This episode, Challenging "Controlled Substance" Offenses Under the INA in the 8th Circuit looks at a recent decision by the 8th Circuit which states drug offenses may no longer form a basis for deportation. The panelists explained why, under this new precedent, cocaine may not be cocaine, methamphetamine may not be methamphetamine, and isomers may make most drug convictions overbroad--and how immigration and criminal defense attorneys can use this precedent to secure better outcomes for their clients.

The panel includes:

John Bruning - The supervising litigation attorney with the Advocates for Human Rights

Lauren Butler - A Detainee Rights Clinic student with the Binger Center for New Americans at Minnesota Law

Susan Jorgensen Flores -  An Immigration Attorney for the MN State Board of Public Defense

The discussion is moderated by Linus Chan, associate professor of clinical law and the director of the Detainee Rights Clinic at Minnesota Law.

This event was recorded on February 17th, 2023. A video replay of the lecture is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/tniaPUU7Wkw)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep28Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 28 - Challenging "Controlled Substance" Offenses Under the INA in the 8th Circuit

This episode, Preventing Gun Violence: Legal Strategies and Remedies introduces the new Minnesota Law Gun Violence Prevention Clinic as the first legal clinic in the nation to focus on promoting gun violence prevention through strategic litigation. The event features expert panelists discussing legal strategies and remedies in preventing gun violence in Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota.

The panel includes:

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison '90
Christopher Renz '01 - Prosecuting Attorney with the Metropolitan Airports Commission
Professor Megan Walsh - Director of Gun Violence Prevention Clinic 

Introductory remarks are provided by: 
Garry W. Jenkins - Dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law
Timothy Daly - Director of the Joyce Foundation Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform Program

This event was recorded on March 13th, 2023.

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/Ep29Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 29 - Preventing Gun Violence: Legal Strategies and Remedies

The guest for this episode is Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj, a Professor of Law at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Professor Abu El-Haj is an expert in the First Amendment and the right to peaceable assembly. Professor Abu El-Haj joins the podcast to discuss her recently published article with the Minnesota Law Review titled “How the Liberal First Amendment Under-Protects Democracy” which challenges the existing construction of the First Amendment and instead emphasizes its role as an underwriter of a republican form of government.

The full article is available on the Minnesota Law Review Website: https://minnesotalawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1-Abu-El-Haj_MLR.pdf

Follow Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj on Twitter: twitter.com/tabathabuelhaj

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Experto Crede 5.1 - How the Liberal First Amendment Under-Protects Democracy

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education.

This episode, Horizontal Federalism and Contemporary Constitutional Controversies 
examines the equal powers given to states through the US Constitution and what happens when a state enacts policy that has consequences beyond its borders. This entails understanding the legal boundaries of state-to-state borders and how they intersect with each other. 


Professor Allan Erbsen explores how the Supreme Court itself has struggled with establishing legal doctrine regarding how one state’s laws may put restraints on neighboring states and the roots for this instability in modern doctrine are embedded in the US Constitution’s design. 

This lecture is part of the Popham, Haik, Schnobrich/Lindquist and Vennum Professor of Law Appointment Lecture. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/HKHgLa_Kg1A)

This event was recorded on April 6th, 2023.

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep30Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 30 - Horizontal Federalism and Contemporary Constitutional Controversies

On this bonus episode, Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2023, Minnesota Law annually hosts a Minnesota Supreme Court oral argument with students in attendance. Following the hearing, Minnesota Law students posed questions to the members of the Minnesota Supreme Court, gaining insights into serving on the highest bench of the state. This LawTalk bonus episode will highlight that Q&A.

This event was recorded on April 12, 2023.

Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law.

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Find the transcript of this episode at: https://z.umn.edu/MNSupremeCourt2023

LawTalk Bonus: Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2023

This episode, Generative AI and the Law: Ethical and other Implications examines Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and the implications for education and the use of these technologies in the classroom and throughout the legal profession.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Oren Gross moderates the conversation between:
Professor Jon Choi 
Steven Helland; The Department Chair of Technology and Data at Fredrikson & Byron
Judge John Tunheim '80 

This event was recorded on April 12th, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/vm4EEwNveL4)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep31Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 31 - Generative AI and the Law: Ethical and other Implications

This episode, Working as an In-House Corporate Counsel: Global Perspectives and Insight, we hear from a panel of Minnesota Law alumni working as in-house corporate counsel from around the globe. They share their personal experiences and challenges in this role as well as the benefits and unique skill sets essential to thrive in these positions. 

Kiri Somermeyer,  Executive Director of the Law School’s Corporate Institute moderates a conversation between panelists:

Cassie Fortin ‘08 with the Volvo Group in Gothenburg, Sweden

Dan Potts ‘02 with the SoftBank Group in Tokyo, Japan

Vicki Kim ‘16 with Lam Research in the Seou, South Korea

Echo Wang ‘03 with NYU Shanghai in China

This event was recorded on April 10th, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/QXRJPuDbeZg)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep32Transcript

LawTalk Ep. 32 - Working as an In-House Corporate Counsel: Global Perspectives and Insight

This episode, The UN “George Floyd” Mechanism: Local to Global Human Rights Advocacy on Racial Justice and Law Enforcement, discusses the new UN Expert Mechanism established in 2021 to advance systemic change “for racial justice and equality in the context of law enforcement globally.” The guest expert panelists will discuss the origins and mandate of this unique body and its place in the history of anti-racism struggles at the UN.

The expert panelists for this event are:

Salimah Hankins - The director of the UN Anti-Racism Coalition 
Judge Lajune Thomas Lange ‘78, retired from the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District Court
Elina Castillo-JImenez - Weissbrodt Fellow with the Human Rights Center
Ta’Mara Hill - The Policy Director with the Minnesota Justice Research Center
Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain - The Faculty Director of the Human Rights Center

This event was part of the Minnesota Law Human Rights Center Day. It was recorded on April 13th, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/pMPnAD91g-E)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep33Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 33 - The UN “George Floyd” Mechanism

This episode, Corporate Accountability and Human Rights: The Legacy of Professor David Weissbrodt features Professor Anita Ramasastry as she explores the history of the corporate accountability movement and the singular contributions of Minnesota Law School Professor David Weissbrodt. 

Professor Anita Ramasastry is the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law.

This event was the keynote lecture for the Minnesota Law’s Human Rights Center Day. It was recorded on April 13th, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/oQoB4XQYo14)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep34Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 34 - Corporate Accountability and Human Rights: The Legacy of Professor David Weissbrodt

This episode, Section 3, Insurrection, and the 2024 Election: The Argument, features an interview with Michael Paulsen, a distinguished university chair and professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law,about his article The Sweep and Force of Section Three, in which asks the question: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Bar Donald Trump from the Presidency?

Professor Alan Rozenshtein conducts the interview as well as hosts the day long event, Section 3, Insurrection, and the 2024 Election, that this interview was a part of.  

This event was recorded on October 30, 2023.
A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://z.umn.edu/Section3Event)

Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts,  SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law.

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep36Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 36 - Section 3, Insurrection, and the 2024 Election: The Argument

This episode, The Rule of Law and the Universality of Rights: International Law and the Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights, features University of Baltimore School of Law Professor John Bessler, as he premiers the release of his book, Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights: International Law, State Practice, and the Emerging Abolitionist Norm.

The Advocates for Human Rights’ Amy Bergquist and Minnesota Law Professor Ryan Greenwood join Professor Bessler to discuss the subject of his book; capital punishment and its impacts on basic human rights. 

This event was recorded on November 9, 2023.

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/Ep37Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 37 - International Law and the Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights

This episode,The 9th Annual MLK Convocation - Dr. King and the Long Arc Toward Reproductive Freedom and Justice, features a conversation between Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin with Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ra’Shya Ghee ’13 on the topic of Dr. King’s 1966 Planned Parenthood award acceptance speech titled Family Planning - A Special and Urgent Concern

Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin is the Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy and the co-faculty director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law.

You can find a direct link to the acceptance speech in the show notes. 
(https://z.umn.edu/MLKAcceptanceSpeech)

This event was recorded on February 29, 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/UqGgNkyJN6M?si=6LSfumxW0LQVBcpq)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep38Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 38 - 9th Annual MLK Convocation

This episode, Your Face Belongs to Us: A Book Talk with Kashmir Hill, features a discussion with New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill about her book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy As We Know It. 

Interim Dean Bill McGeveran facilitates the conversation with Kashmir Hill about how the AI company central to Hill’s book provided facial recognition technology to law enforcement, billionaires and businesses, and the legal ramifications of ending privacy. 

This event was recorded on March 26, 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/wptOXZ21CBc)

Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law.

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep40Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 40 - Your Face Belongs to Us

On this bonus episode, Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2024, Minnesota Law annually hosts a Minnesota Supreme Court oral argument with the 1L class in attendance. Following the hearing, Minnesota Law students posed questions to the members of the Minnesota Supreme Court, gaining insights into serving on the highest bench of the state. This LawTalk bonus episode will highlight that Q&A.

This event was recorded on April 10, 2024.

Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcast, Spotify, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law.

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/LawTalkBonusMNSupreme2024

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LawTalk Bonus: Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2024

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education.

This episode, The Case for Crisis Communication: What Lawyers Need to Know - features a conversation about why today’s lawyers need crisis communications skills and practical tips and tools on how to build this skill.

Prof. David Cleveland moderates a Minnesota Law alumni panel featuring:


Chris Schmitter [‘13] who is Chief of Staff at the Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan 

and 
 
Stacy Bettison [’99] who is the Owner and President of BETTISON, a public relations and legal defense firm

This event was recorded on April 17, 2024 as part of Minnesota Law’s Spring Alumni Week 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/rW20Him8Ev4)

Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law.

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/Ep41Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 41 -The Case for Crisis Communication: What Lawyers Need to Know

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This episode, What's in the Works? Developments from the Frontlines of American Labor Law, features Professors Charlotte Garden and Matthew Bodie as they discuss the growth of the US labor movement in the last few years and what that means for American workers, unions, and employers. 

This event was recorded on April 15, 2024, as part of Minnesota Law’s 2024 Spring Alumni Week. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/YavEmbXCkbo)

A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep42Transcript

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LawTalk Ep. 42 - What's in the Works? Developments from the Frontlines of American Labor Law

Welcome to the official podcast channel of the University of Minnesota Law School.

New tracks tagged #Umn