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What is a constitutional crisis? For some, a constitutional crisis is when the president defies the Supreme Court, for others it is when a president simply defies a federal judge's order. Under the reign of President Trump and his administration, the country has dealt with a number of incidents where judicial orders have been disregarded. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Rümeysa Öztürk, Mahmoud Khalil are three individuals who have taken center stage in the battle between the courts and the Trump administration, and the quest for due process. In this episode, Craig is joined by professor Kent Greenfield, the Dean's Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School. Craig & Kent discuss whether the country is currently in a constitutional crisis, the Trump administration's defiance of a Supreme Court order involving the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, the power of judicial vs. executive branches, and the consequences for defying the rule of law. Mentioned in this Episode: Bipartisan Letter Coordinated by Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean's Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School, and the American Constitution Society
What is a constitutional crisis? For some, a constitutional crisis is when the president defies the Supreme Court, for others it is when a president simply defies a federal judge's order. Under the reign of President Trump and his administration, the country has dealt with a number of incidents where judicial orders have been disregarded. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Rümeysa Öztürk, Mahmoud Khalil are three individuals who have taken center stage in the battle between the courts and the Trump administration, and the quest for due process. In this episode, Craig is joined by professor Kent Greenfield, the Dean's Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School. Craig & Kent discuss whether the country is currently in a constitutional crisis, the Trump administration's defiance of a Supreme Court order involving the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, the power of judicial vs. executive branches, and the consequences for defying the rule of law. Mentioned in this Episode: Bipartisan Letter Coordinated by Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean's Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School, and the American Constitution Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More than 950 law scholars from around the country have signed on to a bipartisan letter decrying President Trump's slew of illegal executive orders and actions. Christopher Wright Durocher talks with principal author and coordinator of the letter Kent Greenfield about what prompted these scholars to speak out and where this crisis may lead.Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.orgHost: Christopher Wright Durocher, Vice President of Policy and ProgramGuest: Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean's Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School Link: More than 950 Law Scholars Sound Alarm on Constitutional Crisis Link: “We Believe We Are in a Constitutional Crisis”: Law Professors and Law Teachers Stand Against Administration's Illegal and Unconstitutional Actions Link: Why Shouldn't the President Be Able to Fire Who He Wants in the Executive Branch?, by Shirin AliVisit the Podcast Website: Broken Law PodcastEmail the Show: Podcast@ACSLaw.orgFollow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube-----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn't.----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2024.
Professor Kent Greenfield stops by Supreme Myths to talk about the Court and religion, the Court and corporations, free speech, and the great Justice Souter.
Tanya talks to the Boston College Professor of Law, Dean's Distinguished Scholar and former Supreme Court clerk about the leak; what a post-Roe world might look like; and what the Court means today.
Joanna and Kevin welcome BC Law Prof. Kent Greenfield onto the podcast to discuss reinvigorating American democracy through court reform
Guest host Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme court reporter discusses the political and legal implications of President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial and Chief Justice John Robert’s role in the trial with panel guests: Rick Davis, Bloomberg Contributor and former campaign Manager for John McCain’s presidential campaign, Bloomberg Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gordon, South Texas College of Law professor Josh Blackmon, Kent Greenfield, Professor of Law and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law, and Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Jonathan Adler.
Kent Greenfield, professor of law at Boston College, joins the Business Scholarship Podcast Citizens United at 10 podcast symposium to discuss his work on Citizens United and the decision's implications for corporate law, money in politics, and American democracy. Works discussed include Corporations Are People Too (And They Should Act Like It).In addition to discussing his scholarship, Greenfield reflects on the tenth anniversary of Citizens United, including what's surprised him, what hasn't, and what he is watching over the next ten years.This episode is hosted by Andrew Jennings, a teaching fellow and lecturer in law at Stanford Law School.
Guest host Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Supreme court reporter discusses the political and legal implications of President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial and Chief Justice John Robert’s role in the trial with panel guests: Rick Davis, Bloomberg Contributor and former campaign Manager for John McCain’s presidential campaign, Bloomberg Washington Bureau Chief Craig Gordon, South Texas College of Law professor Josh Blackmon, Kent Greenfield, Professor of Law and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law, and Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Jonathan Adler.
Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed whether the Patriots’ Sunday loss to the Miami Dolphins signals the end of their reign in the NFL. Constitutional law professor Kent Greenfield discussed his recent op-ed criticizing Sen. Mitch McConnell’s partiality ahead of the Senate impeachment trial. In our second and third hours we spotlighted some of our favorite conversations, including: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Robert Woodward discussed his book FEAR: Trump in the White House Author Susan Orlean joined Jim and Margery to talk about her latest work, The Library Book Poet Richard Blanco joined us for another edition of The Village Voice. Chef Dorie Greenspan discussed her new cookbook: Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook Harvard Business School’s Michael Norton shared his research on the dark side of the inside joke.
The New England Law Review hosted a symposium regarding Boston College Professor Kent Greenfield’s book Corporations Are People Too (And They Should Act Like It). The panelists discussed the role of corporations in American society and their claims to constitutional rights. In his book, Professor Greenfield suggests that ending corporate personhood is not the solution since it is consistent with the purpose of corporations and the Consitution itself that corporations can claim rights at least some of the time. Professor Greenfield’s book is the centerpiece of the forthcoming Volume 54, Issue 1 of the New England Law Review print edition. This issue will contain response articles on Professor Greenfield’s book from Professor Adam Winkler, Professor of Law at UCLA Law; Aisha Saad, Research Fellow at Yale Law; Daniel Greenwood, Professor of Law at Hofstra Law; and Natasha Varyani, Professor of Law at New England Law | Boston. Professor Greenfield will also provide comments on the responses.
With 2020 election campaigns gearing up, we’re sharing one of our favorite past programs that explores Citizens United, corporate speech rights, and much more. Adam Winkler, author of "We the Corporations: How American Business Won Their Civil Rights"and Kent Greenfield, author of "Corporations Are People Too",explain how corporations won their rights through landmark cases and showdowns—including the case of Henry Ford versus the Dodge Brothers. National Constitution Center Scholar in Residence Michael Gerhardt hosts this wide-ranging discussion of the history of corporations in America and the evolution of corporate law.
Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Eugene Volokh and Kent Greenfield, who wrote two widely read pieces about the Oklahoma frat situation, for a wide-ranging talk about the First Amendment.
Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Eugene Volokh and Kent Greenfield, who wrote two widely read pieces about the Oklahoma frat situation, for a wide-ranging talk about the First Amendment.
Interview with Prof. Kent Greenfield on the religious rights of corporations. This is the second of a series of episodes on this issue.