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Navy Drops Homicide Charge Against Commander, UW-Milwaukee Home To Second-Largest Map Collection In The Country, The Due Process And Immigration

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In this July 11, 2017 photo provided by U.S. Navy Office of Information, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) moves into Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Japan, to continue repairs and assess damage sustained from its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel. Poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch contributed to a collision between the Navy destroyer and a commercial container ship that killed seven sailors, Navy officials said, announcing that the warship captain will be relieved of command and more than a dozen other sailors will be punished. Adm. William Moran, the vice chief of naval operations, told reporters Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, that the top three leaders aboard the USS Fitzgerald, which was badly damaged in the collision off the coast of Japan, will be removed from duty aboard the ship. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/U.S. Navy photo via AP)

If you find maps to be fascinating, you may be interested in the American Geographical Society Library located at UW-Milwaukee, with more than 1.3 million items in its collection. We talk to the curator about some of the interesting items the library holds. We get the details about the Naval commander facing court martial after the USS Fitzgerald crash last June and we find out more about how due process works and how that applies to immigrants.

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    A Green Bay native faces a court martial over the deadly crash of the USS Fitzgerald in June last year. We talk to a reporter who has been following the case.

  • Second Largest Collection Of Maps In Country Calls UW-Milwaukee Home

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    UW-Milwaukee is home to the American Geographical Society Library, which has more than 1.3 million items ranging from maps to atlases to books. We talk to the curator about its history, about the 40th anniversary of its arrival at the university and how people use the collection today.

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    President Trump tweeted this weekend that he wants to immediately send away undocumented immigrants without having their cases heard before a judge in court. While some applauded the President, critics argued that he was seeking to strip due-process rights from immigrants and asylum seekers. We speak with Alise Coen of UW-Sheboygan and UW-Manitowoc about the news and whether stripping due-process is unconsitutional.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Breann Schossow Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Eric Litke Guest
  • Marcy Bidney Guest
  • Alise Coen Guest
  • Michele Gerard Good Technical Director

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