Off Air with Ron Chapman

Off Air with Ron Chapman

Off Air explores the nations legal headlines deeper than the mainstream media. Off Air is hosted by TV news analyst Ron Chapman. Neil Cavuto called him “Attorney extraordinaire” and he was labeled “ one of the best attorneys I’ve seen in my 20 years on the bench” by federal judge. With over 175 acquitted counts in federal cases Ron has one of the most prominent trial track records in the nation. He brings real world insights to dive deep into the cases you care about.

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August 22, 2025 13 mins

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Ron’s New Book: https://open.substack.com/pub/ronaldwchapman/p/truth-and-persuasion-free-sample?r=5ojo21&utm_medium=ios

For a Deeper Dive: https://open.substack.com/pub/ronaldwchapman/p/letitia-jamess-pattern-problem?r=5ojo21&utm_medium=ios


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NY just delivered Pam Bondi a 333 page handbook to a civil rights case against Letitia James. Join Federal Trial Lawyer Ron Chapman to go inside the ...

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In United States v. Campbell, Ron Chapman argues before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals against the "deliberate ignorance" jury instruction used in the case of Dr. Campbell, a Louisville physician acquitted of improper prescriptions. The government's attempt to claim willful blindness raises important issues regarding justice and medical practice regulations.

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Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, Hunter Biden is now a convicted felon. If we think this wasn't political, think again. This begs the question, how far is too far when vague statutes are used to wage political warfare with jail as a consequence? Ron takes you into executive expansion, agency power, vagueness in criminal statutes and the several cases up this term before the Supreme court that will determine...

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BONUS EPISODE United States v. Trump oral argument.

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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Trump. In this bonus episode I recap some of the oral argument as well as a prediction for the outcome of the case. 

In August 2023, Donald Trump was indicted for allegations that he conspired to overturn...

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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, reversed the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling which had ordered that Donald J. Trump be excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot based on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court held that the responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders ...

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Ron Chapman is a federal criminal defense attorney who is admitted before the Supreme Court and breaks down the Supreme Court's decision to stay Trump's trial pending a decision on presidential immunity.

February 28, 2024 the Supreme Court decided in a one page order to accept Donald Trump's request to stay his federal fraud case pending in the D.C. district court. The case was appealed from t...

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A topic near and dear to Ron's heart, he discusses the federal structure surrounding the scheduling of drugs. He goes all the way back to the early 1900's to discuss the early cases against physicians walking the listener through the changes in the law prior to the Controlled Substances Act signed into law by Richard Nixon. Each era is punctuated with a specific decision of the United States Supreme Court. <...

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Welcome to another episode of "De Novo," where we dissect and discuss the most pressing legal and constitutional issues of our time. I'm your host, Ron Chapman, an attorney specializing in constitutional law. Today, we're diving deep into a topic that has captured national attention and sparked heated debate across political and legal spectrums: the Texas border crisis and Governor Greg Abbott&apos...

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Ronald W. Chapman II discusses the Colorado Supreme Court decision removing Donald Trump from the primary ballot. Prior SCOTUS cases discussing the meaning of "insurrection". Ron also discusses the progression of this Supreme Court case and some options for the Supreme Court and how to handle its most recent election shaping decision. 

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SCOTUS granted Cert in Fischer v. United States. The challenge of a January 6th defendant whose charges were dismissed by Judge Nichols of the DC District Court. With oral argument in April and a decision in June the court will decide if the same statute used to charge Trump can be applied to the Capitol "insurrection". Unfortunately for Jack Smith a long list of precedent stands in support of Trump and Fisc...

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