At The Bar

On this episode of At The Bar, Jennifer and Inez host a lively discussion on labor law and the college athlete. Joining them are guests Jeremiah Poff, commentary writer for the Washington Examiner, and John Wolohan, professor of sports law at Syracuse University. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The B...

On this episode of At The Bar, Inez and Jennifer talk to IW Legal Fellow Jill Jacobson and immigration lawyer Danielle Huntley Webb about the crisis at the border. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture....

The 2024 campaign for the White House is well underway. So, on this episode of At the Bar, Inez and Jennifer talk with election experts Michael Maibach and Maya Noronha about America’s unique Electoral College system for choosing a president. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy hou...

Teachers cannot force children to say the Pledge of Allegiance. But can they force them to use preferred pronouns? On this episode of At The Bar, Nicki Neily from Parents Defending Education joins Jennifer and Inez to talk about school efforts to compel certain speech and punish other forms of student expression. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Indep...

The Supreme Court will decide important questions about the administrative state and about the applicability of the First Amendment to private social media platforms. In this episode of At The Bar, Anastasia Boden joins Jennifer and Inez for a spirited conversation. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar &nbs...

In this episode of At The Bar, May Mailman joins Jennifer and Inez to talk about free speech and the right not to speak or endorse certain messages. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture. You can find th...

On this episode of At The Bar, Ed Whelan, Distinguished Senior Fellow and past president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Tim Rosenberger, Stanford Law School student, join Jennifer and Inez to discuss the woke mob shouting down a federal judge at Stanford Law School. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  A...

In this episode of At the Bar, Inez and Jennifer are joined by Senior Legal Fellow May Davis Mailman for a discussion about President Biden's student loan forgiveness program and the Supreme Court case that will determine its fate. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy hour conversat...

In this episode of At The Bar, Inez and Jennifer sit down with Erin Hawley and Maya Noronha to preview some of the hot cases on the SCOTUS docket. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center, At The Bar is a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture. You can find the la...

Jennifer and Inez interview journalist Robby Soave of Reason about the return of campus kangaroo courts. They discuss how the Biden administration’s proposed Title IX regulations undermine due process and threaten other constitutional liberties. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy...

Supreme Court litigator Erin Murphy joins us to talk about the Court's recent decision in  New York   State Rifle and Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen  and to explain why she and her law partner Paul Clement left Kirkland & Ellis after winning the case. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is...

Inez and Jennifer discuss reports that some schools are “socially transitioning” children without their parent’s knowledge or consent. Vernadette Broyles from the Center for Child and Parental Rights and Nicole Neily from Parents Defending Education explain how parents are fighting back. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Ce...

Notre Dame Law Professor Nicole Garnett is At the Bar to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in  Carson v. Makin . Ginny Gentles from IW’s Education Freedom Center also joins the discussion. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the inters...

On this episode of At The Bar, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ 8th District) joins to discuss the need for a Women's Bill of Rights. Rep. Lesko introduced House Resolution 1136: establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law.  Learn more here . -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent...

In this episode of At The Bar, Inez and Jennifer talk with Betsy DeVos about new Title IX rules that threaten to eviscerate due process, free speech, and women’s sports. The former Secretary of Education also weighs in on school choice and previews her forthcoming book,  Hostages No More: the Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child . -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Indep...

Title IX turns 50 this year. But the Biden Administration’s forthcoming regulations threaten to twist the landmark legislation beyond recognition. Jennifer and Inez are joined by R. Shep Melnick, professor of political science at Boston College, and Candice Jackson, former Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Education for this spirited discussion. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent W...

In this episode, Aaron Sibarium re-joins Jennifer and Inez  At The Bar  to discuss the ideological takeover of law schools and other pipelines to and shapers of the legal world. They discuss Aaron’s blockbuster  piece  on Bari Weiss’ Common Sense Substack detailing the rise of wokeness in the legal institutions most critical to maintaining the apolitical rule of law. So many on...

Erin Hawley, senior legal fellow with Independent Law Center, joins Inez Stepman  At The Bar . They discuss the  West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency  case, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will determine whether the agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions — and what that means for the power of bureaucracy at large. -- Hosted b...

On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discuss President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Stephen G. Breyer as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Dan Urman, director of Northeastern University’s Undergraduate Program for Law and Public Policy, and Mike Davis, former Chief Nominations Counsel for Senate Judiciary Ch...

Join Inez and Jennifer on Thursday for a spirited discussion on voting rights and election integrity. IWLC Visiting Fellow Maya Noronha joins them At the Bar. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture. You c...

Did the Equal Rights Amendment become part of our Constitution in 2020? Or was it dead on arrival? May Davis joins Inez and Jennifer to discuss the legality and the merits of the 1970’s-era proposal. Trust us, this is not your mother’s ERA debate! -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a virtual happ...

On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discuss the legality of dispensing medical treatment on the basis of race. Wen Fa from the Pacific Legal Foundation and Aaron Sibarium from the Washington Free Beacon join the conversation. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is a v...

Kyle Rittenhouse, Jussie Smollett, Court-packing, and vaccine mandates — these are just a few of the issues that captured our attention this year. Join Jennifer Braceras and special guest May Davis for a rundown of 2021’s top stories at the intersection of law, politics, and culture. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,&nbs...

On this episode of At The Bar, Lauren Adams, legal director at Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), joins Inez Stepman to discuss WoLF’s lawsuit on behalf of incarcerated women in California. Tune in! -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center,  At The Bar  is virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection...

Over the past few years, Yale Law School has become a cauldron of cancel culture. Author and legal analyst David Lat joins this episode of At the Bar to discuss a few of the latest controversies, including the fracas between the Yale Federalist Society and DEI bureaucrats. Has the law school done enough to protect freedom of association and political discourse? Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Bracera...