Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Senik

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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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Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Senik episodes:

03.29.2024
Trump Trials and Tribulations
Trump’s numerous trials, a Truth Social windfall, and the next big climate change case.
03.01.2024
Social Media, IVF, Trump, and the Politics of Disgorgement
Trump’s presidential immunity, Trump’s several-hundred-million-dollar bond problem, Texas and Florida’s social media fiasco, and Alabama’s pro-life IVF ruling in a post-Dobbs world.
01.26.2024
West Coast, Best Coast
Trump’s legal troubles, Biden’s war powers, and the demise (?) of the administrative state.
12.01.2023
All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
Remembering Justice O’Connor, War in Gaza, the Trump Gag Orders, and SCOTUS Revisits Guns.
10.19.2023
The Law of War
The Israel/Hamas war, Trump’s eligibility for 2024, The Wealth Tax, and Ethics Reform at the Supreme Court.
09.22.2023
Question Time!
The professors answer questions from audience members.
08.16.2023
Indictments: Infinity War
The legal travails of Donald Trump and Hunter Biden.
06.30.2023
SCOTUS Wrap-up 2023
Affirmative action, student loan relief, and free speech.
05.18.2023
The Peruvian Robes
The Durham Report, the subway controversy, piglet protection in California, and stolen cars in Baltimore.
04.20.2023
The Fertile Octogenarian
The Fox settlement, the Clarence Thomas controversy, Abortion drugs, and DeSantis v. Disney.
04.05.2023
Nothing To Bragg About: Epstein & Yoo On Manhattan DA’s Trump Indictment
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s case against Donald Trump fell flat after details finally emerged.
03.17.2023
Big Men on Campus
Student loans at SCOTUS, the bank run, and free speech on college campuses.
02.25.2023
(Ex)Presidents’ Day
A runaway juror, a former VP in a bind, and a presidential contender looking to change defamation law.
01.21.2023
Little Green Corvette
Biden and Trump’s classification troubles, the hunt for the SCOTUS leaker, and the Alec Baldwin case.
11.15.2022
Live At The Federalist Society
Upcoming Supreme Court cases and audience Q&A
09.06.2022
The Girl With the Curl
The Trump investigation, Biden’s loan forgiveness, and abortion fights.
06.27.2022
“The End of Roe v. Wade”
A deep dive into the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision.
05.04.2022
The Leak Heard ‘Round the World
The controversial disclosure of the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision.
04.25.2022
The Life of the Snail Darter
A new Supreme Court justice, the end of the mask mandate, the Disney controversy, and a lawsuit filed by a … lake?
01.22.2022
California Dreamin’
Vaccine mandates, the January 6 fallout, troubled college campuses, and a novel free speech case.
12.14.2021
Santa on Trial
Abortion and guns at the Supreme Court, plus opioids, illegal immigration, and Santa’s many crimes.
11.03.2021
Worked Up Into a Blue Snit
The Texas abortion case, a deep dive into executive privilege, and Yale Law’s woke meltdown.
09.24.2021
Ask the Professors!
Abortion controversies, the immigration debate, and audience questions
08.10.2021
Impeachable Offenses
A roundup of the summer’s biggest legal controversies, from the Supreme Court to the White House.
06.24.2021
While the Iron is Hot
A roundup of recent Supreme Court decisions and a look at state efforts to combat Critical Race Theory
05.28.2021
Marbury, Madison … and Yoo?
Abortion at the Supreme Court, Big Tech regulation in Florida, a showdown in Belarus, and the debate over paying college athletes.
04.30.2021
Guns, Cheerleaders, and Polygamy
A roundup of new cases before the Supreme Court.
03.27.2021
The Housewarming Party
Voting rights, the COVID stimulus lawsuit, libel law, and advice to young lawyers.
02.27.2021
Tenth
The Law Talk professors celebrate the 10th anniversary of the podcast with discussions of the Trump impeachment, the Supreme Court’s rejection of an elections case out of Pennsylvania, censorship efforts by Big Tech, and the legal barriers facing the Biden...
01.28.2021
Law Talk and Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson: Live
This is a special announcement from John and Richard inviting our Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo listeners to join us on February 8th, 2021 at 1PM PT/4PM ET on Zoom for a discussion on the Constitutionality of impeaching a...
01.09.2021
What We Saw at the Revolution
A thorough debate over the chaotic final days of the Trump Administration and a preview of coming attractions from the Biden Presidency.
12.09.2020
Eating a McRib in Evening Dress
Election controversies, Supreme Court cases, and California’s quest to outlaw the internal combustion engine.
11.24.2020
Stale Emergencies
President Trump contests the election, COVID restrictions go national, and a Justice Alito speech incites controversy.
10.31.2020
Judging Amy
The ACB hearings, the future of the 6-3 court, and the judiciary’s role in the most unusual presidential election ever.
09.23.2020
Supreme Court: Ragnarok
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the bruising confirmation battle to come.
08.27.2020
Epstein, Yoo, & You
The Law Talk professors take listener questions.
07.14.2020
Stone’s Rules
A review of the Roger Stone case and a roundup of the biggest Supreme Court decisions for this term.
06.17.2020
Give Me the Epstein!
Policing, qualified immunity, SCOTUS’s LGBT discrimination case, the controversy over the John Bolton book, and a novel exercise in intellectual property law.
05.13.2020
A Race to the Bottom
Michael Flynn, Title IX, The COVID Reopening, and a Supreme Court roundup.
04.16.2020
Rise of the Micro-Tyrant
The legal issues around reopening the economy, the USS Roosevelt controversy, the inspector general firings, the FISA controversy, and Tom Brady’s copyright struggles.
03.26.2020
Lawyers in Lockdown
A flurry of legal controversies surround the Coronavirus.
03.12.2020
Quarantined!
Coronavirus, Supreme Court roundup, Trump’s libel lawsuit, and baseball.
02.13.2020
Best Supporting Lawyer
It may be the winter session in the faculty lounge, but things are heating up as professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo clash on a number of today’s topics. On the docket: Was Mitt Romney justified in his impeachment vote?...
01.18.2020
The Bottle Episode
In a Law Talk first, Professors Richard Epstein & John Yoo and host Troy Senik are gathered in the same studio to kick off their tenth year of the podcast. On this episode: Can Congress rein in President Trump’s power...
12.12.2019
Check Your (Executive) Privilege
It’s the holiday season in the faculty lounge and the subpoenas are hung by the chimney with care. On this episode, Professors Epstein and Yoo do a deep dive into the strengths and weaknesses of the impeachment case, the shortcomings...
11.18.2019
Nothing Is Benign
Impeachment is on the syllabus as the faculty lounge reopens its doors. In this episode: Does the Democrats’ pivot from ‘quid pro quo’ to ‘bribery’ add up? Has the first week of witnesses changed either professor's mind? And when exactly would a...
10.26.2019
Fifth Avenue Freeze Out
It’s a lively session in the faculty lounge as professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo parse the case for impeachment, and analyze some of the biggest cases coming before the Supreme Court: will a new lineup of justices change the...
09.23.2019
Greece Is the Word
The men of Law Talk reconvene between their respective journeys to Greece and there’s a very full docket. On this episode: could President Trump’s conversations with Ukraine lay the predicate for impeachment? What’s the proper role for the U.S. in...
08.17.2019
You Asked
Once a year we throw open the doors of the faculty lounge and let the Law Talk audience ask questions of Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo. This year’s result: a conversation that touches on everything from acquiring Greenland to...
07.12.2019
You Can’t Lick It
It’s time for summer school in the faculty lounge and Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo are reviewing the Supreme Court term that was. On this episode: was the census ruling a backdoor victory for critics of the administrative state?...

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Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Senik episodes:

Trump Trials and Tribulations

Social Media, IVF, Trump, and the Politics of Disgorgement

West Coast, Best Coast

All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

The Law of War

Question Time!

Indictments: Infinity War

SCOTUS Wrap-up 2023

The Peruvian Robes

The Fertile Octogenarian

Nothing To Bragg About: Epstein & Yoo On Manhattan DA’s Trump Indictment

Big Men on Campus

(Ex)Presidents’ Day

Little Green Corvette

Live At The Federalist Society

The Girl With the Curl

“The End of Roe v. Wade”

The Leak Heard ‘Round the World

The Life of the Snail Darter

California Dreamin’

Santa on Trial

Worked Up Into a Blue Snit

Ask the Professors!

Impeachable Offenses

While the Iron is Hot

Marbury, Madison … and Yoo?

Guns, Cheerleaders, and Polygamy

The Housewarming Party

Tenth

Law Talk and Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson: Live

What We Saw at the Revolution

Eating a McRib in Evening Dress

Stale Emergencies

Judging Amy

Supreme Court: Ragnarok

Epstein, Yoo, & You

Stone’s Rules

Give Me the Epstein!

A Race to the Bottom

Rise of the Micro-Tyrant

Lawyers in Lockdown

Quarantined!

Best Supporting Lawyer

The Bottle Episode

Check Your (Executive) Privilege

Nothing Is Benign

Fifth Avenue Freeze Out

Greece Is the Word

You Asked

You Can’t Lick It