Podcast Episodes

Navigating Uncertainty and Unprecedented Shifts in Federal Health Policy

Episode 174

“The amount of chaos that’s been introduced into the federal health policy landscape is unprecedented,” says Michelle Mello, professor at Stanford Law School and the Stanford University School of Med…

Published on 10 hours ago

National Guard or Political Weapon?

Episode 173

When the National Guard shows up in American cities, it’s usually after hurricanes, fires, or floods, not political fights. But recent federal deployments have changed the landscape and raised pressi…

Published on 1 week ago

Political Enemies and the Weaponization of the DOJ

Episode 172

When politics drives prosecutions, what happens to the rule of law? Are we in uncharted waters? Stanford Legal host Professor Pamela Karlan sits down with her colleague criminal justice expert Robert…

Published on 3 weeks ago

President Trump’s Tariffs and the Separation of Powers at the Supreme Court

Episode 171

In April, President Trump declared a national emergency and assumed the power to levy tariffs, introducing uncertainty into global trading by reneging on previously negotiated agreements. One of the …

Published on 1 month ago

Guns, Money, and Mass Shootings

Episode 170

Frequent mass shootings are a distinctly American problem, with news of another tragic shooting grabbing our attention every few weeks. Yet policy change is stalled.

In this episode, we focus on an im…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Risking its Scientific Research Edge?

Episode 169

In this episode of Stanford Legal, host Professor Pamela Karlan interviews her Stanford Law School colleague Professor Lisa Larrimore Ouellette about actions by the Trump administration that Ouellett…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Redrawing Democracy

Episode 168

At the urging of President Trump, the Texas legislature has launched a mid‑decade redistricting effort aimed at securing additional Republican seats in Congress. If successful, this effort could have…

Published on 3 months ago

Trump’s Executive Orders, Culture Wars, and Civil Rights

Episode 167

Trump-era executive orders, police hiring standards, and college admissions all converge in a decades-long debate over disparate impact, one of the most misunderstood yet consequential doctrines in c…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Can the Rule of Law Hold?

Episode 166

In this episode of Stanford Legal, Professor Pam Karlan talks about the growing politicization of the Department of Justice under the Trump administration. Drawing on her experience in the DOJ’s Civi…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Free Speech Under Fire: Greg Lukianoff Discusses the Battle for Free Expression on College Campuses

Episode 165

Amid escalating federal pressure on universities, Stanford Law School alum Greg Lukianoff, JD ’00, joins host Professor Pam Karlan for a sharp look at the free speech firestorms engulfing universitie…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago