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Law touches most aspects of life. Here to help make sense of it is the Stanford Legal podcast, where we look at the cases, questions, conflicts, and legal stories that affect us all every day. Stanford Legal launched in 2017 as a radio show on Sirius XM. We’re now a standalone podcast and we’re back after taking some time away, so don’t forget to subscribe or follow this feed. That way you’ll have access to new episodes as soon as they’re available. We know that the law can be complicated. I ...
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Be Your Own Nerd | Technology Help and Advice Podcast | I Help Make The Tech In Your Life Fun Again
Shawn Park
Is technology driving you crazy? Do you need your tech questions answered? Do you need tech help with a device such as your computer or cell phone? Is technology driving you crazy? You’ve come to the right place! I will help you make the tech in your life fun again. I have over 35+ years of technology experience and expertise. I love helping people understand how to learn and use technology. I want to help you, "Be Your Own Nerd".
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Challenging Originalism: Putting the Electoral College, Presidential Immunity, and Recent SCOTUS Decisions into Historical Context
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Is the president above the law? Is the Electoral College democratic? In this episode, historian Jonathan Gienapp critiques the mainstream use of originalism, arguing that it often neglects crucial historical context, overlooking the complexities of original public understanding. The conversation dives into recent court cases, highlighting tensions …
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As the 2024 presidential election approaches, Nate Persily forecasts complications along with it. Persily, a Stanford law professor and a leading expert in election law and administration, says the coming election cycle could pose unprecedented challenges for voters and election officials alike. “We are at a stage right now where there's a lot of a…
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The Supreme Court's latest term was marked by decisions of enormous consequence. However, the way the Court has communicated about these rulings far undersells the gravity they carry. While “expressing itself in extremely modest terms,” Professor Jeffrey Fisher says, the current Supreme Court has “[handed] down decisions that have enormously conseq…
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The bedrock of the legal profession is a commitment to upholding the rule of law. Unfortunately, as Stanford Law researchers discover in the complex world of international sanctions, lawyers can often facilitate non-compliance and evasion. It’s been two years since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. And yet, businesses are still skirting sanctio…
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Do courts have the expertise to decide on important environmental law issues? Pam Karlan and Rich Ford speak with environmental law expert Debbie Sivas, director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford, about recent Supreme Court decisions affecting environmental and administrative law--including the Court's decision to overturn decades of sett…
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Will the three remaining cases against former president Donald Trump ever get to trial? After Judge Cannon's controversial dismissal of charges in the classified documents case—and the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision—the question is not so obvious. In this episode, criminal law expert David Sklansky joins Pam and Rich to discuss thes…
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Jennifer Chacón Discusses the Failures of U.S. Immigration Policy and How the Law is Developing
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Control of the border and illegal immigration are again in the headlines and the centerpiece of a divisive presidential campaign. Here to help make sense of recent legal successes and failures is immigration law expert Jennifer Chacón, the Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law at Stanford. The author of the new book, Legal Phantoms: Executive Actio…
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Former Federal Judge Michael McConnell Discusses Presidential Immunity and Trump Cases with Pam Karlan
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Should presidents be immune from prosecution? If yes, under what circumstances? Stanford Professor Michael McConnell, a former federal judge, joins Pam Karlan for a discussion on presidential immunity, the Constitution, and former president Trump's cases. In this insightful episode, they discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's stance on cri…
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Is legal representation in the U.S. only for the rich and corporations? That's a question that we'll explore in this episode of Stanford Legal with guests David and Nora Freeman Engstrom, two leading authorities on access to justice and the legal profession. They'll explain the roots of the challenge, how unauthorized practice of law rules contribu…
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In this episode, Rich and Pam discuss the successes and failures of Brown v. Board of Education with their colleague, Rick Banks. Marking the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, they look at its impact on Jim Crow segregation and the ongoing challenges in achieving educational equality in the U.S. Banks offers a critical analys…
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Criminal law expert and former federal prosecutor David Sklansky joins Pam and Rich to discuss the New York trial and other cases against former president Trump. From state prosecutions to federal cases, they analyze the defense and prosecution strategies and implications of each trial, shedding light on the legal challenges facing Trump, the first…
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Joining Pam and Rich for this discussion are Professor Daniel Ho and RegLab Fellow Christie Lawrence, JD ’24 (MPP, Harvard Kennedy School of Government). Dan is the founding director of Stanford’s RegLab (Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab), which builds high-impact partnerships for data science and responsible AI in the public sector. The …
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Professor Easha Anand, co-director of the Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, joins Professors Pam Karlan and Richard Thompson Ford, along with Gareth Fowler, JD '24, for a discussion about three cases that she argued before the Court this term, the people behind the case titles, and what it takes to represent them at the highest c…
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This episode discusses World Backup Day and why you should always back up your data. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, Be…
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Dive into the complex history of America's drug war with George Fisher, former Massachusetts Attorney General and acclaimed scholar of criminal law. In his latest book, "Beware Euphoria," Fisher explores the moral and racial dimensions of drug prohibition, challenging conventional narratives. Join the conversation on Stanford Legal as Fisher discus…
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Pam Karlan and labor law expert and former NLRB chair William Gould IV explore the quickly changing arena of college athletics including the push for student-athlete unionization, the debate over compensation, and other issues at the intersection of sports and academia. From the Dartmouth College men's basketball team's union election to the broade…
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Are Frozen Embryos Children? A Discussion of the Alabama Decision on Embryo Rights and the Future of IVF Pregnancies in the US
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When does life begin? In this episode of Stanford Legal, co-hosts Rich Ford and Pam Karlan dig into the recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that has sent shockwaves through the fertility treatment community. The ruling, which considers frozen embryos as children under state law, has wide-ranging implications for in vitro fertilization (IVF…
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Why does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world, with individuals, communities, and taxpayers paying a steep price for lengthy prison terms for even nonviolent offenders? Michael Romano, a criminal justice lawyer who founded and directs the Three Strikes Project at Stanford Law School, the first law school program …
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The Constitution, Trump, and the Struggles of US Courts to Interpret History with Jack Rakove
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Important questions regarding Trump: can he be prosecuted for criminal wrongdoing when he was serving as president, whether the two impeachment trials matter, and if Colorado’s decision to disqualify him from the state’s primary ballots is constitutional. Pulitzer Prize winning historian Jack Rakove joins Pam and Rich for a discussion on the U.S. C…
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Drinkable water is a precious commodity. But as population growth, aging infrastructure, drought, and climate change pose challenges to freshwater quality and quantity in America, the safety and amount of water in parts of the U.S. is in question. With more than 140,000 separate public water systems in the country, how can federal, state, and local…
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This episode discusses why you should always educate your grandparents about scams. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeY…
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This episode discusses why you should always be careful when giving applications access to your Facebook login/account. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can alway…
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This episode discusses why you must be careful when searching for and purchasing a domain name for your website. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach…
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Does Inequity in U.S. Patent Inventorship Matter? A Discussion on Inequality in the Patent System and how it Impacts Innovation
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Women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in patent issuing and less often are granted credit for their innovations. We examine why this is, the impacts it has, and what can be done about it. Patents, and the protection of inventor rights, was deemed important enough that when the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788 it included what i…
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This episode discusses Amazon's latest announcement regarding ads on Amazon Prime Video. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website…
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In June, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court delivered an historic and far reaching decision overturning Roe v. Wade and turning abortion law to the states. Less than two years on, we are seeing just how that decision is playing out as women navigate a divided country with a patchwork of reproductive rights. The recent example of Kate Cox, a Dallas-area mo…
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This episode discusses how to stop Dropbox from sharing your private data with OpenAI/ChatGPT. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my w…
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This episode discusses how to get Apple's iMessage onto your Android device. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnN…
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This episode discusses some of the new features in iOS 17.2. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, BeYourOwnNerd.com. You can…
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Mass Shootings and Guns: Examining the Court’s Interpretation of the Right to Bear Arms and the Consequences of Gun Laws in the US
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In this episode, Pam Karlan and Rich Ford explore recent 2nd Amendment Supreme Court cases, the evolution of gun laws, and the implications of increased gun accessibility in the U.S. Joined by John Donohue, an empirical researcher who is an expert on firearms and the law, they discuss the proliferation of guns and automatic weapons, which make the …
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From the recent Senate dress code controversy to landmark legal cases, explore the nuanced intersection of the law and fashion, gender identity, and cultural expression. Join Pam Karlan and Rich Ford to delve into the intricate world of dress codes and the law, examining their historical roots and contemporary implications.The discussion begins wit…
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This episode discusses why you need to login to your inactive Google account before December 1st, 2023. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to m…
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This episode discusses why you must be very careful about clicking software links in your Google search results. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach…
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After a hiatus, Stanford Legal returns to your podcast feed. Start with our first episode back, where hosts Pam Karlan and Rich Ford sit down with criminal law expert David Sklansky to unpack the numerous indictments against Donald Trump. But that's not all: our upcoming episodes will explore a range of pressing legal topics from AI to the Supreme …
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The many indictments against Donald Trump, former president and current Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential contest, have left many scratching their heads. Is the Florida documents case more important than the Georgia election interference one? Is it all just political theatre, or is this serious? Here to help make sense of it is forme…
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This episode discusses the latest iOS 17.1.1 release and if you should upgrade or not. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on my website, …
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This episode discusses the latest and greatest extension that can block ads when you watch YouTube. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can always reach out to me on…
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This episode discusses why you should take pictures of your device before trading it in or sending it in for repair/service. Hello, and welcome to the Be Your Own Nerd podcast. My name is Shawn, and I help make the tech in your life fun again. It can be anything you have questions about or trouble with, such as your laptop, phone, TV, etc. You can …
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