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Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1411 Prof Eric Segall + News and Clips / Also Emily Atkin in conversation with Bill MckibbenToday I have news and clips then I feature a conversation between Emily Atkin and Bill Mckibben on the way forward for the Climate Movement. That starts at about 21 minutes and my conversation with Eric is at about 1:02 Learn more about Farm Jam Sept 5-7 Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more SUBSCRIBE AND SUPPORT EMILY ATKIN AND HEATED.WORLD Follow Eric on Blue Sky Rea...2025-08-062h 01
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1387 Sunday's with Segall / Con Law Scholar Eric SegallStand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme My...2025-06-2929 min
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1360 Prof Eric Segall + News & ClipsMy conversation with Eric starts at about 36 mins Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He...2025-05-221h 11
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1354 Prof Eric Segall + News & ClipsMy conversation with Eric starts around 30 mins Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Follow Eric on Blue Sky Read Eric on Dorf on Law Listen to Supreme Myths Podcast Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why t...2025-05-131h 18
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1334 Prof Eric Segall + New & ClipsToday I have Eric Segall and our conversation starts at 41 minutes... Stand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Eric Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the book Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Just...2025-04-161h 44
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1316 Prof Eric Segall + Headlines and ClipsStand Up is a daily podcast that I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more GET TICKETS TO PODJAM II In Vegas March 27-30 Confirmed Guests! Professor Eric Segall, Dr Aaron Carroll, Maura Quint, Tim Wise, JL Cauvin, Ophira Eisenberg, Christian Finnegan and The Ladies of The Huw will all join us! Confirmed Guests! Pro...2025-03-181h 06
Supreme MythsSara SegallOn a very special episode of Supreme Myths, Sixteen Year Old Sara Segall talks about being a teenager in 2024 America and guns, Trump, LGBTQ issues and much more.2024-06-1239 min
Law and ChaosEp 4 - Trump At SCOTUS: The Insurrectionist Gets His Day In Court (Feat. Eric Segall)With Trump’s ballot disqualification on the docket, all eyes were on SCOTUS last week. Liz talks about the argument at the Supreme Court with guest Eric Segall, and lays out the various off-ramps the justices might take to keep a criminal insurrectionist on the ballot this November. “Originalism as Faith” by Eric Segall https://www.amazon.com/Originalism-as-Faith-Eric-Segall/dp/1316640469 “Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Its Justices Are Not Judges” by Eric Segall https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Myths-Court-Justices-Judges-ebook/dp/B0C775Z6CP?ref_=ast_author_mpb ...2024-02-1252 minSupreme MythsProfessor Eric BergerProfessor Eric Berger stops by Supreme Myths to discuss constitutional conceits in statutory interpretation, overheated judicial rhetoric by SCOTUS, and the terrible use of tortuous lethal injections by a number of states. 2023-06-081h 05Supreme MythsProfessor Jud CampbellProfessor Jud Campbell stops by Supreme Myths for an in-depth discussion of the proper role of history in constitutional interpretation and how “rights” talk today in the hands of most Originalists bears little resemblance to “rights” at the founding.2022-11-231h 00Supreme MythsHistorian Saul CornellHistorian Saul Cornell stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the history of the Second Amendment, Originalism in general, and the Court’s creation of an anti-Constitution.2022-11-1257 minSupreme MythsProfessor Kermit RooseveltProfessor Kermit Roosevelt stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his new book “The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story.” It’s a fascinating and provocative retelling of America’s birth.2022-11-0457 minSupreme MythsGabe RothGabe Roth, Executive Director of Fix the Court, stops by Supreme Myths to talk about all the ways we need to fix the Supreme Court. We discuss ethics, recusal, cameras, papers, the certiorari process and more.2022-10-211h 05Supreme MythsProfessor Andrew KoppelmanProfessor Andrew Koppelman stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his new book on libertarianism “Burning Down the House,” and how libertarian theory has been corrupted by greed and delusion.2022-10-0744 min
May it Displease the CourtEp. 23 - We Don’t Talk About Law Clerks with Prof. Eric SegallDo you think Judges who hate Black people should be allowed to decide cases? What about Judges who hire law clerks who–allegedly– “hate black people”; is that okay? The U.S. Judicial Conference reopened investigations into Judges William Pryor and Corey Maize regarding the hiring of Crystal Clanton, who purportedly sent a text message that said she “hates black people.”
I bet you never thought about the influence law clerks have over the cases that come before the Judges they serve. It is time to break the unwritten lawyer code of not talking about the power and influence...2022-10-0457 minSupreme MythsProfessor Paolo SandroProfessor Paolo Sandro stops by Supreme Myths to offer an international perspective on the proper relationships between and among courts and other branches of government and discuss how the US system is different than other countries with judicial review.2022-09-261h 01Supreme MythsAndrew SeidelAndrew Seidel of Americans United for Separation of Church and State stops by Supreme Myths to discuss Christian Nationalism and the Court’s recent and old religion cases. If you’re upset about the Court’s direction in religion cases, or even if you’re not but are interested in them, this is the Podcast for you.2022-09-2259 minSupreme MythsProfessor Rachel BarkowProfessor Rachel Barkow stops by Supreme Myths to talk about our mass incarceration crisis, it’s causes, and possible solutions.2022-09-1258 minSupreme MythsAliza ShatzmanAliza Shatzman stops by Supreme Myths to tell us her personal story and why she started the Legal Accountability Project to shine light on how often judges harass their clerks. We also discuss why Title VII needs to be amended to include the judiciary.2022-08-2637 minSupreme MythsProfessor Jessica SilbeyProfessor Jessica Silbey stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the latest term and the relationship between Intellectual Property law and our fundamental values as well as how film reflects who we are or maybe who we are going to be.2022-08-1958 minSupreme MythsDean Erwin ChemerinskyDean Erwin Chemerinsky stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the recent term, his new book on Originalism, and legal education.2022-08-1245 minSupreme MythsProfessor Sarah HaanProfessor Sarah Haan stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the intersection of corporate and constitutional law and to lament the utter lack of good faith the Court brings to the table on these issue. We also discuss proposed SEC disclosure requirements about climate change. 2022-07-3056 minSupreme MythsProfessor David CohenLaw Professor David Cohen stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the future of abortion in this country after Dobbs. Spoiler alert: it’s total chaos.2022-07-221h 01Supreme MythsProfessor Kent GreenfieldProfessor Kent Greenfield stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Court and religion, the Court and corporations, free speech, and the great Justice Souter.2022-06-291h 04Supreme MythsProfessor Evan BernickProfessor Evan Bernick stops by Supreme Myths to talk abortion, originalism, common-good constitutionalism, and Congress’ powers under the 14th Amendment.2022-06-0958 minSupreme MythsProfessor Danielle CitronProfessor Danielle Citron stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things digital privacy, the need to reform federal law, her forthcoming book on the subject, and her visit to Mark Zuckerberg’s house!2022-06-0358 min
Conversation SixEric Segall and Sanford LevinsonEric Segall and Sanford Levinson on the gun violence in America- Part 22022-05-2805 minConversation SixEric Segall and Sanford LevinsonEric Segall and Sanford Levinson on the gun violence in America- Part 12022-05-2805 minSupreme MythsProfessor Brian LeiterProfessor Brian Leiter stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Supreme Court, abortion, legal realism, retired Judge Posner and much more.2022-05-2551 minSupreme MythsProfessor Steve SandersProfessor Steve Sanders drops by Supreme Myths to talk abortion, LGBTQ rights, will Obergefell be reversed, free speech and much more.2022-05-2058 minSupreme MythsProfessor Steven MazieProfessor Steven Mazie, the Supreme Court Correspondent for The Economist, stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the leaked opinion, reporting on the Court, cameras in the Court, and a lot of other important SCOTUS topics.2022-05-1358 minSupreme MythsProfessor Jennifer MascottProfessor Jennifer Mascott stops by Supreme Myths to discuss the leaked opinion, administrative law, originalism, and Fed Soc.2022-05-1159 min
The Neighborhood Watch PodcastIs The Supreme Court 'political'? with Georgia State Law Professor Eric SegallIn this episode of The King Williams Podcast, I talk to Georgia State University, Law Professor Eric Segall. This interview was initially conducted in January of this year, just shortly before the announcement of the nomination of future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.Professor Segall is the Ashe Family Chair Professor of law at GSU. He is also the author of the books: Originalism as Faith and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. He is also the host of his own podcast, Supreme Myths, a podcast about the S...2022-05-041h 09Supreme MythsProfessor Steve VladeckProfessor Steve Vladeck stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his forthcoming book on the Shadow Docket, constitutional rights without remedies, and walking the scholar/media pundit line both on social media and in the classroom.2022-04-291h 03Supreme MythsProfessor Nadia AhmadProfessor Nadia Ahmad comes by Supreme Myths to discuss legal responses to climate change, several important lawsuits affecting the environment, and even the Ron DeSantis War or both Disney and higher education.2022-04-2651 minSupreme MythsProfessor Anthony KreisProfessor Anthony Kreis stops by Supreme Myths to talk about state laws prohibiting citizens from traveling to other states to exercise their rights, the relationship of social movements to judicial review, and how to improve the law review selection process.2022-04-081h 01Supreme MythsProfessor Ilya SominProfessor Ilya Somin stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his excellent book “Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration and Political Freedom,” the differences between originalism and living constitutionalism, and he defends George Mason naming its law school the Antonin Scalia Law School despite my arguments that Justice Scalia should not be honored in that way.2022-04-011h 09Supreme MythsProfessor Mary Anne FranksProfessor Mary Anne Franks stops by Supreme Myths to talk about guns, free speech, revenge porn, and the “Cult of the Constitution.”2022-03-241h 02Supreme MythsProfessor Tara Leigh GroveProfessor Tara Leigh Grove stops by Supreme Myths to talk about statutory and constitutional interpretation, the legitimacy dilemma facing the Supreme Court, and her work on the Supreme Court Reform Commission.2022-03-111h 00Supreme MythsProfessor Randy BarnettProfessor Randy Barnett stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his personal journal to become a constitutional professor, originalism, the 14th Amendment, and much more.2022-03-041h 09Supreme MythsProfessor Mark TushnetProfessor Mark Tushnet stops by Supreme Myths to discuss legal realism, SCOTUS, Court balancing/packing, and his great new book on the Hughes Court from 1930-1941.2022-02-171h 00Supreme MythsDr. William P. HausdorffDr. William P. Hausdorff, Epidemiologist, stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things vaccine and Covid. He answers many of the questions we all have about the pandemic.2022-02-1153 minSupreme MythsProfessor Cristina RodriguezYale Law Professor Cristina Rodriguez stops by Supreme Myths to discuss her role as Co-Chair of the Supreme Court Reform Commission, immigration law, regime change in the Executive Branch, administrative law. and other fascinating issues.2022-02-041h 00Supreme MythsProfessor Aaron TangProfessor Aaron Tang stops by Supreme Myths to talk about abortion, affirmative action, the Second Amendment, and his original and smart “least harm approach” principle that he advocates for hard constitutional cases.2022-01-271h 05Supreme MythsProfessor Sherry ColbProfessor Sherry Colb stops by Supreme Myths to talk about abortion, animal rights, the connection between the two, and the horrors of the Court’s recent oral argument on Mississippi’s 15 week abortion ban.2022-01-2145 minSupreme MythsProfessors Jed Shugerman and Mike RamseyProfessors Jed Shugerman and Mike Ramsey join Supreme Myths to discuss Presidential Power, Originalism, and Judicial Review.2022-01-141h 14Supreme MythsProfessor Jamal GreeneProfessor Jamal Greene stops by Supreme Myths to discuss his wonderful new book “How Rights Went Wrong,” constitutional interpretation (and creation), the Dobbs oral argument, and the selling of originalism.2021-12-1057 minSupreme MythsChief Justice David NahmiasChief Justice David Nahmias of the Georgia Supreme Court stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the differences between state and federal courts, statutory interpretation, and originalism.2021-11-221h 12Supreme MythsProfessor Eugene VolokhProfessor Eugene Volokh stops by Supreme Myths to talk about blogging, social media and free speech, the religion clauses of the First Amendment, and federalism.2021-11-1948 minSupreme MythsDavid LatDavid Lat stops by Supreme Myths to talk about his Covid-19 ordeal, legal blogging, the Supreme Court, and so much more.2021-10-2848 minSupreme MythsDahlia LithwickDahlia Lithwick stops by Supreme Myth to talk about reporting on the Court, her least and most favorite Justices, decency and empathy as important values when judging, and much more!2021-10-2253 minSupreme MythsProfessor Jeremy TelmanProfessor Jeremy Telman stops by Supreme Myths to talk originalism, his opposition to court reform designed to make the Court weaker, and his views on why we need the Court to balance our democracy.2021-10-131h 01Supreme MythsProfessor Daniel RodriguezProfessor Daniel Rodriguez stops by Supreme Myths to talk about being the Dean of two law schools, legal education, polarization, religious exemptions, Justice Scalia and much more!2021-10-081h 00Supreme MythsProfessor Corinna Barrett LainProfessor Corinna Lain stops by Supreme Myths to talk all things death penalty including the Supreme Court’s role in ending it then bringing it back, the awfulness of lethal injections, and how Virginia ended capital punishment.2021-09-291h 00Supreme MythsProfessor Maggie BlackhawkProfessor Maggie Blackhawk stops by Supreme Myths to talk about a host of issues surrounding Native Americans, the McGirt case, and legal formalism versus legal realism. 2021-09-2655 minSupreme MythsProfessor Blake D. MorantProfessor (and former Dean) Blake Morant stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the challenges of legal education, the role of law professors in a polarized world, and importance of dignity, respect, and optimism in a world that needs much more of all three of those things.2021-09-1752 minSupreme MythsProfessor Brian Frye
Professor Brian Frye stops by Supreme Myths to give us some fascinating copyright law education, to say we have plagiarism all wrong, and to explain why law reviews are obsolete and ridden with elitism.
2021-09-1048 minSupreme MythsProfessor Julian Mortenson
Professor Julian Mortenson joins Supreme Myths to discuss Justice Souter, the delegation doctrine, court reform, and more.
2021-09-031h 01Supreme MythsProfessor Neysun Mahboubi
Professor Neysun Mahboubi stops by Supreme Myths to talk Covid-19-Responses and Administrative Law and to teach us about China and its legal system.
2021-05-1259 min
Supreme MythsCaroline Maya Corbin
Caroline Maya Corbin stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Supreme Court and religion, white Christian nationalism, and how the Roberts Court is enabling that movement.
2021-05-0554 min
Supreme MythsProfessor Rick Hasen
Professor Rick Hasen stopped by Supreme Myths to talk about voting rights and suppression, elections, the Scalia Myth, and other important issues.
2021-05-0450 min
Supreme MythsEmily Bazelon
2021-04-2132 min
Supreme MythsProfessor Sandy Levinson
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Supreme MythsProfessor Orin Kerr
Professor Orin Kerr stops by Supreme Myths to talk about searches and seizures, originalism, legal education and the infamous US News Rankings.
2021-04-0650 minSupreme MythsProfessor Jennifer Taub
Professor Jennifer Taub talks to Professor Segall about the injustices and costs of white-collar crime as well as her role in the 2017 Tax March and Donald Trump’s legal issues in New York.
2021-03-2551 min
Supreme MythsProfessor Victoria Nourse
Professor Victoria Nourse visits Supreme Myths to talk about statutory interpretation, originalism, and her time working with Senator and Vice-President Joe Biden.
2021-03-1157 min
Supreme MythsMichael McConnell
Professor Michael McConnell stops by Supreme Myths to talk Originalism today and yesterday, affirmative action, and his new book on Executive Power: The President Who Would not be King: Executive Power Under the Constitution.
2021-03-0856 min
Supreme MythsAdam WinklerOn the 25th episode of Supreme Myths, Professors Adam Winkler and Eric Segall talk impeachment, Citizens United, Second Amendment, and Adam’s first and only movie role.
2021-02-1156 min
Supreme MythsAdam Liptak
Adam Liptak the Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times stops by Supreme Myths to discuss covering the Court, writing about big cases, Court reform, and other issues relating to how our highest Court operates.
2021-02-0352 min
Supreme MythsChristopher Sprigman
Professor Christopher Sprigman and Professor Eric Segall talk impeachment, democracy, the proper of the Supreme Court in our politics, and Chris’ excellent new article arguing Congress can and should enact legislation stripping the Supreme Court of jurisdiction over some of our most contentious constitutional law questions.
2021-01-2758 minSupreme MythsKeith Whittington
Princeton Professor Keith Whittington joins Supreme Myths to discuss impeachment, originalism, academics on social media, and so much more.
2021-01-221h 14
Supreme MythsFranita Tolson
Professor Franita Tolson joins Supreme Myths to discuss impeachment and other current events, election law, and voter suppression among other timely issues.
2021-01-1242 min
Supreme MythsFather William Dailey
Father William Dailey joins Supreme Myths to talk about faith and agnosticism, the ban on women being priests, and the Church’s policies towards gays and lesbians among other religious topics.
2020-12-041h 02
Supreme MythsJoshua A. Douglas
Professor Joshua Douglas talks to Professor Segall about election myths, election law, current events, and his dog Rudy stops by for a quick visit as well.
2020-11-1953 min
Supreme MythsJessica Levinson
Professor Jessica Levinson, election law and constitutional law expert, joins Professor Segall to discuss Tuesday’s ACA case, Trump’s election strategies and whether they might succeed, and the ins, outs, and absurdities of the Court’s campaign finance decisions.
2020-11-1136 min
Supreme MythsScott Shapiro
Yale Law Professor and Twitter Star Scott Shapiro talk with Professor Segall about the election, the Court, our country, and, of course, Twitter.
2020-11-0455 min
At The TableSCOTUS before, during, & after Election 2020 [Eric Segall interview]Eric Segall is a professor at Georgia State College of Law. He hosts the Supreme Myths podcast. He has authored Originalism as Faith (2018) and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is Not a Court and Its Justices are Not Judges (2012).
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Segment 1: Election 2020 and the new Supreme Court “This is all a function of one opinion in Bush vs Gore”
Segment 2: Justice Barrett and abortion “Her mission is to overturn Roe vs Wade”
Segment 3: SCOTUS & ObamaCare “They’re not gonna overturn ObamaCare this term”
Segment 4: “the Trump administration i...2020-11-0100 minSupreme MythsCaroline Fredrickson
Caroline Fredrickson, former Executive Director of the American Constitution Society, talks with Professor Segall about current events, Supreme Court reform, and the Federalist Society among other topics.
2020-10-2840 min
Supreme MythsGeof R. Stone
Professor Geof Stone joins Supreme Myths to discuss current events, free speech in America, the Warren Court, and why Justice Scalia boycotted the University of Chicago for a few years because of something Geof wrote.
2020-10-2257 min
Supreme MythsChristopher Green
Professor Christopher Green joins Supreme Myths for an engaging discussion of originalism and constitutional interpretation.
2020-10-1659 min
Supreme MythsLawprofblawg
The [in]famous Lawprofblawg joins Supreme Myths to discuss legal education elitism, law reviews, commas, Instapots, and our sad and increased polarization.
2020-10-1350 min
Supreme MythsClark Neily
Clark Nelly of CATO joins Supreme Myths to talk about natural law, guns, judicial review, abortion, and our horrific and racist criminal justice system.
2020-09-231h 01
Supreme MythsNina Sadowsky
Nina Sadowsky, Hollywood Producer, author, and “entertainment lawyer in recovery” joins Supreme Myths to talk about the business of Hollywood, producing movies, being an author and teacher, good writing, and the joys of summer camp.
2020-09-1856 min
Supreme MythsCarissa Byrne Hessick
Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick joins Supreme Myths to talk about the gross inequities in our plea bargaining criminal justice system, how politics and prosecutions often go together, and other aspects of how justice and the search for truth play less of a role in our criminal law than most people think. In the end, we also discussed law reviews, legal scholarship, and whether blog posts should “count”.
2020-09-101h 02
Supreme MythsJudge Stephen Dillard
Judge Stephen Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals joins Professor Segall to talk about judging, legal realism, our polarized state of affairs, and social media.
2020-09-021h 02
Supreme MythsLinda Greenhouse Linda Greenhouse former Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times joins Professor Segall to talk about covering the Court, the Bork nomination, Anthony Kennedy’s most important term, and a host of other interesting subjects.2020-08-2744 min
Supreme MythsMike Dorf
Professor Mike Dorf joins Eric Segall to talk about a variety of topics including legal realism, critical legal studies, how candid judges ought to be when explaining their decisions, as well as myths surrounding veganism.
2020-08-2055 min
Supreme MythsPete Dominick
Pete Dominick joins Professor Eric Segall to talk about stand up comedy, life, and relationships in this special edition of Supreme Myths (with a bit of law thrown in).
2020-08-1157 min
Supreme MythsFred Smith
In this podcast episode, Eric Segall talks to Emory University Law Professor Fred Smith about being a Supreme Court clerk, the recent term, and the legal doctrine of Qualified Immunity which shields police officers and other state officials from liability for illegal acts.
2020-08-0756 min
Supreme MythsMary Ziegler
In this podcast, Eric Segall talks to Florida State Law Professor Mary Ziegler about abortion in America. Professor Ziegler has written three books on the subject and the conversation included a back and forth on many different and controversial aspects of the abortion debates that so divide our country.
2020-07-2249 min
Supreme MythsA Review of the Supreme Court’s Latest Term
Professor Jonathan Adler and Eric Segall talk about the Supreme Court’s recent term. Adler, a prominent libertarian, and Segall frequently debate on Twitter. They discuss all the big cases this year as well as Chief Justice Roberts and his alleged penchant for moving the law slowly (except when he does not want to).
2020-07-1558 min
Supreme MythsRace and Identity Capitalism
Colorado Law professor Nancy Leong discusses her forthcoming book “Identity Capitalists.” Leong argues that we are all “identity capitalists” who use race, gender, etc., to further our own aspirations. They also discuss how Brett Kavanaugh, Colin Kaepernick, and other famous people use identity capitalism in their own lives and careers.
2020-07-0839 min
Supreme MythsConstitutionalism, Originalism and the Supreme Court
Episode Description: Constitutional law scholar, Yale professor Jack Balkin joins Georgia State Law professor Eric Segall for a conversation about originalism, judicial review and whether Supreme Court justices should have lifetime appointments.
2020-07-0350 min
Ipse DixitEric Segall & Adam Feldman on Law School HiringIn this episode, Eric Segall, Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law, and Adam Feldman, creator of the Supreme Court blog Empirical SCOTUS, discuss their article, "The Elite Teaching the Elite: Who Gets Hired by the Top Law Schools?," which will be published by the Journal of Legal Education. Segall and Feldman begin by describing their research project and their findings. They observe that 95% of the professors teaching at top 10 law schools graduated from top 10 law schools, and a disturbingly high percentage of all law professors graduated from top 10 law schools, especially...2020-06-0549 min
Think About ItFree Speech 53: Eric Segall--Should You Trust the Supreme Court?Free speech is hotly debated around the world today -- and will it be saved by the U.S. Supreme Court? Professor Eric Segall is skeptical about putting our faith and our fate in the hands of nine black-robed justices placed for a lifetime on the Court. He questions the outsized role of judges to overturn laws, which should only happen, he says, when there is clear and convincing evidence of an "irreconcilable variance" between the law and my constitutional rights). Is there a better way?Uli Baer teaches literature and photography as University Professor at New Y...2019-05-171h 05
The Pod Complex with Rick UngarShould Congress Bring Back Earmarks? With Guest Eric SegallRick asks whether Congress should add back earmark funding for members of Congress and talks with Eric Segall about the latest cases coming before the Supreme Court. Eric Segall is the Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law at Georgia State University and the author of Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court. You can call in to the show any time at (833) 711-RICK. That's (833) 711-7425.2019-01-2456 min
Big John and Ramblin' Ray InterviewsEric Segall breaks down a case involving gerrymandering in PennsylvaniaEric Segall is a professor of law at Georgia State University and he explains why the U.S. Supreme Court should not get involved in a case concerning gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.2018-02-0208 min
Big John and Ramblin' Ray InterviewsEric Segall explains the case of the wedding cake in front of the U.S. Supreme CourtEric Segall is a law professor at Georgia State University and he breaks down the case of a baker who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding that is in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.2017-12-0505 min
Big John and Ramblin' Ray InterviewsEric Segall handicaps the SCOTUS debate on bakers making a cake for a gay weddingEric Segall is a law professor at Georgia State University and explains how the U.S. Supreme Court will debate the case between a baker and a gay couple over a wedding cake.2017-10-2508 min
The College Commons PodcastEric Segall: Supreme MythsLaw professor and author, Eric Segall, investigates central myths about the Supreme Court and its judges.
Eric J. Segall is Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. Prior to his joining the College of Law faculty, he clerked for the Honorable Charles A. Moye, Jr. (1983-1985) and the Honorable Albert J. Henderson, Jr. (1985-1987), after which he engaged first in private practice with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (1986-1987) and subsequently in public service at the United States Department of Justice (Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division, 1987-1991).
Segall is a scholar of constitutional law. He...2016-12-0929 min