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Bill Gould on Dartmouth Basketball and the Changing Game of Unions and College Athletics
Episode 129
Pam Karlan and labor law expert and former NLRB chair William Gould IV explore the quickly changing arena of college athletics including the push for…
2 years, 2 months ago
Are Frozen Embryos Children? A Discussion of the Alabama Decision on Embryo Rights and the Future of IVF Pregnancies in the US
Episode 130
When does life begin? In this episode of Stanford Legal, co-hosts Rich Ford and Pam Karlan dig into the recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court …
2 years, 2 months ago
Tackling Mass Incarceration in the US
Episode 128
Why does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world, with individuals, communities, and taxpayers paying a steep price …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Constitution, Trump, and the Struggles of US Courts to Interpret History with Jack Rakove
Episode 127
Important questions regarding Trump: can he be prosecuted for criminal wrongdoing when he was serving as president, whether the two impeachment trial…
2 years, 3 months ago
Droughts, Failing Infrastructure, and Water
Episode 126
Drinkable water is a precious commodity. But as population growth, aging infrastructure, drought, and climate change pose challenges to freshwater qu…
2 years, 3 months ago
Does Inequity in U.S. Patent Inventorship Matter? A Discussion on Inequality in the Patent System and how it Impacts Innovation
Episode 125
Women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in patent issuing and less often are granted credit for their innovations. We examine why this i…
2 years, 4 months ago
Texas Abortion Restrictions, Medicated Abortions, and Reproduction Rights in a Post-Roe US
Episode 124
In June, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court delivered an historic and far reaching decision overturning Roe v. Wade and turning abortion law to the states.…
2 years, 4 months ago
Mass Shootings and Guns: Examining the Court’s Interpretation of the Right to Bear Arms and the Consequences of Gun Laws in the US
Episode 123
In this episode, Pam Karlan and Rich Ford explore recent 2nd Amendment Supreme Court cases, the evolution of gun laws, and the implications of increa…
2 years, 5 months ago
From Sumptuary Laws to Senate Suits: Dress Codes in History and Today
Episode 122
From the recent Senate dress code controversy to landmark legal cases, explore the nuanced intersection of the law and fashion, gender identity, and …
2 years, 5 months ago
Stanford Legal Podcast Trailer: Law Matters, we're here to help make sense of it
After a hiatus, Stanford Legal returns to your podcast feed. Start with our first episode back, where hosts Pam Karlan and Rich Ford sit down with cr…
2 years, 6 months ago