LawsFlaws - NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
LawsFlaws - NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

LawsFlaws is the podcast of NYU School of Law's Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. Launched in Spring 2020, the podcast furthers the Journal’s mission of providing a forum for discussion of contemporary legal and public policy issues through recorded audio interviews.

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  1. 10/29/2020

    Episode 2 - Black Lives Matter And The Fights For Racial Justice

    In this episode, Professor Kim Taylor-Thompson and Professor Anthony Thompson answer a deceptively simple question: “Why are Black Lives Matter and its advocacy goals now gaining momentum now?” In a wide-ranging conversation, the professors touch on racial biases in policing and education, the coronavirus pandemic, the movement to defund the police, and concrete steps that can be taken to address systemic racism. Kim Taylor-Thompson is a Professor of Clinical Law at NYU School of Law. Her teaching and scholarship focus on the impact of race and gender in public policy – particularly criminal and juvenile justice policy – and the need to prepare lawyers to meet the demands of practice in and on behalf of marginalized communities. Before academia, Taylor-Thompson spent a decade at The D.C. Public Defender Service, ultimately serving as its director. Taylor-Thompson received her J.D. from Yale Law School and her B.A. from Brown University. Anthony Thompson is a Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law. His scholarship focuses on race, offender reentry, criminal justice issues and leadership. Prior to his appointment to the NYU faculty, Professor Thompson served for nine years as a Deputy Public Defender in Contra Costa County California. He earned his JD at Harvard Law School and his BS Ed from Northwestern University. Hosted by Kim Taylor Thompson and Anthony Taylor Thompson; Produced by Patrick Derocher (JD ‘21), Arianne Connell (JD ‘21), and Jennifer Thompson (JD ‘21); Edited by Patrick Derocher (JD ‘21); Published by Serena Warner (JD ‘21)

    31 min

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LawsFlaws is the podcast of NYU School of Law's Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. Launched in Spring 2020, the podcast furthers the Journal’s mission of providing a forum for discussion of contemporary legal and public policy issues through recorded audio interviews.

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