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The Law Review Review! Law students discuss legal topics, using law review articles as a lens in a panel format. Each episode a law review article is selected by a panel member and distributed to the group. Episodes are released every other Monday. Follow us on twitter at: @SquaredLaw Mailbag at: [email protected]
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
Eliminating Constitutional Law
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
In this episode, Tony discusses Eliminativism with Professor Evan Bernick from NIU. Does constitutional law actually exist? Do constitutional decisionmakers need to have a theory of law in order to choose a constitutional theory? Does whether something is law carry moral weight? How does a judge or other decision maker make decisions when presented with an unjust law? Also, is twitter going to be the new way to submit law review articles?
The article discussed is: Evan D. Bernick, Eliminating Constitutional Law, South Dakota Law Review (Forthcoming).
Guest: Evan Bernick
Host: Tony Fernando
Audio: Mohammed Saleem
Producer: Tony Fernando
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Equity in Law School Admissions
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Dean Danielle Conway, head of Penn State Dickinson Law, joins the panel to discuss law school admissions. How can the law school admission process lead to systematic inequities? How has Penn State Dickinson Law adjusted its admissions process to address some of these sources of inequity? Can everybody benefit when procedures are changed to address diversity, equity, and inclusion?
This is the second of a 2-part mini-series focused on law school.
The paper discussed is: Danielle M. Conway, Bekah Saidman-Krauss & Rebecca Schreiber, Building an Antiracist Law School: Inclusivity in Admissions and Retention of Diverse Students-- Leadership Determines DEI Success, Forthcoming Rutgers Race & L. Rev. (2021).
Guest: Danielle Conway
Host: Tony Fernando
Panel: Schenley Kent, Seth Trott
Audio: Mohammed Saleem
Producer: Tony Fernando
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Processes in Law School Which Affect Law Students and Lawyers
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Professor Kathryne Young from UMass-Amherst is conducting a longitudinal study of law students and mental health. The first paper from that effort was published earlier this year. In this episode, our panel visits with Professor Young to discuss her research. How does a lawyer's professional identity develop? We revisit the question of curved grades and the incentives they create. Who speaks up in class, and can the answer to that question affect the learning of other students? Also, our first question from a listener!
This episode is the first of a 2-part mini-series discussing law school and the law student experience.
The paper discussed was: Kathryne Young, Understanding the Social and Cognitive Processes in Law School that Create Unhealthy Lawyers, 89 Fordham L. Rev. 2575 (2021).
Guest: Kathryne Young
Host: Schenley Kent
Panel: Tony Fernando, Courtney Buechler, Seth Trott
Audio: Mohammed Saleem
Producer: Tony Fernando