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Berkeley Law LLM student Franco Dellafiori, and Professor Bertrall Ross sit down to discuss how artificial intelligence will impact elections like the November 2024 one and the state of our general democracy for years to come. Professor Ross is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia and the Director of UVA's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. Previously, Professor Ross taught at our very own Berkeley Law, where he received the Rutter Award for Teaching Excellence. Professor Ross continues to be a great mentor to students by telling them, candidly, whether Chat GPT will tell them how to vote in today's democracy.

University of Virginia Law School Professor and Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy Bertrall Ross joins Rich and Tina to discuss the President Biden's latest efforts to reform the Supreme Court. Loevy & Loevy Partner Heather Lewis Donnell discusses recent developments in the ongoing class action lawsuit over conditions at Stateville Correctional Center. Georgia […]

This last regular episode of the season asks whether American democracy is well-served by the institution of the presidency in its current form. Is there an irreconcilable tension between the president as the nation's foremost mobilizer of party politics and the president as a faithful, steady, law-bound manager of government? Are there aspects of our system for choosing presidents that expand the prospects for effective democracy, or does the system actually increase the risk of democratic failure? Do popular frustrations with our constitutional separation of powers help lay the groundwork for authoritarianism? Peter and Dale explore these fundamental issues with Yale political scientist Stephen Skowronek, one of the nation's foremost presidential scholars, and Bertrall Ross, the Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the University of Virginia.

Professor Melissa Murray of the New York University School of Law delivers the keynote address for the symposium “Dobbs and Democracy.” UVA Law professor Bertrall Ross moderated the discussion. The event was co-sponsored by the Journal of Law & Politics and the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2023)

Since 2020 many states have passed legislation, making it more difficult to vote. Fears of voter suppression in the disenfranchisement of marginalized communities proliferated the 2022 midterms. But were these fears realized? [ dur: 42mins. ] Bertrall Ross is Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Karsh Center for Law and … Continue reading Scholars' Circle – Voter Suppression acts on marginalized communities ; In the name of Majoritarian democracy – November 13, 2022 →

Litigator and former Utah Supreme Court Justice Christine Durham, Yale Law School professor William Eskridge Jr., Ria Tabacco Mar of the ACLU and Illinois College of Law professor Robin Fretwell Wilson discuss reconciling LGBTQ+ rights and religious freedom, focusing especially on possible legislative compromises. UVA Law professor Craig Konnoth moderated the event, which was sponsored by Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and UVA's Religious Studies Department. Professor Micah Schwartzman '05, a director of the Karsh Center, introduced the event. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 23, 2022)

Legal scholar Micah Schwartzman uncovers and explains key issues of freedom of religion and speech in a post-Roe America. Micah Schwartzman is the director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law. A scholar who focuses on law and religion, jurisprudence, political philosophy and constitutional law, Schwartzman joined the UVA Law faculty in 2007. Schwartzman received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. During law school, he served as articles development editor of the Virginia Law Review and received several awards, including the Margaret G. Hyde Award. After graduating, Schwartzman clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University's Society of Fellows in the Humanities. Schwartzman's work has appeared in the Harvard Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Supreme Court Review, Law & Philosophy, and Political Theory, among others. He has published opinion pieces in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, The New Republic, and Vox. He co-edited The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty (Oxford University Press) and is co-authoring a forthcoming casebook on Constitutional Law and Religion.

A series of recent Supreme Court cases, including the right to abortion, privileges the religious freedoms of Christians. Micah Schwartzman, professor and the director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the University of Virginia School of Law, joins to discuss his recent article asking if the same protection applies to people of the Jewish faith.    

The Supreme Court ruled today on a case about prayer in public schools. So what does that, and other recent judicial opinions, mean for "freedom of religion"? On Today's Show:A series of recent Supreme Court cases, including the right to abortion, privileges the religious freedoms of Christians. Micah Schwartzman, professor and the director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the University of Virginia School of Law, joins to discuss his recent article asking if the same protection applies to people of the Jewish faith.  

Keynote Speech by Melody C. Barnes: "In Search of an Inclusive America: Culture, Politics, and the Narratives That Define Us" on March 22, 2022.About Melody C. BarnesMelody Barnes is executive director of the University of Virginia's Karsh Institute of Democracy. She is also the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and a senior fellow at the Karsh Center for Law & Democracy.Ms. Barnes was Assistant to the President and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council during the Administration of President Barack Obama. Prior to her tenure in the Obama Administration, she was executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress and chief counsel to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barnes is narrator and host of the podcast, LBJ and the Great Society and co-editor of Community Wealth Building & The Reconstruction of American Democracy.  Ms. Barnes earned her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she graduated with honors in history and her J.D. from the University of Michigan.Music: Quantum Jazz — "Orbiting A Distant Planet" — Provided by Jamendo.

Scholars Gina Schouten of Harvard University and Sabine Tsuruda of Queen's University discuss “Education, Labor and Justice,” with Christie Hartley of Georgia State University moderating. This conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' “A Theory of Justice.” Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 4, 2021)

Scholars Simone Chambers, University of California, Irvine; Derrick Darby, Rutgers University; and David Reidy, University of Tennessee, participate in the panel discussion “Justice and Democracy,” moderated by UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman '05. Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 3, 2021)

Scholars Larry Krasnoff, College of Charleston; Cécile Laborde, University of Oxford; and Anthony Laden, University of Illinois Chicago, participate in the panel discussion “Race, Religion, and Ideal Theory,” moderated by Lori Watson of Washington University in St. Louis. Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 3, 2021)

Scholars Andrew Lister, Queen's University; Simon May, Florida State University; and Cynthia Stark, University of Utah, participate in the panel discussion “Justice and Legitimacy,” moderated by Blain Neufeld, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 4, 2021)

Brown University professor Charles Larmore delivers his keynote lecture, “The Permanent Achievement of ‘A Theory of Justice.'” Sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the Center for Law & Philosophy, the conference marked the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' “A Theory of Justice.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Dec. 4, 2021)

UVA Law professors John C. Jeffries Jr. '73, Leslie Kendrick '06 and Micah J. Schwartzman '05 join UVA history professor James Loeffler to discuss Sines v. Kessler, a federal lawsuit against white supremacists involved in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville during Aug. 11-12, 2017. The event was sponsored by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy and the UVA College of Arts & Sciences Jewish Studies Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 2, 2021)

Four years after the deadly attack on the Charlottesville community, a federal lawsuit led by Integrity First for America is proceeding against the white supremacists in court. IFA Executive Director Amy Spitalnick, lead attorneys Karen Dunn and Roberta Kaplan, and Dean Risa Goluboff discuss the suit, Sines v. Kessler, and the process of holding extremists accountable. UVA Batten School Dean Ian Solomon and UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman '05 also offer remarks. This event was sponsored by UVA Law's Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, The Miller Center, and the Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at UVA. (University of Virginia School of Law, July 22, 2021)

The Karsh Family Social Service Center of the Los Angeles Wilshire Blvd. Jewish Temple is a Center for our times, offering a menu of free services for anyone walking through their doors. Given the increasing needs of individuals and families in many metropolitan cities of the U. S. , it is a model for how a religious institution can practice the commandment of love thy neighbor by reaching out. The Karsh Center is located at 3750 6th Street, Los Angeles, California, 90020, and to contact - www.karshcenter.org.

As President Donald Trump prepares to leave office, can he give himself a presidential pardon? An expert panel focuses on the constitutional basis of the pardon power, its history and limits, the relationship between pardoning and impeachment, and the legal and political implications of an attempt by the president to self-pardon. The panelists are UVA Law professor John C. Harrison; Michigan State University law professor Brian Kalt; Stanford University professor Bernadette Meyler; and UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman, director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 15, 2021)

UVA Law professors Naomi Cahn, Michael Gilbert and Saikrishna Prakash discuss key legal issues emerging out of the presidential election in a panel moderated by Micah Schwartzman ’05, director of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. The panel was sponsored by the Karsh Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 5, 2020)

Mary Beth Tinker, a plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, discussed the importance of free speech for youths to combat injustices such as inequality and poverty. UVA Law professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduced Tinker. The keynote was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

University of Miami School of Law professor Mary Anne Franks, Susan Kruth of FIRE, UVA Law student Anna Cecile Pepper ’21 and LaTarndra Strong of the Hate-Free Schools Coalition discuss the balance between protecting speech and protecting the learning environment. UVA Law professor Richard Schragger moderated the panel, which was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

UVA Law student Manal Cheema ’20, University of North Carolina School of Law professor Mary-Rose Papandrea, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law professor Emily Gold Waldman and William & Mary Law School professor Timothy Zick discuss the status of student rights 50 years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines. UVA Law professor Kimberly Robinson moderated the panel, which was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

Professor Frederick Schauer discusses the state of student free speech rights 50 years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines. The panel was part of the Virginia Law Review symposium “Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gates: 50 Years After Tinker v. Des Moines,” supported by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 24, 2020)

On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Religious Liberty Practice Group held a panel for the 2019 National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The panelists discussed "The Future of the Establishment Clause in the Roberts Court".This panel will address the meaning of the American Legion v. American Humanist Association decision regarding the Bladensburg Peace Cross and where the Court is headed next. Has Lemon been completely or at least partially overruled? And if so, what do we anticipate the guiding principle will be going forward in Establishment Clause cases? This question has particular salience in light of the Court’s upcoming case regarding funding for religious schools in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Finally, to what extent do we think the Court will, or should, interpret the Establishment Clause to place strict limits on government’s ability to protect religious exercise that causes harm to third parties, including dignitary harms? Such a question may be relevant to pending cert petitions, including in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case dealing with a faith-based adoption agency’s inability to certify same-sex couples for foster care.*******As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.Featuring:Prof. Stephanie H. Barclay, Associate Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young UniversityMr. Luke Goodrich, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Becket and Adjunct Professor, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of UtahProf. Micah J. Schwartzman, Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law; Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law; Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, University of Virginia School of LawProf. William P. Marshall, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of LawModerator: Hon. Carlos Bea, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth CircuitIntroduction: Mr. William L. Saunders, Professor - Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Bioethics, Catholic University of America

On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Religious Liberty Practice Group held a panel for the 2019 National Lawyers Convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The panelists discussed "The Future of the Establishment Clause in the Roberts Court".This panel will address the meaning of the American Legion v. American Humanist Association decision regarding the Bladensburg Peace Cross and where the Court is headed next. Has Lemon been completely or at least partially overruled? And if so, what do we anticipate the guiding principle will be going forward in Establishment Clause cases? This question has particular salience in light of the Court’s upcoming case regarding funding for religious schools in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Finally, to what extent do we think the Court will, or should, interpret the Establishment Clause to place strict limits on government’s ability to protect religious exercise that causes harm to third parties, including dignitary harms? Such a question may be relevant to pending cert petitions, including in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case dealing with a faith-based adoption agency’s inability to certify same-sex couples for foster care.*******As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.Featuring:Prof. Stephanie H. Barclay, Associate Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young UniversityMr. Luke Goodrich, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Becket and Adjunct Professor, S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of UtahProf. Micah J. Schwartzman, Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law; Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law; Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy, University of Virginia School of LawProf. William P. Marshall, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of LawModerator: Hon. Carlos Bea, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth CircuitIntroduction: Mr. William L. Saunders, Professor - Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Bioethics, Catholic University of America

Professors Ashley Deeks and John Harrison discuss impeachment and national security. Their discussion centered around the implications for those powers for the presidency, especially with respect to matters of national security. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the third of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 7, 2019)

Professors Deborah Hellman and Michael Gilbert discuss how agreed-upon meanings of terms like "corruption" and "bribery” will have an impact on how impeachment proceedings could play out. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the second of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 31, 2019)

Professors Frederick Schauer and Saikrishna Prakash discuss impeachment, including what the impeachment clauses and powers delegated to Congress are, what the implications of these powers are for the presidency and what offenses fall within the scope of impeachment. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the first of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 21, 2019)

Financier-philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews recently retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy at the kickoff for the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. The show "A Justice For All" originally aired on PBS. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 16, 2018)