Cincy Lawcast

What happens when the government violates the Constitution?

In the 2026 Alfred B. Katz Constitution Day Lecture at UC Klekamp Law, Professor Katherine Mims Crocker explores how constitutional rights gain force through enforcement.

From qualified immunity to injunctions and access to courts, she examines what it takes to make those rights matter in practice.

In this episode of Cincy Lawcast, we sit down with three University of Cincinnati College of Law students to talk about their summer abroad experiences through the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights.

Each student reflects on their time studying and working in a different international setting — Botswana, Croatia, and the United Kingdom — and what it was like to engage with new legal systems, academic institutions, and communities.

The discussion covers:

• Day-to-day work in international legal and research settings

• Learning how different legal systems operate in practice

• The personal and professional growth that comes from living abroad during law school

• Why these experiences matter for students interested in human rights and international law

This episode offers an honest look at how global learning opportunities can shape legal education — without needing to leave behind the rigor of the classroom.

Meet Julie Leftwich, the new Director of International Peace and Security Initiatives at Cincinnati Law and a passionate advocate for human rights, peacebuilding, and security on a global scale. In this episode, Julie shares her journey from international law to leading Cincinnati Law’s International Peace and Security Initiative, a groundbreaking effort that connects students, faculty, and the legal community with critical issues like women’s rights, conflict resolution, and human security.Hear how Julie’s work bridges local and global advocacy—from helping refugees in Cincinnati to training international organizations on using legal frameworks for peace. If you're interested in law, human rights, or making an impact on the world stage, this is a must-listen.Tune in now.

Law Review Takeover continues on Cincy Lawcast! In Episode 2, we sit down with outgoing UC Law Review editors to discuss their experiences, from selecting research topics to the impact of their work beyond law school. Hear firsthand how law review shaped their skills, careers, and perspectives on legal writing and discourse.

One question dominates every other in American history: What should be national and what should be local? Over the last 100 years or so, we have tended to favor national answers over local ones when it comes to American constitutional law. Often with good reasons: dealing with the imperatives of the Great Depression; bringing Jim Crow to heel; addressing policy challenges that have emerged from an increasingly national and global economy.Even as we recall the reasons not to forget these chapters in American history and even as we contend with chapters still unfolding, I wonder whether, halfway through our third century, we should pay more attention to the localism side of federalism and be more patient when it comes to the nationalism side of federalism. In debates about American constitutional law, there are many ways in which our fifty state constitutions and fifty state courts have critical roles to play.

Jeffrey S. Sutton is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He has served as Chair of the Federal Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, and Chair of the Supreme Court Fellows Commission. He currently serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Since 1993, Chief Judge Sutton has been an adjunct professor at Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, where he teaches seminars on State Constitutional Law, the United States Supreme Court, and Appellate Advocacy. He also teaches a class on State Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School. Among other publications, Chief Judge Sutton is the author of Who Decides? States as Laboratories of Constitutional Experimentation and 51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law. He is the co-author of a casebook, State Constitutional Law: The Modern Experience, as well as The Law of Judicial Precedent. He is also the co-editor of The Essential Scalia: On the Constitution, the Courts, and the Rule of Law. In 2006, he was elected to the American Law Institute, and in 2017 he was elected to its Council. Chief Judge Sutton received his bachelor’s degree from Williams College and his juris doctorate degree from Michael E. Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University.

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Join us as University of Cincinnati Law Review members kick off our three-part Law Review Takeover series! In this first episode, they’ll dive into everything you need to know about the Law Review—from how to get involved, the submission process, and what it takes to succeed. Whether you're a prospective student, current law student, or just curious about how Law Review works, this episode is packed with insider tips and advice!