LawTalk

This episode, What's in the Works? Developments from the Frontlines of American Labor Law, features Professors Charlotte Garden and Matthew Bodie as they discuss the growth of the US labor movement in the last few years and what that means for American workers, unions, and employers. This event was recorded on April 15, 2024, as part of Minnesota Law’s 2024 Spring Alumni Week. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/YavEmbXCkbo) A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep42Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersection of law, policy, and education. This episode, The Case for Crisis Communication: What Lawyers Need to Know - features a conversation about why today’s lawyers need crisis communications skills and practical tips and tools on how to build this skill. Prof. David Cleveland moderates a Minnesota Law alumni panel featuring: Chris Schmitter [‘13] who is Chief of Staff at the Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan and Stacy Bettison [’99] who is the Owner and President of BETTISON, a public relations and legal defense firm This event was recorded on April 17, 2024 as part of Minnesota Law’s Spring Alumni Week 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/rW20Him8Ev4) Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law. A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/Ep41Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting https://law.umn.edu

On this bonus episode, Minnesota Supreme Court Q&A 2024, Minnesota Law annually hosts a Minnesota Supreme Court oral argument with the 1L class in attendance. Following the hearing, Minnesota Law students posed questions to the members of the Minnesota Supreme Court, gaining insights into serving on the highest bench of the state. This LawTalk bonus episode will highlight that Q&A. This event was recorded on April 10, 2024. Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcast, Spotify, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law. A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/LawTalkBonusMNSupreme2024 Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode, Your Face Belongs to Us: A Book Talk with Kashmir Hill, features a discussion with New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill about her book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy As We Know It. Interim Dean Bill McGeveran facilitates the conversation with Kashmir Hill about how the AI company central to Hill’s book provided facial recognition technology to law enforcement, billionaires and businesses, and the legal ramifications of ending privacy. This event was recorded on March 26, 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/wptOXZ21CBc) Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law. A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep40Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode, Proposed Guidelines for Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity looks at the existing conflict-of-interest disclosure laws and regulations, as well as research on social media categorization and usage, to propose the first comprehensive set of guidelines for the disclosure of arbitral social media activity. This event is part of the The J. Stewart and Mario Thomas McClendon Professor in Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Appointment Lecture featuring Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Mitchell E. Zamoff. This event was recorded on February 27, 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/-lrFjM1vd4o?si=tO35coWXLQiNL5Ce) You can find a direct link to the article, Proposed Guidelines for Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity in the show notes. (https://z.umn.edu/ZamoffArticle) A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep39Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode,The 9th Annual MLK Convocation - Dr. King and the Long Arc Toward Reproductive Freedom and Justice, features a conversation between Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin with Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ra’Shya Ghee ’13 on the topic of Dr. King’s 1966 Planned Parenthood award acceptance speech titled Family Planning - A Special and Urgent Concern Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin is the Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy and the co-faculty director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law. You can find a direct link to the acceptance speech in the show notes. (https://z.umn.edu/MLKAcceptanceSpeech) This event was recorded on February 29, 2024. You can watch this episode on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/UqGgNkyJN6M?si=6LSfumxW0LQVBcpq) A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep38Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode, The Rule of Law and the Universality of Rights: International Law and the Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights, features University of Baltimore School of Law Professor John Bessler, as he premiers the release of his book, Death Penalty's Denial of Universal Human Rights: International Law, State Practice, and the Emerging Abolitionist Norm. The Advocates for Human Rights’ Amy Bergquist and Minnesota Law Professor Ryan Greenwood join Professor Bessler to discuss the subject of his book; capital punishment and its impacts on basic human rights. This event was recorded on November 9, 2023. A transcript of this episode is available here: https://z.umn.edu/Ep37Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode, Section 3, Insurrection, and the 2024 Election: The Argument, features an interview with Michael Paulsen, a distinguished university chair and professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law,about his article The Sweep and Force of Section Three, in which asks the question: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Bar Donald Trump from the Presidency? Professor Alan Rozenshtein conducts the interview as well as hosts the day long event, Section 3, Insurrection, and the 2024 Election, that this interview was a part of. This event was recorded on October 30, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://z.umn.edu/Section3Event) Subscribe to the Minnesota Law podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud or via your preferred podcast application by searching ‘University of Minnesota Law School’, for more LawTalk episodes, as well as other podcast content produced by Minnesota Law. A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep36Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode, The U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel for the 2023-24 Term features an expert panel of Minnesota Law faculty who offer their insights into some of the major cases on the 2023-24 docket. Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Elizabeth Bentley, moderated the discussion and introduced the featured panelists, including: Nadia Anguiano ’17 - Associate Clinical Professor of Law Sapna Kumar - Henry J. Fletcher Professor of Law Alan Rozenshtein - Associate Professor of Law This event was recorded on October 5, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/OajB3tCHGX0) A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep35Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu

This episode, Corporate Accountability and Human Rights: The Legacy of Professor David Weissbrodt features Professor Anita Ramasastry as she explores the history of the corporate accountability movement and the singular contributions of Minnesota Law School Professor David Weissbrodt. Professor Anita Ramasastry is the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law. This event was the keynote lecture for the Minnesota Law’s Human Rights Center Day. It was recorded on April 13th, 2023. A video replay of the entire event is available on the Minnesota Law YouTube channel. (https://youtu.be/oQoB4XQYo14) A transcript of this episode is available here: z.umn.edu/Ep34Transcript Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu and following Minnesota Law on Twitter twitter.com/UofMNLawSchool