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Stanford Legal
Law touches most aspects of life. Here to help make sense of it is the Stanford Legal podcast, where we look at the cases, questions, conflicts, and legal stories that affect us all every day. Pam Karlan studies and teaches a range of constitutional law-related courses with a special focus on what is known as the “law of democracy,”—the law that regulates voting, elections, and the political process. She served as a commissioner on the California Fair Political Practices Commission, an…
Episodes
Stanford LegalCriminal Justice in Divided America: Can Democracy Survive a Broken Justice System?
In this episode, Pam Karlan is joined by Stanford Law School Professor David Sklansky, a leading criminal law expert, to discuss his new book and the failures…
Stanford LegalSpecial Counsel Smith's Report on Trump's Interference in the 2020 Election
In this episode, Pam Karlan is joined by Stanford Law School Professor David Sklansky, a leading criminal law expert, for a wide-ranging discussion of Smith’s…
Stanford LegalCalifornia Burning: LA Fires, Climate Change, and Insurance Nightmares with Environmental Lawyer Debbie Sivas
In this episode, Professor Deborah Sivas joins Pam Karlan for a discussion on California's fire crisis, examining how climate change and urban development are…
Stanford LegalTariffs, Trade Wars, and Policy Shifts under Trump: A Tutorial on the Global Economy and Trade
In this episode, Stanford Law Professor Alan O. Sykes joins Pam and Rich for this episode to help make sense of the fascinating world of trade, tariffs, and…
Stanford LegalThe Presidential Pardon Power, from Biden and Trump to Ancient Kings
In this episode, Pam and Rich are joined by Professor Bernie Meyler for a discussion of high-profile pardons like Hunter Biden and Donald Trump’s allies to…
Stanford LegalExploring AI in Healthcare: Legal, Regulatory, and Safety Challenges
In this episode, Pam and Rich are joined by health policy expert Michelle Mello and Neel Guha, a Stanford JD/PhD candidate in computer science, for a…
Stanford LegalCrime, the Opioid Crisis, and Gun Violence: New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin on How Action at the State Level Is Making a Difference
In this episode, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin discusses the role of the state AG and his approach to enforcing the law and promoting justice in New…
Stanford LegalRacism in Property Deeds: Stanford Team Develops AI Tool to Identify and Map Racial Covenants
In this episode, Stanford Law's Daniel Ho and computer science/law student Mirac Suzgun discuss the enduring impact of racially restrictive covenants in real…
Stanford LegalKilling in Self Defense: The Legal Complexities of Abuse-Related Crimes and the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Women's Criminal Convictions
In this episode, Stanford Law’s Debbie Mukamal and Stanford Law student Jacqueline Lewittes discuss the Stanford Criminal Justice Center’s findings from their…
Stanford LegalChallenging Originalism: Putting the Electoral College, Presidential Immunity, and Recent SCOTUS Decisions into Historical Context
In this episode, Stanford historian Jonathan Gienapp, a leading expert on the founding of the United States, takes a critical look at the Electoral College…
Stanford LegalElection Stress Test: Can America's Electoral System Weather 2024?
In this episode, election law expert Nate Persily shares why new election laws, novice election administrators, and voter confusion could make for a turbulent…
Stanford LegalHigh Court, High Stakes: The Massive Weight of Recent Supreme Court Rulings
In this episode, Professors Jeffrey Fisher and Easha Anand discuss recent Supreme Court rulings and the potential long-term impacts on American democracy and…
Stanford LegalHow Lawyers Can Undermine Russian Sanctions and Ukraine War Effort
In this episode, lecturer Erik Jensen and Stanford Law and Policy Lab students Sarah Manny and Kyrylo Korol expose how attorney-client privilege can undermine…
Stanford LegalThe Future of Environmental Regulation Following SCOTUS’ Overruling of the Chevron Doctrine
Join Pam and Rich for a discussion with Professor Debbie Sivas on recent Supreme Court decisions affecting environmental and administrative law. --- Do courts…
Stanford LegalDavid Sklansky on Judge Cannon's Controversial Case Dismissal and Trump's Legal Battles
Join Pam and Rich for a discussion with Professor David Sklansky on Judge Cannon's decision and former president Donald Trump's legal battles. --- Will the…
Stanford LegalJennifer Chacón Discusses the Failures of U.S. Immigration Policy and How the Law is Developing
Join Pam and Rich for a discussion with Professor Jennifer Chacón on how immigration policy intersects with law. --- Control of the border and illegal…
Stanford LegalFormer Federal Judge Michael McConnell Discusses Presidential Immunity and Trump Cases with Pam Karlan
Join Pam for a discussion with Professor Michael McConnell on presidential immunity, the Constitution, and former president Trump's cases. --- Should…
Stanford LegalJustice for All? Why We Have an Access to Justice Gap in America—And What to Do About It
Join Pam and Rich for a discussion with Professors Nora Freeman Engstrom and David Freeman Engstrom on access to justice for all. --- Is legal representation…
Stanford LegalThe Legacy of Brown v. BOE: Success or Failure?
Join Pam and Rich for a discussion with Professor Rick Banks about the successes and failures of Brown v. Board of Education. --- In this episode, Rich and Pam…
Stanford LegalStanford's David Sklansky on Trump's Many Trials
Join Pam and Rich for a discussion with Professor David Sklansky the many trials of former president Trump. --- Criminal law expert and former federal…
Stanford LegalAI in Government and Governing AI: A Discussion with Stanford’s RegLab
Joining Pam and Rich for this discussion are Professor Daniel Ho and RegLab Fellow Christie Lawrence, JD ’24 (MPP, Harvard Kennedy School of Government). Dan…
Stanford LegalRepresenting Clients at the Supreme Court
Stanford Law Professor Easha Anand, along with Gareth Fowler, JD '24, share impactful stories from their work with the Stanford Supreme Court Clinic. ---…
Stanford Legal"Beware Euphoria: Unraveling America's Drug War"
Dive into the complex history of America's drug war with George Fisher, former Massachusetts Attorney General and acclaimed scholar of criminal law. --- In his…
Stanford LegalBill Gould on Dartmouth Basketball and the Changing Game of Unions and College Athletics
From the Dartmouth College men's basketball team's union election to the broader challenges facing university athletics, Pam Karlan along with guest labor law…
Stanford LegalAre Frozen Embryos Children? A Discussion of the Alabama Decision on Embryo Rights and the Future of IVF Pregnancies in the US
When does life begin? In this episode of Stanford Legal, co-hosts Rich Ford and Pam Karlan dig into the recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that has…
Stanford LegalTackling Mass Incarceration in the US
Stanford’s Michael Romano on mass incarceration and reforming California’s Three Strikes law --- Why does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the…
Stanford LegalThe Constitution, Trump, and the Struggles of US Courts to Interpret History with Jack Rakove
Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jack Rakove discusses the U.S. Constitution, originalism, charges against former president Donald Trump, and the role of…
Stanford LegalDroughts, Failing Infrastructure, and Water
How Business and Government Can Partner to Solve the Freshwater Crisis. --- Drinkable water is a precious commodity. But as population growth, aging…
Stanford LegalDoes Inequity in U.S. Patent Inventorship Matter? A Discussion on Inequality in the Patent System and how it Impacts Innovation
Women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in patent issuing and less often are granted credit for their innovations. We examine why this is, the…
Stanford LegalTexas Abortion Restrictions, Medicated Abortions, and Reproduction Rights in a Post-Roe US
Stanford’s Pam Karlan discusses reproductive rights after the overturning of Roe v. Wade --- In June, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court delivered an historic and far…
Stanford LegalMass Shootings and Guns: Examining the Court’s Interpretation of the Right to Bear Arms and the Consequences of Gun Laws in the US
John Donohue on recent 2nd Amendment Supreme Court cases and the evolution of gun laws in the U.S. --- In this episode, Pam Karlan and Rich Ford explore recent…
Stanford LegalFrom Sumptuary Laws to Senate Suits: Dress Codes in History and Today
From the recent Senate dress code controversy to landmark legal cases, explore the nuanced intersection of the law and fashion, gender identity, and cultural…
Stanford LegalStanford Legal Podcast Trailer: Law Matters, we're here to help make sense of it
After a hiatus, Stanford Legal returns to your podcast feed. Start with our first episode back, where hosts Pam Karlan and Rich Ford sit down with criminal law…
Stanford LegalExpert Insights on Trump Indictments from David Sklansky
David Alan Sklansky discusses the criminal cases against Donald Trump and how they might play out during the 2024 presidential campaign --- The many…
Stanford LegalThis Thursday: Stanford Legal Returns with Expert Insights on Trump Indictments from David Sklansky
Join us this Thursday for the return of Stanford Legal, with a new episode featuring criminal law expert David Sklansky, who will break down some of the most…
Stanford LegalStanford Legal is Back: Law Matters, we're here to help make sense of it
After a hiatus, Stanford Legal returns to your podcast feed. In our first episode relaunching November 9th, join hosts Pam Karlan and Rich Ford as they sit…
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Mishandling of Top-Secret Government Documents and the Mounting Legal Challenges Facing Donald J. Trump with David Sklansky
Criminal law expert David A. Sklansky discusses the August 8 search by the FBI of Donald J. Trump’s Florida residence and the legal implications of news…
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The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America with Michelle Wilde Anderson
Urban law expert Michelle Wilde Anderson discusses her new book, The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America, which looks at how local leaders…
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The New Supreme Court and Its Blockbuster Term with Pamela Karlan
Pam Karlan, one of the nation’s leading experts on law and voting and the political process, discusses the new conservative-majority Supreme Court—and the…
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Lost, Not Stolen: The Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election with Michael McConnell
While polls of Republican voters still show strong support for former president Trump, some of the most powerful testimony against him during the January 6…
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What have we learned so far from the January 6 hearings, with Robert Weisberg
What have we learned from the Congressional hearings into the January 6 storming of the Capitol and then-President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020…
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Money, Guns, and Lawyers: The Uniquely American Epidemic of Mass Shootings
Stanford’s John Donohue on gun laws, mass shootings, and what can be done to address them --- Nearly ten years after the massacre of 26 students and teachers…
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Law Firms and Russian Profits with Robert Daines
Since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of the world’s leading companies, from investment banks to consumer goods, have shuttered their Russian…
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Overturning Roe and the Future of Abortion in the U.S. with Bernadette Meyler
In an unusual leak from the U.S. Supreme Court, a draft memo shows the Court has decided to overrule Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which…
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Environmental, Social, and Governance Funds with Paul Brest and Colleen Honigsberg
Shareholders and investors alike are pressuring companies to improve their environmental, social, and governance performance. And an increasing number of funds…
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Stanford Environmental Law Clinic’s Critical Environmental Cases with Debbie Sivas, Chris Meyer, and Sidni Frederick
Stanford’s Environmental Law Clinic issues come in all sizes and shapes, from arguing successfully before the Ninth Circuit on their Endangered Species…
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The Legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer
The Legacy of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is discussed by Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez, who clerked for Breyer. Hosted by…
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Covid-19, mask and vaccine mandates, and Continued Challenges Facing America’s Teachers
Teacher burnout—and resignations—may be leading to a crisis in education. Join Laura Juran, Chief Counsel and Associate Executive Director of the California…
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The Closing of the American Mind? A Discussion about Critical Race Theory, Book Banning, and More
Over 30 state legislatures across the country have introduced bills to limit the discussion of racial history in a wave prompted by the emergence of critical…
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SF Board Supervisor Matt Haney on the Challenges of Crime and Homelessness in Big Cities
Matt Haney, San Francisco Board Supervisor, joins Stanford Legal for a discussion about the challenges of homelessness and crime in cities, particularly since…
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Pandemic Vaccine Mandates at the Supreme Court
Just as pandemic fatigue is setting in and the Omicron variant is sweeping across the nation—putting a tremendous strain on America’s healthcare…
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Evictions and How Covid Changed the Discussion about Government Support for Society's Most Vulnerable
When AG Garland put out a call to lawyers, law students, and law schools generally to suit up to deal with the "eviction tsunami" that many are predicting in…
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Fake it Until You Make It? The Fall of Theranos and the Trial of Elizabeth Holmes
It was the stuff of Silicon Valley dreams. Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to launch the blood testing disruptor Theranos and built it to a…
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The Future of Afghanistan and the Rule of Law
In 2007, Erik Jensen, helped launch the Afghanistan Legal Education Project, a collaboration with with Stanford Law School and the American University in…
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California Burning: Fire, Drought, and Climate Change
Western states are once again in severe drought with water in short supply. And California’s fire season is starting earlier and causing more devastation, with…
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Conservatorships, Britney Spears, and the Law
Legal issues surrounding the elderly and mentally incapacitated have been making headlines lately, particularly the conservatorship for popstar Britney Spears…
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Taxes, Wealth, and Poverty with Joe Bankman
We complain about paying taxes, but appreciate the roads, bridges, safety net, and more that they pay for. But is the U.S. tax system fair? Should the rich pay…
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Democracy in Crisis?: The Aftermath of Election 2020, Trump, Facebook’s Oversight Board, and the Rollback of Election Laws
The 2020 Election continues to have an unprecedented impact on the country, the “big lie” about fraud spread by some media outlets and used by at least 14…
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Exploring Alternatives to Policing
While calls to "defund the police" have made headlines, a new Stanford Law report "Safety Beyond Policing: Promoting Care Over Criminalization" explores…
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Three Strikes and You’re Out: Revisiting Laws that Lock Up Nonviolent Offenders w/ Michael Romano
Imagine serving a life sentence in prison for stealing a floor jack from a tow truck? Many of the clients our guest today, Michael Romano, has represented were…