You've seen all the mainstream media reports of student walk-outs and protests, but what are law school campuses really like these days. Joe and Elie are joined by Melissa Murray, a professor at NYU Law and former interim dean of Berkeley, to discuss the reaction from an insider's perspective and to delve into the overall mood on law school campuses these da ... Show More
Aug 26
A Tribute, A Tactic, Or An Appellate Issue?
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children, has spawned a courtroom subplot with real legal stakes: prosecutor Shanan Buckingham has spent weeks in Plymouth Superior Court in a rotating collection of hair bows, wide ... Show More
26m 35s
Aug 2023
The Law, The Law! It's Chock Full Of Clowns. Dubious Lawsuits Up And Productivity's Down!
A little Broadway for this week's title. ----- Law firm productivity is down, but are we really worried about that? It's a traditional harbinger of layoffs, though something about this market feels a bit different. Meanwhile, a right-wing advocacy group has sued a pair of Biglaw ... Show More
28m 40s
Aug 2023
Lawyers Are Getting on More Corporate Boards
Wendeen Eolis, Chair/CEO of Eolis International Group, discusses why public companies are increasingly looking for lawyers to become corporate directors. Ethics law expert Arthur Hellman, a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, discusses the country’s oldest feder ... Show More
26m 17s
Apr 2023
Manhattan DA's Bold Lawsuit
Victoria Nourse, a professor at Georgetown Law School, discusses Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg suing US Representative Jim Jordan over his interference in the criminal case against former President Donald Trump. Steven Lubet, a professor at Northwestern School of Law, discusses Justic ... Show More
21m 27s
Sep 2023
The Free Speech Wars on Campus
Between student protests, controversial speakers, and debates over “safe spaces,” complaints about free speech on campus are louder than ever. How do school leaders respond to these gripes? And how do they balance freedom of expression – and the idea that speech can be violence? ... Show More
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