Stanford Legal on SiriusXM

Law touches most aspects of life. Here to help make sense of it is a podcast and radio show Stanford Legal that has aired on Sirius XM Radio since December 2017 and ended its tenure there in August 2022. The show has brought together attorneys, scholars, and experts in a range of fields from across Stanford and the country to discuss timely legal issues of the day.

Subscribe to the podcast series on iTunes to hear episodes covering a diverse range of topics from the opioid crisis to taxes to the Supreme Court to prosecutor powers to climate change. Or tune in to SiriusXM Channel 132 on Saturday and Sunday mornings to hear the latest discussion. The show is also available on Soundcloud, YouTube, or Facebook.

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Stanford Legal Podcast Episodes

Stanford Legal Podcast Hosts

Joseph Bankman

Ralph M. Parsons Professor of Law and Business

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Pamela S. Karlan

Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law
Co-Director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

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Stanford Legal Podcast Episodes

Mishandling of Top-Secret Government Documents and the Mounting Legal Challenges Facing Donald J. Trump with David A. Sklansky

The New Supreme Court and Its Blockbuster Term with Pam Karlan

The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America with Michelle Wilde Anderson

Lost, Not Stolen: The Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election with Michael McConnell

What Have We Learned So Far From the January 6 Hearings? with Robert Weisberg

Money, Guns, and Lawyers: The Uniquely American Epidemic of Mass Shootings with John Donohue

Overturning Roe and the Future of Abortion in the U.S. with Bernadette Meyler

Law Firms and Russian Profits with Robert Daines

Stanford Environmental Law Clinic’s Critical Environmental Cases with Debbie Sivas, Chris Meyer, and Sidni Frederick

Environmental, Social, and Governance Funds with Paul Brest and Colleen Honigsberg

The Legacy of Justice Stephen Breyer with Jenny Martinez

COVID-19, Mask and Vaccine Mandates, and Continued Challenges Facing America’s Teachers with Laura Juran

The Closing of the American Mind? A Discussion About Critical Race Theory, Book Banning, and More with Rick Banks

SF Board Supervisor Matt Haney on the Challenges of Crime and Homelessness in Big Cities

Pandemic Vaccine Mandates at the Supreme Court with William B. Gould IV

Evictions and How COVID Changed the Discussion About Government Support For Society’s Most Vulnerable with Juliet Brodie and Lauren Zack

Fake It Until You Make It? The Fall of Theranos and the Trial of Elizabeth Holmes with Robert Weisberg

The Future of Afghanistan and the Rule of Law with Erik Jensen

California Burning: Fire, Drought, and Climate Change with Buzz Thompson

Conservatorships, Britney Spears, and the Law with Michael Gilfix

Taxes, Wealth, and Poverty with Joe Bankman

Democracy in Crisis?: The Aftermath of Election 2020, Trump, Facebook’s Oversight Board, and the Rollback of Election Laws with Nate Persily

Exploring Alternatives to Policing with Robert Weisberg and Michelle Portillo

Three Strikes and You’re Out: Revisiting Laws That Lock Up Nonviolent Offenders with Michael Romano

Classifying Crimes as Violent and What it Means for Justice with David Sklansky

How We Dress and Why It Has and Does Still Matter with Richard Thompson Ford

Vaccines, Testing, and President Biden’s Plan to Tackle COVID-19 with Michelle Mello

Election 2020: False Allegations of Fraud and Incitement to Insurrection with Nate Persily

Attack on the U.S. Capitol and Ongoing Threats of Political Violence and Hate Groups with Shirin Sinnar

Election 2020: Issues During and After Votes are Cast and Counted with Pam Karlan

What is the Electoral College and is it Fair? with Jack Rakove

President Trump’s Taxes with Joe Bankman

The Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen

Voting During the Pandemic: Is Mail-in Voting the Answer? with Nate Persily and Chelsey Davidson

Laws of War: The Nuclear Threat 75 Years After Hiroshima with Allen Weiner

Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court: Education Aid, Medical Coverage, and Employment Discrimination Protections with Michael McConnell

SCOTUS Native American Jurisdiction Decision and the Blurred Lines of Authority with Greg Ablavsky

Guns, Suicide, and COVID-19 with David Studdert

At the Breaking Point: Criminal Justice During COVID-19 with Robert Weisberg

Arguing at the Supreme Court: Discussing the LGBTQ+ Employment Win with Pam Karlan

Rodney King to George Floyd: Racism and Policing in America with David Sklansky

Litigating Police Brutality with David Owens

Local Government During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Conversation with San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney

Can Bankruptcy Help Companies Weather the COVID Crisis? with George Triantis

A Path Back to Normal? Previewing the New Google-Apple COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tools with Albert Gidari

COVID-19 Mental Health and Supreme Court Issues with Pam Karlan and Joe Bankman

Regulating in a Pandemic: COVID-19 Legal Issues with Michelle Mello

Democracy During a Pandemic: Securing the 2020 Presidential Election with Nate Persily

Racial Justice: Key NAACP Legal Defense Fund Cases with Sherrilyn Ifill

Key Civil Liberties Issues with David Cole

Stanford Legal Podcast Hosts

Joseph Bankman

Pamela S. Karlan