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Co-hosts law school deans Jackie Gardina and Mitch Winick invite lawyers, authors, law professors, and expert commentators to discuss current challenges to our individual constitutional and civil rights. Educators at heart, this “dynamic dean-duo” believe that the law should be accessible to everyone… and should never be boring!

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Sep 5, 2023

Has this Supreme Court Lost Its Balance? with NPR Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court Correspondent Nina Totenberg discusses her fifty-year career as a reporter covering some of the most important Supreme Court decisions of our time. As a front-row witness to history, with unique...

Aug 15, 2023

Is the Supreme Court Amassing Unconstitutional Power? with Stephen Vladeck

Professor Stephen Vladeck, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic, discusses how the Supreme...

Aug 1, 2023

Why Do We (Still) Fail to Respect Women Under the Constitution? with Julie Suk

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Jul 18, 2023

Has America Abandoned the Promise of a Multi-Racial Democracy? with Dr. Peniel Joseph

After 200 years of racial and ethnic struggle, including the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Era, and Black Lives Matter, where are we now in the effort to achieve the promise...

Jul 4, 2023

Was the Constitution Ever Really Color-Blind? with Damon Hewitt

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Jun 20, 2023

Police Reform is NOT the Answer, Only Community Reform Will Create Lasting Change, with Dr. Thaddeus Johnson

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Jun 6, 2023

Who is “Whispering” in the Supreme Court’s Ears? with Hazelton & Hinkle

Professors Morgan Hazelton and Rachael Hinkle have published a fascinating book on one of the mysteries behind Supreme Court decision-making. “Persuading the Supreme Court: The Significance of Briefs in Judicial Decision-Making” combines...

May 16, 2023

Technology-Driven Justice: Can Al and Big Data Revolutionize the Courts? with Nicole Clark

Nicole Clark, lawyer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Trellis, discusses how the award-winning technology start-up she founded is democratizing access to the law by making state trial court records more accessible and bringing...

May 2, 2023

Can We Trust this Supreme Court with the Constitution? with Elie Mystal

The indomitable, outspoken, brilliant, and thoughtful Elie Mystal, author, columnist, and commentator, joins cohosts Jackie Gardina and Mitch Winick to discuss his book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to...

Apr 18, 2023

Supreme Court Justices Behaving Badly – What Has History Taught Us? with Judge Margaret McKeown

Judge Margaret McKeown discusses her new book Citizen Justice: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas and her research on the Supreme Court Justice’s controversial approach to advocacy both on and off...

Apr 4, 2023

Is Conservative Christian Discrimination Now a Protected Class? with Nomi Stolzenberg

Law Professor Nomi Stolzenberg discusses the US Supreme Court’s consideration of Conservative Christian ideology as a new protected class under the First Amendment. Seven of the nine members of the Supreme Court...

Mar 21, 2023

Judicial Misconduct – How Should We Respond? with Charles Geyh

Professor Charles Geyh, an expert in judicial conduct, discusses the ethical obligations of judges and the options available (or not) when judges break the rules – including the U.S. Supreme Court justices....

Mar 7, 2023

Who’s Writing All These Crazy State Laws? with Joel Rogers

Professor Joel Rogers describes the rise of American Legislative Council (ALEC), the organization responsible drafting model bills introduced across the country with devastating impacts upon public education, voting rights, and environmental protections,...

Feb 21, 2023

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Can we harness AI to enhance equality?

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Lady Justice with Dahlia Lithwick (part 2)

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Reclaiming Democracy, with David Pepper (part 2)

David Pepper returns with a wake-up call to reclaim our democracy.

Nov 5, 2022

It’s the Statehouses Stupid! with David Pepper (part 1)

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New Show Launches! with Gardina and Winick

Constitutional Rights Should Never Be Taken For Granted

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Jackie Gardina

Jackie Gardina is the Dean of the Colleges of Law with campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura.  Dean Gardina has...

Mitch Winick

Mitchel Winick is President and Dean of the nonprofit law school system that includes Monterey College of Law, San Luis...

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