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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.

  1. HACE 4 DÍAS

    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 min

  2. HACE 4 DÍAS

    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 min

  3. 11 DIC

    FEED DROP: The Systemic Oppression of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

    Please enjoy this recording of an event held on campus on November 21! "Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women from public life. Join Najia Mahmodi and Juliet Sorensen for a conversation on gender persecution in Afghanistan today and the path forward."

    45 min

  4. 7 DIC

    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 min

  5. 1 DIC

    100th Anniversary of the Crime of the Century: Leopold and Loeb Part 2

    Distinguished Professor in Residence Dean Strang sits down with Associate Editor Katie Dorsey to discuss the 1924 Leopold and Loeb trial, Clarence Darrow’s career, and how this “Trial of the Century” created a lasting legacy that is still relevant 100 years later. Research & Sources: To learn more about the Leopold and Loeb crimes and trial, check out The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes by Nina Barrett, https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/book/9781572842403 A 21st-Century Reconsideration of Leopold and Loeb: Clarence Darrow, Adolescent Development, and the Criminal Legal System Today, Video recording of live event: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/leopold-and-loeb Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror by Dean Strang, https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5608.htm Resources: People of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb (1924) transcripts: https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/19625

    43 min

  6. 20 NOV

    100th Anniversary of the Crime of the Century: Leopold and Loeb Part 1

    Author Nina Barrett (The Leopold and Loeb Files) and Associate Editor Katie Dorsey tell the story of the Leopold and Loeb murder and trial, which changed the field of criminal defense in America with ramifications that echo even today and the circumstances that make this horrifying crime still shocking and relevant a century later. Research & Sources:     To learn more about the Leopold and Loeb crimes and trial, check out The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes by Nina Barrett, https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/book/9781572842403 A 21st-Century Reconsideration of Leopold and Loeb: Clarence Darrow, Adolescent Development, and the Criminal Legal System Today, Video recording of live event: https://www.newberry.org/calendar/leopold-and-loeb    Resources:  People of the State of Illinois vs. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb (1924) transcripts: https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/19625 Visit Nina Barrett’s bookstore, Bookends and Beginnings, in Evanston, Illinois. https://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/

    30 min

  7. 14 NOV

    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 min

  8. 9 NOV

    Accomplice Liability and Domestic Violence Victim-Defendants

    Survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence are particularly vulnerable to conviction and incarceration for the crimes of their abusive partners. Our criminal legal system’s refusal to understand and present the full context of a survivor-defendant's experience and abuse when assessing criminal culpability. In this episode, I will give a broad overview of accomplice liability, coercion and duress, using the story of Nancy Rish. Nancy was sentenced to natural life imprisonment for a first-degree murder she was not aware of under the theory of accomplice liability. Pleadings (By Margaret Bryne): People v. Rish, No. 87 CF 321, Petition for Relief from Judgment 2021 Petition for Executive Clemency for Nancy Rish 2014 Post-Conviction Petition Based on Actual Innocence 2016 Petition Based on Mitigating Evidence of Domestic Violence Judgments: People v. Rish, 566 N.E.2d 919 (Ill.App.3d, 1991). People v. Rish, 2017 IL App. (3d) 160091-U. People v. Rish, 2021 IL App. (3d) 190446. Sources: John F. Decker, The Mental State Requirement for Accomplice Liability in American Criminal Law, 60 S. C. L. Rev. 237 (2008). Shannon Heffernan, Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes, The Marshall Project, Jun. 13, 2024, at 6:00am. Last accessed Nov. 07, 2024.

    31 min
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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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