Podcasts about law schools

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

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Send us Fan MailA 19-year-old from Dearborn Heights accepted to 65 law school at 63 wayne state university ? Rami Hemes did exactly that — and it's almost unheard of.In this real-talk conversation, Rami breaks down how he skipped the normal 4-year path, what it took to get accepted so young, how he handles being the youngest in the room, and what Arab and Muslim parents in the 313 need to know if their kid wants to move fast.IN THIS EPISODE:  Who is Rami Hemes and when did 65 law school become the plan? Exact timeline: How he got to 63 wayne state university at 19  The moment he decided not to do the normal path  The grind: dual enrollment, AP, early college and summer classes  What he sacrificed — social life, sleep, and what locked-in really meant  Youngest in the classroom: respect, pressure, and proving himself  Culture & community: How  dearborn heights michigan pushed him forward  Faith, discipline, and family structure behind the success  What kind of law he wants to practice and how he wants to serve  Advice for parents: How to support a gifted kid in any professionDrop your questions in the live chat!SUBSCRIBE to OZ Media for MotivateMe313 Podcast, Detroit real talk, and 65 applying to law school + 68 lsat tips mindset stories. More:Ozmedia313.comFollow us on social media:- Instagram: @MotivateMe313 or @ozmedia313- Website: ozmedia313.com- LinkedIn: ozmedia-TikTok: @ozmedia313-Apple Podcast: ozmedia-Spotify Podcast: ozmediaThis show was sponsored by:-The Family Doc https://thefamilydocmi.com/-Wingfellas thewingfellas.com-Hanley International Academy https://www.hanleyacademy.com-Chill Box https://www.chillboxstore.com/-Emari Roast Cafe https://www.emariroastcafe.com/ -Family Rehab Care Physical Therapy https://familyrehabcareexpertintaylormi.org/-Atlaw https://www.atlawgroup.com/

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Anne Jacyntha is a prominent Malaysian radio announcer, content creator, and emcee. Known for her crisp, lively voice and high-energy personality, she made history as the first female radio presenter featured on the HITZ Morning Crew which happens to be one of Malaysia's flagship English language morning breakfast radio shows. She appears on this episode of the Hello Mentor podcast to discuss: ◼ Her Unconventional Route to Radio and Having a "Fallback Plan": She explains how she fast-tracked into radio after entering an announcer search at 17, which led her to pursue a Law degree as a safety net. She shares why she briefly worked as a paralegal and legal secretary before returning to media full-time. ◼ The Mental and Physical Realities of the Breakfast Show: She opens up about the demanding lifestyle behind a 6:00 AM radio show, including daily 4:00 AM wake-ups, dealing with daily direct performance feedback ("air checks"), and the pressure of breaking into a historically male-dominated morning crew slot. ◼ Her Complex Relationship with Social Media & Privacy: Despite having a strong digital footprint as a beauty and lifestyle creator advocate for deeper skin tones, she reveals that she actually dislikes social media, avoids oversharing her personal life, and prefers consuming long-form content like documentaries. ◼ Overcoming Internalized Standards of Beauty: She reflects on growing up with societal and cultural colorism in Malaysia, how she unlearned the belief that "fair is pretty" to embrace her skin tone, and her shift toward creating content that builds representation for deeper skinned women. ◼ Life Lessons from Law School and Navigating Career Anxiety: She breaks down how studying case law gave her a realistic perspective on how fast life can change, why no experience goes to waste even if you change careers, and her advice to young Malaysians about learning to trust the process over constantly worrying about the future. Timestamps   Follow Hello Mentor / Hiredly XiaoHongShu: https://shorturl.at/uVBZO Instagram: https://shorturl.at/hT6wQ TikTok (Hiredly): https://shorturl.at/0gum2 TikTok (Grow With Hiredly): https://shorturl.at/gAObT Douyin: https://v.douyin.com/uQlXc4X0vaY/0@9.com

-In this episode of Cafecito con LALSA through Late Night in the Library, Michelle and Johana sit down for an honest conversation about the realities of being a law student. From choosing to pursue law school and surviving that first semester to balancing family, work, friendships, and school, we're talking about the experiences that don't always make it into the casebooks. -We also dive into what it means to be Latina and first-generation in law school, finding your community, and why organizations like LALSA can make such a difference along the way. Plus, Johana shares her personal experience navigating the transition from ED to RD and what that adjustment has been like. -Whether you're a 1L figuring things out, a current law student who needs a reminder that you're not alone, or someone thinking about law school, this episode is filled with stories, lessons, and advice we wish we had known from the beginning. Grab your cafecito and join us!! Cafecito con LALSA (Latin American Law Student Association) is a student run podcast where traditional and non-traditional law students come together to share their unique journeys through law school. Hear the voices of minority students as they discuss their challenges and triumphs, and listen to diverse perspectives on a wide range of topics. Tune in for a dynamic conversation that reflects the rich tapestry of the Widener Law Commonwealth student experience. Topics Covered 00:00 – Welcome to Cafecito con LALSA 00:27 – Cafecito or Cancelado: Law School Habits 06:01 – Why We Chose Law School 08:24 – Adjusting to Law School & Managing the Workload 10:48 – Representation, Culture & Becoming a Lawyer 13:39 – The First-Generation Law Student Experience 17:00 – Overcoming Self-Doubt & Finding Your Place 19:48 – Balancing Law School, Work & Life 21:55 – Community, LALSA & Finding Support 25:51 – Part-Time vs. Full-Time Law School 29:06 – From 1L to 3L: Growth, Lessons & Looking Ahead 31:11 – Advice to Your 1L Self & Favorite Parts of Law School 33:03 – Biggest Lessons, Representation & Future Goals 37:45 – Law School Rapid-Fire Questions 43:20 – Final Thoughts & Closing Transcript (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/18q45O_2xmK1dAdCMAx8F3un0WxWH82Xu/view?usp=sharing   Music Credit: "Late Night Crush" by Netuno https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/312639960-late-night-crush-short-intro-dance-upbeat-house-urban-party   Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital's only law school, with four specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law & Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, Business Advising Program, and Center for Equity and Justice. Widener Law Commonwealth offers an exceptional learning experience that is personal, practical, and professional. Visit commonwealthlaw.widener.edu for more information.

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we explore how AI tools can support law students with ADHD, dyslexia, or other learning differences -- covering strategies like text-to-speech for dense reading loads, dictation to capture thoughts after class, converting handwritten notes, executive functioning scaffolding, and backwards planning for big projects.  In this episode we discuss: Where the "bottlenecks" in law school happen How to lighten the reading load Recording voice notes for later use How to support and enhance your working memory Using AI to help you plan and schedule tasks Study aids for auditory and visual learning styles Resources: Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/) A Public-Source Inventory of Law-School Responses to AI (https://ai-legal-education.perl.chatgpt.site/) reMarkable (https://support.remarkable.com/s/) Podcast Episode 474: Thriving in Law School with ADHD (w/Rawi Nanakul) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-474-thriving-in-law-school-with-adhd-w-rawi-nanakul/) Podcast Episode 476: Executive Functioning Skills for Law Students with ADHD (w/Emily Haan) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-476-executive-functioning-skills-for-law-students-with-adhd-w-emily-haan/) Podcast Episode 505: Breaking ADHD Barriers with the Help of AI (w/Lindsay Scola) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-505-breaking-adhd-barriers-with-the-help-of-ai-w-lindsay-scola/) Podcast Episode 538: Using AI in Law School: Smart Strategies and Red Flags (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-538-using-ai-in-law-school-smart-strategies-and-red-flags/) Podcast Episode 573: Can AI Be Your Law School Tutor? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-573-can-ai-be-your-law-school-tutor/) Working on Your Executive Functioning Skills (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/working-on-your-executive-functioning-skills/) 5 Study Tips for Auditory Learners (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/5-study-tips-for-auditory-learners/) Tips & Resources for Visual Learners (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tips-resources-for-visual-learners/) Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-575-how-ai-can-help-law-students-with-adhd-or-dyslexia/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

Michael Hudson is Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and President of the Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends. He researches domestic and international finance, economic history, and the role of debt in shaping economies and societies. In this episode, Michael and Robinson discuss the war in Iran and Michael's prediction that it will cause a global depression. More particularly, they talk about oil and the Strait of Hormuz, which countries Michael thinks will suffer most, his skepticism about the changes the 2026 elections can deliver, and his criticisms of how economists describe the American economy. They also discuss AI and the future of employment, Donald Trump's foreign policy, China's role in the international economic order, instability in Europe, and the future of the United States. Michael's recent book is Temples of Enterprise (ISLET, 2024).Michael's Website: https://michael-hudson.comTemples of Enterprise: https://a.co/d/a3c53dmOUTLINE00:00 Introduction00:23 Iran War Will Cause a Global Depression10:57 The 2026 Elections Mean Nothing19:45 2026 Voters Can Do Nothing About AI, Israel, or Iran30:51 Economists Are Lying About the State of the Economy38:02 Different Economic Metrics42:25 AI and an Employment Collapse48:35 Trump Is Choking the World's Oil59:32 The Strait of Hormuz1:04:16 The Iran War Will Destroy These Countries First1:12:27 Trump Wants the World to Pay Tribute1:17:43 Is China the Hero?1:28:16 Destabilization in Europe1:37:32 Anti-Protest Drone1:40:20 What Does Chinese Dominance Look Like?1:46:15 Where Does History Go from Here?1:55:39 Where Does the United States Go from Here?Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

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Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Platypus Economics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PlatypusEconomicsJustin Wolfers is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Michigan, where his research spans macroeconomics, labor economics, political economy, and behavioral economics. He is also affiliated with the Brookings Institution, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and National Bureau of Economic Research, and in 2026 launched Platypus Economics, a new media platform devoted to making economics accessible to a broad audience. In this episode, Robinson and Justin discuss the intersection of economics, technology, and American politics. More particularly, they talk about Elon Musk and the influence of extreme wealth on elections, how artificial intelligence could transform the labor market, whether current economic data accurately reflects Americans' experiences, and political bias in economics. They also discuss inflation, Justin's criticisms of the Trump administration's economic policies, proposed $5,000 checks, and how economic considerations shape political choices.Platypus Economics: https://platypuseconomics.comJustin's University of Michigan Profile: https://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/justin-wolfersJustin's X: https://x.com/JustinWolfersJustin's Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/justinwolfers.bsky.socialPlatypus Economics Newsletter: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com00:00 Introduction00:25 Elon Musk Can Buy ANY Election He Wants07:21 AI Could DESTROY Jobs If We Don't Do This14:28 Is Current Econ Data Misleading?19:36 Political Bias in Economics28:35 Corruption in the Trump Admin36:33 Understanding Inflation and Cheap Candy44:58 Is Trump Personally Responsible for Inflation?51:40 Trump's 5k Checks Are IDIOTIC LIES56:50 How to Vote If Trump Were on BallotRobinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

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Today, Thursday, September 24 on Urban Forum Northwest:*Earl Key, Senior Director of Transportation Equity, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) comments on the new certification process for companies that were certified by the state Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise (OMWBE) and those certified as Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE). He also provides an update on the largest contract that WSDOT will manage, the Washington to Oregon Bridge Project.*David Della a former Seattle City Councilman and longtime activist comments on the life and legacy of the late Dolores Sibonga who made history as the first woman of color to serve on the Seattle City Council and the first Filipino American to serve as a lawyer in Washington state. She earned a degree in journalism from the University of Washington and worked at two local TV stations. She returned to UW and graduated from Law School, worked as a Public Defender and was a leader of the Washington State Human Rights Commission.*Anica Enriquez, Special Events & Stewardship Manager at El Centro de la Raza invites you to the organizations 2026 Building the Beloved Community Gala on Saturday, September 26 5-9 pm at the Seattle Convention Center's Summit Building.*Former Martin Luther King Jr. County Councilman Larry Gossett is one of the co founders of El Centro de la Raza he and the late Roberto Maestas led a group into then Beacon Hill Elementary School that had been vacate for years and occupied the building for weeks before the organization was allowed to officially operate programs out of the building. Gossett, Maestas, Bob Santos, and Bernie Whitebear were known as the Four Amigos that advocated for social and political change.*Carl Copeland and Charles Tatum Jr. are co producers of the Black Butterfly Awards, an event honoring Black women who have dedicated their lives of advocating and uplifting people in the community. Fifteen women will be honored on Saturday, September 26 at Seattle's Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute 3-7 pm. January, 2026 Butterfly Award winner Shannon Horton comments on her experience and Toni Harrell will be one of the women honored on Saturday.Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason Stanley is the Bissell-Heyd-Associates Chair in American Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, where he is also Professor of Philosophy. Before moving to Toronto in 2025, he was the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Jason's work focuses on propaganda, authoritarianism, democracy, free speech, and political language. In this episode, Robinson and Jason discuss Jason's account of how political propaganda has changed during the Trump era. More particularly, they talk about soft and hard propaganda, social media and political bots, Trump's political communication, Jason's decision to leave Twitter and later the United States, and the effects of online attacks. They also discuss artificial intelligence and democracy, the political influence of tech billionaires, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, and Jason's transition toward the philosophy of propaganda. Jason's most recent book is Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future (Atria/One Signal, 2024).Jason's Website: https://jasonstanley.orgHow Propaganda Works: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Jason+Stanley+How+Propaganda+WorksErasing History: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Jason+Stanley+Erasing+HistoryOUTLINE00:00 How Propaganda Has Changed with Donald Trump10:42 Soft and Hard Propaganda13:56 Defining Propaganda25:01 Is Trump Trying to Broaden Popular Support?30:12 Trump Is Ruining Democracy33:15 Social Media is Political Theater for BOTS45:39 Why Jason Left Twitter49:54 Attacks Against Jason on Twitter53:20 The Terrible Cost of Leaving the US01:04:56 How AI Threatens Democracy01:08:26 Tech Billionaires Want to Wipe Out Humanity01:12:02 Elon Musk's Secret Plans 01:14:30 Does Peter Thiel Want All Humans Dead?01:17:37 Jason's Transition to Philosophy of PropagandaRobinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

This Day in Legal History: Sandra Day O'Connor ConfirmedOn September 21, 1981, the United States Senate voted 99 to 0 to confirm Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court of the United States, making her the first woman ever to sit on the nation's highest court—191 years after the Court was established. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, who had pledged during his campaign to name a woman to the Court, O'Connor sailed through confirmation with unanimous support, the lone missing vote belonging to a senator away at a conference.O'Connor's path to that seat is a story about the barriers she broke to get there. A graduate near the top of her class at Stanford Law School, she nonetheless found that law firms in the early 1950s would not hire a woman as an attorney—one offered her a job as a legal secretary. She built her career in public service and Arizona state government and judiciary instead, and that pragmatic, real-world background shaped the justice she became: not an ideologue, but a cautious, case-by-case decider who for years held the pivotal swing vote on a closely divided Court, casting the deciding ballot on questions from affirmative action to abortion to the limits of executive power.The significance of September 21, 1981 is both symbolic and substantive. Symbolically, it shattered a two-century barrier and reshaped who Americans could imagine wielding the judicial power. Substantively, O'Connor's controlling opinions defined American law for a generation. And it's a fitting anniversary for today, because our lead story is about a workplace accused of denying opportunity on the basis of who people are—a reminder that the promise of equal treatment that O'Connor's own career embodied remains, so often, a promise the law is still fighting to keep.Tesla is heading to trial in California over allegations that it allowed rampant race discrimination against Black workers at its flagship Fremont assembly plant—one of the most significant employment-discrimination cases against a major American company to reach a courtroom in years. The suit was brought by California's Civil Rights Department, and that's the first thing worth understanding: this isn't a private plaintiff, it's a state civil-rights agency suing on behalf of workers, which brings the enforcement power of the state to bear. The trial opened Monday in Oakland before state Superior Court Judge Peter Borkon, and it's scheduled to run all the way to October 30—a long trial that signals how much evidence is in play. The allegations, filed back in 2022, are stark. The department claims Black workers at Fremont were subjected to pervasive harassment—racial slurs, racist graffiti, including in bathrooms—and that Tesla failed to prevent or stop it. It further alleges the plant was effectively racially segregated, with Black workers funneled into the lowest-paying, least desirable jobs, paid less, and passed over for promotions. Legally, these are claims under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, the state's robust anti-discrimination statute, and they sound in two theories we should distinguish: hostile-work-environment harassment, where the question is whether the workplace was permeated with discriminatory intimidation severe enough to alter employment conditions, and disparate treatment in pay and promotion. Tesla denies wrongdoing, says it doesn't tolerate discrimination, and says it has fired workers who engaged in misconduct—which previews its likely defense: that any harassment was the work of rogue bad actors the company addressed, not a condition it allowed to fester. The significance is considerable. This is one of a whole series of discrimination cases Tesla has faced over Fremont, including a parallel federal EEOC suit, and a state agency taking one to a full jury trial—rather than settling—makes it a landmark test. Thousands of workers are implicated, the company is among the most high-profile in the world, and the outcome will say something about how seriously the law will hold a corporate giant responsible for the culture of its factory floor.Tesla faces major trial for alleged bias against Black workers, after years of lawsuits | Reuters · US News · Business StandardThree major news organizations—CNN, MS NOW, and Politico—have sued the Trump administration after being banned from the White House, in a First Amendment fight with real echoes of a case from the last Trump term. Here's what happened: the President announced he was barring the three outlets from the White House because, in his telling, he didn't like their “negative stories,” and over the weekend their reporters—including journalists from each outlet—tried to enter the grounds to cover the news and were turned away by the Secret Service, which deactivated and seized their press passes. The outlets are now in court arguing this is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and a violation of press freedom. The legal framework here is well-developed, and it's why the outlets have a strong hand. The controlling precedent traces to a 1977 D.C. Circuit case, Sherrill v. Knight, which held that once the White House opens press access, it can't deny a journalist a hardpass without due process and a compelling reason—the government can't hand out access based on whether it likes the coverage. That principle was reaffirmed in 2018, when a court sided with CNN after the first Trump administration pulled correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass—and, tellingly, CNN has brought back Ted Boutrous, the First Amendment lawyer who won that Acosta case, to lead this one. The core constitutional problem for the administration is that its stated reason—punishing outlets for critical coverage—is close to a textbook definition of unconstitutional viewpoint-based retaliation against the press. Now, the courts have never said White House access is unlimited or that any journalist can demand entry, so there's nuance about what process and standards apply. But retaliating against specific outlets for the content of their reporting sits at the very core of what the First Amendment forbids the government from doing. The significance is that this is a direct test of press freedom against executive power—whether a President can use physical access to the White House as a cudgel to reward friendly coverage and punish critical coverage. Given the precedent, the outlets enter court with the wind at their backs.CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump administration over White House access | Reuters · CNN · MS NOWAnd finally, a story close to my own world: American law schools are grappling with how to teach law in the age of AI—and some are responding by banning the technology from the classroom entirely. The University of Chicago Law School, notably, has barred phones, tablets, and laptops from its core first-year classrooms this academic year. The rationale is worth taking seriously, because it's not mere technophobia. The concern is that generative AI, and screens generally, undermine the Socratic method—the centuries-old back-and-forth of cold-calling and live argument that is the signature of legal education. As the chair of Chicago's AI committee put it, the whole point is to do things “the hard way—because that's how you learn.” The worry is that if a first-year law student can have ChatGPT instantly summarize a case, spot the issue, and draft the analysis, they never actually build the mental muscles—the close reading, the legal reasoning, the ability to think on their feet under pressure—that the profession requires. And here's the crucial nuance that makes this more than a simple ban: schools like Chicago aren't rejecting AI for the whole curriculum. The plan is foundational skills first, AI later—teach students to reason without the tool in year one, then teach them to use it ethically and effectively in advanced research, writing, and clinical work down the line. It mirrors a genuine debate splitting legal education, with many schools racing in the opposite direction, expanding AI instruction from day one. As someone who teaches at the intersection of law and technology, I find this the right instinct: you have to understand what the tool is doing before you can responsibly delegate to it, and every disaster we've covered on this show—the hallucinated citations, the sanctioned lawyers, the ChatGPT-fabricated testimony in that New Mexico murder appeal—is ultimately a story about someone who trusted the tool before they'd mastered the underlying judgment. The significance is that the profession's training pipeline is being redesigned in real time around a single question: how do you produce lawyers who can harness AI without being hollowed out by it?Laptop bans, new tech courses: US law schools grapple with AI | Reuters · Inside Higher Ed · Forbes This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

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On September 23, a federal panel votes on the ABA's power over law schools. This week, the University of Austin and the Federalist Society announced a law program that will never seek ABA accreditation. The panel weighs the Education Department staff's recommendation to stop recognizing the ABA as a law school accreditor. Texas and Florida already cut the ABA out of their bar rules this year. Here's what actually changes for you, which law schools are exposed, what California's decades of non-ABA law schools show about bar passage, and the LSAT rule Texas kept when it dropped the ABA. Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

On August 6th, 2026, the Justice Department told Duke Law that the median LSAT of the white and Asian applicants it rejected was higher than the median of the Black applicants it admitted. 34 days later it sent Berkeley Law a letter like it. In between, it opened a review of William and Mary's law school scholarships. I read the letters, the internal Duke emails they quote, and each school's answer, which I give you in full. Whoever wins, these letters change what admissions committees lean on this cycle, in a year with more high scorers applying than last year's. The Duke letter also contains a number law schools never publish, the median LSAT of applicants they rejected. Put it next to Duke's own 509 and it changes what "in range" means for your schools. Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

On August 6th, 2026, the Justice Department told Duke Law that the median LSAT of the white and Asian applicants it rejected was higher than the median of the Black applicants it admitted. 34 days later it sent Berkeley Law a letter like it. In between, it opened a review of William and Mary's law school scholarships. I read the letters, the internal Duke emails they quote, and each school's answer, which I give you in full. Whoever wins, these letters change what admissions committees lean on this cycle, in a year with more high scorers applying than last year's. The Duke letter also contains a number law schools never publish, the median LSAT of applicants they rejected. Put it next to Duke's own 509 and it changes what "in range" means for your schools. Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

On September 23, a federal panel votes on the ABA's power over law schools. This week, the University of Austin and the Federalist Society announced a law program that will never seek ABA accreditation. The panel weighs the Education Department staff's recommendation to stop recognizing the ABA as a law school accreditor. Texas and Florida already cut the ABA out of their bar rules this year. Here's what actually changes for you, which law schools are exposed, what California's decades of non-ABA law schools show about bar passage, and the LSAT rule Texas kept when it dropped the ABA. Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

The University of Mississippi School of Law, touts itself as “the most affordable law school in the SEC”. That sentence has a lot to unpack: law school, affordability, and SEC. We'll learn about Ole Miss law and their connection to Sports Law today with the help of Dean, Fred Slaback and Professor Ron RychlakToday's Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: NIL, Antitrust law, and transfer portalIf you'd like to see what law school might be like: Ole Miss Law Preview Day is Friday, September 25. You can sit in on a mock class, tour the school, and explore the path to your legal career. Register here.In Legal Terms exists to bring legal experts to Mississippians to help answer their questions. How are we tied to University of Mississippi School of Law? In Legal Terms' first expert host was Acting Dean Richard Gershon and Professor Matthew Hall from the University's Law School. We've had so many experts on the show; practicing attorneys and professors who have graciously given their time to help you learn more about the law. In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians is hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcastYou can listen LIVE to us from the MPB Public Media app or from MPBonline.org/radioThursdays, following our over-the-air broadcast, you can hear Next Stop Mississippi on MPB Think Radio at 4pm Central. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Haben Girma (she/her) is a disability rights advocate, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School and she is an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Haben discusses her book, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, as well as the importance of accessibility, advocacy, and recognizing the many dimensions of disability identity. They discuss the importance of inclusive communication, multisensory experiences and learning from people with different disabilities and backgrounds. Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, by Haben Girma: https://habengirma.com/book/ More about Haben Girma: https://habengirma.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/habengirma/   The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Contact the show: UBU@UnapologeticallyBlackUnicorns.info Transcripts are available on Apple Podcasts. Word format:  https://bit.ly/WordVersionDescriptiveTranscriptHabenGirma   Descriptive Transcript: [Music intro  the theme music is piano, electric guitar with strong brass and horn melody with a funk beat and becomes softer when Keris starts her intro] KERIS: Welcome, and welcome back to Unapologetically Black Unicorns. I am so excited that today I have a guest who is… and people know I make up words. So these are the words that I'm making up for this guest. She is splendiferous. Magnificent, that is not a made-up word. Wonder Fluidus. [keris laughing] Yeah, she's amazing! Okay, that's not… that's not a made-up word either, but she's amazing, and I've had the pleasure of meeting her a couple of times. I've read her book, and we'll talk maybe a little bit about her book. But before we get into all of that, Um, many people know I'm Keris, I'm your host of UBU, but many people might not know what the heck I look like unless they happen to already know me, but I'm African American and Indigenous, I have long black hair that also has a natural gray undercut. Yeah, okay, I'm naturally gray at this point, what can I say? I'm wearing glasses that have a rainbow rim to them. Have a little bit of lipstick on, and I have on my Disability is Not a Bad Word shirt on today. And my background is blurred out because we are on Zoom. Also, people know, relative to this podcast, I don't do bios. I ask my guests to introduce themselves. So, Haben, I'm gonna turn it over to you. Would you like to introduce yourself? [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: Hello, everyone! My name is Haben Girma. It's delightful to be here and connecting with everyone over this podcast. And audio is a fascinating way for me to connect with people. Because I don't listen to podcasts personally. Since I'm deafblind, And during this conversation, what we're doing is we're using technology, specifically a braille computer and keyboard. You will notice a delay! Between the questions and the answers. Part of accessibility is patience. Making time for all kinds of places. My voice is coming from the Bay Area in California. I am a woman in my 30s. With Eritrean and Ethiopian ancestry. And…I have lived in different places, but I keep coming back to the Bay Area, because I love…[speaking with enthusiasm] the wealth of food and cultures and beautiful parks we have over here in the community that I've built up over here. So, what…is important to me is building community. And I do that through…Education. Creating legal advocacy and writing. I published a book that talks about how…Ableism, racism, and sexism, show up in different aspects of our world. And the things we could do to remove them from our community. KERIS: Thanks for that introduction, Haben. And speaking of your book, um, I think before I met you the first time in San Francisco, at a library event you were doing with our friend Mychal Threats, I read your book, and I read it via audiobook, And to be clear, audiobook is a way of reading a book. And I laughed. I cried, I clutched my pearls, I have no pearls, but if I had them, I would have clutched them. I, um… Oh, I don't know, I had… I went through all the emotions in that book, and I just love that book. And I saw and heard your sense of humor. So when I got to meet you, um, in order to communicate with you, I had to type on a, um, keyboard that communicated with your Braille device. And I had to tell you, I'm a horrible typist, that I actually type backwards because I have a form of, I guess, like, a spatial dyslexia. So, um, but I remember we had a lot of fun, um, having conversation And I also remember later, when I saw you at the Disability Rights California Gala, because I had read your book, I know, uh, that you love to dance. And there was music playing, and I asked you, hey, would you like to dance? And we got up and, um, you wore me out. We weren't dancing that long, but again, you wore me out. You are the dancing queen. So, tell me a little bit about your book, um, Haben, because the name of the book is what? Haben! [KERIS LAUGHING] Go figure. But the name of the book is Haben, um, the Deaf Blind Woman Who Graduated from Harvard, um, Law School. So, can you tell us a little bit about the book? [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: I'd love to, but first, I would love to comment on all you've shared. That event where we met! with Mychal Threads. Fabulous! Mychal is such a powerful advocate for literacy, for community, I hope more people read Michael's new children's book. And follow him on social media. That's Michael Threats, the library ambassador. And you were also mentioning You were typing to me. And you jokingly commented that your typing…is… is not great [HABEN SAYS WITH A SMILE IN A VOICE]. And I want to reassure you…And everyone that my goal is connection. Not perfection. I don't notice most of the typos. Because I'm focused on connecting with someone. I don't care about the typos. I can understand it 99% of the time. So, I want to reassure you, the next time we meet up in person, Don't worry about spelling. I… I have lots of friends with dyslexia and different kinds of learning disabilities, Or even physical disabilities that make typing difficult. And we adapt, we find ways If someone can't type, we can have someone else type for them, like an interpreter. So, we… we adapt. We… we find….., we ways to make things work. And then you also were talking about So, while reading my book, You clutched her pearls! But then mentioned you don't actually wear pearls. So, for you, personally, When you are physically reacting to something that stuns you, or shocks you, How do you physically react? What do you do in that situation?   KERIS: Um, yeah, thanks for the question. I mean, I think it depends on what it is. Um, when I…Touch my pearls, if there were, you know, my imaginary pearls. It's almost like clutching my heart for me, where something has touched me. Um, and…I think throughout the book, there were so many different points that, first of all, felt somewhat familiar for me as an African American woman. And as an African-American woman with a disability, there were, um, parts of the book that felt very familiar, And those might have been… clutch my pearl moments. Um, the biggest clutch-my-pearl moment…or that kind of, like, shock or heartfelt was, um, in the book when you were talking about being on the plane. Um, and your father, I think, was pulled off the plane, and there you are. Um, you know, Deaf and Blind, trying to figure out exactly what was going on and how frightening that was for you. I mean, that was a…That was… yeah, serious, um, moment of…just wanting to know what's gonna happen. I know you're gonna be okay, because clearly, you know, you wrote the book, you…You're here to talk about it, but just the mere fact of going through something like that,and not, um, knowing what's going on around you. Um, yeah, I just was really, uh, had a lot of emotion around that part of your story, too. [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN:  [speaking with passion] That was such an emotional experience. And for most of my life, I tried to forget it. It was so traumatic, I did not want to remember it. And I came very close to not even putting that in the book. But… We are seeing an increase in family separations…Caused by governments. The U.S. government and other governments around the world. And it is…Horrible. It is so painful. And I thought it was important to show that this impacts disabled people, too. And we really need to be mindful of what we're doing to families. When they separated me and my dad, it was…It was temporary, But I didn't know at the time it would only be temporary. I was about 6 years old. And…As you said, DeafBlind, so I couldn't see or hear everything that was happening. And that is scary, Do children without disabilities. So, it's…Yeah, it's… it's definitely a pearl-clutching moment.   KERIS: Yeah, thank you so much for including it in the book, and, you know, um… having to relive the trauma, and now I feel kind of bad because I brought it up, but at the same time, I'm glad we're here to talk about it, because it does need to be… We do need people to understand the impacts of some of what these governments are doing around, um, family separation and…Um, you know, how it impacts, um, the children, And the families writ large, that it's not a…it's not imaginary, it's not something that's on a piece of paper, it's real, and it impacts real people. So, you know, thank you so much for being vulnerable, to share that, uh, and for it to, uh, remind, um, everybody who reads the book, and also folks who are listening into the podcast or reading the transcript of the podcast. Um, to, um, have that information about that part of your story in your life. [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: I wanted people to understand that disabled people are multi-dimensional. We have so many different aspects to our identities. And it is customary for society to try to flatten us. To just disabled people. But we're much more than that. And your podcast is also teaching people that.   KERIS: Oh, thank you, Haben, and I could not agree with you more. I mean, um, you know, just in you talking about that story, You know, a lot of times, and people do know that I live with a mental health condition and other disabilities, but, um, there's been this segregation between, um, the mental health, um, advocacy community and the disability rights community, even though both communities have access to the same rights, um, because we have disabilities, but over the years, I've been working hard. to bring those two communities together. And, you know, as I was listening to you just tell a little bit more about, um, the trauma that you experienced. I always want people to know that everybody has mental health. Everybody has it, have it. Um, it goes not so well that your mental health can be impacted. And, um, you know, trauma is one of those things that impacts our mental health and well-being. Whether we get a diagnosis or not, so it is this intersectional issue. Um, and I don't know, what are your thoughts about how we could better, um, bring our communities together to, um, advocate to preserve our rights, especially now, because in the U.S., lots going on right now in the U.S. [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: Some of the most powerful advocacy experiences for me were cross-disability experiences, different organizations, for example, Mobility International USA, Disability Rights California, will bring in groups of disabled people, very different disability experiences, different backgrounds. [HABEN SPEAKING WITH A SMILE IN HER VOICE] And you learned things you never thought you'd learn. Because everyone has their own wisdom. They've had challenges, and they've come up with unique solutions. And when you have these spaces where people can share their ideas, There's solutions, their experiences, We all grow from that, and learn from that. So, it would be great if the mental health community had more cross-disability, cross-disability…Cross-community experiences! to share wisdom and learn from each other.   KERIS: So what I say to that is snaps, claps, thumbs up, um, which is… comes from a show called In Living Color, which basically means I agree, I agree.” Y-A-S-S-S-S-S-S”, yes, [KERIS GIGGLES]  kind of thing. So that's what that means. And I couldn't agree more, and I'm glad you're… you're on the same page with that. And…you know, as you were talking about learning from each other and our work, Um, one of the things that I've been learning from you, of course, is the importance of accessibility and how, in my work, whether it's this podcast, Which is a passion project. Um, I'm not funded, um… Yeah, I don't get any money for doing this, and I've been doing it for 5 years, but I do it because of community and relationships and connections and education. And, um, I've always wanted to ensure it's as accessible as possible. So, when I met you about a year ago, I… the first thing I said is, I want you to be on my podcast, knowing full well it was not fully accessible, and I was working towards that goal. Took me a year to get there, but, um…One of the things thatI had to think about was, as a solo person, I have a producer, but um, as the solo person who does the podcast. how to do audio transcriptions, and so I took a course, actually,  from Think Outside the Vox around, um, culturally competent audio descriptions. And the closest I've gotten to is…just a straight…um, transcript from the, um, podcast. But I'd love it to be far more rich, like, Um, when I say audio descriptions, and you can correct me if I'm… if I've got it Got it? If I'm on point, um, is…that as we're talking, Closed captions or descriptions just put out the words. And what they might not hear is…If your voice sounds happy or stressed, or if we're laughing, Um, and that's what I want to include in my podcast transcripts, is something that is far more descriptive. What are your thoughts on that? [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: I sometimes call those descriptive transcripts. So, traditional transcripts actually lack the emotional information of someone's tone.[HABEN SPEAKS WITH SMILING VOICE] It can tell you so much about whether this is a joke, whether someone's laughing, Whether someone's angry and irritated, you want to know all those things. So, a descriptive transcript…That's that emotional information in there. So, you might have…The word laughing in parentheses, to communicate that there's laughter on the podcast. Or you might put in parentheses, awkward pause. Lots of potential to… to share this emotional information, so that it's coming through in the podcast In the written podcast.   KERIS: Thank you, I'm, um, trying to do that, and, um, I have more time. I'm trying to spend more time. With the, um, podcast from each recording. I post every week, so, um, what I'm trying to do now is take the transcripts And, um, take the raw transcripts, and while I'm listening, to the recording, be able to parenthetically or appropriately put in, oh, by the way, the podcast actually starts with music, so I need to indicate that the music is upbeat, funky, um, with a…fast beat to it, and then say, that I'm talking, and then maybe…put parenthetically, if there is laughter, or whatever emotion is there. I also talked to you about, um, doing something a little bit creative with the podcast that I've not seen before, and it has to do with Uh, when I watched a video of you, I think you were at the… Braille Museum in France, maybe? And, um, they gave you these little vials that had aroma in it. So, there was another sense that you could tap into to experience the exhibit beyond the braille and feeling the items, or, um, you could actually smell the leather book beyond just feel the leather book. There was a vial with, I think, a smell of leather in it. Um, can you talk a little bit about that experience at the museum? [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN was the Louis BRY [Braille [pronounced in French BRY] Museum in Cupre, France. Braille in French is pronounced ‘bry'. So, that's why I said Louis Briy Museum. And in the museum, they have leather products, because Louis Bryce's father was A leather harness and saddle maker so that was part of his…childhood, and…the museum wanted to…communicate the museum experience. For people who are not physically at the museum, so they created…Fragrance…Jars, vials, capsules… And they're little jars with labels on the top, there's print, And there's braille, and you open it up, and you could smell…different aspects of the museum. So, for example, the rose from the garden…The leather from the saddle and harness workshop. Candles…Lots of different…unique sense to that specific…place. And it was a very thoughtful souvenir to be able to…experience with the sense of touch and smell… especially for someone who can't see pictures. of the museum. A lot of people, when they travel and they come back home, they look at pictures or videos from their trips. I can't do that, but now I have… Smelling jars! With bry labels! to remember Cupre, France.   KERIS: That is so very cool. And so I'm always thinking about, um, how to add a dimension, a sensory dimension, Um, to my work. When…For example, when I, uh, was in seminary, I wanted people to experience music, not just with their ears, but with what they could feel, so I passed out balloons so people could hold the balloon. And, um, get close to, um, the speakers where the music was, so they could actually, um, feel the music, um, and realize that Music is more than just what you hear with your ears. You can feel it. Um, and that was a way to help them understand that, um, beyond how maybe they were even thinking about it, probably people know they can [KERIS GIGGLING], but they don't recognize, I don't think. The power of being able to tap into that sense. And, you know, that makes me think about you and dancing. And when I was reading about you dancing. So, um, yeah, share a little bit about, uh, how you got into dancing. [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: I love dancing, I got into it through a dance instructor who was blind. And she taught us that we can access music in so many different ways. She was teaching a class of…mostly blind students. Blindness is a spectrum, so different kinds of vision. And those who were low vision and learned best visually, she invited them to come…welcome to the front of the class so they could more easily see her different dance movements. She also described what she was doing for those who learned best through listening. And then, for people who learn best through touch, She allowed us to touch her feet, And she used her hands to represent her feet and would physically move her hands to represent what her feet are doing during the different steps, In salsa, swing, morengue… She was a wonderful teacher. She still is a wonderful teacher. Her name is Denise Bansell. She's here in California. still teaching, and it inspired me to continue taking dance lessons. And I still love dancing. And I'm glad you and I were able to dance up in Sacramento. You were talking about how you love…multi-sensory experiences. And how you can… Bring that to these conversations on your podcast.   KERIS: I like them. And, you know, as we're talking about this, this… this reminds me of… this idea of the work that we do, um, you know, in our advocacy, and maybe in our lives sometimes can be hard, it can be tedious, it needs to be done. Um, sometimes for me, um, you know, I think you may have heard of the spoon theory. I'm out of my spoons by 12 o'clock, but I still have work to do at by 5 o'clock, so I gotta figure out how to get through. And one of the things that, um, you know, I hoped we would talk a little bit about is joy and the power of joy. And, um, you know, I'm so, um, happy that you're sharing some of your experiences. Because, um, I'm hoping they give you joy. I know they give me joy when I see you doing them. Especially the most recent one. Um, I know I'm supposed to call you Queen Harben, Knightly Haben….I am supposed to kiss your knight ring… I don't know what I'm supposed to do, but I know you were just recently knighted. Um, as in K-N-I-G-H-T-E-D, not nighted, N-I-G-H-T-E-D. But, um… Yeah, talk a little bit about joy, and this, um, wonderful, uh, honor that you received, And some of the things that you just like doing in your life that you're sharing with others on your platforms.   [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: It's just appointed me a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. And in France knighthoods are honors, [HABEN SPEAKING WITH A SMILE AND LAUGHS So, there's no…Ring-kissing. There's no calling me any… kind of title.[KERIS LAUGHS]  So, it's… it's just an honor for helping to advocate for Braille. Because some people… Today, I think that braille is not necessary. They think, oh, everyone could just listen to audio, and no one needs to learn braille anymore. Braille is still very much needed. And it evolves with the technology we have. Digital Braille. I'm using Refreshable Braille on a Braille computer. And it will connect with laptop and smartphones. We can type braille on touch screens, So, braille can appear instantly with a glass. It's very much still alive and still needed. So that is one of the things I advocate about. And… you mentioned spoon theory.  Spoon theory is a way to describe how…everyone has different energy levels and some people, due to disabilities, fluctuating energy levels, and may start the day with less spoons, less energy, compared to, say, non-disabled people. And it's a reminder to be flexible, an adaptive in… how we schedule, how we think about time…Uh, we make space for… all the different bodies and minds in our communities.   KERIS: Yeah, so, um, how are you doing that for yourself, and how are you finding joy in the midst of all of the, you know, different things that you're doing relative to advocacy and work.   [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: There are so many depressing and frustrating things happening in our world right now, And it is really critical for me to take time to go into nature. So, we were talking about flowers and gardens. That's another way I recharge my energy so I can get back into advocacy. I like to make a regular practice of walking around nature, And we're very blessed to have many great parks, including accessible parks, in the San Francisco Bay Area. So, that's one of the things I do. I also have a dog, a guide dog. spending time with him is… is… [HABEN SPEAKING EXITEDLY} Lovely. He recharges me, gives me so much energy.   And… food is another one. I love delicious food, and I'm always learning about new flavors and new cuisines.   KERIS: Amazing. I'm a bit of a… I'm not a foodie, but I do like, um, my comfort food. That gives me joy, is finding some comfort food, which is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Which is no good for me, because it's lips to hips, and I'm not a small person. Um, however, um, when I need a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I'm gonna have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. That brings me joy. and your dog, Milo, oh my gosh, so cute, Milo. Um, how do people interact with Milo? Just want to make sure that folks are mindful. about, um, and I know how you would want people to interact is one way, and how other people with their service and or guide dogs would want them to interact might be another way, but for you, What's important for people to do when they see you with Milo?   [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: The good principle is to ask…a person with…a service animal if you can, interact with that service animal. So, if you're interested in petting the dog,  ask first if you can pat the dog. And if it looks like they're working, like they're trying to get somewhere, they're in the middle of an important meeting, It's probably best that you don't interrupt them and as to pet the dog. Um, but if it looks like…They're just hanging out. Um, then…There's a good chance that someone will welcome the opportunity to connect and get to know you, as well as you learning about their dog. Because service dogs are with people, and the people are just as interesting as the dogs. [HABEN SPEAKING WITH LAUGHTER]   KERIS:  [Keris laughing] That's the truth. I have seen more often than not, people talk to the dog and totally ignore the person, and it's like… You do know there's a person there, right? [KERIS LAUGHING] Um, so thank you for, uh, saying that, yes, the dogs are quite interesting, and… guess what? Their people are just as interesting, too. HABEN: Right, just as interesting, equally as interesting. KERIS: And sometimes, I don't know, maybe even more interesting,  [KERIS LAUGHING] you never know. HABEN: Depends on the dog. KERIS: Yeah, yes, thank you, it does depend on the dog.   KERIS: I have a little dog, she's not a service dog. I have had a psychiatric service dog in the past, I've had two. My first psychiatric service dog was Eleanor Roosevelt. And she was a little Tibetan Spaniel, she was amazing. Um, and then my second service dog was Steinbeck. Uh, he was amazing, and um… I got a little nervous about getting another dog, actually, so it took me a while, and I just… thought, let me see what I can do without a dog for the moment, and um… so now I have another dog, it's not a service dog, is, um, Obama, or Obi for short. So one thing you can learn from me about my dogs, um, is don't have me name them for you, because they will not get… it won't be Spot, it won't be Socks, it won't be anything like that. I come up with kind of, sort of funny names. [KERIS LAUGHING] HABEN: Oh, you come up with… presidential, uh…  [HABEN SPEAKING WITH JOY] Wonderful! memorable names!   KERIS: Yeah, yeah, uh, Eleanor Roosevelt was because, you know, I hate to say it, she wasn't the cutest dog on the face of the earth, she was a bit homely. And that's what people said about Eleanor Roosevelt. Um, and again, I don't…I don't go by looks, I don't care about stuff like that. The biggest thing for me about Eleanor Roosevelt was she was like a first lady. Um, and she had the biggest heart for me. She did not like other people. That was not like Eleanor Roosevelt, now that I think about it. But we did name her Eleanor Roosevelt. And, um, Steinbeck…Which, just because the dog told me that was his name. Steinbeck is my favorite author, but uh…the dog just looked at me, and I called the dog Steinbeck, and that's all there was to that. And Obi, or Obama, um, her name is, um, Obama because she has enormous ears. Sorry, President Obama, [keris laughing] but she has very big ears. And she's very pretty, like Michelle, so that's how we come up with some of the names. It's… it's weird. It's weird. I'll admit. I'll admit it.   [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: I think that's a good way to come up with names, a bit about their character, a bit about their physical appearance, and a bit about their heart and personality.   KERIS: Yeah. Does… does Milo… did Milo come with his name? Some service dogs come with their name from, uh… where the service dog is trained. So did Milo have the name Milo, or…? Did you give him that name?   HABEN: I gave him that name. So many people find my name. hard, and difficult to remember. So I wanted a super, super easy name. KERIS Okay, I don't find the name Haben' so hard to remember, but I will, um, not be judgmental of other people who may find it so! Alright, so, um, as we wrap up Haben one of the things that I like to do with all of my guests is to take a moment to do what we call wisdom dropping. Um, it's kind of like drop the mic, but now you're gonna drop some wisdom. And this is your time to share anything that you would like to share with our listeners. It could be a call to action, it could be an affirmation, it could be something that you wanted to talk about that we didn't talk about during our time together. So I'm going to turn it over to you for your wisdom dropping.   [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: In this conversation, you've been making space for silence, And the pauses between our different sides of the conversation. That is really beautiful. My call to action is for everyone to learn to feel comfortable with silence. Feel comfortable with pauses. In those pauses, you are giving yourself time to process, reflect. And… settle in more deeply into the conversation and where you are in space and time. So that is my little bit of wisdom. KERIS: snaps, claps, thumbs up again. Which is the Y-A-S-S-S-S, yes, uh, to that piece of wisdom. Thank you so much. if Milo's in the room, Milo, thank you for joining us on Unapologetically Black unicorns.   [SILENCE- DELAY] HABEN: Oh my goodness, thank you so much for having me! And thank you to all your listeners for sharing your time with us today. My book is called Haben. The DeafBlind woman who conquered Harvard Law. People were saying to me that I overcame my disability to go to Harvard. No, I'm still disabled. It was Harvard that had to overcome ableism. And they still have more work to do, and we all still have more work to do. To remove ableism from our communities.   KERIS: Thank you for that, and we will be putting links to, uh, whatever you'd like us to link to, Haben in our, um…description and show notes, it can be links to the book, links to your social media. So thank you again for joining us, and as my producer Garrett likes to remind me to say at the end of each podcast, Please like, comment, and subscribe. Okay, Garrett, I've said it. But the most important thing, and we both agree about this, is to share this episode. We never know who needs to hear these messages and these wisdom dropping. So make sure to share the episode, and until next week, we will see you on Unapologetically Black unicorns. [Soft theme music increases volume and podcast ends]

A new law review article estimates the financial condition of every ABA-accredited law school. Ben and Nathan discuss how the financial model of law schools has shifted with the rise of U.S. News rankings, and how that financial burden increasingly falls on the least credentialed students.Also in this episode:- Whether you can take the LSAT too many times- How to study for the LSAT the week of your exam- If you should retake your argumentative essayIs Your Law School Going Broke? (Paul Campos)Law School Financial DataStudy with our Free Plan⁠⁠Download our iOS app⁠Watch Episode 576 on YouTubeCheck out all of our “What's the Deal With” segmentsGet caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library0:00 Is Your Law School Going Broke?33:47 Ten Point Score Jump in One Month43:12 Too Many LSAT Attempts47:21 Test D Question — Cats' meow1:01:13 Studying the Week of your Exam1:07:54 Retaking the Argumentative Essay1:12:50 Personal Statement Gong Show1:40:28 Word of the Week — obstreperous1:43:49 Email of the Week

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we discuss whether AI can effectively serve as a bar exam tutor, weighing its usefulness for scheduling, pattern-spotting, and simplifying admin tasks against its weaknesses, such as unreliable feedback and using outdated legal content. In this episode, we discuss: Recent headlines around the bar exam and AI use Where AI goes wrong in bar prep The failure of the California bar experiment Smart ways to use AI as a bar studier Resources: https://barexamtoolbox.com/ramp (https://barexamtoolbox.com/ramp) The New York Times: I'm Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-writing.html) NCBE Announces National Mean for July 2026 MBE (https://www.ncbex.org/news-resources/ncbe-announces-national-mean-july-2026-mbe) NextGen UBE Content Scope (https://www.ncbex.org/exams/nextgen/content-scope) Pomodoro Technique (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique) Need to Get More Done in Law School? Try The Circles. (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/08/tips-time-management-awesomeness-with-the-circles/) Breaking: California Bar Exam Shakeup | New Kaplan Partnership Explained (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0UAx2fdPI8&list=PLT5txTOjOHmTwR9HiPiib3N-STp7PxM-O&index=15&t=376s) Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-357-can-ai-be-your-bar-exam-tutor/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on  Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about the widely varying AI policies at law schools, highlighting the productive, permissible uses of AI tools and cautioning against possible pitfalls and honor code violations. In this episode we discuss: The varying AI policies at law schools Knowing the ground rules for your school and courses Prioritizing AI use for your life, not your coursework How AI can actually help you study AI uses that may backfire Resources: Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/) A Public-Source Inventory of Law-School Responses to AI (https://ai-legal-education.perl.chatgpt.site/) Podcast Episode 480: Ethical Uses of AI in Law School (w/Professor Susan Tanner) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-480-ethical-uses-of-ai-in-law-school-w-professor-susan-tanner/) Podcast Episode 517: Teaching AI in Law School (w/Megan Hutchinson and Nicole Phillips) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-517-teaching-ai-in-law-school-w-megan-hutchinson-and-nicole-phillips/) Podcast Episode 538: Using AI in Law School: Smart Strategies and Red Flags (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-538-using-ai-in-law-school-smart-strategies-and-red-flags/) Working on Your Executive Functioning Skills (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/working-on-your-executive-functioning-skills/) Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-573-can-ai-be-your-law-school-tutor/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox (http://barexamtoolbox.com/). You can also sign up for our weekly podcast newsletter (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/get-law-school-podcast-updates/) to make sure you never miss an episode! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

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Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/Dmpocy9fn7A I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.

Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago Law School and Eugene Volokh, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and UCLA School of Law, discuss the First Amendment and the rapidly evolving speech landscape—from social media and artificial intelligence to college campuses and the press. Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitutional Center, moderates. Resources  Moody v. NetChoice, LLC (2024)  “What is Section 230?,” We the People (June 4, 2020)  Citizen United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) National Constitution Center, Supreme Court Case Library  “Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction,” Associated Press (Aug 26, 2026)  Free Speech Coalition, INC v. Paxton (2025)   Ashcroft v. ACLU (2004)  NRA v. Vullo (2024)  “Scaling Laws: Eugene Volokh: Navigating Libel and Liability in the AI Age,” Lawfare (July 17, 2025)  New York Times Company v. Sullivan (1964) National Constitution Center, Supreme Court Case Library  Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. (1974)    Stay Connected and Learn More  Stay connected with We the People—follow, rate, and review the show wherever you listen.  Questions or comments? Email podcast@constitutioncenter.org.  Follow @ConstitutionCtr on social media and sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate.  Support our important work by making a donation today.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate 

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.