This episode, U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2024-25 Term, features three of Minnesota Law’s distinguished faculty experts and The Honorable Elizabeth G. Bentley, former visiting assistant professor, in previewing the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming term. The panelists offered their insights into some of the major cases on the upcoming year’s docket.  

The featured panelists are:

Nadia Anguiano ’17 - Associate Clinical Professor of Law 

The Honorable Elizabeth G. Bentley with the Minnesota Court of Appeals

Kristin Hickman - Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life &Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Alan Rozenshtein - Associate Professor of Law

You can find links to the 2024-25 Docket and overviews of each case featured on this program in the show notes.

This event was recorded on October 8, 2024. You can watch the event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/I0LcLVc_Zpc)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep44Transcript

Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

Links for this episode:
2024-25 Docket: https://ballotpedia.org/Supreme_Court_cases,_October_term_2024-2025

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/free-speech-coalition-inc-v-paxton/

United States v. Skrmetti: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/

Garland v. VanDerStok: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/garland-v-vanderstok-2/

FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/food-and-drug-administration-v-wages-and-white-lion-investments-llc/

Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas: https://ballotpedia.org/Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission_v._Texas

Velazquez v. Garland: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/velazquez-v-garland/

Delligatti v. United States: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/velazquez-v-garland/

LawTalk Ep. 44 - U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2024-25 Term

This episode, Citizenship Exceptionalism: How the Deportation Power Has Reduced Constitutional Protection for Everyone features associate professor of clinical law and the director of the Detainee Rights Clinic Linus Chan and his lecture on how the growing reality of immigration detention and deportation has transformed our understanding of constitutional due process and equal protection away from "personhood" into something where citizenship becomes all too relevant. He also discusses how centering this conversation on citizenship weakens the Constitution for everyone, citizen and non-citizen alike.

This event was recorded on October 15, 2024 and is part of The James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law Appointment Lecture. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/nXK_T_3R7yQ)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep45Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 45 - Citizenship Exceptionalism

This episode,The Road to Qamishli: Chasing Law in a Time of Counter-Terrorism features Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain, former UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights (2017-2023) sharing excerpts from her forthcoming book that draws on her work during her UN mandate, with a particular focus on the conflict in Syria, and the counter-terrorism practices of state and non-state actors in North East Syria and their human rights consequences. The presentation will particularly draw on her visit to north east Syria in the Summer of 2023 and her observations and experiences in this conflict zone.

This event was recorded on December 12, 2024. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/KAVMDGKqCrE)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep46Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 46 - The Road to Qamishli: Chasing Law in a Time of Counter-Terrorism

| Livable Cities: Design and Culture in Australia |

17 University of Minnesota student researchers investigate Australia through the lens of Livability. Students reveal the concept of livability through a deep dive into Melbourne's urban and cultural landscapes, as well as the Aboriginal Australian communities of Framlingham. This podcast addresses the central question: "What makes a city livable, and how can communities build more regenerative and livable spaces." 
Narrated by Jimmy Vu.

Lead Researcher/Prof:
Chango Cummings Adjunct Professor of Architecture University of Minnesota/JXTA Enviro Lab Lead

Student Research Team: 
Joy Quach, Thy Nguyen, Ahmed Ali, Morgan Bekkala, Lamee Ibrahim Waday, Bahja Mohamed, Baytu Ibrahim Waday, Hamza Ahmed, Abdifatah Abdi, Nicole Wylie, Jimmy Vu, Zubeida Siad, Mowlid Hassan, Salma Abdi, Sage Filmore, Avery Blas, Cassandra Gaulke. 

Guest Lecturers: 
Sunny Brearley, James Brearly, Jacob Spiropoul, Cameron Mockabee.

Special Thanks!
Deanna Cummings Director of Arts at the McKnight Foundation,
 Harvey Charles, Ph. D of University of Minnesota Vice Provost for International Affairs
Uncle Lenny Clarke and the Framlingham Community 





Livable Cities Australia - Design & Culture Podcast

This episode Realizing Dr. King’s Dream: The Role of Justice and Public Service in Advancing Equality and Access features Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Natalie E. Hudson '82, as the featured guest of Minnesota Law’s 10th Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. 

Professor Christopher Roberts facilitates the conversation with Chief Justice Hudson which focuses on the obligation of lawyers and courts to ensure equal access to justice, while pulling inspiration from Dr. King's words:

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

This event was recorded on February 14, 2025. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/8AdqKjg1ZBU)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep47Transcript

Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

LawTalk Ep. 47 - Realizing Dr. King’s Dream: The Role of Justice and Public Service in Advancing Equality and Access

This episode, State Constitutions and Racial Segregation: Minnesota in 2025 features professor and director of the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, Myron Orfield, as he discusses how states like Minnesota can protect lost civil rights under their state constitutions and statutes. 

This event was recorded on February 27, 2025 as part of the Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Appointment Lecture. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/T_PJjvgo8wY?si=mEMxRGEqZmTIuGxN)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep48Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 48 - State Constitutions and Racial Segregation: Minnesota in 2025

This episode, A Discussion and Q&A with Professor Jill Hasday, features an in-depth review of her latest book, We The Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.

This event was recorded on April 1, 2025. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/XKkLDoKL0jg)

Visit www.jillhasday.com for a preview of the book and schedule of upcoming book talks. 

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep49Transcript

Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

LawTalk Ep. 49 - We The Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality

This episode, The Pervasive Method: Jews in American Legal Education, features Professor Noah Feldman as the speaker of the inaugural Charles Rubenstein Lecture. Professor Feldman’s topic speaks directly to the creation and purpose of the Rubenstein Lecture: To focus on Jewish contributions to the American legal system

Professor Feldman is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Chair of the Society of Fellows, and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard University..

This event was recorded on April 8, 2025. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/U1wmOL7F3Qg)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep50Transcript

Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

LawTalk Ep. 50 - The Pervasive Method: Jews in American Legal Education

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This episode, Operationalizing Human Rights Due Diligence in Supply Chains features Jeff Vockrodt ‘05, President and CEO of the Fair Labor Association, as he explores the practical implementation of human rights due diligence in today’s evolving regulatory landscape, drawing on the Fair Labor Association’s projects and programs as illustrative examples. 

Executive Director of the Human Rights Center Amanda Lyons moderates a discussion following Jeff’s presentation.

This event was recorded on April 24, 2025 as part of Spring Alumni Week. You can watch the entire event recording on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/Zed4va1Vjk8)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep51Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 51 - Operationalizing Human Rights Due Diligence in Supply Chains

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