A roundup of recent Supreme Court decisions and a look at state efforts to combat Critical Race Theory

Abortion at the Supreme Court, Big Tech regulation in Florida, a showdown in Belarus, and the debate over paying college athletes.

A roundup of new cases before the Supreme Court.

Voting rights, the COVID stimulus lawsuit, libel law, and advice to young lawyers.

The Law Talk professors celebrate the 10th anniversary of the podcast with discussions of the Trump impeachment, the Supreme Court’s rejection of an elections case out of Pennsylvania, censorship efforts by Big Tech, and the legal barriers facing the Biden Administration.

This is a special announcement from John and Richard inviting our Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo listeners to join us on February 8th, 2021 at 1PM PT/4PM ET on Zoom for a discussion on the Constitutionality of impeaching a former president. They’ll be joined by National Review’s Andy McCarthy and Peter Robinson will be moderating. Go to Ricochet.com/LawTalk for details on how to view the event. See you there!

A thorough debate over the chaotic final days of the Trump Administration and a preview of coming attractions from the Biden Presidency.

Election controversies, Supreme Court cases, and California’s quest to outlaw the internal combustion engine.

President Trump contests the election, COVID restrictions go national, and a Justice Alito speech incites controversy.

The ACB hearings, the future of the 6-3 court, and the judiciary’s role in the most unusual presidential election ever.

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the bruising confirmation battle to come.

The Law Talk professors take listener questions.

A review of the Roger Stone case and a roundup of the biggest Supreme Court decisions for this term.

Policing, qualified immunity, SCOTUS’s LGBT discrimination case, the controversy over the John Bolton book, and a novel exercise in intellectual property law.

Michael Flynn, Title IX, The COVID Reopening, and a Supreme Court roundup.

The legal issues around reopening the economy, the USS Roosevelt controversy, the inspector general firings, the FISA controversy, and Tom Brady’s copyright struggles.

A flurry of legal controversies surround the Coronavirus.

Coronavirus, Supreme Court roundup, Trump’s libel lawsuit, and baseball.

It may be the winter session in the faculty lounge, but things are heating up as professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo clash on a number of today’s topics. On the docket: Was Mitt Romney justified in his impeachment vote? Is President Trump wrong to override the Justice Department on the Roger Stone case? Can states punish members of the Electoral College for defying the will of the voters? Can state and local governments resist the feds’ efforts to curb illegal immigration? And do the...

In a Law Talk first, Professors Richard Epstein & John Yoo and host Troy Senik are gathered in the same studio to kick off their tenth year of the podcast. On this episode: Can Congress rein in President Trump’s power to pursue military action against Iran? What was Nancy Pelosi trying to accomplish by withholding the articles of impeachment? Can the Justice Department compel Apple to create a backdoor on encrypted devices? And is Utah’s effort to rescind a personalized license plate a...

It’s the holiday season in the faculty lounge and the subpoenas are hung by the chimney with care. On this episode, Professors Epstein and Yoo do a deep dive into the strengths and weaknesses of the impeachment case, the shortcomings of the Inspector General’s report on the Russia investigation, and the greatest legal question of our time: can you impeach an ex-president? All that plus Richard breaks down the economics of Christmas, John calls for civil disobedience in the Berkeley food...

Impeachment is on the syllabus as the faculty lounge reopens its doors. In this episode: Does the Democrats’ pivot from ‘quid pro quo’ to ‘bribery’ add up? Has the first week of witnesses changed either professor's mind? And when exactly would a White House have the authority to hold up foreign aid? All that plus analysis of what’s most likely to compel the release of the Trump tax returns (hint: it’s not the case that looks headed for the Supreme Court) and the strange case of the Equal...

It’s a lively session in the faculty lounge as professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo parse the case for impeachment, and analyze some of the biggest cases coming before the Supreme Court: will a new lineup of justices change the Court’s approach to abortion regulation? Will a ruling about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deal a blow to the administrative state? Are gay and transgendered employees protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act?All that plus a detour into antiquities law, a...

The men of Law Talk reconvene between their respective journeys to Greece and there’s a very full docket. On this episode: could President Trump’s conversations with Ukraine lay the predicate for impeachment? What’s the proper role for the U.S. in the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict? Is the FDA within its rights to crack down on vaping? Should California be able to go its own way on regulating automobile emissions? Can the president solve West Coast homelessness? And why has New Mexico made it a...

Once a year we throw open the doors of the faculty lounge and let the Law Talk audience ask questions of Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo. This year’s result: a conversation that touches on everything from acquiring Greenland to whether John Adams was a constitutional scofflaw, from whether federal courts have gotten too trigger happy with injunctions to which foods make the professors wretch. Most importantly: which class did Richard struggle with in law school? The answer will ......