More Just

Dec 17 2024 21 ep. 43 mins 11
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How can law schools can play a role in solving society's most difficult problems? Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky as he explores the answers.

Transcripts for all episodes of More Just are available on the Berkeley Law Podcast Hub.

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The Future of Environmental and Energy Law

Dec 17 2024 40 mins  
UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky is joined by three renowned experts: UCLA Law Professor Ann E. Carlson and UC Berkeley Law Professors Daniel A. Farber and Sharon Jacobs.For full show notes and the transcript, please visit this episode page on the UC Berkeley Law Podcast Hub.Production by Yellow Armadillo Studios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.

The Challenges of Governing AI

Dec 03 2024 43 mins  
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is both one of today’s hottest technologies and a significant challenge for lawmakers and regulators. As AI-based applications continue to proliferate, where are guardrails needed, and where might a hands-off approach be smarter? And how can legal scholars impact the discourse while teaching the next generation of lawyers about this important innov

An Introduction to Europe’s Supreme Court

Nov 06 2024 42 mins  
This special episode features UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos and Temple Law Professor Mark Pollack introducing a wider audience to the European Union Court of Justice and a special series of Linos’ “Borderlines” podcast on the court.Together, these three leading legal educators introduce

Election Law and the 2024 Presidential Contest

Oct 21 2024 43 mins  
This November’s race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is expected to go down to the wire. But ahead of, on, and after Election Day, both campaigns and parties at the local, national, and state level will be ready to fight not just at the ballot box, but in the courtroom. From when mail-in ballots can be counted to the final Electoral College

Teaching Constitutional Law in a Changed Landscape

Sep 03 2024 52 mins  
Constitutional Law has changed dramatically in the past few years, and therefore so has the course for law students. In this episode, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky — a leading scholar in the field who has been teaching the class for decades and is the author of a popular casebook — talks about the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term. It’s the latest in a s

Free Speech & Community on Campus

Mar 12 2024 58 mins  
Debates over free speech have simmered, and occasionally boiled over, on university campuses for decades. But in recent months, the clash over words and phrases has reached a flashpoint, reaching beyond classrooms and quads as far as the halls of Congress. College and university presidents have faced fierce criticism — chronicled in extensive media coverage — over how they’ve

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Feb 15 2024 58 mins  
Herma Hill Kay Memorial Lecture with Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Conversation with Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. Recorded Monday, January 29, 2024, at UC Berkeley.Have a question about the law, or a topic you’d like us to cover? Send an email to [email protected] to tell us your thoughts. For a transcript, please visit the episode page on the Berkeley Law

Teaching Leadership in Law Schools

Oct 02 2023 41 mins  
Leadership is a key component of other professional schools, particularly business and policy programs. But it’s less emphasized in law schools. Should it be taught in law schools, and what are the most important elements for them to learn? Another critical question is whether leadership training will make a real difference for lawyers as they move into the profession.In this epi

Analyzing Another Consequential Supreme Court Term

Aug 21 2023 44 mins  
The U.S. Supreme Court had another momentous term. From affirmative action in college admissions to critical administrative law and First Amendment cases, the court again handed down a string of decisions that will resonate for generations. In this episode, veteran court analyst Joan Biskupic returns to break down the term with Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. Biskupic has

The Future of Law School Rankings

Jun 13 2023 44 mins  
Since 1983, U.S. News and World Report has published rankings of the nation’s law schools. For almost as long, there have been complaints about the way the rankings are done and what value they offer to prospective students. Last fall, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken announced that Yale — which consistently earned the top spot in the rankings — would no longer partic