Justice Defined is UC Davis Law's podcast which offers in-depth interviews with King Hall faculty.
Professor and Immigration Law Clinic Co-director Holly Cooper discusses her work to improve conditions for unaccompanied immigrant children in government custody. *Note to listeners: this episode covers the mistreatment of children and issues of youth suicide.
UC Davis Law Professor Mary Ziegler provides perspective on the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade by discussing how we got here, what happened and what the future will look like. She says that the Supreme Court's ruling was in effect an attempt to change American democracy and will have an impact far beyond reproductive rights.
UC Davis Law Professor Lisa Pruitt discusses her ongoing research into rural lawyer shortages. She identifies the great need for services in the legal deserts of rural communities. Through comprehensive analysis, she explores how channeling urban resources to rural areas, expanding pipeline programs, and incentivizing lawyers to practice in these areas can help.
UC Davis Law Professor Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe discusses her forthcoming article, “Learning from Mistakes,” where she explores the role of the public defender in wrongful convictions in death row cases. To start with, she points out that unlike medical, aviation and military systems, there is no formal process in place to review wrongful convictions.
UC Davis Law Professor Ashutosh Bhagwat discusses his book, Our Democratic First Amendment. Despite the Supreme Court's focus on free speech, he reminds us that the First Amendment covers much more like our freedom of press, assembly and petition. He explores how the amendment has influenced the challenges we face with social media, misinformation, partisanship and apathy among citizens.
UC Davis Law Professor Karrigan Börk is the author of a new article, "California's Constitutional Right to Fish," published with King Hall alum Francis Coats '75 in Environmental Law. Professor Börk explains how the little-known constitutional right to fish was adopted in California in 1910 during a growing populist conservation movement and what its relevance is today.
UC Davis Law Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law Afra Afsharipour discusses her forthcoming article in the UC Irvine Law Review entitled "Women and M&A." Dean Afsharipour analyzes data from 700 of the largest M&A deals from 2014-2020 and finds a large gender disparity in this area of corporate law.
UC Davis Law Professor Carlton F.W. Larson discusses his new book - The Trials of Allegiance: Treason, Juries, and the American Revolution. The book explores how the law of treason was central to the American Revolution, encompassing a host of issues from debates over the legitimacy of resistance activities to the treatment of Loyalists.