UCI Law Talks

UCI Law Talks


Latest Episodes

Joan Biskupic on reporting about the U.S. Supreme Court
September 20, 2016

Joan Biskupic, distinguished journalist, CNN legal analyst and Visiting Professor at UCI Law (2016-17) shares her observations at a UCI Law event on the Supreme Court justices, the changing demographics of the Court and her quest to answer “Is personal

6th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
August 01, 2016

Distinguished panelists review key cases decided in the historic October 2015 term

Erwin Chemerinsky & Howard Gillman on freedom of speech on college campuses
April 27, 2016

UCI Chancellor and Professor of Law Howard Gillman and UCI Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discuss what they learned in teaching a freshman seminar on freedom of speech on college campuses.

Annie Lai on Translating Law on the Books to Law at Work in People’s Lives
March 29, 2016

Prof. Lai explains how the Immigrant Rights Clinic is transforming lives and teaching students the skills necessary for modern legal practice.

Stephen Lee & José Padilla (CRLA) on the Complex Issues Facing Farmworkers in Our Food System
March 15, 2016

UCI Law Prof. Stephen Lee & José Padilla, Executive Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. explore the plight of farmworkers in the U.S., the challenges of educating the public about this plight, and how public service work can become a lifelo

Rick Hasen and Ed Whelan (EPPC) on the future of the Supreme Court and the 2016 Elections
February 25, 2016

UCI Law Prof. Henry Weinstein moderates an exchange of views between Prof. Rick Hasen and Ed Whelan, former law clerk to Justice Scalia and president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), on the future of the Supreme Court and the 2016 elections.

Erwin Chemerinsky and Rick Hasen on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the Future of the Supreme Court
February 16, 2016

Dean Chemerinsky and Prof. Hasen discuss the impact of Justice Scalia’s sudden death on the Supreme Court and the presidential election.

Erwin Chemerinsky on SCOTUS '15-16 Term
February 11, 2016

Dean Chemerinsky discusses the potentially blockbuster cases to watch in the 2015-16 Supreme Court term now that the docket is set, including cases on immigration, abortion and contraception.

Rick Hasen on Money in Politics
February 11, 2016

Prof. Rick Hasen discusses his new book, “Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Distortion of American Elections,” with commentary by Dean Chemerinsky.

Jonathan Glater on Access to Higher Education and Student Loans
February 02, 2016

Prof. Glater unpacks the nuances of student debt and effects on higher education. He argues that talking about student loans in terms of a “crisis” may be missing the true challenge.