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LawTalk features events, webinars, and panel discussions hosted at the University of Minnesota Law School.

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LawTalk Episode 62 - The Evolving Second Amendment: Bruen and This Term’s Supreme Court

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LawTalk Episode 61 - The Gender Wealth Gap: A Conversation on "Fair Shake" Welcome to LawTalk, a podcast series produced by the University of Minnesota Law School featuring events, webinars, and panel discussions about diverse topics at the intersect... more

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Megan Walsh
Director of Minnesota Law's Gun Violence Prevention Law Clinic; Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: LawTalk Ep. 62 - The Evolving Second Amendment: Bruen and This Term’s Supreme Court
Charlize Esquiel
Student at Minnesota Law School; student director for Gun Violence Prevention Clinic
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: LawTalk Ep. 62 - The Evolving Second Amendment: Bruen and This Term’s Supreme Court
Connor Smith
Student at Minnesota Law School; student director for Gun Violence Prevention Clinic
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: LawTalk Ep. 62 - The Evolving Second Amendment: Bruen and This Term’s Supreme Court
Brian Z. Tamanaha
John S. Lehmann University Professor at Washington University, St. Louis School of Law; renowned jurisprudence and law and society scholar
Washington University School of Law
Episode: LawTalk Ep. 58 - The Perennial Dialectic and a Baseline Theory of State Law
Carlton W. Reeves
Honorable United States District Judge, Southern District of Mississippi
United States District Court
Episode: LawTalk Ep. 57 - Reconstructing Justice: Honoring Dr. King's Vision in Our Federal Justice System
Justin Mazzola
Deputy Director of Research for Amnesty International USA
Amnesty International USA
Episode: LawTalk Ep. 56 - The Right to Freedom of Assembly in the United States
Nicholas Bednar
Associate Professor of Law (presidential power and administrative law)
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: LawTalk Episode 55 - U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2025-26 Term
June Carbone
Robina Chair in Law, Science and Technology
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: LawTalk Episode 55 - U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2025-26 Term
Sam Merchant
Associate Professor of Law
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: LawTalk Episode 55 - U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2025-26 Term

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LawTalk Ep. 62 - The Evolving Second Amendment: Bruen and This Term’s Supreme Court
Q: Do Hemani and Wolford give formal guidance about the level of generality for historical analogs to resemble the challenged law?
No formal, universally applicable guidance was provided; the speakers emphasize a need for lower courts to apply general principles from Bruen and Wolford, recognizing that different judges may draw different conclusions about how broadly similar historical laws must be, which could lead to greater interpretive variance in outcomes.
LawTalk Ep. 62 - The Evolving Second Amendment: Bruen and This Term’s Supreme Court
Q: With Wolford removing or criticizing historical analysis of Bruen step one, how does this change the arguments being made with regard to age restriction laws?
The presenters suggest courts are unlikely to treat age-based restrictions as part of the people at the founding, and while Bruen's approach may affect such cases, age-based challenges have historically relied on the second step and historical analogs rather than raw text-only analysis; Wolford is not expected to drastically overturn this in most age-restriction cases, which will continue to hinge on how analogs are drawn rather than step one alone.
LawTalk Episode 55 - U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2025-26 Term
Q: You asked whether the Sentencing Commission has sufficient discretion to include non-retroactivity within the scope of extraordinary and compelling reasons, and if not, why not.
The majority view is that non-retroactive changes are not to be considered extraordinary and compelling under the First Step Act; if the Court engages with delegation issues, they would likely say Congress authorized considering new, silent grounds for reasons that Congress hadn't anticipated, but they may stop short of endorsing broad delegation.
LawTalk Ep. 52 - Navigating the Digital Frontier: Regulation and Limitations on Social Media
Q: What are the key federal and state regulatory frameworks currently shaping social media use and how have they evolved?
The main federal law is Section 230, which immunizes platforms from user-generated content; state efforts include California's privacy updates and Texas/Florida anti-censorship laws. COPPA governs data collection on children under 13. Overall, there is very little comprehensive regulation at the federal level, with many rules tied up in litigation and First Amendment scrutiny guiding challenges and potential future changes.
Minnesota Journal of International Law Presents: Prof. Donald Clarke
Q: Could you please share a little bit about your background and your current research focus?
Clarke describes his long-term focus on modern Chinese law, his shift from broader criminal law and human rights topics to systemic questions about China's legal institutions, and his interest in how policy and law interact within a one-party system.

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This series centers on law, policy, and civil rights, with in-depth panels and expert interviews that unpack complex legal frameworks, recent court decisions, and evolving doctrines. Topics frequently orbit gun regulation and the Bruen framework, constitutional rights across history, and human rights perspectives on protest, detention, and global law, all anchored in rigorous scholarly discussion and real-world implications. Notably, the show features scholars, practitioners, and activist-leaning advocates, often from the University of Minnesota Law School, delivering accessible analysis that balances theory with practice. Listeners looking for thoughtful legal analysis, case-focused discourse, and policy context will likely find it compell... more

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