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Law touches most aspects of life. Here to help make sense of it is the Stanford Legal podcast, where we look at the cases, questions, conflicts, and legal stories that affect us all every day. Pam Karlan studies and teaches a range of constitutional law-related courses with a special focus on what is known as the “law of democracy,”—the law that regulates voting, elections, and the political proce... more

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Former Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer describes being pulled out of a meeting, told to pack up her belongings, and walked out by security the same day. Her offense, she said, was refusing to recommend that the attorney general restore... more

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais, two of the nation’s leading election law scholars dissect a ruling that could soon reverberate through elections at every level of government.

Nathaniel Persily joins Pam Ka... more

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Sophia Lin Lakin, JD ’11 (MS ’04, BA ’02), director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, challenges the stated premises behind many current voting restrictions, including claims about widespread non-citizen voting. “If we’re worried about the integri... more

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The 14th Amendment to the Constitution says: “all persons born are naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” But on his first day back in office... more

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Recent Guests

Greg Rosen
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney; argued cases for the United States
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia
Episode: When Government Lawyers Draw the Line
Liz Oyer
Former pardon attorney at DOJ; public defender background
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney
Episode: When Government Lawyers Draw the Line
Stacey Young
Former DOJ civil division and civil rights attorney
Department of Justice
Episode: When Government Lawyers Draw the Line
Nate Persily
James McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford; Professor of Communication; co-author of The Law of Democracy
Stanford Law School
Episode: Voting Rights at a Turning Point
Sophia Lin Lakin
Director of the Voting Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Episode: Who Gets to Vote?
Greg Ablavsky
Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law at Stanford Law School; legal historian of federal Indian law
Stanford Law School
Episode: Native Nations, Federal Indian Law, and the Birthright Citizenship Case
Darien Shanske
Stanford Law alum and UC Davis School of Law professor specializing in taxation, public finance, local government law, and political theory
UC Davis School of Law; Stanford Law
Episode: The Politics and Promise of a Billionaire Tax
Jennifer Chacón
Professor at Stanford Law School, immigration and constitutional law expert
Stanford Law School
Episode: Trump's Immigration Raids and State Pushback
Al Sykes
Professor of law; Warren Christopher Professor in the Practice of International Law and Diplomacy; directs the Master's program in International Economic Law, Business and Policy
Stanford Law School
Episode: Stanford’s Alan Sykes on the Future of Trump’s Tariffs After the IEEPA Case

Hosts

Pam Karlan
Co-host of Stanford Legal, legal scholar with extensive experience in constitutional law, particularly voting rights and civil rights.
Diego Zambrano
Co-host and legal expert focusing on civil procedure and transnational litigation, alongside comparative constitutional law.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 77 ratings
  • A wealth of legal knowledge

    The amount of legal expertise on this podcast is astounding! Both the hosts and the guests dive deep into important current topics. I look forward to every episode.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    francesg29
    United States25 days ago
  • Super liberal

    Female host is weird socially and emotionally; Anti Trump super liberal , bias, not legal news and analysis but a bias complaining podcast , this is a waste of time

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    EZ209-A
    United States4 months ago
  • Super liberal

    Anti Trump super liberal , bias, not legal news and analysis but a bias complaining podcast , this is a waste of time

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    EZ209-A
    United States5 months ago
  • Great, I could follow 95%

    I will definitely listen to this show again. I’ve spent today trying to better understand what’s going on with redistricting and gerrymandering and the redrawing democracy episode helped tremendously. I was unable to follow the entire discussion around the Louisiana case in the Supreme Court because I didn’t understand the definitions of the types of districts like majority-minority and when/how mapping entities might create them. Will look those up, read about the case, and listen to the last 1... more

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    1660cougar
    United States9 months ago
  • Just right for me!

    The conversations are though provoking and the topics are oh-so relevant.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Forever_Eagle
    United Statesa year ago

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Voting Rights at a Turning Point
Q: How is this going to affect the 2026 and 2028 elections, given changes to redistricting practices and potential challenges to districts?
The discussion anticipates that several states may redraw or adjust districts, with a few minority-representative seats potentially affected in the near term, while long-term effects could include broader litigation and shifts in how districts are drawn to reflect partisanship and race concerns.
Voting Rights at a Turning Point
Q: Could you walk us through what's happened on that side of the ledger regarding partisan gerrymandering and the Court's updating of Gingles?
Persily describes the shift from a federal court view that partisan gerrymandering was unconstitutional to a recognition that remedies are in Congress or state legislatures, with the Court effectively updating Gingles in a way that narrows minority protection and raises the bar for successful minority-voting claims.
Who Gets to Vote?
Q: Why is there concern about using unredacted voter rolls and sensitive data?
Because releasing sensitive data can threaten voter privacy and safety, and the data is not always stored or protected in a way that guarantees individual security.
Who Gets to Vote?
Q: What are the three big buckets of voting rights issues mentioned?
Participation rights, the right to cast a counted ballot, and the right to governance through how districts are drawn and who wins elections.
Trump's Immigration Raids and State Pushback
Q: Can we start by talking about the current immigration situation in the U.S. a bit more than a year into the second Trump administration?
Jennifer explains that while the administration aimed to close asylum pathways and reduce protections, the broader reality shows enforcement expanding into interior policing and affecting both citizens and non-citizens, with widespread community impact and contested legality.

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7. Darien Shanske
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