co-founder Morris Dees and the resignation of President Richard Cohen. The hosts suggest the organization "fell apart from its own success," accumulating a $400 million war chest while failing to promote or fairly compensate its minority staff.

A 2016 school shooting in La Loche, Saskatchewan, is discussed in the context of Canadian laws that restrict media reporting on active court cases involving minors. The lack of widespread American coverage of Canadian mass shootings is attributed to these legal barriers. The segment contrasts the gun control debates in the United States with the outcomes of similar policies in Canada.

A lawsuit against Bose alleges the company's "Connect" app spies on users' listening habits and creates detailed profiles without consent. This leads to a discussion on how tech companies are "blackballed" by journalists and the industry when they become overly litigious or anti-consumer.

The Benghazi report mentions US personnel on a tarmac changing in and out of uniforms multiple times, which Mark Toner denied caused any delays. The hosts speculate that US forces may have been wearing local militia uniforms, such as those of the YPG, to circumvent constitutional requirements for congressional war approval. This practice is criticized as a violation of international law regarding combatant identification.