Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Law in Action is a monthly podcast from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Each episode features new or forthcoming legal scholarship and examines developments in legal academia. The show discusses a range of legal topics with UW Law School faculty.
Episodes
Episode 49: Professor Jason Reinecke, patent law, AI, and innovation
Episode 49: Professor Jason Reinecke, patent law, AI, and innovation by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 48: Professor Nate Atkinson, choosing leaders for companies, governments, and the law
Episode 48: Professor Nate Atkinson, choosing leaders for companies, governments, and the law by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 47: Professor Alexandra Huneeus discusses Latin America's role in shaping international law
Episode 47: Professor Alexandra Huneeus discusses Latin America's role in shaping international law by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 46: Professor Mitra Sharafi discusses Fear of the False, her new book about colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science
Episode 46: Professor Mitra Sharafi discusses Fear of the False, her new book about colonial South Asia's critical role in the development of forensic science by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 45: Professor Anuj Desai discusses modern First Amendment questions and challenges
Episode 45: Professor Anuj Desai discusses modern First Amendment questions and challenges by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 44: Bridget Lavender discusses how UW Law's State Democracy Research Initiative untangles the complex web of state level constitutional and statutory research
Episode 44: Bridget Lavender discusses how UW Law's State Democracy Research Initiative untangles the complex web of state level constitutional and statutory research by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 43: Professor Kathie Hendley discusses Russian Law and Democratic Decline
Episode 43: Professor Kathie Hendley discusses Russian Law and Democratic Decline by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Episode 42: Professor Sumudu Atapattu and the Intersection of Human Rights and Environmental Law
Episode 42: Professor Sumudu Atapattu and the Intersection of Human Rights and Environmental Law by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Torey Dolan and Steve Wright Supreme Court Voting Rights Interview - Episode 41
Torey Dolan and Steve Wright Supreme Court Voting Rights Interview - Episode 41 by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Amanda White Eagle Interview - Episode 40
Amanda White Eagle Interview - Episode 40 by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Joshua Braver Podcast Interview - Episode 39
Joshua Braver Podcast Interview - Episode 39 by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Elizabeth Manriquez Podcast Interiew - Episode 38
Elizabeth Manriquez Podcast Interiew - Episode 38 by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Andrew Turner Podcast Interview - Episode 37
Andrew Turner Podcast Interview - Episode 37 by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Steve Wright Podcast Interview- Episode 36
Steve Wright Podcast Interview- Episode 36 by Law in Action: A UW Law School Podcast
Ion Meyn Podcast Interview- Episode 35
Interview with University of Wisconsin Law School Assistant Professor of Law Ion Meyn on his recently published article, "White-on-Black Crime: Revisiting the Convict Leasing Narrative."
The article examines the years between 1880-1915 and the growing amount of evidence that suggests criminal convictions of Black men were the result of criminal conspiracies to traffic Black victims. This human t
Jennifer Binkley Podcast Interview- Episode 34
Interview with UW Law School Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Family Court Clinic Jennifer Binkley to discuss her recently-published book, "Wisconsin Family Law with Forms." The book is an essential resource for Wisconsin family law practitioners.
Peter Carstensen Podcast Interview- Episode 33
Interview with UW Law School Professor Emeritus Peter Carstensen on his recent article, "How to Break Up Amazon."
Yaron Nili Podcast Interview- Episode 32
A remotely-recorded podcast episode with Yaron Nili (SSRN; Law Repository), Professor of Law and Smith-Rowe Fellow in Business Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Professor Nili is an expert in corporate law, governance, and business. His new article “Side Letter Governance” is forthcoming in the Washington University Law Review. This newest article focuses on a standard but difficult
Elizabeth Manriquez Podcast Interview- Episode 31
An interview with Head of Reference & Scholarly Services at the University of Wisconsin Law School Library Elizabeth Manriquez.
Elizabeth discusses her role and how it fits in to the UW Law School's digital repository. She gives the history of the repository, talks about the team of librarians who work on it, and describes some of the newer collections housed within it.
Richard Monette Brackeen case Podcast Interview- Episode 30
An interview with Professor of Law and Director of the Great Lakes Indian Law Center Richard Monette at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Prof. Monette discusses the recent (Nov. 2022) SCOTUS case Brackeen v. Haaland. This case focused on the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978's placement preferences for child placement proceedings involving an "Indian child".
Nina Varsava Podcast Interview- Episode 29
An interview with Assistant Professor of Law Nina Varsava at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Prof. Varsava discusses her forthcoming article, "Precedent, Reliance, and Dobbs". The article examines treatment of stare decisis in the 2022 majority Dobbs opinion focusing on its approach to reliance. The article argues that the justices’ refusal to recognize the reliance interest at stake is
Nyamagaga Gondwe Podcast Interview- Episode 28
An interview with Assistant Professor of Tax Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School Nyamagaga Gondwe.
Prof. Gondwe discusses her forthcoming article, "The Tax-Invisible Labor Problem: Care Work, Kinship, and Income Security Programs in the IRC."
Robert Yablon Podcast Interview- Episode 27
An interview with Associate Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School Robert Yablon.
Prof. Yablon discusses his recent article on the concept of "gerrylaundering", an idea related to gerrymandering.
Mark Sidel Podcast Interview- Episode 26
An interview with Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin Law School Mark Sidel.
Prof. Sidel discusses his recent pieces on the increasing tendency of governments to restrict foreign investments, grants, and donations to nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in those countries.
Anuj Desai Podcast Interview- Episode 25
An interview with Voss Bascom Professor of Law Anuj Desai, discussing his forthcoming article, "Text is Not Enough," which focuses on textualism and statutory interpretation through the lens of the 2020 Supreme Court Title VII case Bostock v. Clayton County.
Bill Clune Podcast Interview- Episode 24
An interview with University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Emeritus William (Bill) Clune.
Prof. Clune's research focused on school finance, school law, special education, and systemic educational policy. This podcast interview discusses his new book, Legal Realism to Law in Action: Innovative Law Courses at UW Madison, published Dec. 2021 by Pro Quo Books. It compiles articles and interviews
David Trubek and Richard Abel Podcast Interview- Episode 23
An interview with the Voss-Bascom Professor of Law and Dean of International Studies Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Law School, David Trubek and the Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA Law, Richard Abel.
Profs Trubek and Abel discuss their recent symposium, “The Short Happy Life of the Yale Program in Law and Modernization: From the Cold War to Comparativ
S. Lisa Washington Podcast Interview: Episode 22
An interview with Prof. S. Lisa Washington, the 2021-22 William H. Hastie Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Prof. Washington discusses her forthcoming article on how the family regulation system mirrors the criminal justice system and in practice finds that parents encounter a system as coercive, intrusive, and disempowering, especially for marginalized communities.
Sumudu Atapattu Podcast Interview: Episode 21
An interview with Director of Research Centers and Senior Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Prof. Sumudu Atapattu.
Prof. Atapattu discusses various issues on the topic of environmental justice and sustainable development, especially as it pertains to the Global South.
Bonnie Shucha Podcast Interview: Episode 20
An interview with Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library Bonnie Shucha of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Dean Shucha discusses various issues surrounding the scholarly visibility of legal academia publishing and the role that law libraries have to play in enhancing visibility, impact, and discoverability.
Anne Smith Podcast Interview: Episode 19
An interview with Professor Anne Smith of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Professor Smith is the Director of the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic and she discusses the services the clinic provides and projects the clinic is involved in. She also discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the clinic's services and workflow.
Steph Tai Podcast Interview: Episode 18
An interview with Professor Steph Tai of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Professor Tai discusses two recent articles about food law, touching on the intersection of food law and climate change as well as the cultural heritage of food.
Dean Daniel Tokaji Podcast Interview: Episode 17
An interview with Dean Daniel P. Tokaji of the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Dean Tokaji discusses two recent pieces he authored on election law as well as an upcoming article relying on the scholarship of Neil Komesar, University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Emeritus.
Dean Tokaji's work is especially relevant today and he has excellent insights into the future of truth and democracy
Stewart Macaulay Podcast Interview: Episode 16
An interview with Stewart Macaulay, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Prof. Macaulay discusses a recently-released book on his work and influence on contract law, as well as several lesser-known articles he authored.
Alta Charo Podcast Interview: Episode 15
An interview with R. Alta Charo, the Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin.
Prof. Charo discusses the development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines and the procedures and legal issues that surround each.
Cecelia Klingele Podcast Interview: Episode 14
An interview with Cecelia M. Klingele, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Prof. Klingele discusses two recently published articles, "Labeling Violence" and "Making Sense of Risk."
Steven Wright Podcast Interview: Episode 13
An interview with Steven Wright, Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Innocence Project at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Prof. Wright discusses his debut novel, "The Coyotes of Carthage."
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society EIC Interview: Episode 12
An interview with the EIC of the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Wisconsin International Law Journal EIC Interview: Episode 11
An interview with the outgoing Wisconsin International Law Journal EIC, Emily Capodarco, about WILJ, its history, and the types of articles it published this year.
Wisconsin Law Review EICs Interview: Episode 10
University of Wisconsin Law Review outgoing (Olivia Radics) and incoming (Anya Gersoff) EICs discuss the Wisconsin Law Review, its recent publications, upcoming plans, and symposia.
Richard Monette Podcast Interview: Episode 9
University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Richard Monette discusses a series of initiatives he is involved with, including a $1 million dollar grant to the Menominee Nation and a series of working papers he is working on, on topics including property law and privatization on tribal land and native sovereignty.
Tonya Brito Podcast Interview- Episode 8
Podcast interview with University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Tonya Brito on her recent article, "The Child Support Debt Bubble."
Yaron Nili Podcast Interview: Episode 7
University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Yaron Nili discusses his recent article, "Board Diversity by Term Limits?", coauthored with Darren Rosenblum. This article is the first article to academically explore the connection between corporate board term limits and the sex diversification of the corporate board.
Keith Findley Podcast Interview- Episode 6
Interview with UW Law School Professor Keith A. Findley on three recent scholarly works- two law review articles published in Seton Hall Law Review on criminal justice and a report for the Madison Police Department on policy and procedure.
Episode 5: David. S. Schwartz
Interview with UW Law School Professor David S. Schwartz about his new book "The Spirit of the Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland."
Meg Gaines Podcast Interview- Episode 4
Podcast interview with UW Law School Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Patient Partnerships Meg Gaines. Prof. Gaines discusses a 2018 paper about HIPAA and a forthcoming paper on prior authorization reversals.
Michele LaVigne Podcast Interview- Episode 3
Podcast interview with Prof. Michele LaVigne about her article "Under the Hood: Brendan Dassey, Language Impairments, and Judicial Ignorance," coauthored with Sally Miles.
This article discusses the case of Brendan Dassey, one of the two subjects of the Netflix documentary series "Making A Murderer," and whether his developmental delays contributed to his confession to the murder.
BJ Ard Podcast Interview- Episode 2
Podcast interview with UW Law faculty member BJ Ard about his working paper on market refusal in copyright.
Yaron Nili Podcast Interview
The first episode of "Law in Action: A University of Wisconsin Law School Podcast," a podcast where law librarians interview UW Law faculty about their recent scholarship.
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