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A lively (and often funny) look at legislation and constitutional jurisprudence by preeminent law professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo. The show is hosted by Troy Senik.
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Friday Dec 29, 2017
Friday Dec 29, 2017
On the final Law Talk of 2017, Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo are taking a look back at the year that was. First, an assessment of President Trump's first year in office, on matters both foreign and domestic. Is it possible that our dynamic duo is warming to The Donald? Then, what do the Kate Steinle verdict and recent terrorist attacks in New York tell us about the shortcomings of American immigration policy? What does the future hold for the Mueller investigation? What will be the biggest legal stories of 2018? What are the professors' New Years resolutions? And why did the 1980 Philadelphia Eagles nearly derail the construction of Richard's house? Tune in to find out!
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Monday Nov 20, 2017
Monday Nov 20, 2017
It's a pre-Thanksgiving session in the faculty lounge, and Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo have prepared a feast of legal analysis. On the menu: Can the military really overrule President Trump in the event of a nuclear strike? Will the Supreme Court force crisis pregnancy centers to promote abortion? Is a new plan to expand the federal judiciary just GOP court-packing? And is Donald Trump violating the constitution by blocking people on Twitter?
All that plus Epstein on the economics of Thanksgiving, Yoo on the McRib app (it's a thing), and, yes, a little bit of Roman law as our holiday gift to you.
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Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
October in the faculty lounge means two things: Supreme Court previews and baseball talk. On this episode we're serving up both.
First, a look at the big cases before the high court this term: Will the justices step in to end gerrymandering? Can a Christian baker be forced to provide a cake for a gay wedding? And are public-sector unions in for a major loss of political power?
Then, is it time to blow up senators' ability to put judicial nominations on hold? Did Dianne Feinstein's questioning of a judicial nominee cross the line into anti-Catholic prejudice? And does Colin Kaepernick have a prayer of winning his collusion case against NFL owners?
All that plus we make our Super Bowl picks, get called to account for our World Series predictions, witness a rare instance of Epstein besting Yoo on a pop culture reference, and debate whether Senik is utterly replaceable or totally replaceable.
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Friday Sep 29, 2017
Friday Sep 29, 2017
This special, live edition of Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo was recorded at the Federalist Society in New York City on September 14, with Mary Kissel sitting in for Troy Senik. It's a rousing hour of talk on technology and the law (read John's new book Striking Power: How Cyber, Robots, and Space Weapons Change the Rules for War ), and stick around for the Q&A session after the show.
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Tuesday Sep 19, 2017
Tuesday Sep 19, 2017
This week, a very special Law Talk recorded at Columbia Law School with special guest Columbia Law Professor Eric Talley sitting in for Troy Senik. The primary topic: robots and the law, which coincidentally is a topic of John's new book Striking Power: How Cyber, Robots, and Space Weapons Change the Rules for War. We also discuss the legalities of DACA, labor troubles at Uber, and more. The faculty lounge is now open -- for real!
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Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Wednesday Aug 23, 2017
Law Talk has hit the century mark! And as Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo open up the faculty lounge for their 100th episode, they're taking listener questions. After a brief analysis of the situation in Charlottesville, they tackle everything from the Necessary and Proper Clause to the best Chinese food in Connecticut. Along the way, they relitigate the Civil War, explore the secrets to Richard's marital success, debate judicial review, weigh the merits of a new constitutional convention, and sneak in the first ever Law Talk analysis of the O.J. trial.
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Monday Jul 17, 2017
Monday Jul 17, 2017
This week on Law Talk, the professors (ably herded by Troy Senik) talk about collusion -- what it is, what it isn't, who's in danger and who isn't. Then, activist judges make things for the Trump administration's travel ban and Richard and John explain why. Also on the docket: gun laws in California are amongst the toughest in the country. Does the Heller decision give the state more leeway in regulating guns even more? And we re-visit the Supreme Court's ruling on The Slants (and the Washington Redskins) and, yes, that famous selfie-taking monkey.
Have a banana, @ejhill.
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