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This episode, What's in the Works? Developments from the Frontlines of American Labor Law, features Professors Charlotte Garden and Matthew Bodie as they discuss the growth of the US labor movement in the last few years and what that means for American workers, unions, and employers. This event was recorded on April 15, 2024, as part of Minnesota Law’s 2024 Spring Alumni Week. You can watch this e...

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education. This episode, The Case for Crisis Communication: What Lawyers Need to Know - features a conversation about why today’s lawyers need crisis communications skills and practical tips and tools...

On this bonus episode, Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2024, Minnesota Law annually hosts a Minnesota Supreme Court oral argument with the 1L class in attendance. Following the hearing, Minnesota Law students posed questions to the members of the Minnesota Supreme Court, gaining insights into serving on the highest bench of the state. This LawTalk bonus episode will highlight that Q&A. This ev...

This episode, Your Face Belongs to Us: A Book Talk with Kashmir Hill, features a discussion with New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill about her book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy As We Know It. Interim Dean Bill McGeveran facilitates the conversation with Kashmir Hill about how the AI company central to Hill’s book provided facial recognition technology t...

This episode, Proposed Guidelines for Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity looks at the existing conflict-of-interest disclosure laws and regulations, as well as research on social media categorization and usage, to propose the first comprehensive set of guidelines for the disclosure of arbitral social media activity. This event is part of the The J. Stewart and Mario Thomas McClendon Prof...

This episode,The 9th Annual MLK Convocation - Dr. King and the Long Arc Toward Reproductive Freedom and Justice, features a conversation between Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin with Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ra’Shya Ghee ’13 on the topic of Dr. King’s 1966 Planned Parenthood award acceptance speech titled Family Planning - A Special and Urgent Concern Professor Michele...

This episode, The Rule of Law and the Universality of Rights: International Law and the Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights, features University of Baltimore School of Law Professor John Bessler, as he premiers the release of his book, Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights: International Law, State Practice, and the Emerging Abolitionist Norm. The Advocates for Human Rights...

This episode, Section 3, Insurrection, and the 2024 Election: The Argument, features an interview with Michael Paulsen, a distinguished university chair and professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law,about his article The Sweep and Force of Section Three, in which asks the question: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Bar Donald Trump from the Presidency? Professor Alan Rozenshtein conducts the...

This episode, The U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel for the 2023-24 Term features an expert panel of Minnesota Law faculty who offer their insights into some of the major cases on the 2023-24 docket. Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Elizabeth Bentley, moderated the discussion and introduced the featured panelists, including: Nadia Anguiano ’17 - Associate Clinical Professor of Law Sapna Kumar -...

This episode, Corporate Accountability and Human Rights: The Legacy of Professor David Weissbrodt features Professor Anita Ramasastry as she explores the history of the corporate accountability movement and the singular contributions of Minnesota Law School Professor David Weissbrodt. Professor Anita Ramasastry is the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law....

This episode, The UN “George Floyd” Mechanism: Local to Global Human Rights Advocacy on Racial Justice and Law Enforcement, discusses the new UN Expert Mechanism established in 2021 to advance systemic change “for racial justice and equality in the context of law enforcement globally.” The guest expert panelists will discuss the origins and mandate of this unique body and its place in the history...

This episode, Working as an In-House Corporate Counsel: Global Perspectives and Insight, we hear from a panel of Minnesota Law alumni working as in-house corporate counsel from around the globe. They share their personal experiences and challenges in this role as well as the benefits and unique skill sets essential to thrive in these positions. Kiri Somermeyer, Executive Director of the Law School...

This episode, Generative AI and the Law: Ethical and other Implications examines Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and the implications for education and the use of these technologies in the classroom and throughout the legal profession. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Oren Gross moderates the conversation between: Professor Jon Choi Steven Helland; The Department Chair of Technology and...

On this bonus episode, Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2023, Minnesota Law annually hosts a Minnesota Supreme Court oral argument with students in attendance. Following the hearing, Minnesota Law students posed questions to the members of the Minnesota Supreme Court, gaining insights into serving on the highest bench of the state. This LawTalk bonus episode will highlight that Q&A. This event...

The guest for this episode is Jackie Cuellar, Note and Comment Editor of the Minnesota Law Review Volume 107. Jackie joins today's podcast to discuss her Note titled "Gruel and Unusual Punishment: Prison Punishment Diets and the Eighth Amendment." Her Note applies Eighth Amendment jurisprudence to current prison punishment diets, specially the so-called "Nutraloaf diet." Jackie's background in hea...

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education. This episode, Horizontal Federalism and Contemporary Constitutional Controversies examines the equal powers given to states through the US Constitution and what happens when a state enacts p...

The guest for this episode is Helen Winters, Note and Comment Editor of Minnesota Law Review Volume 107. Helen Winters joins the podcast to discuss her recently published note with the Minnesota Law Review titled “An (Un)reasonable Expectation of Privacy?: Analysis of the Fourth Amendment When Applied to Keyword Search Warrants” which seeks to demonstrate a gap in third-party doctrine and the narr...

The guest for this episode is Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj, a Professor of Law at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Professor Abu El-Haj is an expert in the First Amendment and the right to peaceable assembly. Professor Abu El-Haj joins the podcast to discuss her recently published article with the Minnesota Law Review titled “How the Liberal First Amendment Under-Protects Democracy...

This episode, Preventing Gun Violence: Legal Strategies and Remedies introduces the new Minnesota Law Gun Violence Prevention Clinic as the first legal clinic in the nation to focus on promoting gun violence prevention through strategic litigation. The event features expert panelists discussing legal strategies and remedies in preventing gun violence in Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota. The...

This episode, Challenging "Controlled Substance" Offenses Under the INA in the 8th Circuit looks at a recent decision by the 8th Circuit which states drug offenses may no longer form a basis for deportation. The panelists explained why, under this new precedent, cocaine may not be cocaine, methamphetamine may not be methamphetamine, and isomers may make most drug convictions overbroad--and how imm...

This episode, The Laws of War and the Russia-Ukraine War, feature Professors Oren Gross and Fionnuala Ni Aolain as they examine and discuss the legal rules and ramifications that apply to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. From the legality of the invasion itself, to military operations that target civilians, protected sites such as hospitals and critical civilian infrastructure, and the use of drones....

This episode,The 8th Annual MLK Convocation - A View from the Mountaintop: Reflections on Social Justice in Today's World, looks at the modern progress of social justice through the lens of Martin Luther King’s last speech, and contrasts it to the public perception of MLK’s impact on social progress. This year’s event featured Nekima Levy Armstrong; a civil rights attorney, activist, national expe...

This episode, Some Thoughts About Current Criticisms of the Supreme Court of the United States, Professor Robert Stein ‘61 provides his analysis of the Supreme Court of the United States’ historical cases and those Justices who he views as being the most notable over the years. This lecture is part of a Celebration of Professor Robert Stein '61 and his 50th Teaching Anniversary with Minnesota Law...

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education. This episode, U.S. Supreme Court Preview, features four Minnesota Law faculty experts previewing the U.S. Supreme Court case docket for the 2022-23 term, which started on October 3, 2022. Th...

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education. This episode, Emerging Stronger: Lessons Learned Since 2020 and Implications for Leadership and Governance, features President & CEO of HealthPartners and Minnesota Law alumnus Andrea M....