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The Podvocate

Law students at Loyola University Chicago School of Law explore legal topics and engage in the intentional infliction of emotional discourse.

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    Degrees of Freedom: Northwestern’s Prison Education Program with Professor Jennifer Lackey

    In this episode, we explore how the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) is transforming lives behind bars through access to higher education. What makes this program unique? How does it provide incarcerated individuals with the tools to achieve academic success and personal growth? We’ll discuss NPEP’s mission, its challenges, and the incredible stories of students whose lives have been changed with the director of the program, Professor Jennifer Lackey. Along the way, we’ll dive into the broader implications of education in prisons—can it reduce recidivism and foster true rehabilitation? Join us as we examine how NPEP is redefining second chances and what it means to bring the power of education to incarcerated students. Jennifer Lackey is the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law (courtesy) at Northwestern University, Founding Director of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, and Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. Lackey’s research is primarily in social epistemology with a current focus on epistemic issues within the American criminal legal system. She is the author of over 60 articles and three books, including her recent Criminal Testimonial Injustice, which won the 2024 North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award. She is also the editor of five volumes and editor-in-chief of two journals in philosophy, Philosophical Studies and Episteme. Lackey is the winner of the 2024 Humanitas Award, 2023 Horace Mann Medal, and the Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. She was elected President of the American Philosophical Association’s Central Division from 2021–2022, was recently named the 2025 holder of the Spinoza Chair at the University of Amsterdam, and has received grants and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Research & Sources: https://sites.northwestern.edu/jal788/ https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/ https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/02/northwestern-prison-education-program-receives-1-million-mellon-grant/ https://magazine.northwestern.edu/features/prison-education-unlocks-potential/ https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/why-prison-education/ https://www.wbez.org/shows/reset/meet-the-educator-bringing-liberal-arts-to-illinois-prisoners/6906021f-30ca-45ec-8aad-a2747b3942a7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5IhWJhgI9Y&ab_channel=TEDxTalks Resources: https://sites.northwestern.edu/npep/

    37 мин.
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    Women in the Law: Experiences in a Male-Dominated Field

    n this episode, Neha Alety sits down with Hannah Sweeney, associate attorney at Pavich Law Group and former Loyola Chicago School of Law graduate. Hannah shares her experiences as a female litigator in a male-dominated field. We begin our discussion with her career path and background and her experiences in law school. She then discusses the gender-based challenges she’s faced in her career and how she’s navigated the male-dominated area of litigation. Though challenging, Ms. Sweeney also talks about how being a woman in law has given her a unique approach to her practice. Lastly, she gives some advice to future female attorneys on what she wished she had known before entering the field of law. Research & Sources: Maureen Mulligan, Continuing Our Conversations on Gender Equity, American Bar Association, April 7, 2021, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/publications/perspectives/2021/april/continuing-our-conversations-gender-equity/ Sarah Thomas, Creating Space at the Table: Succeeding as a Felae in the Still Male-Dominated Field of Law, ABA Journal, June 29, 2023, https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/lowering-the-ladder-succeeding-as-a-female-in-the-still-male-dominated-field-of-law International Women’s Day: What Does the Legal Profession Look Like for Women in 2021?, Law Careers, March 8, 2021, https://www.lawcareers.net/Explore/Features/08032021-International-Womens-Day-what-does-the-legal-profession-look-like-for Jaline S. Fenwick, See Her; Hear Her: The Historical Evolution of Women in Law and Advocacy for the Path Ahead, American Bar Association, November 15, 2023, https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2023-november/see-her-hear-her-historical-evolution-women-in-law/ Resources: ABA Women in the Profession Includes online toolkits and literature

    15 мин.
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    The Wet and Wild World of Maritime Law, Part 1: Wading into the History of UNCLOS

    We often hear the term “law of the land,” where a legal framework is based on common or civil law. But what laws apply once we venture off dry land and out to sea? That’s where maritime law (or admiralty law) comes into play. Sometimes called the Law of the Sea, maritime law consists of laws, conventions, and treaties governing business, crime, and international disputes on open waters. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is considered the constitution of the ocean; it provides a foundation for international cooperation and collaboration in protecting marine life, establishing trade routes, preventing trafficking and crime, ensuring fair and reasonable sovereignty of the use and protection of coastal waters, and more. This episode is a brief introduction into the history of UNCLOS, the U.S.’s influence on the enforcement of UNCLOS, and current issues in in maritime law. In future episodes, we’ll dive deeper into modern maritime issues affecting global trade, the environment, and national security. Research & Sources: Youtube.com, The A, B, and Seas of UNCLOS: What is UNCLOS,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore, . Youtube.com, “President Obama Speaks to West Point Graduates,” The Obama White House, May 28, 2014, . Youtube.com, “The Science of UNCLOS,” Fisheries and Oceans Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCttmsixQpc/ U.S. Navy Jag Corps, “The Convention on the Law of the Sea,” Navy Jag Corps website, https://www.jag.navy.mil/national-security/law-of-the-sea/. Center for Preventive Action, “Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea,” Council on Foreign Relations, Global Conflict Tracker, September 17, 2024, https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/territorial-disputes-south-china-sea. Resources: United Nations, “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Overview and full text,” Ocean & Law of the Seas, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, last updated June 24, 2024, https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, https://www.itlos.org/en/main/the-tribunal/the-tribunal/. Congressional Research Service, “United Nations: Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): Living Resources Provisions,” Summary No. R47744, Updated July 15, 2024, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47744.

    13 мин.
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    Play for No Pay: Part 1- An Introduction to Name, Image, and Likeness & The History of the NCAA

    Until the supreme court case Alton v NCAA in 2021, collegiate athletes could not monetize their athletic ability while in college. This episode explores the history and creation of the NCAA, the regulatory body of college sports. It will cover the early issues the NCAA faced. It then turns to the advent of amateurism and the term “student-athlete” the legal framework the NCAA used to protect itself from wages and workmen’s compensation claims by athletes. Then the episode will finish with a discussion of the current NIL landscape of college athletics post the Alston decision in 2021. Research & Sources: Judgments National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, 594 U.S. ____ (2021) O'Bannon v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 802 F.3d 1049 (2015) Waldrep v. Texas Employers Insurance Association, 21 S.W.3d 602 (2000) State Compensation Ins. Fund. V Industrial Com’n., 314 P.2d 288 (1957) Books Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Exploiting College Athletes by Walter Byers (1995) The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA by Taylor Branch (2011) Online Sources NCAA Punishes Missouri in Blatant Academic Fraud Case Kent Waldrep, Athlete Whose Injury Led to Advocacy, Dies at 67 The NCAA coined the term ‘student-athlete’ in the 1950s. Its time might be up. Congressmen propose bill that would legally protect NCAA IN THE KINGDOM OF THE SOLITARY MAN Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops History of NCAA Antitrust Standards of Review: The Per Se, Rule of Reason, and Quick Look Tests NCAA antitrust settlement effort challenged by lawyer from Ed O'Bannon case COLLEGES ADOPT THE 'SANITY CODE' TO GOVERN SPORTS; N.C.A.A. Bans Scholarships in Which Athletic Ability Is the Major Factor Resources: Schooled: The Price of College Sports What is NIL in college sports? How do athlete deals work? Check out the prior NIL episodes by former editors, which came out right after the Alston decision.

    43 мин.
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Law students at Loyola University Chicago School of Law explore legal topics and engage in the intentional infliction of emotional discourse.

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