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The Free Speech Chill
Episode 164
In this episode, Stanford Law Professor Evelyn Douek, a First Amendment scholar and permanent U.S. resident, expands on her recent Atlantic essay, “Can I Teach the First Amendment If I Only Have a Gr…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Leveraging Technology to Improve Access to LA Courts
Episode 163
The LA Superior Court is the largest single unified trial court in the United States, serving the approximately 10 million residents of Los Angeles County—the cases it handles spanning a wide range o…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Takes on the Federal Bureaucracy, Putting Administrative Law in the Spotlight
Episode 162
On February 19 of this year, President Donald Trump issued one of his first executive orders, Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, leaving no doubt his aim to reduce its size and scop…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
AI, Liability, and Hallucinations in a Changing Tech and Law Environment
Episode 161
Since ChatGPT came on the scene, numerous incidents have surfaced involving attorneys submitting court filings riddled with AI-generated hallucinations—plausible-sounding case citations that purport …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Trump Administration and the Rule of Law Under Pressure
Episode 160
On March 6, President Trump issued the executive order “Addressing Risk from Perkins Coie LLP,” essentially preventing the firm from doing business with the federal government, stripping its staff of…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Trade Wars, Economic Chaos, and Law: Unpacking Trump's Trade Tactics with Alan Sykes
Episode 159
Joining Pam for this week's episode is Stanford Law Professor Alan Sykes, a leading expert on the application of economics to legal problems whose most recent scholarship is focused on international …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s Forced Deportations to El Salvador Prisons, Detentions, and Fear on College Campuses
Episode 158
Do asylum seekers in the U.S. have rights? Can the U.S. government forcibly deport them to a prison in El Salvador without due process? What about green card holders attending college? Since taking o…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Accountability in Government: Glenn Fine on the Crucial Role of Inspectors General, the Government's Watchdogs
Episode 157
How do we prevent or catch mismanagement, corruption, and waste of taxpayers' dollars in federal agencies? On January 24, 2025, days into his second administration, President Trump fired Inspectors G…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Gaza Conflict: Governance, Rebuilding, and Legal Challenges
Episode 156
International Law expert Allen Weiner joins Pam for a comprehensive overview of the legal challenges and humanitarian concerns in one of the world's most contentious regions, looking at the Israel/Ga…
Published on 8 months ago
Suing DOGE: Musk, Trump, and an Imperial Presidency
Episode 155
A coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit on February 11 asking a federal court to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) f…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago