The Podvocate: Recent Episodes
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Law students at Loyola University Chicago School of Law explore legal topics and engage in the intentional infliction of emotional discourse.
In this episode Associate Editor Delaney Ferrer and Co-Editor-in-Chief Isabella Lund sit down with Loyola Law Professors Paradise, Rushin, Waller, and Weinmeyer to discuss the legal issues spotted in the fan favorite movie Jurassic Park. From devastating negligence and corporate espionage to regulatory failures and ethical lapses, we issue-spot the chaos behind the park’s collapse and ask ourselves: who’s ultimately responsible when “life finds a way.” If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out this resource:https://colossal.com/mammoth/
On March 12, 2026, Senior Editor Rachel Still sat down with Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Mariyana Spyropoulos. In this episode of The Podvocate, we sit down with Clerk Spyropoulos to discuss her first year leading one of the largest court systems in the country. She breaks down the often-overlooked role of the clerk’s office as the “front door” to the legal system, managing everything from case intake to critical data reporting and coordination with judges, attorneys, and law enforcement. Clerk Spyropoulos reflects on her early priorities—transparency, accountability, and accessibility—and the concrete reforms implemented to modernize operations, including new customer feedback systems, internal process audits, and expanded language access. The conversation also explores broader access-to-justice challenges, particularly for individuals navigating a complex and emotionally taxing court system without legal representation. Clerk Spyropoulos highlights the importance of balancing technological innovation, including potential uses of AI, with the human element essential to public service. She also discusses the role of public trust, community outreach, and civic engagement in strengthening the legal system. Ultimately, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how administrative leadership shapes the everyday functioning—and fairness—of the courts.If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources:https://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/people/MariyanaT.Spyropoulos https://www.injusticewatch.org/topics/judges/judicial-elections/
In this week's episode, associate editor Rachel Urbash examines the Prairieland 19 case from the ground up, discussing the contested facts, the unprecedented use of domestic terrorism organization classifications, and the trial. The episode discusses the Prairieland 19 case through the lens of the history of the right to protest and Trumps Antifa designation and NSPM-7 memorandum paving the way for the federal governments first successful domestic terrorism prosecution of its kind. This episode considers the line between our constitutional right to protest and the government’s power to classify that protest as domestic terrorism. If you're interested in this week's topic, please check our these resources: https://jacobin.com/2026/02/prairieland-trump-domestic-terrorism-ice https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/17/antifa https://prairielanddefendants.com/updates/the-federal-trial-is-over-what-will-this-verdict-mean-for-dissent/
Investors- from venture capitalists to private equity behemoths- continue to pour billions of dollars into AI technology companies and associated ventures. As AI companies move from beta testing to widespread adoption and integration, debates on AI transparency, accountability, and regulation have risen to the forefront. As a result of this monumental shift and ongoing uncertainty, the necessity of properly understanding (and regulating) AI and automation technology is now more pressing than ever before. Further, the need for strong regulatory oversight- including a broad regulatory consensus, clear guidance, a baseline code of ethics (at minimum), as well as strong federal and state regulation- is a pressing regulatory necessity and, possibly the pivotal decision of our time. Ultimately, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, this emergent AI era requires an all-hands-on-deck mindset. In terms of generally advisable principles, government, business, private and public sector leaders can take proactive steps to protect an organization from AI related employment liability. First, regularly auditing an organization’s AI tools and use, proactively searching for any potential gaps or problems closer to point of inception. Second, implementing clear and effective training for HR and other stakeholders, ensuring understanding of applicable federal and state regulations and potential compliance risk. Third, maintaining human oversight as a guardrail and backstop against issues like algorithmic bias, hallucinations, etc. Fourth, staying informed- ensuring that leadership understands AI tools, policies, implementation, and application of assessment in order to effectively understand AI models, manage their use, reduce risks, and avoid unnecessary costs. Although far from exhaustive, these are steps on the path to a dynamic, strategic approach to AI governance and regulatory sustainability in the employment and hiring process, no doubt a necessity of today and the days ahead.If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources: https://ogletree.com/insights-resources/blog-posts/the-intersection-of-artificial-intelligence-and-employment- https://www.employmentlawinsights.com/2025/04/to-ai-or-not-to-ai-the-use-of-ai-in-employment-decisions/ https://www.hrdefenseblog.com/2025/11/ai-in-hiring-emerging-legal-developments-and-compliance-guidance-for-2026/ https://www.jacksonlewis.com/insights/year-ahead-2025-tech-talk-ai-regulations- https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/03/artificial-intelligence-in-hiring-diverging-federal-state- https://www.employmentlawinsights.com/2025/04/to-ai-or-not-to-ai-the-use-of-ai-in-employment- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/30/disabled-amazon-workers-discrimination
In this episode, associate editor Delaney Ferrer discusses the intersection between faith, pop culture, and environmental justice. Lately environmental justice has been framed as a new or controversial topic--especially when it intersects with race. But in this episode, Delaney challenges that narrative by exploring how environmental justice has been recognized for decades in our media and faith. Drawing on law, Catholic teachings, and pop culture references from The Jungle to Avatar and Star Wars, this episode examines how storytelling shapes our understanding of environmental harms and responsibility. This conversation aims to reframe environmental justice as not just a political trend, but as a longstanding moral and legal issue rooted in dignity, stewardship, and solidarity. If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nsn4Sxy8r8https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/25/us-louisianas-cancer-alleyhttps://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/care-for-creation
This week, associate editor Nicole Polisar revisits the 1865 military trial of Mary E. Surratt, the first woman executed by the United States government. Set in the immediate aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the episode reconstructs the courtroom’s drama surrounding a civilian defendant tried by a military commission during a moment of national trauma. Nicole examines the prosecution’s theory of treasonable conspiracy, the defense’s constitutional challenge to military jurisdiction, and the role of circumstantial evidence in securing a death sentence. The episode explores how wartime fear reshaped the boundaries of due process, executive power, and civilian justice and why the legal questions raised by Mary Surratt’s execution continue to resonate in modern debates over emergency authority and the rule of law. If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources:https://lincolnconspirators.com/the-trial/ https://andyreiter.com/wp-content/uploads/military-justice/us/Government%20Documents/United%20States%20-%201865%20-%20The%20Assassination%20of%20President%20Lincoln%20and%20the%20Trial%20of%20the%20Conspirators.pdf https://www.famous-trials.com/lincoln/2178-defenseofsurratt
This episode details some of the notable things Addison learned in lectures as well as recommendations if you travel to London or get to study abroad. Addison goes through the differences between a barrister and solicitor, family law, criminal law, and health law comparisons from the US and UK. She encourages you all to get outside of your comfort zone and study abroad if the opportunity arises for you! If you are interested in this episode's topic and want to find out more please check out these resources: https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/about-us/history/ https://www.iclr.co.uk/knowledge/topics/the-english-legal-system/ https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/the-bar/the-inns-of-court
This week the Podvocate and associate editor Caleb Stokes present a Double Feature Episode! The first half of this episode is a summary and exploration of an upcoming survey in development to be given out to law students at Loyola Chicago, while the second half of the episode is a comparative analysis of the three models states use regarding the legality of prostitution, and the impacts of each model on efforts to reduce Human Trafficking.
in this week's episode, associate editor Carter Pasternak, examines Louisiana v. Callais, a pending Supreme Court case placing the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause on a direct collision course. It explores the history and mechanics of gerrymandering and how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act functions as a remedial tool against vote dilution. The episode walks listeners through the case’s factual background, procedural history, lower-court rulings, and the arguments presented to the Supreme Court by both sides. It concludes by analyzing why the case matters nationally and what each possible outcome could mean for voting rights and redistricting going forward. If you're interested in the episode's topic please check out these resources to learn more:https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/24-109?utm_source.com https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting-majority-black-districts-ea09df430fa850d4eb7497ae1be9667d https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/justices-reinstate-louisiana-voting-map-that-is-being-challenged-under-voting-rights-act/ https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/supreme-court-arguments-conclude-in-landmark-voting-rights-case
This week, associate editor Nicole Polisar revisits the 1936 Mary Astor custody trial, the Hollywood courtroom spectacle that turned a private diary into a national obsession. Set in Los Angeles at the height of the studio era, the episode reconstructs the drama of a movie star fighting her ex-husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, for custody of their four-year-old daughter, Marylyn. As tabloids and subpoenas threaten to swallow the proceeding whole, the courtroom begins to resemble a public stage as much as a forum for justice. Nicole examines how “fitness” was argued and weaponized in a courtroom culture that treated a mother’s private relationships as evidence of parental unworthiness. The episode explores how media frenzy, moral judgment, and evidentiary battles transformed a child-welfare proceeding into reputational warfare. If you're interest in the episode's topic please check out these resources to learn more: https://archive.org/details/mystoryautobiogr00asto https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-12-me-a2anniversary12-story.html
How serious were the January 2026 arrests of independent journalists, Don Lemon and Georgia Fort? In this episode Senior Editor Alyssa Pacheco reflects on the power of the press and historical attacks on its First Amendment protections to answer that question.
In this episode, senior editor Neha Alety provides a brief history of maternal health policy in the United States. She discusses how these policies have disproportionately affected low-income, vulnerable populations, and people of color. She ends the episode with a discussion on how we can advocate for more just policies as future lawyers.
Faculty Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago School of Law; Scott Carlson, Associate Executive Director of Global Programs, American Bar Association; Laura A. Dickinson, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School.
In this episode, Associate Editor Ashvini Kartik-Narayan explores history of digital surveillance in public benefits programs and how it has set the stage for data grabs under the Trump administration. Millions of Americans receiving SNAP and Social Security will have their personally identifiable information subject to data disclosures under the guise of “reducing fraud and waste” in welfare programs. Ashvini examines the ways that low-income communities of color have long been subject to surveillance, the legal strategies used to resist surveillance in the past, and how those strategies must evolve to meet the current threat of artificial intelligence.
In this episode, Associate Editor Delaney Ferrer examines what happens whennatural disasters destroy, not just a city, but the legal systems meant to protect its people. Focusing on post-Katrina New Orleans, Delaney explores how failures in planning, infrastructure, and civil rights protections led to the collapse of the justice system--and what lessons we can take for a future that is threatened by climate change and recurring disasters.If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources to learn more:ACLU “Abandoned and Abused: Complete Report”https://www.unitedcajunnavy.org/Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsNational Geographic’s Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Timehttps://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/hurricane-katrina-disaster-relief-funding
In this week's episode, associate editor Rachel Urbash begins with a brief discussion of theories underlying incarceration in the US. Next, this episode tracks the evolution of the test created by the Supreme Court in 1987 to assess the validity of prison regulations violating the constitutional rights of inmates. Starting with Turner v. Safley, the episode discusses the creation of the four-factor test. After discussing Turner, this episode discusses Beard v. Banks, a 2006 Supreme Court First Amendment case that called the efficacy of the Turner analysis into question in considering the validity of prison regulations that deprived inmates of virtually all First Amendment rights to encourage rehabilitation. This episode discusses the critiques of the Court's analysis in Beard, and the impact of the decision on circuit courts’ analyses of First Amendment free speech challenges to prison regulations. If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources to learn more:Beard v. Banks | 548 U.S. 521 (2006) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center Prisoners' Rights Archives | The Free Speech Centerbeard_v_banks_deprivation_as_rehabilitation.pdf
In this episode, associate editor Addison Fouts dives into the world of “dupes” and their legality. Dupes are “inspired by” designs and have been highly promoted on social media in recent years. Joined by Attorney Daliah Saper, we unpack the recent Lululemon v. Costco lawsuit and what it reveals about how far brands can go to try to protect their designs. We break down the basics of intellectual property law, and explore how up-and-coming designers can safeguard their creative work. Finally, we clarify the crucial difference between a “dupe” and a counterfeit item. Whether you’re a creator, consumer, or just curious about IP law, this conversation will give you the legal insight behind the “dupe” trend! If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources to learn more:https://abovethelaw.com/2023/12/fashion-victims-dupes-are-a-serious-problem/ https://www.ropesgray.com/en/insights/alerts/2025/06/imitation-game-legal-considerations-with-dupes-based-business-models https://www.offitkurman.com/offit-kurman-blogs/trade-dress-at-a-glance-protecting-the-look-and-feel-of-a-product
This week, Nicole Polisar revisits the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, the first U.S. court case ever broadcast live on radio. Nicole reconstructs the drama between defense attorney Clarence Darrow and prosecutor William Jennings Bryan, examining how the case reflected early 20th-century tensions between religion, education, and democracy. Drawing on authentic courtroom dialogue and later Supreme Court decisions such as Epperson v. Arkansas, Edwards v. Aguillard, and Kitzmiller v. Dover, the episode traces the enduring constitutional and cultural impact of a trial that continues to define the boundary between science and belief. If you're interested in this week's topic, please check out these resources to learn more:https://archive.org/details/worldsmostfamous0000john/page/178/mode/1up https://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/evolut.htm https://www.history.com/articles/scopes-trial
Historically, U.S. courts and lawmakers have wrestled with, and debated, how far the government can- and should- reach into our private lives and under what circumstances. From the mid-century to today, we have witnessed numerous examples of federal overreach and abuse of power. From J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s Cointelpro surveillance programs, the Nixon Watergate scandal, and the Church Committee investigations, the Patriot Act and Edward Snowden’s leak of NSA warrantless surveillance, each generation new technology outpace old legal limits. This is especially true in the age of personalized tech, mass surveillance capabilities, and non-stop mass data collection and transfer. In today's episode, associate editor Jay Fort considers the historical interplay between the 4th Amendment and technology, exploring how its protections against unreasonable searches and seizures continue to be stress tested, as the Trump Administration urges- and compels- government agencies, as well as state governments, to provide personal data on millions of Americans. We will look at the Federal contracts with private technology companies, like Palantir, who have been tasked with centralizing massive datasets of Americans persona- presumptively private- data. To provide a helpful foundation, we will bring in a Constitutional law scholar, Curt and Linda Rodin Associate Professor of Law and Social Justice, Professor Alan Raphael, to help us understand the 4th Amendment in historical-to-modern context. Here, we consider historical challenges and modern parallels, focusing on the 4th amendment and Constitutional challenges, examining the ever-growing risks of emerging technology. In the end, the question remains: can our 4th Amendment privacy rights survive an ever expansive, and pervasive, wave of technological innovation and surveillance applications? And, at what point, will we look around and realize that in our ambition - like Icarus- we have finally “Flown to close to the sun.” If your interested in the episode's topic please check out these resources to learn more: https://cardozolawreview.com/remedying-unconstitutional-immigration-enforcement/ https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt4-1/ALDE_00000055/ https://pro.bloomberglaw.com/insights/privacy/privacy-laws-us-vs-eu-gdpr/#the-basics-of-each-law
This episode explores President Donald Trump’s 2025 efforts to federalize state National Guard units and deploy active-duty military forces in U.S. cities, beginning in California, extending to Washington, D.C., and now Chicago. It examines how these actions raise profound constitutional questions about the balance between state sovereignty and federal power. The discussion traces the issues’ constitutional roots, outlines the statutory framework, and explores possible loopholes available to the executive. The episode reviews Newsom v. Trump before turning to Illinois, where similar legal challenges could set a lasting precedent for the future role of the military in American civil life and the scope of presidential discretionary power within the states. If you're interested in the episode's topic please check out these resources to learn more: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-does-us-national-guard-dohttps://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/defining--rebellion--in-10-u.s.c.---12406-and-the-insurrection-acthttps://protectdemocracy.org/work/domestic-deployment-military-explained/https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/posse-comitatus-act-explained?utm.comhttps://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/presidents-power-call-out-national-guard-not-blank-check?utm.com https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-can-the-president-put-soldiers-on-the-streets-of-los-angeles/https://statesunited.org/resources/newsom-v-trump/https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-lingering-uncertainty-in-judge-breyer-s-newsom-v.-trump-ruling?utm.com
This is the introductory episode for a series on “Future of Law School”. This episode establishes that there are real issues facing legal education and begins to unpack some of them. Future episodes will delve deeper into the issues as well as possible solutions.
In this week's episode Senior Editor Rachel Still unpacks the legal system’s embrace of “excited delirium,” a discredited medical theory used to explain deaths in police custody. We trace its origins in the flimsy case reports of Miami medical examiner Charles Wetli, its spread through small, deeply flawed studies, and its weaponization by law enforcement and expert witnesses. Drawing on the work of Physicians for Human Rights and Osagie K. Obasogie’s Harvard Law Review article, we explore how courts transformed pseudo-science into “legal fact” through precedent and evidentiary shortcuts. We discuss the racial genealogy of pathologizing Blackness—from drapetomania to schizophrenia to excited delirium—and how these diagnoses have served to legitimize state violence. The episode also highlights recent developments: major medical organizations rejecting the term, states like California, Colorado, and Minnesota banning its use, and the Elijah McClain trials exposing its deadly consequences. Ultimately, we argue that excited delirium isn’t medicine—it’s narrative, power, and the law working to shield the state from accountability.
The Podvocate went live from the activities fair to ask attendees the question: "What has been the most surprising thing about law school so far?"
The incoming editorial board members for the Podvocate introduce themselves. We look forward to a great year of producing!
Please enjoy a recording of The Podvocate's first-ever live event held on April 22, 2025, titled "Resistance: A Panel on Practice-Based Activism." The panel was moderated by editors-in-chief Casey Callahan and Ben Recht and featured guests Rachel Cohen, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Senior Counsel at Lambda Legal Ken Upton.
This podcast episode explores the question “Is law school worth it?” from a personal perspective as a part-time student balancing work, tuition costs, and home responsibilities. The host shares their experience funding school through their salary and scholarships, while acknowledging the emotional and practical impact on their spouse, who has taken on more household duties. They weigh the financial burden, the time investment, and the sacrifices against the long-term career benefits and personal fulfillment that law school can offer. Ultimately, the episode highlights how the value of law school is deeply personal, and encourages listeners to reflect on their own goals, support systems, and definitions of success.
Sovereign Citizens are a group without a central authoritative ideology; but a throughline that holds that US law does not apply to them. The most common idea ius that the passage of the 14th Amendment after the Civil War created a second class of citizen, and that only by reading up on your rights as a “living person” can one avail themselves of the blessings of “Common Law”. In this episode, I examined some of the consequences of this utterly fake ideology, and what happens when it is argued before a judge. Though I do find their ideas absurd, I try throughout the episode to keep the humanity of pseudolaw’s practitioners in mind. Recourses: Overview on Sovereign Citizen Ideology: https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/www.sog.unc.edu/files/Sov%20citizens%20quick%20guide%20Nov%2013.pdf Video of Michigan Sovereign Citizen/ Ernie Tertellgate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZxMzcFJ-Lc&t=1039s
Please enjoy this episode from the archive with former Editor-in-Chief, Marisa Polowitz. This episode features a portion of the 2022 Symposium presented by Loyola's Journal of Regulatory Compliance, "Demystifying Data Privacy," specifically the panel conversation, "Paving the Way for Privacy."
Please enjoy this episode from the archive with former Editor-in-Chief, Marisa Polowitz. This episode features a portion of the 2022 Symposium presented by Loyola's Journal of Regulatory Compliance, "Demystifying Data Privacy."
Please enjoy this episode from the archive with former Editor-in-Chief, Marisa Polowitz. This episode features a portion of the 2022 Symposium presented by Loyola's Journal of Regulatory Compliance, specifically the panel entitled "Developments in Healthcare Data Regulation," moderated by Marisa Polowitz.
This episode confronts the “Trifecta of Violence” as it relates to escalating violence against transgender people, particularly Black transwomen, and the systemic forces enabling it. From Orwellian laws targeting trans existence to unchecked citizen brutality, the legal system and societal apathy lead to state-sanctioned and judicially-approved violence against Black trans bodies. The violent policy enacted against trans people does not, and will not end with transpeople—exemplified by the story of Kalaya Morton, a butch (Black masculine lesbian) from Arizona, who was assaulted in a public restroom by male law enforcement under the false accusation of being trans, anti-trans policy is meant to police identity deemed ‘deviant’ by white cisgendered heteropatriarchy. Angela Irvine, You Can’t Run from the Police: Developing a Feminist Criminology that Incorporates Black Transgender Women, 44 SW. L. REV. 553 (2015). C. Riley Snorton, Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity, Uni. Minn. Press (2017) Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, Vikings 140 (2019). Elias Cosenza Krell, Is Transmisogyny Killing Trans Women of Color?, 4 TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Duke. Uni. Press. 226 (2017). Emily Lenning, et. al., The Trifecta of Violence: A Socio-Historical Comparison of Lynching and Violence Against Transgender Women, 29 Critical Criminology 151 (Dec. 2020). https://www.advocate.com/news/lesbian-mistaken-transgender-arizona-walmart https://transgenderlawcenter.org/resources/transgender-people-and-law-enforcement-interactions-rights-and-realities/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ https://www.edweek.org/leadership/pronouns-for-trans-nonbinary-students-the-states-with-laws-that-restrict-them-in-schools/2023/06 https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/hrcs-2024-epidemic-of-violence-report-fatal-violence-against-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-people-continues-with-black-trans-women-comprising-nearly-half-of-the-deaths https://www.them.us/story/trans-day-of-remembrance-recorded-deaths-black-trans-women https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2025/03/28/ohio-bill-requires-parental-permission-student-name-pronoun-change-house-bill-190/82702958007/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/28/schools-must-share-child-gender-identity-info-with-parents-trump-education-department-says/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/ https://www.advocate.com/news/lesbian-mistaken-transgender-arizona-walmart
In this episode, we talk with a former lawyer, Greyson “Grey” Fitzgerald, who made the leap from Big Law to tattooing. They share what pushed them to leave the legal world, the challenges of starting fresh in a creative industry, and how their background in law still plays a role in their new career. Whether you're interested in career transitions or just curious about the path from courtrooms to tattoo studios, this conversation offers a look into making big changes.
Andrea Lyon is a criminal defense lawyer, author, speaker, professor and former law school dean. Dubbed “The Angel of Death Row” by the Chicago Tribune, she was the first woman to serve as lead attorney in a death penalty case, and she holds an unparalleled 19 wins in 19 capital cases. Andrea’s publications include over fifty law review articles, over ten practice manuals and books focused on her career and social justice in America. Katie sat down with Andrea to talk about her remarkable career, the challenges she faced in her early work, some advice for managing high-profile cases, and her enduring belief in the power of redemption. Resources: Andrea Lyon profile at Lyon & Kerr: https://www.lyonkerr.com/andrea-lyon/ Select publications by Andrea Lyon: Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6933361-angel-of-death-row Fixing Legal Injustice in America: The Case for a Defender General of the United States: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538164662/Fixing-Legal-Injustice-in-America-The-Case-for-a-Defender-General-of-the-United-States Additional Resources: John Conroy’s “House of Screams”, the 1990 Chicago Reader coverage of Jon Burge and the Area 2 police: https://chicagoreader.com/news/house-of-screams/
This episode of the Podvocate will explore the often overlooked and underdiscussed pressures of law school, focusing on what shapes students’ mental health and well-being. From the pervasive culture of perfectionism and the relentless grind mentality to the emotional toll of legal education, we dive into how law students can be impacted by unspoken expectations. This episode also discusses the stigma surrounding mental health in law school and how some schools are already taking steps to help their students. ResourcesABA Launches Pledge Campaign to Improve Mental Health and Well-Being of Lawyers, American Bar Association, September 10, 2018. https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2018/09/aba-launches-pledge-campaign-to-improve-mental-health-and-well-b/ Raashi Sharma, Well-Being Series: Law Student Mental Health: An Open Dialogue, February 9, 2023, https://bostonbar.org/journal/law-student-mental-health-an-open-dialogue/ Priscilla Henson, Addiction and Substance Abuse in Lawyers: Statistics, June 21, 2024, https://americanaddictioncenters.org/workforce-addiction/white-collar/lawyers David Jaffe, Law Schools Should Take on Students’ Mental Health and Substance Use From Day One, American Bar Association, May 17, 2023, https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/the-legal-profession-has-a-drinking-problem Jerome M. Organ et. al, Suffering in Silence: The Survey of Law Student Well-Being and the Reluctance of Law Students to Seek Help for Substance Use and Mental Health Concerns, 66 Journal of Legal Education 1 (2016) Katherine M. Younge, Understanding the Social and Cognitive Process in Law School that Creates Unhealthy Lawyers, 89 Fordham L. Rev. 11 (2021)
In this episode, I sit down with Samantha Reed, Esq., of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to discuss the case of Kevin T. Singer, a convicted murderer who used Dungeons and Dragons to escape the gloom inherent to life in prison. Ms. Reed and I discuss the history of prisoner’s rights, the current landscape of prisoner’s rights, the Satanic Panic surrounding DnD, and the arguments proffered in Singer v. Raemisch. The case was heard before the 7th Circuit, and it was ultimately decided that depriving Mr. Singer of his ability to play DnD was not a violation of his First Amendment rights. Attached is a link to the decision itself, and the article about Texas Death Row inmates playing DnD that Ms. Reed referenced. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca7-07-03400 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/magazine/dungeons-dragons-death-row.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
This episode explores the evolving landscape of U.S. tariffs and their wide-reaching legal effects. It starts with a refresher on tariffs, who imposes them, and how maritime law—particularly the Jones Act—intersects with trade policy. Then we examine recent tariff developments and how these moves are impacting global trade, supply chain disruptions, and geopolitical relations. It delves into the legal foundations of tariff authority, related litigation trends, and the business risks that come with shifting tariff policies. Finally, it looks ahead at possible future developments, emphasizing the continuing role of maritime law in shaping trade enforcement and dispute resolution. Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) – 46 U.S. Code § 55102 WhiteHouse.gov, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China, The White House, February 1, 2025, https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-imposes-tariffs-on-imports-from-canada-mexico-and-china/?utm_source=chatgpt.com. Exec. Order No. 14,257, 90 Fed. Reg. [page number TBD] (Apr. 2, 2025). Senate Session – Remarks by Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Rand Paul regarding the vote to end the national emergency declaration, C-SPAN (Apr. 10, 2025), https://www.c-span.org/video/?Ma1yZjk1. Benoit et al., Trade Protection – What Impact on Jobs and Wages? Council on Economic Policies, December 23, 2022,
In the fourth and likely final episode of the series on NIL, associate editors Davey and Chris discuss new issues within the NIL space since their last episode. We break down the major points and discuss the issues of the House v NCAA proposed settlement, which is set to be ruled on, on April 7th, 2025. Additionally, we give updates on two smaller legal disputes. One is Diego Pavia’s lawsuit against the NCAA on eligibility and the other is Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team seeking to unionize. Thank you all for listening to the series and be sure to check out the previous episodes! Research & Sources: Proposed House Settlement NCAA appealing Pavia injunction The Dartmouth men’s basketball team ends its attempt to unionize Resources: Check out the prior NIL episodes in the series and by previous editors Schooled: The Price of College Sports
In this episode, Associate Editor Isabella Lund explores the differences between the legal systems in Germany and the United States. Our guest Matthias Baehre works as a judge in Stade, Germany. He walks us through his career, starting with law school in Germany and finishing with the trial process in Germany. Our discussion focuses on the use of lay judges versus a jury to deliver a verdict, as well as the pros and cons of being a judge in the United States versus Germany. Ask yourself, would you rather be a defendant in Germany or the United States? Would you rather become a lawyer in the United States or Germany? Research & Sources: https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany/Justicehttps://howtogermany.com/bureaucracy/german-law-and-the-german-legal-system/https://www.ejn-crimjust.europa.eu/ejn2021/ContentDetail/EN/5/1For a diagram of the German court system: https://www.germancivilprocedure.com/know-your-way-around-german-civil-courts/Being a defense attorney in Germany: Crime and Guilt by Ferdinsnd Von Schirach
I think I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending. In the first three months of his second term President Trump has embarked on an unprecedented campaign against the American justice system. Working through the history of the legal profession and its roots in the United States, Associate Editor Alyssa Pacheco draws parallels between the political climate of today and that of Germany during the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler hoping to implore listeners to act. All in the name of democracy of course. Research & Sources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/addressing-risks-from-perkins-coie-llp/ Charles I. Lugosi, Reflections From Embassy Lakes, Florida: The Effective Teaching Of Criminal Law, 48 St. Louis U. L.J. 1350 (2000). https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109967829299924979 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/01/liz-cheney-blasts-trump-for-war-hawk-comment/75984766007/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/ https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/immigrants-and-crime https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-10-31/we-fact-checked-some-of-trumps-most-common-claims-on-immigration https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/aba-statement-re-remarks-questioning-judicial-review/ https://www.actl.com/news/actl-condemns-elon-musks-call-for-an-immediate-wave-of-judicial-impeachments/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/chilling-effect-trump-legal-establishment/index.html https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/aba-statement-re-remarks-questioning-judicial-review/
This week Davey and Chris sit down with Lanston Tanyi and Coach Dave McGinnis to discuss payment in college athletics and its collateral effects. Lanston Tanyi is a 4L in the Weekend JD program also works as a marketing director for a national healthcare company. While attending Appalachian State University, Lanston was a four year starter for their football program. Lanston was one of the first members of what we now know as “the transfer portal” eventually leaving as a graduate and finishing his college career at Colorado State University. Lanston played professional football in the NFL for the Washington Commanders, Denver Broncos and in the CFL for the Montreal Allouttes. Coach Dave McGinnis is a radio analyst for the Tennessee Titans and a former coach with over four decades of experience. “Coach Mac” played college football for TCU before entering coaching. He spent a decade coaching in the college ranks before becoming the Linebackers coach of the Chicago Bears in 1986. Coach Mac went on to be the Defensive Coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans. He served as Head Coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2000-2003. Davey and Chris were lucky to sit down with these two guests and discuss life as a college football player as well as the ramifications of payment in college sports on the NCAA’s biggest cash cow. Research & Sources: National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston 141 S.Ct. 2141, 594 U.S. 69, 210 L.Ed.2d 314 (2021) O'Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 802 F.3d 1049 (2015), cert. denied, 137 S. Ct. 277 (2016) Johnson v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, No. 22-1223 (3d Cir. 2024)
In this part 2 episode of the Women in the Law series, Neha Alety sits down with Kelly Greening, associate general counsel at Lurie Children’s Hospital and former DePaul University College of Law graduate. Kelly discusses her experiences as a former lobbyist, fighting for reproductive health rights, and takes us through her career. We expand on the challenges that she faced as each stage of her career as a woman in the historically male dominated legal field and how she navigated those challenges. She looks back on what she wished she had known when she was a 20-year-old navigating the legal field and how her experiences have shaped her into the lawyer she is today. Research & Sources: Maureen Mulligan, Continuing Our Conversations on Gender Equity, American Bar Association, April 7, 2021, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/publications/perspectives/2021/april/continuing-our-conversations-gender-equity/ Sarah Thomas, Creating Space at the Table: Succeeding as a Felae in the Still Male-Dominated Field of Law, ABA Journal, June 29, 2023, https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/lowering-the-ladder-succeeding-as-a-female-in-the-still-male-dominated-field-of-law International Women’s Day: What Does the Legal Profession Look Like for Women in 2021?, Law Careers, March 8, 2021, https://www.lawcareers.net/Explore/Features/08032021-International-Womens-Day-what-does-the-legal-profession-look-like-for Jaline S. Fenwick, See Her; Hear Her: The Historical Evolution of Women in Law and Advocacy for the Path Ahead, American Bar Association, November 15, 2023, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2023-november/see-her-hear-her-historical-evolution-women-in-law/ Resources: ABA Women in the Profession Includes online toolkits and literature
This week Davey and Chris sit down with Will Boling and Emily Proud to discuss payment in college athletics and its collateral effects. Will Boling is a sports radio host on 104.5 the Zone in Nashville, TN as well as a play-by-play announcer for professional and collegiate track, women’s college basketball and college baseball. While attending the University of Tennessee, Will was a distance runner with the track team. Emily Proud is a sports reporter for the CBS Sports network. She covers college football, men's and women's college basketball as well as the NWSL and the WNBA. While attending Belmont University Emily was a member of the women’s soccer team. Davey and Chris were lucky to sit down and discuss their time as athletes in non-revenue programs as well as their reporting on the monumental shift in the college sports landscape that is Name Image and Likeness revenue. Research & Sources: National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston 141 S.Ct. 2141, 594 U.S. 69, 210 L.Ed.2d 314 (2021) O'Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 802 F.3d 1049 (2015), cert. denied, 137 S. Ct. 277 (2016) Johnson v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, No. 22-1223 (3d Cir. 2024)
Fictional legal shows are just fiction. Right? Let’s dive into the world of legal dramas and analyze three stories from the shows Suits and The Good Wife and the 1996 movie, Primal Fear. Together we will apply real legal principles, like contract law and the comparative negligence standard, to the fictional cases. Please note there are spoilers for the shows and movie! Research & Sources: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/073500050K2-1116.htm https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1981/52875-5.html https://casetext.com/case/poole-v-city-of-rolling-meadows-1 https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/the-principles-of-contract-law/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/oral-contract.asp https://lawlibrarycollections.umn.edu/classic-cases-criminal-mnaghten-rule “Break Point.” Suits. Created by Aaron Korsh, Season 2, Episode 5, Universal Cable Productions, July 19, 2012. “Painkiller.” The Good Wife. Created by Robert King and Michelle King, Season 1, Episode 12, Scott Free Productions, January 12, 2010. Hoblit, G. (1996). Primal Fear. Rysher Entertainment.
Associate Editor Mary Bandstra explains the SAFE-T Act, Illinois’ law eliminating cash bail, that went into effect in 2023. Associate Editor Katie Dorsey interviews Assistant Public Defender Debra Cruz to get a boots-on-the-ground perspective on the Act’s practical implications. Illinois SAFE-T Act Full Text: https://ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0652.htm Cook County Court – Pretrial Fairness Act Data Dashboards: https://www.cookcountycourt.org/court-reports-statistics Brennan center for Justice – Bail Reform and Public Safety: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/bail-reform-and-public-safety Resources: Loyola Chicago Law School’s Center for Criminal Justice: Tracking the Pretrial Fairness Act: https://loyolaccj.org/pretrial-fairness-act Cook County Public Defender’s Office – Fact and Fiction on the Pretrial Fairness Act: https://www.cookcountypublicdefender.org/news/illinois-historic-pretrial-fairness-act-fact-and-fiction Rowe v. Raoul: https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/79db4d0e-4bed-4cd2-bec1-88fc1ba8b904/Rowe%20v.%20Raoul,%202023%20IL%20129248.pdf People v. Thomas: https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/court-of-appeals-first-appellate-district/2024/1-24-0479.html
Does the government owe us, American Citizens, anything? Associate Editor Alyssa Pacheco explores what the relationship between government and its people looks like, the role contract law plays in governing that relationship, and what happens when that contract is broken. Resources:https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-wealth-inequality/ https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/hate-crime-statistics#:~:text=On%20September%2023%2C%202024%2C%20the,crime%20incidents%20involving%2013%2C829%20offenses. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/24/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/ https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/american-israel-public-affairs-cmte/recipients?id=D000046963
In this episode, we explore how the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) is transforming lives behind bars through access to higher education. What makes this program unique? How does it provide incarcerated individuals with the tools to achieve academic success and personal growth? We’ll discuss NPEP’s mission, its challenges, and the incredible stories of students whose lives have been changed with the director of the program, Professor Jennifer Lackey. Along the way, we’ll dive into the broader implications of education in prisons—can it reduce recidivism and foster true rehabilitation? Join us as we examine how NPEP is redefining second chances and what it means to bring the power of education to incarcerated students. Jennifer Lackey is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University, Founding Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. Lackey’s research is primarily in social epistemology with a current focus on epistemic issues within the American criminal legal system. She is the author of over 60 articles and three books, including her recent Criminal Testimonial Injustice, which won the 2024 North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award. She is also the editor of five volumes and editor-in-chief of two journals in philosophy, Philosophical Studies and Episteme. Lackey is the winner of the 2024 Humanitas Award, 2023 Horace Mann Medal, and the Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. She was elected President of the American Philosophical Association’s Central Division from 2021–2022, was recently named the 2025 holder of the Spinoza Chair at the University of Amsterdam, and has received grants and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Research & Sources: https://sites.northwestern.edu/jal788/ https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/ https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/02/northwestern-prison-education-program-receives-1-million-mellon-grant/ https://magazine.northwestern.edu/features/prison-education-unlocks-potential/ https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/why-prison-education/ https://www.wbez.org/shows/reset/meet-the-educator-bringing-liberal-arts-to-illinois-prisoners/6906021f-30ca-45ec-8aad-a2747b3942a7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5IhWJhgI9Y&ab_channel=TEDxTalks Resources: https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/
In this episode, Rachel Still and Isabella Lund sit down with Aisha Davis, Senior Policy Counsel at the ACLU of Illinois. Aisha shares her journey as a first-generation lawyer, detailing how her lived experiences and time in law school shaped her path to public interest law. We explore her critical insights on addressing systemic injustices affecting Black and LGBTQ+ communities, the interplay of policy and law, and the challenges of advocating for intersectional issues like police brutality and trans erasure. Aisha also discusses her dissertation on the connections between U.S. segregation and Romanian policies, highlighting how global systems learn from each other. Finally, she offers advice for aspiring changemakers and a thought-provoking vision of what true liberation could mean. Research & Sources: https://www.policeforum.org/buildingpublictrust https://eji.org/issues/policing-in-america/ https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community https://www.chicagopolice.org/policy-review/interaction-with-transgender-intersex-and-gender-nonconforming-tign-individuals-policy-draft/ Resources: https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/transgender-rights https://www.aclu.org/police-practices
n this episode, Neha Alety sits down with Hannah Sweeney, associate attorney at Pavich Law Group and former Loyola Chicago School of Law graduate. Hannah shares her experiences as a female litigator in a male-dominated field. We begin our discussion with her career path and background and her experiences in law school. She then discusses the gender-based challenges she’s faced in her career and how she’s navigated the male-dominated area of litigation. Though challenging, Ms. Sweeney also talks about how being a woman in law has given her a unique approach to her practice. Lastly, she gives some advice to future female attorneys on what she wished she had known before entering the field of law. Research & Sources: Maureen Mulligan, Continuing Our Conversations on Gender Equity, American Bar Association, April 7, 2021, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/publications/perspectives/2021/april/continuing-our-conversations-gender-equity/ Sarah Thomas, Creating Space at the Table: Succeeding as a Felae in the Still Male-Dominated Field of Law, ABA Journal, June 29, 2023, https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/lowering-the-ladder-succeeding-as-a-female-in-the-still-male-dominated-field-of-law International Women’s Day: What Does the Legal Profession Look Like for Women in 2021?, Law Careers, March 8, 2021, https://www.lawcareers.net/Explore/Features/08032021-International-Womens-Day-what-does-the-legal-profession-look-like-for Jaline S. Fenwick, See Her; Hear Her: The Historical Evolution of Women in Law and Advocacy for the Path Ahead, American Bar Association, November 15, 2023, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2023-november/see-her-hear-her-historical-evolution-women-in-law/ Resources: ABA Women in the Profession Includes online toolkits and literature
This is the first episode in a new series called Access to Justice, which explores the growing gap of access to legal resources in different areas of the United States. Legal deserts – defined by the American Bar Association as a county with fewer than one lawyer per 1000 people – are spreading across rural areas of the country. Indiana is facing a statewide attorney shortage and has seen rural legal deserts increase significantly in recent years. In 2024, the Indiana Supreme Court convened the Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future to address the state’s growing attorney shortage. Associate Editor Mary Bandstra sits down with Judge Melissa May from the Court of Appeals of Indiana to discuss the legal desert issue and Judge May’s work as a member of the Commission’s Incentivizing Rural Practice working group. Research & Sources: Hon, Melissa S. May & Michael Moore, Indiana Legal Deserts: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What We Can Do, Res Gestae Vol. 67 No. 4 Nov 2023. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.inbar.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/November_2023_RG.pdf Alexa Shrake, High Court Approves Recommendations to Address Attorney Shortage, Inside Indiana Business, October 4, 2024. https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/high-court-approves-recommendations-from-commission-on-indianas-legal-future Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future (includes links to interim report): https://www.in.gov/courts/admin/legal-future/ Resources for Hoosiers seeking legal assistance: Indiana Legal Help: https://indianalegalhelp.org/ Indiana Legal Services: https://www.indianalegalservices.org/ Indianapolis Legal Aid Society (https://www.indylas.org/)
Please enjoy this recording of an event held on campus on November 21!"Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women from public life. Join Najia Mahmodi and Juliet Sorensen for a conversation on gender persecution in Afghanistan today and the path forward."
We often hear the term “law of the land,” where a legal framework is based on common or civil law. But what laws apply once we venture off dry land and out to sea? That’s where maritime law (or admiralty law) comes into play. Sometimes called the Law of the Sea, maritime law consists of laws, conventions, and treaties governing business, crime, and international disputes on open waters. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is considered the constitution of the ocean; it provides a foundation for international cooperation and collaboration in protecting marine life, establishing trade routes, preventing trafficking and crime, ensuring fair and reasonable sovereignty of the use and protection of coastal waters, and more. This episode is a brief introduction into the history of UNCLOS, the U.S.’s influence on the enforcement of UNCLOS, and current issues in in maritime law. In future episodes, we’ll dive deeper into modern maritime issues affecting global trade, the environment, and national security. Research & Sources: Youtube.com, The A, B, and Seas of UNCLOS: What is UNCLOS,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hthxQmh3RD0. Youtube.com, “President Obama Speaks to West Point Graduates,” The Obama White House, May 28, 2014, < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG_hX_XM4Ks>. Youtube.com, “The Science of UNCLOS,” Fisheries and Oceans Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCttmsixQpc/ U.S. Navy Jag Corps, “The Convention on the Law of the Sea,” Navy Jag Corps website, https://www.jag.navy.mil/national-security/law-of-the-sea/. Center for Preventive Action, “Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea,” Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, September 17, 2024, https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/territorial-disputes-south-china-sea. Resources: United Nations, “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Overview and full text,” Ocean & Law of the Seas, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, last updated June 24, 2024, https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, https://www.itlos.org/en/main/the-tribunal/the-tribunal/. Congressional Research Service, “United Nations: Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): Living Resources Provisions,” Summary No. R47744, Updated July 15, 2024, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47744.
Distinguished Professor in Residence Dean Strang sits down with Associate Editor Katie Dorsey to discuss the 1924 Leopold and Loeb trial, Clarence Darrow’s career, and how this “Trial of the Century” created a lasting legacy that is still relevant 100 years later. Research & Sources: To learn more about the Leopold and Loeb crimes and trial, check out The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes by Nina Barrett, https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/book/9781572842403 A 21st-Century Reconsideration of Leopold and Loeb: Clarence Darrow, Adolescent Development, and the Criminal Legal System Today, Video recording of live event: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/leopold-and-loeb Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror by Dean Strang, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5608.htm Resources: People of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb (1924) transcripts: https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/19625
Author Nina Barrett (The Leopold and Loeb Files) and Associate Editor Katie Dorsey tell the story of the Leopold and Loeb murder and trial, which changed the field of criminal defense in America with ramifications that echo even today and the circumstances that make this horrifying crime still shocking and relevant a century later. Research & Sources: To learn more about the Leopold and Loeb crimes and trial, check out The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes by Nina Barrett, https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/book/9781572842403 A 21st-Century Reconsideration of Leopold and Loeb: Clarence Darrow, Adolescent Development, and the Criminal Legal System Today, Video recording of live event: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/leopold-and-loeb Resources: People of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb (1924) transcripts: https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/19625 Visit Nina Barrett’s bookstore, Bookends and Beginnings, in Evanston, Illinois. https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/
Until the supreme court case Alton v NCAA in 2021, collegiate athletes could not monetize their athletic ability while in college. This episode explores the history and creation of the NCAA, the regulatory body of college sports. It will cover the early issues the NCAA faced. It then turns to the advent of amateurism and the term “student-athlete” the legal framework the NCAA used to protect itself from wages and workmen’s compensation claims by athletes. Then the episode will finish with a discussion of the current NIL landscape of college athletics post the Alston decision in 2021. Research & Sources: Judgments National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, 594 U.S. ____ (2021) O'Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 802 F.3d 1049 (2015) Waldrep v. Texas Employers Insurance Association, 21 S.W.3d 602 (2000) State Compensation Ins. Fund. V Industrial Com’n., 314 P.2d 288 (1957) Books Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Exploiting College Athletes by Walter Byers (1995) The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA by Taylor Branch (2011) Online Sources NCAA Punishes Missouri in Blatant Academic Fraud Case Kent Waldrep, Athlete Whose Injury Led to Advocacy, Dies at 67 The NCAA coined the term ‘student-athlete’ in the 1950s. Its time might be up. Congressmen propose bill that would legally protect NCAA IN THE KINGDOM OF THE SOLITARY MAN Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops History of NCAA Antitrust Standards of Review: The Per Se, Rule of Reason, and Quick Look Tests NCAA antitrust settlement effort challenged by lawyer from Ed O'Bannon case COLLEGES ADOPT THE 'SANITY CODE' TO GOVERN SPORTS; N.C.A.A. Bans Scholarships in Which Athletic Ability Is the Major Factor Resources: Schooled: The Price of College Sports What is NIL in college sports? How do athlete deals work? Check out the prior NIL episodes by former editors, which came out right after the Alston decision.
Survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence are particularly vulnerable to conviction and incarceration for the crimes of their abusive partners. Our criminal legal system’s refusal to understand and present the full context of a survivor-defendant's experience and abuse when assessing criminal culpability. In this episode, I will give a broad overview of accomplice liability, coercion and duress, using the story of Nancy Rish. Nancy was sentenced to natural life imprisonment for a first-degree murder she was not aware of under the theory of accomplice liability. Pleadings (By Margaret Bryne):People v. Rish, No. 87 CF 321, Petition for Relief from Judgment 2021 Petition for Executive Clemency for Nancy Rish 2014 Post-Conviction Petition Based on Actual Innocence 2016 Petition Based on Mitigating Evidence of Domestic Violence Judgments: People v. Rish, 566 N.E.2d 919 (Ill.App.3d, 1991). People v. Rish, 2017 IL App. (3d) 160091-U. People v. Rish, 2021 IL App. (3d) 190446. Sources:John F. Decker, The Mental State Requirement for Accomplice Liability in American Criminal Law, 60 S. C. L. Rev. 237 (2008). Shannon Heffernan, Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes, The Marshall Project, Jun. 13, 2024, at 6:00am. Last accessed Nov. 07, 2024.
Nothing says Halloween like scary stories about your 1L year! Students from Loyola share stories about their 1L nightmares – the scary, crazy, embarrassing, or super stressful things they experienced during 1L that STILL haunt them to this day. From final exam blunders to real-life crime scenes, hear about some of the crazy scenarios that law students dealt with during their first year of law school, and how they managed to bounce back from those situations to succeed in law school. Additionally, we’re including a list of resources available to law students from Loyola and beyond to assist in dealing with any of their own personal nightmares they may experience during law school. Resources:Loyola University Chicago Wellness Center Provides medical, mental, and health promotion services. Most services are included in the Student Activity Fee and thus are free-of-charge to students, regardless of health insurance coverage. Check out some of the mental health resources for law students. National Alliance on Mental Illness – Chicago Several resources for mental health needs, housing, LGBTQIA+, Sexual and Domestic Violence, and more.
In this episode, I talked to Professor Crepelle about some of the fundamentals of Federal Indian Law. We discussed the federal and state government’s relationship with tribes, jurisdictional limitations tribes face when attempting to prosecute non-Indians, restorative justice within the courts, as well as Professor Crepelle’s personal experience which led him to this field. To explain these issues, we look at the problematic history of Federal Indian Law and how case law has shaped the laws tribes face today. We further discussed the Violence Against Women Act and how Supplemental Jurisdiction could be used to expand the jurisdictional limitations placed on tribes. Research & Sources: https://socialchangenyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Adam-Crepelle_RLSC_44.4.pdf https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2459&context=mlr Resources: What Native Land am I on: https://native-land.ca/ Learn more about the Houma Nation: https://unitedhoumanation.org/
In this episode, I explore the investigation into the murder of Jean McConville, and the broader context of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. I begin with an exploration of origins of the Troubles, the gruesome conflict that tore Northern Ireland apart and pitted neighbor against neighbor, that ultimately led to the death of thousands. I then move on to discuss Gerry Adams and Dolores Price, two high-level IRA operatives who would be implicated in the murder of Ms. McConville some 30 years after her disappearance in 1972. I then discuss the Belfast Project, a clandestine oral history project at Boston College. Conducted by Bob O’Neil and Ed Maloney, the Belfast Project sought to create an oral history of the Troubles from the perspective of those who fought in it. O’Neil and Maloney promised the interviewees that the content of their interviews would be sealed until their death and thought that the fact that the tapes of the interviews were to be housed in the United States would shield these interviews from the authorities in the United Kingdom. But they never thought to check the relevant caselaw, or the status of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties between the US and the UK. What resulted was a legal battle over the tapes that would show in no uncertain terms that the duty of law enforcement, even foreign law enforcement, trumps academics ability to give assurances of anonymity to their sources.This episode was inspired by “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe, and I relied on the book heavily when creating this podcast. If you are interested in this subject matter, I highly recommend the book. It is a very well-written and gripping read. Errata: In the episode, I sometimes refer to Jean McConville as “Jane McConville”.
In my first episode on the Podvocate, we took an antitrust law, an ever-growing area of the law whose primary purpose is to regulate corporate M&A activity through the use of the Clayton Act and FTC Act to protect macro-level impacts on individual consumers and consumer markets. One area of the law with a similar goal is consumer protection law; however, instead of taking a look at fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or credit disclosure laws, we are examining one of the most polarizing and emerging areas of consumer protection law in the modern era: data privacy law. This episode provides practical examples of how we interact with privacy laws day-to-day, a definition for what data privacy seeks to accomplish, information on the most seminal federal and state data privacy laws affecting data controllers, and some examples of what data privacy attorney do and what law students can do to learn more about data privacy law. Let’s explore privacy law and discover together why it is the area of the law most discussed within emerging technology. Specific laws discussed include federal laws like HIPAA, the GLBA, CAN-SPAM, and COPPA. State laws discussed include five of the original comprehensive state data privacy laws that have made the regulation of data privacy law immensely more complicated. Information on what data privacy attorneys do have been provided by data privacy attorneys from around the country, and information regarding what law students cand to learn more stems from my personal experience navigating this emerging area of the law and other Chicago-based law students also seeking to learn more about how to grow their reputation in the privacy law landscape.
Associate Editor Mary Bandstra sits down with two members of the Saint Leonard’s Ministries leadership, Executive Director Zack Schrantz and Intake & Housing Manager David Harris, to discuss the work they do with people who have been impacted by incarceration. Zack, David, and Mary discuss collateral consequences of criminal convictions, strategies to reduce recidivism, and the healing power of community. Saint Leonard’s Ministries is a social service agency in Chicago that has been providing holistic services to people who have been impacted by incarceration for seventy years. Recently, Loyola University Chicago School of law has partnered with Saint Leonard’s to provide a legal referral service to the Saint Leonard’s community. Research & Sources: To learn more about collateral consequences of criminal convictions, see The National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction: https://niccc.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/ For a Podvocate primer on collateral consequences, listen to Casey Callahan’s Collateral Consequences episode: https://soundcloud.com/thepodvocate/collateral-consequences To learn more about the City of Chicago’s initiatives to address challenges of re-entry, see the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor Re-entry resources: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/reentry/home.html Resources: To learn more about St. Leonard’s Ministries: visit https://slministries.org/about/about-saint-leonards/
In this archive episode recorded last year, former editors Maris and Karan chat with Susi Guerrero and Arjan Grover, two outgoing members of the Loyola Moot Court Program’s Executive Board. They discuss what Moot Court is like at Loyola, the special community it has cultivated for its members, and the value of appellate advocacy skills in law school and beyond.
Congratulations! You have done all the work to get great grades and networked successfully, and now, you have accepted an offer to be a Summer Associate. I remember the feeling myself, and after the excitement wore off, I was only left with overwhelming questions. What can I do to be the best summer associate possible and receive an offer to come back to the firm? What strategies should I follow, and what are some things I should avoid? Especially as a first-generation law student, these questions remained unanswered. Now, having completed Summer Associate positions at two AM Law 100 firms, this episode seeks to answer these questions, as Johannes Alvarez-Rivero runs through the best tips and tricks for summer associates to leave a great impression on the firm they work at and easy to miss mistakes that should be avoided. The discussion is a aggregation of advice provided by a number of students inside and outside of Chicago law schools, all who have completed Summer Associate positions at a vast variety of law firms.
In the follow up to Guilding pt. 1, Ben sits down with People’s Law Office Attorney Brad Thompson, to further discuss the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and it’s work in Chicago. In doing so, we discussed the history of the guild, some of the key movements it has helped support, as well as some of the influential projects and programs it takes part in now. Specifically, we explored the work of the Chicago Chapter’s Mass Defense Committee as well as the NLG’s Legal Observer Program.
In an episode recorded last semester (Spring of 2024), Ben sits down with fellow Podvocate Co-Editor in Chief, Casey Callahan, to talk about the history of the National Lawyers Guild both nationally and internationally over the course of the 20th and early 21st century. In doing so, they discuss what brought them both to the guild while students at Loyola as well as key historical events that led to the Guild’s founding in the late 1930s. They further explore key social movements that the Guild was a part of throughout the decades with the help of future guest, People’s Law Office attorney Brad Thompson.
Casey sat down in May to talk with the Executive Director of Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Aisha Cornelius Edwards, and the Director of Legal Programs at Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Breanna Kantor about how criminal and civil law are siloed. They discuss the importance of both criminal and civil attorneys being versed in the criminal and civil consequences of what legal actions they take on behalf of their clients.
The incoming editorial board members for The Podvocate introduce themselves. We are looking forward to a great year!
Podvocate Associate Editor, Johannes Alvarez-Rivero, sits down to give the listeners a primer on the field of antitrust within the United States of America. First, Johannes discusses what antitrust laws are and what they are meant to protect. Johannes briefly discusses the governmental regulatory bodies that enforce antitrust laws, then turns to discussing the history of antitrust laws in the nation, taking time to discuss some of the most seminal case rulings in this field's history. Finally, Johannes touches on the state of antitrust law today and some of the hot topic areas of interest being discussed by legal scholars pertaining to antitrust laws.
Ben sits down with Chief Defender of the Orleans Public Defenders Office (OPD), Danny Engelberg, to discuss the founding of the office as it is today as well as the events that led to the office’s remodeling after the destruction brought on by Hurricane Katrina. In doing so, they discuss OPD’s commitment to a community-centered defense model and the offices’ wholistic approach to advocacy and representation in New Orleans.
In this episode, Maris chats with Jamie Cernek, a Legislative Aide at the Chicago City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight. Jamie is an attorney and organizer with years of experience in policy and advocacy, coalition-building, and campaign management. Even before law school, Jamie knew that policy was the path for her. In this episode, she reflects on this vision and how it carried her through her time at Georgetown Law. She also imparts wisdom for students exploring non-traditional legal paths and the role of policy experts in crafting tangible solutions for their communities.
In this solo episode, Casey dives into the web of collateral consequences of a criminal conviction, and how both attorneys and judges can better inform people charged with crimes of the consequences beyond a sentence.
Associate Editor Karan Kaushal and Co-Editor-in-Chief Nneka Ugwu invited Professor Neil Williams for a very unique and special episode of the Pod. In this storytelling forward format, Professor Williams leads listeners on a journey from Jim Crow South to Chicago big law. Listen and learn about how his upbringing informs his views on lawyering for racial justice (inspired by his legal idols Norman Amaker and Charles Hamilton Houston), the importance of mentorship, and advice he has for law students and young professionals.
Ben sits down with Loyola Distinguished Professor in Residence, Dean Strang to discuss his role in the seminal U.S. Supreme Court Case United States v. Booker in 2005. In Part 2 of this two-episode series, Ben and Professor Strang move away from the legal facts of the case and begin to discuss the experience of litigating in the Supreme Court. In doing so, they explore the preparation process, specific tips for appellate litigation, and lessons learned while litigating in the highest Court in the land.
Ben sits down with Loyola Distinguished Professor in Residence, Dean Strang to discuss his role in the seminal U.S. Supreme Court Case United States v. Booker in 2005. In Part 1 of this two-episode series, Ben and Professor Strang focus on the specifics and do a deep dive into the facts, legal rules, holdings, and outcomes associated with U.S. v. Booker. In doing so, they discuss what led Professor Strang to this case in the first place as well as the implications of federal sentencing enhancements and district courts’ adherence to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines before and after the ruling.
In this week's episode, Maris and Karan sit down with fellow Loyola student and friend, Audrey La, to reflect on their experiences at the annual National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention. At the conference, the three attended a variety of workshops, including panels discussing the legal histories of AAPI folks that are often invisible in the legal curriculum and the importance of cross-cultural solidarity. Savoring the empowerment that comes with building community with thousands of AAPI attorneys at the convention, Maris, Karan, and Audrey discuss the importance of affinity spaces in the legal industry and the need to tell diverse stories in the legal classroom.
Following their discussion of historical litigation addressing affirmative action in education, Johannes and Andy continue the Greatest Hits series by discussing the landmark Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. They discuss the facts of the case and the Court’s majority opinion, while briefly addressing the separately filed concurring and dissenting opinions. Finally, they discuss the impact this will have on the education sector as well as in a larger employment context, specifically, on how this ruling will affect corporate hiring and diversity programs.
We speak with Anita Maddali, the Assistant Dean of Student Services and Weekend JD at Loyola University Chicago. We will explore her legal career and how she ended up in the Dean’s Suite. We also discuss how she plans on transforming her role and the community to meet the ever-changing needs of students.
In this episode, Karan has a conversation with Loyola Professor Juan Perea, a Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice. Professor Perea has written extensively on topics ranging from racial inequality, the legal history of race relations in the United States, and the civil rights of Latinos. Professor Perea teaches courses about Constitutional Law and Race in the Law at Loyola. Karan and Professor Perea discuss Professor Perea’s article about the inequitable impacts of the GI Bill and how this contributed to the status quo of affirmative action policies. They also discuss the current affirmative action discourse, outlook going forwards, and both the short/long-term implications of the SFFA ruling.
Ben sits down with Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. to discuss his path to leadership within the Cook County Public Defenders’ office as well as his background and past experiences as both a public defender and a policy advocate in Chicago. During the course of their conversation, they discuss the offices’ goals and priorities, both past and present, as well as efforts the staff is taking to implement the Pretrial Fairness Act which effectively abolished the cash bail system in Illinois.
In this episode, Maris sits down with Cherie Mathews, a patent holder and entrepreneur who transformed a difficult experience with breast cancer into a patented product that has helped over 150,000 cancer patients. Cherie, among a disproportionately small number of female patent holders, candidly discusses the experiences that fueled her journey to patenting the garment – from being raised by a father who encouraged problem-solving to working on innovative projects at IBM. Maris and Cherie also discuss how intellectual property law can help solve societal issues, especially those that affect women and, ultimately, how we can begin to close the gender patent gap.
In this week's episode, Andy gets together with Associate Editor Johannes Alvarez-Rivero. Together, the two talk about and break down some of the landmark cases that eventually brought the Supreme Court 2023's "Student's for Fair Admissions v. Harvard"--the case that rejected affirmative action and ruled that colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in admitting students.
Yasmeen Khayr, a project coordinator at Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Urban Research and Learning, sits down with Casey to talk about her work as a researcher navigating the Domestic Violence Court in Cook County and evaluation of the Family Court Enhancement Project.
Casey sits down with Loyola alum, and current Loyola mock trial coach, Nat Cobbett to discuss how his participation in trial advocacy programs as a law student set him up for success as a trial attorney.
In today’s episode, Andy sits down with Tim Love, the executive director of the Office of Equity and Compliance and Title IX coordinator for Loyola University Chicago. In their discussion, Tim and Andy talk about some of the more intricate and humanistic details of working in this position and how it fits into the overall world of post-JD and law studies.
In this episode, Nneka Ugwu sits down with Savannah Joy West for a lawyerly lesson. Tune in for a candid conversation about her reflections from law school, advice for aspiring attorneys, and a crash course on the day-in-the-life of an Investment Funds attorney. Savannah is an associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on the formation, structuring, and operation of private equity funds and their management companies. She graduated from the University of Chicago Law School with her J.D. in 2020. She graduated from Amherst College with her B.A. in Political Science & Art History in 2015. After Amherst, Savannah received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in South Africa which she completed before starting law school. Please note the views expressed in this episode do not express the views of LUC Law or the guest’s employers.
In the final episode of her privacy series, Marisa sits down with Liz Hein, Foursquare’s VP of Compliance and Data Protection to talk about geolocation data, how she thinks about privacy, and the rapidly changing world of privacy engineering and thought. Link to Daniel Solove’s paper referenced by Liz: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4322198
In this series, Marcus explores what Academic Freedom is through interviews with Dean Sacha Coupet, Associate Dean of Mission Innovation with the Loyola Chicago School of Law, and Zach Greenberg, Senior Program Manager for the Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). In this Part, we speak with Mr. Greenberg. In Part 1, we spoke with Dean Coupet.
In today’s episode, Andy sits down with compliance professional Vanessa Ross. In their discussion, they break down the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) guidance on the seven elements of an effective compliance program. Vanessa not only explains what each element means, but she also outlines how the elements show up in her compliance work each day.
Nneka sits down with Dr. Diana Uchiyama, the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program. In this episode, she discusses her pathway from law school to earning her masters and doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
In today’s episode, Christy sits down with Professor Rushin to discuss what future 1Ls can expect in Criminal Law.
In this series, Marcus explores what Academic Freedom is through interviews with Dean Sacha Coupet, Associate Dean of Mission Innovation with the Loyola Chicago School of Law, and Zach Greenberg, Senior Program Manager for the Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). In Part 1, we speak with Dean Coupet. In Part 2, we speak with Mr. Greenberg.
“Move at the speed of trust” - Adrienne Maree Brown. In this episode, Nneka sits down with Bridget Snow, Civil Rights Investigator, who works in the Civil Rights Division of the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office.
This week Marisa dives into intentional privacy and privacy in the medical device space with Maggie Hanjani, Medtronic’s Data and Privacy Global Senior Advisor, Sr. Principal Legal Counsel and Privacy by Design Lead.
In today’s episode, Andy sits down with Francisco Borrayo where they first discuss his work as president of Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Latinx Law Student Association and they jump into the history of Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission.
Casey is joined by Jack Saletta, a Loyola Chicago School of Law alum and current Equal Justice Works Fellow, to discuss the role of the Restorative Justice Community Courts within Cook County.
The bar exam has existed in one form or another since 1763. Since then, millions of people have taken the bar, yet each year the process challenges a new group of students. Marcus speaks with Dean Ellen Douglas, Assistant Dean of Academic Success and Bar Preparation, to get some answers to questions many people have.
In today’s episode, Andy sits down with compliance manager Ryan Stillion. Andy and Ryan explore how a JD can be used in a field outside of court rooms and general counsel positions. In their discussion, they walk through Ryan’s journey into law, some law experience, how he ended up in healthcare, and ways in which he still uses law skills he learned in school in his work each day. Please note, all opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the individual, and do not express the views or opinions of participants’ employers or Loyola University Chicago.
Nneka sits down with Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola, a sociology professor at Morehouse College, to discuss her pathway from law school to earning her PhD in sociology. The two reflect on her law school experience at Loyola, explore her pivot to academia, and engage in discussion about Dr. Martinez-Cola’s book, The Brick Before Brown. In this book, she identifies over 100 cases filed before the famed Brown v. Board of Education and specifically examines the contributions of Chinese Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans to the struggle for educational equality.
In today’s episode, Christy sits down with Professor Waldeck to discuss what future 1Ls can expect in Property.
In today’s episode, Andy gets to talk about law life after a certain age with three current law students over the age of 30. In their discussion, they not only discuss the life events that brought them to the institution of law school, but they have a personal discussion about life, stress, and preparing for the cold-call. Please note, all opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the individual, and do not express the views or opinions of participants’ employers or Loyola University Chicago.
In August 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court amended Rule 711 to allow license holders to practice in federal courts in IL. Marcus sits down with Professor Patricia Lee, Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Professor of Business Law; Director of the Business Law Clinic; and Executive Director of the Business Law Center, to discuss the amendments to Rule 711. They also discuss experiential learning and the Loyola Business Law Clinic.
Casey sits down with Diane Redleaf, a decades-long family defense attorney and advocate, to discuss her work challenging various practices within state child welfare systems. They also discuss her work leading the charge on the case that led to the Norman Consent Decree in Illinois, holding that children should not be separated from their parents for reasons of poverty.
In this episode, Nneka sits down with Professor Maria Hawilo to explore her path from public defender to professor. Beginning with a reflection on Professor Hawilo’s time with the Public Defender Service in Washington D.C., they discuss what made that experience unique and her pivot to academia. Lastly, the two explore the professor’s new course offering, Righting Wrongs. How did professional experience impact the vision for this course? How does the unique hybrid model align to the mission of the course? What does this structure teach us as learners and lawyers? To learn more about the Conviction Review Unit, please visit the Minnesota Attorney General’s website.
In today’s episode, Andy sits down with the assistant dean of Loyola University Chicago’s Weekend JD program–one of only a handful of hybrid, part-time JD programs in the country. In their discussion, Andy and Kirk talk about Kirk’s entrance into the world of law, his passion for higher education, and what exactly makes the Weekend JD program so special. Please note, all opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the individual, and do not express the views or opinions of participants’ employers or Loyola University Chicago.
In today's episode, Christy sits down with Professor Sawicki to discuss what future 1Ls can expect in Torts.
Marisa welcomes back pod alum Radhika Sutherland. They discuss life after law school, alternative career paths for JDs, sticking to your values, and what the future holds.
Marcus sits down with members of Loyola Chicago Law School's administration to discuss their path to the Dean's Suite. In Part 1, Marcus interviews Dean Alexandre, Dean of Loyola University Chicago; Dean Luma, Assistant Dean for Diversity Equity, and Inclusion; and Dean Giselle, Assistant Dean for Student Services. Listen to learn why the administrators went to law school and how they became members of the administration.
In his inaugural episode, Marcus sits down with members of Loyola Chicago Law School's administration to discuss their path to the Deans' Suite. In Part 1, Marcus interviews Dean Walter, Assistant Dean of the Weekend JD Program; Dean Faught, Associate Dean for Administration; and Dean Rushin, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Listen to learn why the administrators went to law school and how they became members of the administration.
In her inaugural episode, Nneka sits down with Jackie Ross, staff attorney at Loyola University of Chicago’s Civitas ChildLaw Clinic. They are both former special education teachers with similar philosophies of learning. Their discussion centers on the role of legislation in dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline - specifically Illinois Senate Bill 100. Nneka and Jackie reflect on “full court press advocacy” as it relates to education law. In basketball, a full-court press takes a great deal of effort but can be an effective tactic. Often when teams are behind late in a game, they will apply full-court pressure to the entire length of the court. Nneka and Jackie reference the following two articles: ProPublica’s “The Price Kids Pay” and Eteng Ettah’s “Abbott Elementary and the Promise of Schools without Cops.”
In their inaugural episode, Casey talks to Helen Kim Skinner (she/her) about her experience in the law and social work arenas surrounding criminal defense. Specifically, they dive into her experience starting the James B. Moran Second Chance Program (a reentry court) for the Northern District of Illinois and her pivot from practicing law as a criminal defense attorney to working as a full-time mitigation specialist.
In his inaugural episode, Andy sits down with Weekend JD 3L Arti Walker-Peddakotla to review and discuss Lawrence v. Texas, a landmark decision from the Supreme Court in 2003 that overturned a Texas anti-sodomy law, as well as overturned the decision of Bowers v. Hardwick. But instead of discussing the “briefness” of the case, Andy and Arti explore the intersectionality of systemic issues in America through the story of Lawrence. Please note, all opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the individual, and do not express the views or opinions of participants’ employers or Loyola University Chicago.
In today’s episode, Christy sits down with Professor Waller to discuss what future 1Ls can expect in Civil Procedure. Please note this episode was recorded in the fall semester of 2021.
In the next installment of her series exploring data privacy and cybersecurity, Marisa sits down with Aaron Charfoos, Global Chair of Paul Hastings LLC’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Workgroup, to discuss private practice in this rapidly growing field. They dive into what it looks like to work in privacy and security at a law firm, what he loves about it, and getting an edge on breaking into the best area of practice!
Welcome back to the Podvocate! Please join us in welcoming our new team members Nneka Ugwu, Marcus McNeal, Andy Vanden Busch, and Casey Callahan.
In this two-part roundtable, the team comes together to discuss sex, gender, and the law. Part 1 is an interview between Olivia and attorney Kara Dansky, and Part 2 is the team's reflection on the interview and on the topic.
This episode was recorded before news broke on May 2, 2022 of the Supreme Court's deliberations on overturning Roe v. Wade, so that is not discussed in the episode.
Please note this episode discusses the details of indecent exposure and other sensitive topics, please be mindful of the presence of children and your own needs as you listen to this episode.
In addition, the opinions expressed on the Podvocate by our guest are not necessarily the opinions of the Podvocate members, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, WLUW, or Loyola University Chicago School of Communications. It is our mission at the Podvocate to explore the boundaries of practicing law in the 21st century and to present diverse opinions on various topics affecting modern law.
In this two-part roundtable, the team comes together to discuss sex, gender, and the law. Part 1 is an interview between Olivia and attorney Kara Dansky, and Part 2 is the team's reflection on the interview and on the topic itself.
This episode was recorded before news broke on May 2, 2022 of the Supreme Court's deliberations on overturning Roe v. Wade, so that is not discussed in the episode.
Please note this episode discusses sensitive topics, please be mindful of your own needs as you listen to this episode.
In addition, the opinions expressed here on the Podvocate by our members are not necessarily the opinions of the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, WLUW, or Loyola University Chicago School of Communications. It is our mission at the Podvocate to explore the boundaries of practicing law in the 21st century and to present diverse opinions on various topics affecting modern law.
Continuing in her exploration of the intersection of technology and privacy, Marisa and leading health law, bioethics, and medical humanities scholar, Professor Stacey Tovino, dig into patient privacy, the changing landscape of privacy in the U.S., Professor Tovino’s “dream” privacy regulations, and why patient privacy matters.
Scholars discussed in this episode can be found listed below Stacey Tovino, University of Oklahoma - DeIdentification reidentification (Duke Law Journal) - A Timely Right to Privacy (Iowa Law Journal) Nicholas Terry, Indiana University - Expertise: Privacy and Confidentiality Sharona Hoffman - - Expertise: Privacy and Confidentiality Nicholson Price, University of Michigan - Expertise: Black Box Medicine Charlotte Tschider, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Expertise: - Patient Privacy, Health Information Confidentiality - Consumer Data Protections - Informed Consent & Consent Models in Data Privacy Mark Racine, University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Law
On this week’s episode, Lenny hands the microphone off to Sheena Prevette, a fellow classmate in Loyola’s Public Interest Seminar course. For her capstone project, Sheena, a 3L in the Weekend JD Program sits down with Loyola Alumna Heidi Cerneka to explore her career in public interest law. Sheena is one of the dedicated students serving clients as part of Loyola’s Civitas ChildLaw clinic and is preparing to continue her career of public service, focused on children and international human rights law. Heidi, meanwhile, is a Maryknoll Lay Missioner and an immigration attorney working with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center. She has spent over twenty years working as an advocate with incarcerated women throughout Latin America. Heidi served as a civil society representative on state and federal councils, participated in UN human rights events regarding justice-involved women, and recently spent a year in Kenya working with refugees through Jesuit Refugee Services and with a program that trained incarcerated Kenyan women to be paralegals.
With Vanderbilt Law Professor Terry Maroney, Marisa Polowitz and Olivia Ashé dive into a conversation to discuss a rather elusive topic in the law – judicial temperament. Judicial temperament is often referred to when judges are appointed to the court, but if we are honest, we are not even really sure what it means. Maroney has spent the past ten years investigating the intersection of law and emotion, and in this episode Maroney weaves together legal analysis with the psychology, sociology and philosophy of emotion to help us understand, define and apply the concept of judicial temperament.
Senior Editor Olivia Ashé had the privilege to speak with Loyola Chicago University School of Law incoming Dean, Dean Michèle Alexandre. In their conversation, you’ll get a sense of Dean Alexandre's infectious and beautiful spirit as they discuss spirituality, the legal profession as one of service and Dean Alexandre’s hopes for Loyola law.
Join Christy Paredes as she discusses with Prof. Charmaine Butler how to navigate Legal Writing I while avoiding common pitfalls.
Kicking off a new short series about the intersection between privacy and technology, Marisa sits down with experienced Chief Information Security Officer, Bill Hanning. They explore data privacy, cybersecurity, and the roles and responsibilities of those working to keep data private and secure.
This episode is presented in partnership with Loyola’s Journal of Regulatory Compliance (JRC). This year’s JRC Symposium, Demystifying Data Privacy, will be held this Friday, March 11. For more information, visit the Journal of Regulatory Compliance at (https://www.luc.edu/law/currentstudents/events/eventsdirectory/journal-of-regulatory-compliance-2022-symposium/)
In a follow up to his discussion with Prof. Caldwell, Emmett and Tom Farrell of the Workshop Studios discuss the business implications and opportunities of the NCAA’s new NIL rule.
Tom has spearheaded projects like Trading Spaces for TLC, The Haney Project for Golf Channel, and Netflix’s Emmy-nominated and Realscreen award-winning documentary series, Basketball or Nothing.
To kick off the new year, Emmett and Loyola Law Professor Earl Caldwell discuss the NCAA v. Alston decision, the NCAA’s new Name, Image, and Likeness rule, as well as some of the many opportunities and uncertainties the new rule presents.
NCAA v. Alston dealt with the benefits, compensation, and restrictions placed on college athletes.
Today’s episode is Part II of our Veteran’s Day series looking at the conflict in Afghanistan with COL(R) Paul Kantwill. As Lenny and Paul conclude their discussion, they explore the military transition process and the current gap that exists between the military and civilian cultures. Lenny is then joined by his wife, Wendy Reinart, an expert in the area of military transitions at City Colleges of Chicago, to discuss this cultural gap and to explore how legal practitioners can navigate this space in order to better provide legal services to military veterans.
On Veterans Day, Lenny sits down with Paul Kantwill, Colonel, U.S. Army(Retired), to discuss the Afghanistan Conflict and the military veteran transition. Professor Kantwill received an L.L.M. from the Judge Advocate General’s School, U.S. Army; and holds a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. In this episode, Lenny and Paul explore some of the historical aspects of the conflict, along with some of its controversy, with the added benefit and context of Paul’s firsthand experience in the region.
In the second episode of a three part series of Women in the Law, Olivia speaks with Jacqui Patterson, the current Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project: A Resource Hub for Black Frontline Climate Justice Leadership. Prior to this role, Jacqui spent 11 years as the NAACP Senior Director of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program.
Olivia had the privilege of catching up with Jacqui last Spring, while she was in Gulf Coast Mississippi celebrating their Solar for All Project. Jacqui is a force and leader in the climate justice arena — and although we had a bit of trouble with our audio during our conversation, her commitment and vision for the climate justice movement are loud and clear.
In this week's episode, Christy sits down with Professor Melissa Hale, Loyola Law School's Director of Academic Success and Bar Programs, to discuss what students can expect in their first year of law school. They explore topics such as pre-law majors, choosing the right law school, grading on a curve, and the importance of prioritizing one's mental health.
Lenny sits down with Antonio Romanucci, founding partner of the Chicago-based firm Romanucci & Blandin. Mr. Romanucci was recently honored to represent the family of George Floyd in the civil lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis and four of its police officers alongside Lead Counsel Ben Crump. In today’s episode, Mr. Romanucci joins Lenny to explore discourse and the legislative process following the stalled negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans on the topic of police reform in the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
In the first of a three part series focusing on Women in the Law, Olivia speaks with Loyola Chicago Alum and Detroit native Kristina Wilson. Kristina, once with dreams to be the first Black President of the United States (inspired by her mother), is now making her mark as a sports and entertainment attorney with law offices in Detroit and California. Kristina is not shy about the ups and downs of law school and how community has been key to her success. Kristina’s journey to and through law school is powerful, bold and one of perseverance!
In this episode from the archives, Podvocate alum Radhika Sutherland talks to Christie Tate (Loyola JD '03) about Tate's book "Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life."
On this week’s episode, Lenny speaks with Matt McHenry and Thalia Sady on the drug decriminalization measures recently passed in the Oregon general election. Both Matt and Thalia share a passion for the Portland community where Thalia serves as an attorney with the Metropolitan Public Defender dealing in state matters, while Matt is a partner at the law firm of Levine & McHenry where he focuses on federal issues.
As Dean Kaufman departs LUC Law, he reflects on his tenure and shares his proudest moments.
Campus activism is as powerful a force today as it was in the 1960s. Join The Podvocate board for its season finale with student activist icon Mary Beth Tinker and special student guest B. Alvarez. This thoughtful discussion probes what it means to be a voice for change and how to marshal the passion of peers to affect meaningful change in the campus community.
A high school girl's Snap got her suspended from cheerleading for one year. That Snap and suspension is being heard before the Supreme Court today! Join The Podvocate for its third and final discussion in this series on where students' free speech rights end and schools' disciplinary authority begins. Today’s discussion features Will Creeley, legal director at the Freedom for Individual Rights in Education, a First Amendment advocacy group that seeks to defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. Will is the chief author of an amicus brief arguing in favor of B.L.’s right to Snap what she likes on her own time, away from school. Will’s writing has been published by The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
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A high school girl's Snap got her suspended from cheerleading for one year. That Snap and suspension will now come before the Supreme Court. Join The Podvocate for a series of discussions on where students' free speech rights end and schools' disciplinary authority begins. In this episode, Francisco Negron, chief legal counsel of the National School Board Association and chief author of an amicus brief arguing in favor of the school district’s right to discipline B.L. for her conduct, shares why it’s critical for schools to be empowered to discipline student speech that affects students and the campus community. Francisco directs the NSBA’s nationally-recognized Legal Advocacy Program, which files more amicus briefs in the Supreme Court and in federal and state appellate courts across the country each year than all national education associations combined.
A high school girl's Snap got her suspended from cheerleading for one year. That Snap and suspension will now come before the Supreme Court. Join Podvocate editor-in-chief Matt Doran for a series of discussions on where students' free speech rights end and schools' disciplinary authority begins. This first discussion is with Prof. Kathleen Hirsman, who has spent over two decades in education law and has represented and advised school districts in these cases. She shares the history of how courts have dealt with this issue and how technology has complicated the analysis.
Join LUC Law 2L Lenny Reinart in his continued exploration of Rural Access to Justice with Judge Brian Rahilly from Michigan’s 11th Judicial Circuit. The 11th Judicial Circuit covers four counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and spans approximately 11,000 square miles. They explore the issues this rural area's attorney shortage has caused in both Judge Rahilly’s former private practice as well as the impact this crisis has on hearing cases from the bench of such a large geographic area.
Join Lenny Reinart as he explores Rural Access to Justice with Sam Larrabee from Upper Michigan Law. Mr. Larrabee is a graduate from DePaul University College of Law and spent six years as a prosecutor with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. He then returned to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where he now serves clients in a variety of practice areas. In this discussion, they dissect the rural attorney shortage crisis and discuss the unique challenges associated with a rural practice. Finally, they consider how to entice young lawyers to leave larger metro areas like Chicago to join practices in small towns across rural America.
Join Leanne Jossund as she talks with Chipo Nyambuya, Loyola Law School’s Director of Experiential Programming and Professional Development, about legal education. They explore common tropes like the Socratic dialogue, the ABA standardization of the curriculum, and the role of externships and experience in law school. Listen and subscribe to The Podvocate wherever you get your podcasts!
Joe Roddy practices civil defense work as a partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella. He also provides commentary on high-profile trials as an on-air correspondent for WGN. He has a background working as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney office, where he tried 35 jury trials and argued eleven cases before the Illinois Appellate Court. Joe and Emmett Harrington talk about the dynamics of this on-air job, the importance of the current Derek Chauvin trial, and the value of learning trial advocacy in law school.
It's easy to fall into patterns and live in bubbles that reinforce our views, especially with so many professional and personal demands. It's also easy to point the finger and demand institutions hire and promote diversity. But if we value diversity as ardently as we may say, how do we pursue and cultivate diversity—of people, cultures and ideas—in our personal lives? That's the question the entire Podvocate board explores in this second part of our conversation on diversity.
LUC Law grad Sheena Patel shares her story from tax law certificate to the Big 4 and now as in-house counsel at the world's electric car leader, Tesla. She details navigating a career as an attorney outside a firm and government and offers candid advice on humility and what other traits to cultivate that lead to success and fulfillment.
Leanne talks to Diana Chen (LUC Law ‘14) about her path through law school and beyond. After working as an attorney at Karbal, Cohen, Economou, Silk and Dunne, Diana expanded her skills as a digital content creator, freelance writer, marketer and podcaster. They discuss the boundaries of a JD and how law students should rethink their postgraduate possibilities.
The entire Podvocate team sits down to share what "diversity" means to each of us. What does it look like in the workplace, at school and in one's social circle? And, how do we pursue diversity when everyone around us is digging in our heels? Join us for a very personal, honest and thoughtful discussion on how we connect and learn from each other.
In this week’s episode, Emmett talks with LUC Law alumnus La’Mont Williams (‘14), the current Chief of Staff to Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry. They talk about must-take Loyola Law courses, where to look for summer opportunities when plans fall through, and the decision to step away from practicing law and into the political sphere.
This week on The Podvocate, Leanne and Olivia sit down with Professor Matthew Sag to deconstruct October’s Google v. Oracle oral argument over the use of Java in the Android operating system. We take a look at what the justices’ questions revealed about their positions and what the outcome might be. Professor Sag is a leading expert in intellectual property law and he practiced in Silicon Valley, California and in the United Kingdom.
Olivia continues to explore the topic of “the legal imagination” with Professor Carmen Gonzalez, world-renowned expert in international environmental law, human rights and the environment, environmental justice, and food security.
Professor Gonzalez explains how “international law is the history of colonialism” and demonstrates how a new legal framework can challenge the doctrines of international law and their consequences on the environment.
You can find the article "Climate Change & Racial Capitalism" by Professor Gonzalez here: https://lpeproject.org/blog/climate-change-and-racial-capitalism/. (And if you are a Loyola student be on the lookout for Professor Gonzalez's International Environmental Law class, you won’t regret it!)
On this week's episode of The Podvocate, Olivia & Lenny explore the topic of “the legal imagination” with nationally-renowned Harvard Law professor and author Randall Kennedy. This is the first episode of a three-part series exploring the role of imagination in the law and how it might be used to rethink “objective” legal principles, processes and methods we rely on. This project has been inspired by Derrick's Bell’s book "And We are Not Saved" and Patricia Williams’ book "The Alchemy of Race and Rights."
In this episode, Professor Kennedy speaks to the history that has created these principles, their implications and his own vision on what we might reimagine in the legal system and beyond. Professor Kennedy also speaks about his relationship with Derrick Bell and their disagreement about what can be what is possible given the realities of the world we live in.
If you are interested in knowing more about Professor Kennedy, check out his recent article entitled "Derrick Bell & Me" available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3350497 or one of his many other publications: Race, Crime, and the Law; Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal; For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law; The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency.
In today’s episode, Lenny explores the topic of community reintegration after incarceration to examine the many barriers individuals face when released from the prison system. Lenny is first joined by Tanya Woods, Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumna and Executive Director of the Westside Justice Center, who shares her perspective from working in the communities on the West Side of Chicago. Lenny then speaks with Rodney Phillips, a field manager from the Chicago Peace Academy, who details his experiences in navigating the reintegration process and discusses his current role in violence intervention.
Bill Lowry, Commissioner of the 3rd District of Cook County, speaks with Emmett about breathing life into the law from the perspective of an often misunderstood layer of local government. Together, they take a deep dive into one of America's most storied and mischaracterized political machines.
A Loyola Chicago Law alumnus, Commissioner Lowry is also president and a co-managing shareholder at Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry.
The American tax system treats whites and Blacks differently, and the disparity is growing. Tax rates, loopholes, history, enforcement ... all of it culminates in depriving Blacks of financial means and public services. Join Matt Doran as he interviews Prof. Francine Lipman of UNLV Law, the nation's foremost expert on how federal, state and local tax policies prevent Blacks from accumulating the money needed to thrive. You will not think about taxes the same again.
In this week’s episode, LUC Professor Paul Kapfer joins Lenny and Leanne as they dive into a discussion on the ongoing conflict surrounding the South China Sea. They discuss the basis for China’s claim to the region, the sea’s global significance, the U.S. response, and the international law covering maritime claims. For additional reading and background into this topic, Professor Kapfer recommends the 2007 Senate Report titled "Convention on the Law of the Sea" written by then Senator Joe Biden.
Paul Kapfer teaches International Humanitarian Law as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago Law School. He has a BA in International Economics and French from Valparaiso University and a JD from the University of Iowa. After law school, Paul served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as a Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) officer. On active duty, Paul’s most frequent role was in-house counsel, advising a 14-state Navy region commander on criminal prosecution and Army generals in Iraq on the law of armed conflict.
This week, Leanne talks to health law expert and Loyola professor John Blum about the changing landscape of telehealth and telemedicine in the wake of COVID-19. Digital health mediums have complex implications on privacy law, insurance, and health policy. Join us as we unwrap all the layers in this week’s episode of The Podvocate.
This week on The Podvocate, Emmett and Leanne speak with Cook County Judge Jim Snyder and Workers’ Compensation Arbitrator Deborah Baker to analyze anticipated local changes to legal proceedings due to the COVID-19 online transition. While there are some positive and negative procedural implications of Zoom proceedings, there are also justice concerns.
Judge Snyder oversees a Commercial Litigation Docket at the Daley Center in Chicago. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he served as General Counsel of the Illinois Human Rights Commission and has been active in judicial education, teaching peer education classes in Advanced Discovery, Consumer Fraud, and Civil Procedure.
Prior to being appointed as an arbitrator, Arbitrator Baker worked for the Illinois Department of Corrections as Assistant Deputy Chief Legal Counsel and Agency Ethics Officer. Arbitrator Baker has also worked as an Illinois Assistant Attorney General and as a civil litigator.
This week on The Podvocate, Leanne and Olivia sit down with Professor Matthew Sag to discuss the upcoming Google v. Oracle oral argument and its implications on tech copyright law. The oral argument represents a decade-long court battle between two tech giants over small pieces of software that underpin our daily lives. Professor Sag is a leading expert in the field and he practiced intellectual property law in Silicon Valley, California and in the United Kingdom.
For the final regular episode of our second season, the Podvocate team has a roundtable discussion about how our varied individual educational experiences have given us different preparation for law school, the increasing cost of an undergraduate education and seeming lack of increase in value, and expectations and advice we have for future generations.
This week, Jake sits down with Hillel C. Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, an organization dedicated to holding the United Nations accountable to its own charter and fighting human rights abuses throughout the world. Jake and Hillel talk about the role of a non-governmental organization within the UN, the problems within the UN that UN Watch tries to combat, and how the UN is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.
International lawyer, diplomat, writer and activist, Hillel C. Neuer is the Executive Director of UN Watch, a human rights NGO in Geneva, Switzerland. He has served as executive director of UN Watch since 2004, and has written globally on law, politics and international affairs. The Tribune de Genève has described Neuer as a human rights activist who is “feared and dreaded” by the world’s dictatorships. The Journal de Montreal wrote that Neuer “makes the U.N. tremble.” Israel’s Ma’ariv newspaper named him to its list of the “Top 100 Most Influential Jewish People in the World.” On social media, Neuer is one of the most active and consistent sources on exposing the United Nations often flawed agenda. Mr. Neuer has been quoted as an expert on the United Nations and human rights by the New York Times, Die Welt and Le Monde, and has appeared in debates on CNN, BBC, and Al Jazeera.
This week, Jake is sitting down with Jamie Miller to discuss the current state of the student loan debt crisis, how a recent court decision has opened the door to changes in how bankruptcy courts handle student loan debt and what form those changes might take.
Attorney James L. Miller is the owner of Miller & Miller, a consumer bankruptcy law firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jamie is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Miami School of Law. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the American Bankruptcy Institute and serves on Governor Evers’ Student Loan task force. Miller & Miller is an inaugural member and ongoing participant of the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bankruptcy Court Help Desk. Jamie is the Board President of Milwaukee Jewish Free Loan Association and has served on the Operation Dream Board of Directors. Jamie is the father of two daughters, Erin and Hilary, and currently resides in Milwaukee with his wife, Felicia.
Haley sits down with Lisa Tamburini to talk about what the job experience of a chief compliance officer looks like, how her previous experience as a paralegal shaped her decision to go into law school, and advice for listeners interested in pursuing the field of compliance.
Lisa Tamburini is the Chief Compliance Officer at DiMeo Schneider & Associates, LLC. Prior to joining DiMeo Schneider & Associates earlier this year, Lisa was the Chief Compliance Officer at RMB Capital Management, an independent investment advisory firm, for eight years. Lisa is also a Senior Adjunct Lecturer at Loyola University Chicago’s Institute for Paralegal Studies. Lisa graduated from DePaul University College of Law in 2002.
We're back! Matt sat down with virologist Liam King to discuss the Covid-19 outbreak, how it compares with his experiences studying the ebola outbreaks in West Africa as well as other outbreaks, the U.S. and international response and where he finds hope in these challenging times.
Dr. Liam King studied the ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. He has a BA in Chemical Biology from Berkeley, a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of California San Diego and is a year away from finishing his MD, also from UCSD.
Today, Haley is sitting down with Carrie Classick Johnson, Corporate Legal Counsel at McDonald’s Corporation in Chicago. Carrie began her legal career working in Big Law and made the move to McDonald’s Corporation two years later. Carrie discusses what it’s like to be an in-house lawyer at a large, well-known corporation like McDonald’s, the differences between working in Big Law and working in-house as a lawyer, and her advice to law students who are currently looking for job opportunities. Carrie attended Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Jake sits down with returning guest Fernanda Herrera Spieler, who previously joined us for S2E4. Fernanda traveled to DC and heard oral arguments in the Supreme Court for Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California, a case which will decide the future of the DACA program and further define the power of the executive branch. She and Jake talk about the oral argument, the questions and responses of the justices, and what this case means for the future of the immigrant community.
Fernanda Herrera Spieler is a 2nd year law student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She is working to become an immigration lawyer and defend members of the immigrant community in their quests to live a full life in the United States. Fernanda was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 1994 and moved to the United States with her family when she was 2 and a half years old.
Haley and Matt sit down with two antitrust associates at McGuireWoods, Amy Gilbert and Jason Chrestionson, to discuss the 13th Annual ABA International Cartel Workshop that took place in San Francisco, California February 19th – 21st. Amy and Jason discuss the workshop generally, define “international cartel”, describe leniency programs and no-poach agreements, and more.
Amy Gilbert is a senior antitrust associate at McGuireWoods’ Chicago office. Amy's practice focuses on antitrust litigation and compliance counseling, class action litigation, as well as complex commercial litigation. Amy's substantive experience also includes work in conjunction with consumer protection statutes, particularly the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Jason Chrestionson is an antitrust associate at McGuireWoods’ Chicago office. Jason advises clients on antitrust litigation and compliance counseling, as well as complex commercial litigation. He has successfully represented clients before the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Jason is also experienced with large, multi-jurisdictional merger control matters.
This week, Jim is speaking with Brian Faughnan, an attorney specializing in professional responsibility and legal ethics. Their conversation has two parts: first, how proposed changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct could increase affordable access to justice, and second, the implications of the RPC on recent goings-on in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Brian Faughnan serves as Associate General Counsel for Lewis Thomason, working with the firm’s president on all ethics and professional responsibility matters within the firm, and is a shareholder in the firm’s Memphis office. He has served as the Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility since 2009, is the Secretary of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and is a co-author of the book “Professional Responsibility in Litigation”, published by the ABA. Some of his writings on legal ethics may be found at faughnanonethics.com.
Jake sits down with Professor Spencer Waller to talk about the history of antitrust law in the United States, how U.S. antitrust law differs from competition law in other countries, and resurgence of antitrust law and breaking up monopolies as a major political issue in the 2020 election.
Spencer Waller is the Faculty Director of the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies and the Justice John Paul Stevens Chair in Competition Law at Loyola University Chicago. He began his career as a staff law clerk for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, worked for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Foreign Commerce Section of the Antitrust Division and the Chicago Strike Force of the Criminal Division, and practiced at Freeborn & Peters. He has authored and co-authored numerous papers and books on antitrust, including Antitrust and American Business Abroad and The Fall and Rise of the Antitrust Class Action. Professor Waller taught at Brooklyn Law School for ten years, and has been teaching at Loyola since 2000 (including teaching Civil Procedure to most of the current Podvocate team).
We're taking a week off for Valentine's Day, but we've got Jim's full interviews with members of the LUC law school community from S2E8 to get you through the week.
Once again, our thanks to Carly Helman, Teddy Gelderman, Kyrsten D'Amico, Matt Chapman, and Jackie Ross for sitting down with Jim for this episode.
This week, Radhika is sitting down with Richard Rothstein to discuss his book, The Color of Law, which is part of the curriculum for Loyola's Professional Identity Formation course. They also talk about generational movements in creating structural change and the ongoing discussion of reparations for the African-American community.
Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and a Senior Fellow, emeritus, at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and of the Haas Institute at the University of California (Berkeley). He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America. The book recovers a forgotten history of how federal, state, and local policy explicitly segregated metropolitan areas nationwide, creating racially homogenous neighborhoods in patterns that violate the Constitution and require remediation. He is also the author of Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right (2008); Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black–White Achievement Gap (2004); and The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America’s Student Achievement (1998).
We're back from our winter hiatus! In acknowledgement of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Jim and Jake are sitting down with Ellie Milan and Kimberly Fay from the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services to continue our discussion of the impact of trafficking, this time focused on the Chicagoland area.
Eligia “Ellie” Milan is the Program Coordinator for the Victim Legal Assistance Network (VLAN) at the Legal Aid Society (LAS) of Metropolitan Family Services. Ellie provides case management and counseling services to victims of crime, including psychological evaluations for immigration petitions. She also supervises interns from various levels of education, from high school to Masters-level programs. Prior to joining MFS in 2015, Ellie was a clinical mental health counselor for South Suburban Family Shelter in their residential domestic violence program. She also spent some time in private practice primarily helping clients who were experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma.
Kimberly Fay, Esq., is an Equal Justice Works fellow with the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services, working at their DuPage location. Her work focuses on serving immigrant victims of crime, helping them to achieve stability and security by remedying their immigration status. She also conducts “Know Your Rights” training and other education work on issues affecting immigrants, for other legal and social service providers and for the community directly. She has nearly six years of experience practicing humanitarian and family-based immigration law, five of those years in the public service/non-profit fields. Kimberly is bilingual in Spanish. She has a deep compassion for the immigrant community and a heart for the unique struggles they face.
For the final episode of the fall semester, Matt, Radhika, Haley, Jake, and Jim are sitting down together to talk about the downfall of public figures. How has the development and codification of cancel culture changed our perception of past and future transgressions by public figures in different fields?
After this episode, we'll be on a brief hiatus for winter break, but we'll be back with new episodes starting January 29th.
Matt and Haley sit down with a panel of experts to discuss public shaming in the Internet era, and whether foolish mistakes and missteps should live on forever as "scarlet letters". Our guests today are Leigh Bonsall, a litigator who focused on commercial, professional liability and labor and employment at Hinshaw & Culbertson; Professor Atanu Das, an attorney at Guntin and Gust who teaches cyberlaw and intellectual property at Loyola; and Professor Alex Tsesis, the Raymond & Mary Simon Chair in Constitutional Law.
In the second half of this two-part episode, Haley and Matt sit down again with the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall to discuss her career prior and after her appointment to the bench. Specifically, Judge Kendall discusses when and why human trafficking happens, the different forms of human trafficking, and how she has been able to help trafficking victims throughout the world.
The Honorable Virginia M. Kendall is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She was appointed to the bench in January 2006 by President George W. Bush. Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy Chief in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago where she worked for over ten years. During her tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, she was appointed to the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee which reviewed all multi-jurisdictional child exploitation cases, served as the Child Exploitation Coordinator in the Northern District of Illinois, and as Coordinator of Project Safe Neighborhoods. Judge Kendall is the co-author of Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the Global Challenges and the U.S. Responses, with T. Markus Funk (foreword by The Hon. Richard A. Posner). Judge Kendall received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Northwestern University and her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
In this two-part episode, Haley and Matt sit down with the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall to discuss her career prior and after her appointment to the bench. Specifically, Judge Kendall discusses when and why human trafficking happens, the different forms of human trafficking, and how she has been able to help trafficking victims throughout the world.
The Honorable Virginia M. Kendall is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She was appointed to the bench in January 2006 by President George W. Bush. Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy Chief in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago where she worked for over ten years. During her tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, she was appointed to the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee which reviewed all multi-jurisdictional child exploitation cases, served as the Child Exploitation Coordinator in the Northern District of Illinois, and as Coordinator of Project Safe Neighborhoods. Judge Kendall is the co-author of Child Exploitation and Trafficking: Examining the Global Challenges and the U.S. Responses, with T. Markus Funk (foreword by The Hon. Richard A. Posner). Judge Kendall received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Northwestern University and her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Matt and Jake sit down with Father Jerry once again, this time to discuss the role of a Jesuit institution in operating a school for the highly secular field of law, the expectations students and faculty have of the institutional identity, and how a chaplain supports the Loyola student body.
Jake sits down with Father Jerry Overbeck, the official chaplain of LUC School of Law, to discuss the journeys relationships go through for law students. He discusses his program, “Staying Best Friends”, and the overall importance of maintaining strong relationships during law school. Jim gets some insights from members of the Loyola community on their experiences balancing law school and their relationships.
Special thanks to Teddy Gelderman, Kyrsten D'Amico, Carly Helman, Matt Chapman, and Jackie Ross for their contributions to this episode.
Matt and Radhika have a spooky episode to prepare you for the Halloween season. We've got stories about haunted houses, marrying ghosts, and copyright claims over demonic images.
Jake sits down by phone with Danny Smith, a Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumnus and counsel for New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. Danny discusses the journey that led him to working for Senator Booker on the Senate Judiciary Committee, providing fascinating insight into one of the many options available to law school grads pursuing careers outside the norms of predefined legal careers.
Radhika sits down with Nora Phillips to talk about about her work as the co-founder of the non-profit organization Al Otro Lado, which provides legal and mental health services to immigrants, refugees, and deportees, in Los Angeles and Tijuana. Nora and two other humanitarians were placed on a secret government watch list to gather information and disrupt their work. Beginning in October 2018, the government tracked their movements and actions, as well as harassed them at the border. Phillips was refused entry to Mexico, separated from her family, detained, and forcibly returned to the United States.
Nora serves as Legal Director of Al Otro Lado. Nora has a deep commitment to immigrant justice and, prior to starting her firm, worked at non-profit legal services organizations such as the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) in Los Angeles (2009-2014) and the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago where she was an Equal Justice Works Fellow (2007-2009).
Nora is a nationally-recognized expert on the U visa and frequently presents on this and other topics to attorneys, law enforcement, and other professionals. Nora frequently works as a consultant expert with the Office of the Federal Public Defender on complex U visa cases. Nora is a member of the Executive Committee for the Immigration Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She has been licensed to practice law in Illinois and she exclusively practices federal immigration law. Nora lives in Los Angeles.
Jake and Jim sit down with Fernanda Herrera Vera to talk about her experience in a family of mixed immigration status, the state of immigration at the southern border, and what allies and the LUC administration can do to better support students with this distinct experience.
Radhika and Matt sit down with the Honorable Sarah L. Ellis, of the Northern District of Illinois, to discuss professionalism and reputation. Judge Ellis talks about her path to the federal bench, what professionalism means to her, some surprising things she has experienced in the court room, and important Dos and Don’ts in the court room. Judge Ellis is an alumna of Loyola University Chicago School of Law (’94) and was nominated to the federal bench by President Obama in 2013.
Haley and Jim sit down with Dr. Diana Uchiyama to discuss mental health struggles and substance abuse in the legal profession, what factors drive these issues within the field, and how law schools and firms can work to better aid those who need it.
If you are an Illinois law student, attorney, or judge in need of help or resources, go to illinoislap.org or call 312.726.6607.
Dr. Diana Uchiyama joined the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program in 2018. Prior to joining LAP, she was the Administrator of Psychological Services for DuPage County where she oversaw a DASA licensed substance use treatment program, including a MISA program, and DHS Domestic Batterer Intervention Program for a court mandated population of clients. Dr. Uchiyama has also worked for the Kane County Diagnostic Center, as both a Staff Psychologist and Juvenile Drug Court Coordinator, and has an extensive background doing court ordered psychological, sanity, fitness, and sex offender evaluations and therapy. She has implemented numerous changes to court ordered programs both in Kane and DuPage County and is a certified trauma informed care trainer. Prior to obtaining her masters and doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Uchiyama was an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County working in various felony courtrooms at 26th and California. She obtained her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.
Matt and Radhika sit down with LUC Law Professor Henry Rose, Emma McMullen of Legal Aid Chicago, and current Loyola 3L Sarah Sewell to talk about public interest law. We'll discuss what drives students to go into public interest and what discourages them, the most pressing areas of need for legal assistance today, the obstacles that make it difficult for those in need of legal aid to receive zealous advocacy and the challenge of law school graduates pursuing such work with a heavy debt burden.
Prof. Henry Rose Bio: Upon completion of law school, Professor Rose practiced law for the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation for six years. He also was employed by the Legal Services Corporation as a management consultant for one year. He was the director of the Loyola University Community Law Center for many years. His principal areas of academic interest include civil law as it affects low income persons and property.
Emma McMullen Bio: Emma wanted to be a lawyer for as long as she can remember and was one of the few who entered law school with a career path in mind and stuck to it. As an undergrad at the University of Illinois, she double majored in psychology and political science where she found an intersection between systems of policy and youth development. When she entered law school and the Child Law fellowship program at Loyola, Emma was confident her academic background would put her on a policy track, ideally in the realm of foster care and adoption. However, after her experiences with direct service at the Family Defense Center (now called Ascend Justice) and through the Civitas Child Law Clinic, she decided she loved working with clients and needed more background on how individuals are impacted by systems before she moved toward policy. Emma began working at Legal Aid Chicago (formerly LAF) after taking the bar and has spent the past year working with youth in care and education matters and victims of domestic violence who are navigating the family law legal system.
Sarah Sewell: Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Sarah graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in May of 2015 and worked in various elementary education positions before leaving New Orleans in 2017 to study education law at Loyola. As a law student, Sarah changed directions to focus on child welfare and has been clerking at the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office since May of last year. There, Sarah has had the privilege to represent numerous children in Juvenile Court Child Protection proceedings using her 711 license, and has worked on various aspects of cases including witness and exhibit preparation, participation in mediation, investigations, as well as client interviews. She hopes to continue a career in child protection after graduating in May of 2020. When she’s not studying, Sarah loves exploring Chicago parks, discovering new music, and trying to keep her plants alive. She also wants everyone to know you get free admission to the Art Institute with your Loyola ID!
Dialogue De Novo is now The Podvocate! From Loyola University Chicago School of Law, we'll be exploring issues in the legal world with guests from our community and beyond.
In this mini-episode, our new team introduces themselves and has a brief roundtable discussing some of the episodes planned for the upcoming season.
It's the season one finale of Dialogue, De Novo. Edet Nsemo joined Jake and Richard for a live panel discussion on the topic, "How Did We Get Here, and How Can We Fix It?" They ventured to discuss how and why the current discourse has degraded and how we can piece it back together. Then, returning guest Radhika Sutherland joins the panel to take questions from the audience.
It's the season one finale of Dialogue, de Novo. For Richard and Jake's final episode, they were joined by Edet Nsemo in front of a live audience. Richard, Jake, and Edet began the show with a brief 20-minute panel commenting on the current state of our political discourse. The remainder of the episode is a Q/A, for which Radhika Sutherland joined the panel.
Paul Lisnek is the host of "Politics Tonight" on WGN, the "Behind the Curtain" podcast, and is the author of a new book, "Assume Guilt." Ted Donner is a lawyer, law professor. They join Jake on the podcast to discuss their former careers as jury consultant, working on notable trials such as OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony.
Professor Alan Raphael joins Jake and Richard to discuss his representation of John Wayne Gacy, one of America's most prolific serial killers.
On this week’s episode, Professor Samuel Brunson joins Nico and Richard to discuss his 2018 book, God and the IRS: Accommodating Religious Practice in the Tax Law. Topics ranged from taxing clergy, to exploring communities abroad such as Kibbutzim, creating an exception for Islamic home financing, his recommendation of a framework for legislature to apply for religious tax accommodation, and more.
Professor Barry Sullivan joins Nico and Jake to discuss his time as a civil rights attorney, arguing in front of the Supreme Court, and his thoughts on legal education.
Tom Frank is a third year law student. He joins the podcast on the heels of President Trump's failed nuclear summit in Hanoi to share his knowledge in U.S. foreign policy. He, Nico, Richard, and Jake also discuss the Iran Deal and Israel.
Professor Walter Tangarife joins Nico and Richard on the podcast to discuss his research into dark energy, black holes, and the expansion of the universe. In addition, Professor Tangarife discusses his humble upbringing in the slums of Medelin, Colombia and his journey to becoming a physics professor in the United States at the young age of 34.
Radhika Sutherland joins the podcast to discuss intersectionality, how intersectionality has helped her navigate her identity as the daughter of immigrants, and how its solidified her marriage with her white husband.
Professor John Dehn joins Jake and Richard on the podcast to discuss the constitutionality of President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southern border to deliver on his campaign promise of building a wall.
Dean Zelda Harris joins Jake and Richard to discuss the new Professional Identity Formation class, implicit bias training, and microagressions.
Professor Kate Mitchell and Kara Simon join Jake on the podcast to discuss the Health Justice Project, and the new approaches they're taking to fix the problems in healthcare and poverty.
Professor Tom Haney and Dean James Faught join the podcast to discuss their involvement in Blackacre, the old law school newspaper and predecessor to Dialogue, de Novo. They discuss with Richard and Jake the ways in which we preserve history, and the importance of building a community through media.
Alice O'Connell joins Jake and Nico to discuss being transgender, while also entering the practice of law.
Richard Rothstein is an economist, and the author of the best-selling book, "The Color of Law." Mr. Rothstein joins Jake and Richard to explain how the U.S. government is responsible for much of the current-day housing segregation seen throughout the United States. "The Color of Law" can be found on Amazon in both print and audiobook format.
Brian Gibbons joins the podcast to discuss the growing use of mandatory arbitration clauses in employment contracts. Brian explains to Jake, Richard, and Nico how arbitration clauses work and what he views as the negative effects of such clauses on employees. The conversation grows into a broader discussion on power dynamics at play in our society.
Seth Johnson joins the podcast to discuss with Jake and Nico what Originalism is, and why Seth views Originalism as the best modality to use when interpreting the Constitution of the United States.
Professor Vincent Samar joins the podcast to discuss his forthcoming article, which will be published in the Catholic University Law Review in February. Professor Samar first explains his conceptualization of how due process, liberty, and equality interact. Then, Professor Samar and Jake discuss the institution of marriage, the role of government in marriage, humanitarian education, and the importance of jurisprudence.
Richard and Jake discuss the Tree of Life Shooting, the largest slaughtering of Jews in American history, as well as America's reckoning with the rise of antisemitism. The two cover all angles, or as many angles as can be covered in a two-and-a-half-hour discussion, including antisemitism on both sides of the political aisle. See the show notes if you wish to jump around.
0:00 Listing off the victims 12:00 Our Introduction to the Remainder of the Episode 14:30 Pittsburgh Shooter Profile 16:55 Recent Antisemitic Attacks 21:51 Statement from Richard 28:35 George Washington Letter to Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island 35:19 A Prayer for Our Country 36:54 Heartwarming Stories Since the Shooting Surrounding the Jewish Community 54:06 Disgusting Stories Since the Shooting Surrounding the Jewish Community 1:28:38 Trump 1:35:04 Bill & Hillary Clinton and Louis Farrakhan 1:40:17 Mike Pence’s Guest Appearance at Rally with Messianic Jewish “Rabbi” 1:45:28 Keith Ellison 1:53:12 Women’s March Leaders 2:10:48 Linda Sarsour 2:15:58 Pro-Israel Antisemites 2:16:45 Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) 2:19:29 “Globalism” and the Zionist Occupational Government (ZOG)/Zionist Machine/Global Jewish Conspiracy 2:23:57 “Zionism” and “Pinkwashing” 2:25:59 George Soros, Sheldon Adelson, Koch Brothers 2:28:30 Final Stories on Both Sides 2:35:00 Ending Message 2:35:56 Theme Music and End Credits
Two panelists, Eric Hendricks and Grant Bosnich, join Jake and Richard for their first live show taping. They discuss all things related to the midterm elections. In addition, they play quiz games with the audience and have a Q&A.
Nico Ospina joins the podcast to debate the question of "is there a secular morality?" Nico, Jake, and Richard debate the concept of "truth", whether religion has a positive influence on society, and whether God exists.
This episode is part two of a two-part series.
Nico Ospina joins the podcast to debate the question of "is there a secular morality?" Nico, Jake, and Richard debate the concept of "truth", whether religion has a positive influence on society, and whether God exists.
This episode is part one of a two-part series.
Kate Malcolm joins the podcast to discuss intersectionality. Kate and Jake dive deep into their political differences, and identify areas where the left and right often talk past one another. They carefully review the theoretical underpinnings of intersectionality, and Kate bravely endeavors to explain privilege and gender theory to Jake.
Sei Unno joins the podcast to discuss mental health in law school, and the upcoming ABA Student Mental Health Awareness Day. Sei, Jake, and Richard each speak about their personal stories with mental health, as well as current statistics that are rather alarming.
Amber Carpenter joins the podcast to discuss the Laquan McDonald murder and Jason Van Dyke trial. Amber, Jake, and Richard discuss the original shooting, the questionable behavior of the police, the FBI investigation into CPD, and the Jason Van Dyke trial which resulted in a guilty verdict for one count of second-degree murder and sixteen counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.
Dean Kaufman joins the podcast to discuss his role as dean of the law school, Judaism, the Cultural Assessment Findings and Recommendations released yesterday, and his keynote address/Seattle University Law Review article, entitled “Social Justice and the American Law School Today: Since We Are Made for Love.”
Professor John Breen joins the podcast to discuss the recent abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church. Professor Breen, Jake and Richard discuss at length the history of the Catholic Church, faith in general, and the Catholic connection to bourbon (yes, the whiskey) in America.
This episode is three of a three-part series on the recent scandals surrounding the Catholic Church.
Amanda Burns joins the podcast to discuss the recent abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church. Amanda, Jake, and Richard discuss the recent scandals, the Catholic Church’s lack of progress for women in leadership positions, and the affect these issues have had on those raised Catholic.
This episode is two of a three-part series on the recent scandals surrounding the Catholic Church.
Nick Zausch joins the podcast to discuss the recent abuse scandals surrounding the Catholic Church. Nick, Richard and Jake discuss Nick’s upbringing in the Catholic Church, how his faith has shaped his life, and his views on the recent stories surrounding the church.
This episode is one of a three-part series on the recent scandals surrounding the Catholic Church.
Professor Juan Perea joins the podcast to discuss the federal government’s historically discriminatory policies against black and brown Americans, and how that impacts wealth and education today. They also speak about how language is central to identity, and how we can better tolerate diversity in today’s society. Professor Perea also explains his views as to how white people should feel a sense of unearned privilege.