60 acast.com <![CDATA[Public Law & Policy Program at Berkeley]]> https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley en public policy, law, UC Berkeley, public law Public Law and Policy Program continues Berkeley Law’s long tradition of scholarship on issues of constitutional and administrative law, and judicial and legislative process. It focuses in particular on the separation of powers, the balance of authority between the federal and state governments, interpretation, and public policymaking. The Program advances its mission by supporting research and scholarship, and producing events to generate public discussion and understanding of the interaction between law and public policy.

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]]> Public Law and Policy Program continues Berkeley Law’s long tradition of scholarship on issues of constitutional and administrative law, and judicial and legislative process. It focuses in particular on the separation of powers, the balance of authority between the federal and state governments, interpretation, and public policymaking. The Program advances its mission by supporting research and scholarship, and producing events to generate public discussion and understanding of the interaction between law and public policy.

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]]> false info+64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205@mg-eu.acast.com 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 public-law-policy-program-berkeley episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205/1691350623347-57157e581b1334ea39ad843ad2d4c518.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley <![CDATA[Public Law & Policy Program at Berkeley]]> A Conversation with Heather Mac Donald A Conversation with Heather Mac Donald Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:20:15 GMT 1:05:51 650203e05545620011302ec0 false https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/public-law-and-policy-program/events/past-events/when-race-trumps-merit/#episode_transcript 650203e05545620011302ec0 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 a-conversation-with-heather-mac-donald When Race Trumps Merit full 2023 8 After the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, prestigious American institutions, from the medical profession to the fine arts, pleaded guilty to “systemic racism.” How else can we explain why blacks are overrepresented in prisons and underrepresented in C-suites and faculty lounges, their leaders asked?


The official answer for those disparities is “disparate impact,” a once-obscure legal theory that is now transforming our world. Any traditional standard of behavior or achievement that impedes exact racial proportionality in any enterprise is now presumed racist. Medical school admissions tests, expectations of scientific accomplishment in the award of research grants, and the enforcement of the criminal law—all are under assault because they have a “disparate impact” on underrepresented minorities.


Heather MacDonald offers an alternative explanation for those racial disparities.


A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> After the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, prestigious American institutions, from the medical profession to the fine arts, pleaded guilty to “systemic racism.” How else can we explain why blacks are overrepresented in prisons and underrepresented in C-suites and faculty lounges, their leaders asked?


The official answer for those disparities is “disparate impact,” a once-obscure legal theory that is now transforming our world. Any traditional standard of behavior or achievement that impedes exact racial proportionality in any enterprise is now presumed racist. Medical school admissions tests, expectations of scientific accomplishment in the award of research grants, and the enforcement of the criminal law—all are under assault because they have a “disparate impact” on underrepresented minorities.


Heather MacDonald offers an alternative explanation for those racial disparities.


A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Privacy in the Digital Age Privacy in the Digital Age Fri, 30 Jun 2023 03:20:18 GMT 58:15 64cd6d62e626ba001165f7db false https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/public-law-and-policy-program/events/past-events/privacy-in-the-digital-age/#episode_transcript 64cd6d62e626ba001165f7db 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 privacy-in-the-digital-age full 2023 7 Paul Schwartz holds a moderated discussion with Professor Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, the Vice President of the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali). Prof. Cerrina Feroni is one of the most important scholars and lawyers in Europe working on issues of electronic data and privacy today. She is a full Professor of European and Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Florence. Prof. Cerrina Feroni is also a practicing lawyer, a member of the scientific board of several academic journals in the area of comparative public law, and a serial columnist of several national newspapers. She has been often nominated to hold posts in governative and parliamentary committees and working groups for constitutional and administrative matters. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Paul Schwartz holds a moderated discussion with Professor Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, the Vice President of the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali). Prof. Cerrina Feroni is one of the most important scholars and lawyers in Europe working on issues of electronic data and privacy today. She is a full Professor of European and Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Florence. Prof. Cerrina Feroni is also a practicing lawyer, a member of the scientific board of several academic journals in the area of comparative public law, and a serial columnist of several national newspapers. She has been often nominated to hold posts in governative and parliamentary committees and working groups for constitutional and administrative matters. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Groff v. DeJoy Groff v. DeJoy Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:41:07 GMT 56:29 64dd23a3d406ae001157b01d false https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley/episodes/groff-v-dejoy 64dd23a3d406ae001157b01d 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 groff-v-dejoy The Most Wide-Reaching Religious Liberty Case in Half a Century full 2023 6 Groff v. DeJoy, a case on the religious liberty rights of employees under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Chapman Law professor James Phillips will discuss the case, his research on the meaning of “undue hardship” under the Civil Rights Act, and what the case means for textualist theory and methodology. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Groff v. DeJoy, a case on the religious liberty rights of employees under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Chapman Law professor James Phillips will discuss the case, his research on the meaning of “undue hardship” under the Civil Rights Act, and what the case means for textualist theory and methodology. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Who Are the Oligarchs? Who Are the Oligarchs? Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:45:56 GMT 54:38 64dd32be2000030011f8c207 false https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley/episodes/who-are-the-oligarchs 64dd32be2000030011f8c207 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 who-are-the-oligarchs full 2023 4 Joshua Kleinfeld of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, for a presentation on political theory. Professor Kleinfeld will compare state actors and private institutions as entities subject to majoritarian control and discuss the ramifications of these institutions on individual freedoms. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Joshua Kleinfeld of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, for a presentation on political theory. Professor Kleinfeld will compare state actors and private institutions as entities subject to majoritarian control and discuss the ramifications of these institutions on individual freedoms. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> <![CDATA[ "Wokeness"]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:45:18 GMT 1:01:30 64de6b069aa6330012421282 false https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley/episodes/wokeness 64de6b069aa6330012421282 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 wokeness How it Undermines our Legal System full 2023 3 Bob Barr opines on the ways in which "wokeness" undermines the U.S. legal system. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Bob Barr opines on the ways in which "wokeness" undermines the U.S. legal system. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> 100+ Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know 100+ Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know Mon, 23 Jan 2023 20:45:49 GMT 1:00:33 64de679b418931001165f6e2 false https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley/episodes/100-supreme-court-cases-everyone-should-know 64de679b418931001165f6e2 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 100-supreme-court-cases-everyone-should-know full 2023 2 Josh Blackman and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discuss seminal Supreme Court cases and their effect on shaping the American legal system. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Josh Blackman and Dean Erwin Chemerinsky discuss seminal Supreme Court cases and their effect on shaping the American legal system. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Life Lessons from Mario Savio Life Lessons from Mario Savio Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:45:33 GMT 1:06:48 64de64ff66ab3f0010b0f04c false https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley/episodes/life-lessons-from-mario-savio 64de64ff66ab3f0010b0f04c 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 life-lessons-from-mario-savio What a Conservative Contrarian Learned from Berkeley full 2023 1 Jeff Ogar - General Counsel of Stand Together, who speaks about free speech, his journey from growing up in Berkeley to graduating from Berkeley Law, and his role at Stand Together, which is the Koch Foundation’s charitable giving arm. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Jeff Ogar - General Counsel of Stand Together, who speaks about free speech, his journey from growing up in Berkeley to graduating from Berkeley Law, and his role at Stand Together, which is the Koch Foundation’s charitable giving arm. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Applying the Law of War to Twenty-First Century Warfare Applying the Law of War to Twenty-First Century Warfare Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:45:59 GMT 58:04 64de6fd924478f001243adf2 false https://shows.acast.com/public-law-policy-program-berkeley/episodes/applying-the-law-of-war-to-twenty-first-century-warfare 64de6fd924478f001243adf2 64cd6aee6fa6720011edc205 applying-the-law-of-war-to-twenty-first-century-warfare full 2022 4 Winston Williams, the head of the law department at West Point, will address these and other contemporary issues arising from the interaction between law and armed conflict. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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]]> Winston Williams, the head of the law department at West Point, will address these and other contemporary issues arising from the interaction between law and armed conflict. A transcript of this episode can be found at the episode page on the Public Law & Policy Program's website.

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