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8. A Conversation with Heather Mac Donald
01:05:51||Season 2023, Ep. 8After the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, prestigious American institutions, from the medical profession to the fine arts, pleaded guilty to “systemic racism.” How else can we explain why blacks are overrepresented in prisons and underrepresented in C-suites and faculty lounges, their leaders asked?The official answer for those disparities is “disparate impact,” a once-obscure legal theory that is now transforming our world. Any traditional standard of behavior or achievement that impedes exact racial proportionality in any enterprise is now presumed racist. Medical school admissions tests, expectations of scientific accomplishment in the award of research grants, and the enforcement of the criminal law—all are under assault because they have a “disparate impact” on underrepresented minorities.Heather MacDonald offers an alternative explanation for those racial disparities.A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.
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7. Privacy in the Digital Age
58:15||Season 2023, Ep. 7Professor Paul Schwartz holds a moderated discussion with Professor Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, the Vice President of the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali). Prof. Cerrina Feroni is one of the most important scholars and lawyers in Europe working on issues of electronic data and privacy today. She is a full Professor of European and Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Florence. Prof. Cerrina Feroni is also a practicing lawyer, a member of the scientific board of several academic journals in the area of comparative public law, and a serial columnist of several national newspapers. She has been often nominated to hold posts in governative and parliamentary committees and working groups for constitutional and administrative matters. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.6. Groff v. DeJoy
56:29||Season 2023, Ep. 6This spring, the Supreme Court will hear Groff v. DeJoy, a case on the religious liberty rights of employees under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Chapman Law professor James Phillips will discuss the case, his research on the meaning of “undue hardship” under the Civil Rights Act, and what the case means for textualist theory and methodology. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.4. Who Are the Oligarchs?
54:38||Season 2023, Ep. 4The Public Law & Policy Program presents Professor Joshua Kleinfeld of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, for a presentation on political theory. Professor Kleinfeld will compare state actors and private institutions as entities subject to majoritarian control and discuss the ramifications of these institutions on individual freedoms. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.3. "Wokeness"
01:01:30||Season 2023, Ep. 3Former Congressman Bob Barr opines on the ways in which "wokeness" undermines the U.S. legal system. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.2. 100+ Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know
01:00:33||Season 2023, Ep. 2Professor Josh Blackman and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discuss seminal Supreme Court cases and their effect on shaping the American legal system. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.1. Life Lessons from Mario Savio
01:06:48||Season 2023, Ep. 1The Public Law & Policy Program and the Federalist Society, Berkeley Chapter, presented on January 17th, 2023: Jeff Ogar - General Counsel of Stand Together, who speaks about free speech, his journey from growing up in Berkeley to graduating from Berkeley Law, and his role at Stand Together, which is the Koch Foundation’s charitable giving arm. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.