Talking Legal Ed: Recent Episodes
Linda Jellum, Billie Jo Kaufman, David T. Ritchie
We are a group of legal educators who enjoy learning about new and innovative teaching approaches. Join us as we discuss cutting edge topics in the law and explore how to incorporate them in to our classrooms.
Naomi Cahn (Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law & Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law- UVA Law), June Carbone (Robina Chair in Law, Science and Technology- UMN), and Nancy Levit (Associate Dean for Faculty and Curator's Professor and Edward D. Ellison Professor of Law- UMKC) all join us to discuss their new book, Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy.
Kellye Testy (President and CEO of the Law School Admission Council) joins us to talk about her time as a law school dean, as well as how she helps law students succeed even before they enter law school.
Cathy Cox ( President of GA State College & University, former Dean of Mercer Law School, former President of Young Harris College, former GA Secretary of State) talks with us about her experiences as both a president and dean in universities in Georgia.
Robert (Bobby) Ahdieh (Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Endowed Dean's Chair; Vice President for Professional Schools & Programs, Texas A&M-Fort Worth Chief Operating Officer, Texas A&M University) talks with us about the joys of teaching law and being a dean.
In this episode, Barbara McQuade (professor from practice at University of Michigan Law School) talks with us about her work as an law analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, teaching law to students from a practical point of view, as well as her upcoming book- Attack from Within: how disinformation is sabotaging America
In this episode, we talk to Stephen Vladeck (Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law) about his book The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic.
Steve's newsletter: https://stevevladeck.substack.com/
Steve's book: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Docket-Supreme-Undermine-Republic/dp/1541602633
In this episode we talk to Matthew Sag (Professor of Law in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science at Emory University Law School) about his work in developing FLAIR (Forward Looking Academic Impact Rankings) for US law schools, an alternative to traditional law school rankings.
Find out more here: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4465455
In this episode we discuss why writing code with law students is a valuable addition to the law school curriculum. Prof. Wes Oliver (Duquesne) and his former student Morgan Gray walk us through the development of their course in coding for law students.
Tune in to hear Prof. John Linarelli (Touro) discuss the differences--and similarities--between legal education in the U.S. and the U.K.
Dean Tony Varona (Seattle) discusses his journey to becoming a Dean in a U.S. Law School.
In this episode Prof. Lou Virelli (Stetson) discusses the expectations regarding when judges should recuse themselves from cases that come before them.
In this episode Prof. Lou Virelli (Stetson) discusses the expectations regarding when judges should recuse themselves from cases that come before them.
In this episode we discuss why it is important for law students to learn, and understand, international legal norms with Prof. William Aceves from the California Western School of Law.
Anne Klinefelter (UNC) discusses the importance of including privacy law in the modern law school curriculum.
Prof. Leandra Lederman (Indiana Univ.) tells us how she promotes information about the U.S. tax system on YouTube and in the classroom.
And here is a link to the Congressman's book Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a former law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, discusses how legal educators can help students become defenders of democratic institutions.
Here is a link to the Tommy Raskin memorial fund for people and animals.
And here is a link to the Congressman's book: Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy.
Prof. Jeremy Kidd discusses the relevance of the law and economics movement to the law school classroom. Jeremy explains, particularly, how the issues of incentives and competition are important for all law students to master.
Steve Vladeck from UT-Austin explains the U.S. Supreme Court's shadow docket and how we can discuss this with our law students.
In this episode we discuss institutional problems with the U.S. Supreme Court with Prof. Eric Segall (Georgia State).
In this episode we discuss the nomination process of Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court with Prof. Michael Gerhardt (North Carolina).
In this episode we have a conversation about recent administrative failures like Covid and the Texas energy crisis, and how administrative expertise can refocus teaching administrative law.
We discuss the "success" of Trump's appeal to disaffected and marginalized voters with Prof. Charlton Copeland (University of Miami School of Law).