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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 w…
1 year 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 mo…
1 year 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 gr…
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 1 month 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 …
1 year, 2 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 st…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump's Pardons: Political Violence, Hate Groups, and the Rule of Law
Episode 154
What are the legal implications of the unprecedented mass pardoning of the January 6th rioters? What does it say about American rule of law?
Presiden…
1 year, 3 months ago
Criminal Justice in Divided America: Can Democracy Survive a Broken Justice System?
Episode 153
Criminal law expert and Stanford Law Professor David Sklansky joins Pam Karlan to discuss his book Criminal Justice in Divided America: Police, Punis…
1 year, 3 months ago
Special Counsel Smith's Report on Trump's Interference in the 2020 Election
Episode 152
In this episode, Pam Karlan is joined by Stanford Law School Professor David Sklansky, a leading criminal law expert, for a wide-ranging discussion o…
1 year, 3 months ago
California Burning: LA Fires, Climate Change, and Insurance Nightmares with Environmental Lawyer Debbie Sivas
Episode 151
The fires in Los Angeles, fueled by drought and the notorious Santa Ana winds, have wreaked devastation on the largest county in the United States, t…
1 year, 4 months ago