Touro Law Review Podcast

This podcast features a discussion of law and literature with author David Guterson, author of  The Final Case  and the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel  Snow Falling on Cedars .  Guterson discusses with Associate Dean Rodger Citron the inspirations for  The Final Case  – including the death of an adopted girl in a rural county in Washington State and the life of his father, an accomplished crimin...

Please join us for this week's episode featuring Lawyer and author Ray Brescia where he discusses his book Lawyer Nation. Professor Zablotsky hosts and the two discuss institutions, methodologies, history, and an analysis of dynamics in the legal system. In his book Lawyer Nation Brescia identifies six forces that represent the most significant challenges facing the legal profession today. Law...

Please join us for a deep dive between Dean Burch and Dean Zakarin into the switch from the Universal Bar Examination (UBE) to the Next Gen Bar, rolling out in phases starting July 2026. Dean Burch discussed what is now tested, the new format, and gave tips on how students and schools can smoothly adjust to the change.

Few lawyers know who Martin Manton was.  Even fewer, if any, law students learn about Manton while in school.  That may change with the Hon. Gary Stein’s recent biography of Manton, Justice for Sale: Graft, Greed, and a Crooked Federal Judge in 1930s Gotham.  (See Justice for Sale: Graft, Greed, and a Crooked Federal Judge in 1930s Gotham: Stein, Gary: 9781493072569: Amazon.com: Books )   Judge St...

Brief Summary: Cybercrime has become a topic of discussion in the last few years. In this Touro Law Review podcast, Nicole E. Osborne, an Associate at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., speaks about her experience and daily life as a member of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group. Nicole Osborne began with her journey to this world. Her path was more untraditional and she was in t...

This Podcast featured Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks, where he discussed his role as a magistrate, his path to get there, and advice to practitioners. Judge Wicks began discussing his various roles and positions as an attorney prior to his judgeship. He first became acquainted with the federal courts when he clerked for the Honorable Judge Arthur Spatt. Judge Spatt had a large influence on him an...

When Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “Scarcely any political question arises in the United States that is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question,” he surely could not have anticipated all of the pending legal cases against former President Donald Trump. Nevertheless, here we are nearly two centuries later, with four criminal prosecutions and one civil case pending and another civil c...

This Podcast featured Associate Professor and Associate Dean TIffany C. Graham regarding her role on the New York State Advisory Committee. Professor Zablotsky moderated this podcast, where he asked Professor Graham questions about her role and work on the Committee, which led to a discussion of the racial disparities that black families face. Tiffany C. Graham is the Associate Dean for Diversity...

This Podcast featured Ashley C. Keller who represented the Plaintiff in a recent Supreme Court case, Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (2023). Dean Rodger Citron moderated this podcast, where he asked Mr. Keller questions about his case, the Court's decision, and other constitutional issues that related. Mr. Keller is a founding partner of the firm Keller Postman LLC. He focuses on compl...

Lawyer and author Martin J. Siegel discusses his biography of the Hon. Irving R. Kaufman on this week’s Touro Law Review podcast. Kaufman is most well-known today for having presided over the Cold War espionage case of United States v. Rosenberg, in which Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple, were charged with conspiring to share atomic secrets with the Soviet Union, found guilty by the ju...

On this episode of the Touro Law Review Podcast, we are joined by the Honorable Sol Wachtler, former Chief of the New York State Court of Appeals. This podcast is moderated by Professor Lauren Wachtler. Judge Wachtler has had an exceptional career. Serving for many years in government, and as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court, and later elected to the New York Court of Appeals where he...

On this episode of the Touro Law Review Podcast we are joined by guest moderator Professor Lynne Kramer and guest speaker Anthony LaPinta. Anthony LaPinta is one of the top criminal trial lawyers in the State of New York who served as one of the defense attorney's representing Michael Valva in the tragic Valva case in Suffolk County, New York. The podcast discussion is centered around the abil...

On this Touro Law Review podcast, we are joined by John Belcaster, the General Counsel of MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based art collective. MSCHF (pronounced “mischief”) produces artworks that critique and comment on American culture. The podcast discussion with Belcaster focuses on Jack Daniels Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC , a trademark case currently pending before the Supreme Court.  As he e...

This week on the Touro Law Review podcast we are joined by Lisa Gochman to talk about her experience arguing the case, Charles C. Apprendi Jr. v. New Jersey, in front of the highest court in this country -- The United States Supreme Court.

Please join us for the first podcast of the Spring 2023 semester with guest speaker Professor Michael Lewyn and Dean Citron. Dean Citron and Professor Lewyn discuss what we can expect for future bar exams and decisions to remove zoning questions from the bar exam.

This week's episode of the Touro Law Review Podcast features guest speaker Professor Lisa Pomerantz and our first student moderator Stephanie Stephenson. The two discuss, what Professor Pomerantz has termed, the Arbitration Paradox.

This week's episode of the Touro Law Review podcast features two guests, Patrick Fife and Ian Wilder, for a discussion on fair housing on Long Island. This podcast is moderated by Professor Peter Zablotsky.

Associate Dean Rodger D. Citron and Professor Patrick Connors from Albany Law School discuss the New York Court of Appeals and the recent changes within the New York Court of Appeals.

Associate Dean Rodger D. Citron and Eli Nachmany discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA. Among other things, the two discuss Mr. Nachmany's career and his thoughts on this recent case. We hope you enjoy this fascinating discussion.

Reyna Marder Gentin and Associate Dean Rodger D. Citron discuss Reyna Marder Gentin's career as a lawyer and a published author. In this conversation, Reyna Marder Gentin discusses her legal career as a public defender and an appellate lawyer. Also be sure to check out Reyna Marder Gentin's novel, Unreasonable Doubts!

Associate Dean Rodger D. Citron and Professor Jason Gillmer discuss Professor Gillmer's impressive publication which tells a story of the fascinating case, which preceded the Dred Scott decision, In Re Perkins.

Enjoy a discussion between Associate Dean Roger D. Citron and John Sexton, President Emeritus of New York University School of Law. The two discuss John Sexton's fascinating experiences during his clerkship for three judges, one of which was a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.

Robin Peguero discusses his first published novel, With Prejudice; an unconventional legal thriller based on his own personal experiences as a prosecutor.

Professor Barry Friedman and Associate Dean Roger D. Citron explain the trajectory of the United States Supreme Court. Dean Citron and Barry Friedman discuss the storm of controversy around the Court that the public is picking up on.

Professor Thane Rosenbaum walks us through the most recent Supreme Court decisions. He also discusses what he thinks is the trajectory of the Court's future decisions.