Talking Legal Ed

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 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).