Podcast appearances and mentions of martin lasden

John Henry Browne is a criminal defense attorney in Seattle who is best known for his work on behalf of the notorious. One of his first clients was Ted Bundy—a vicious, serial killer who murdered scores of women in at least a half-dozen states. More recently, he represented Robert Bales, a former U.S. Army sergeant who is now serving a life prison sentence for the murder of 16 Afghani civilians. These were, to say the least, extremely difficult cases for a defense attorney to take on. But no matter how vilified his clients, Browne could always be counted on to give prosecutors a rough time. As one prosecutor once observed: Browne in the courtroom is like “a pit bull on crack.” In November, Browne spoke with California Lawyer contributing editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29107]

John Henry Browne is a criminal defense attorney in Seattle who is best known for his work on behalf of the notorious. One of his first clients was Ted Bundy—a vicious, serial killer who murdered scores of women in at least a half-dozen states. More recently, he represented Robert Bales, a former U.S. Army sergeant who is now serving a life prison sentence for the murder of 16 Afghani civilians. These were, to say the least, extremely difficult cases for a defense attorney to take on. But no matter how vilified his clients, Browne could always be counted on to give prosecutors a rough time. As one prosecutor once observed: Browne in the courtroom is like “a pit bull on crack.” In November, Browne spoke with California Lawyer contributing editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29107]

Over the last two decades no criminal defense lawyer in America has had a more profound impact on advancing the rights of the convicted than has Barry Scheck. In 1992, when DNA testing was still in its infancy, Scheck, along with his colleague Peter Neufeld, founded The Innocence Project, which has since figured prominently in the release of hundreds of prison inmates. Scheck also achieved lasting fame for defending O.J. Simpson when the former football star was charged with murder. Scheck spoke with California Lawyer contributing editor Martin Lasden about his extraordinary career and the controversies surrounding it. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28615]

Over the last two decades no criminal defense lawyer in America has had a more profound impact on advancing the rights of the convicted than has Barry Scheck. In 1992, when DNA testing was still in its infancy, Scheck, along with his colleague Peter Neufeld, founded The Innocence Project, which has since figured prominently in the release of hundreds of prison inmates. Scheck also achieved lasting fame for defending O.J. Simpson when the former football star was charged with murder. Scheck spoke with California Lawyer contributing editor Martin Lasden about his extraordinary career and the controversies surrounding it. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28615]

As both a diplomat and a scholar, Dennis Ross has had a truly extraordinary career. Under President George H.W. Bush, he led the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff. He also served as a Special Envoy to the Middle East under President Bill Clinton, and was a Special Advisor to President Barack Obama before stepping down in 2011 to become a full-time fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In March, just one month before the breakdown of yet another series of Israeli-Palestinian talks, Ross spoke to California Lawyer contributing editor Martin Lasden about his own experiences in that part of the world and why cutting a comprehensive peace deal between Palestinians and Israelis remains so difficult. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28295]

As both a diplomat and a scholar, Dennis Ross has had a truly extraordinary career. Under President George H.W. Bush, he led the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff. He also served as a Special Envoy to the Middle East under President Bill Clinton, and was a Special Advisor to President Barack Obama before stepping down in 2011 to become a full-time fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In March, just one month before the breakdown of yet another series of Israeli-Palestinian talks, Ross spoke to California Lawyer contributing editor Martin Lasden about his own experiences in that part of the world and why cutting a comprehensive peace deal between Palestinians and Israelis remains so difficult. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28295]

During the waning days of South Africa's apartheid era, Judge Richard Goldstone led a series of investigations that exposed the human rights abuses committed by his own country's security forces--an effort that may well have prevented a full blown civil war. He then went on to serve as the chief prosecutor for two international war crimes tribunals; one for the former Yugoslavia, the other for Rwanda. In early December, Judge Goldstone spoke with California Lawyer magazine's contributing editor, Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 27829]

During the waning days of South Africa's apartheid era, Judge Richard Goldstone led a series of investigations that exposed the human rights abuses committed by his own country's security forces--an effort that may well have prevented a full blown civil war. He then went on to serve as the chief prosecutor for two international war crimes tribunals; one for the former Yugoslavia, the other for Rwanda. In early December, Judge Goldstone spoke with California Lawyer magazine's contributing editor, Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 27829]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

In a country where as many as 100,000 rape cases are now pending in its courts, human rights attorney Rutuparna Mohanty has devoted herself to fighting for the rights of abused women and their families. In September, as a guest of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Mohanty spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25720]

No attorney in the United States has done more to weaken, if not kill, campaign finance laws than James Bopp Jr. As the principal plaintiffs attorney behind the Citizens United case, he paved the way for the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to support the political candidates of their choice. Bopp also serves as general counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, and as a conservative Republican he believes that Barack Obama is a socialist. In August, Bopp spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25850]

No attorney in the United States has done more to weaken, if not kill, campaign finance laws than James Bopp Jr. As the principal plaintiffs attorney behind the Citizens United case, he paved the way for the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money to support the political candidates of their choice. Bopp also serves as general counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, and as a conservative Republican he believes that Barack Obama is a socialist. In August, Bopp spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25850]

In 2008, Sadakat Kadri began an intellectual journey that would take him to Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, as well as to his father's birthplace in Northern India, in order to better understand both the history and the meaning of Shari'a law. Kadri recounts this odyssey in his highly acclaimed 2012 book Heaven on Earth. In May, Kadri spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 25086]

In 2008, Sadakat Kadri began an intellectual journey that would take him to Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, as well as to his father's birthplace in Northern India, in order to better understand both the history and the meaning of Shari'a law. Kadri recounts this odyssey in his highly acclaimed 2012 book Heaven on Earth. In May, Kadri spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 25086]

At a time when the debate over new gun laws couldn't be more divisive, Adam Winkler's 2011 book, Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, has drawn praise from both opponents and advocates of stricter measures. In April 2013, the UCLA law professor spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25084]

At a time when the debate over new gun laws couldn't be more divisive, Adam Winkler's 2011 book, Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, has drawn praise from both opponents and advocates of stricter measures. In April 2013, the UCLA law professor spoke with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25084]

Once, he presided over the third largest newspaper empire in the entire world. He also was a celebrated author with massive biographies of both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon to his credit. But that was all before he served three years in federal prison for fraud and obstruction of justice. From his mansion in Toronto, Conrad Black talks to California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his spectacular rise and fall, and the protracted legal battles that he has waged to clear his name. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24832]

Once, he presided over the third largest newspaper empire in the entire world. He also was a celebrated author with massive biographies of both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon to his credit. But that was all before he served three years in federal prison for fraud and obstruction of justice. From his mansion in Toronto, Conrad Black talks to California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his spectacular rise and fall, and the protracted legal battles that he has waged to clear his name. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24832]

Once, he presided over the third largest newspaper empire in the entire world. He also was a celebrated author with massive biographies of both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon to his credit. But that was all before he served three years in federal prison for fraud and obstruction of justice. From his mansion in Toronto, Conrad Black talks to California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his spectacular rise and fall, and the protracted legal battles that he has waged to clear his name. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24832]

Once, he presided over the third largest newspaper empire in the entire world. He also was a celebrated author with massive biographies of both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon to his credit. But that was all before he served three years in federal prison for fraud and obstruction of justice. From his mansion in Toronto, Conrad Black talks to California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his spectacular rise and fall, and the protracted legal battles that he has waged to clear his name. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24832]

Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz has devoted his professional life to fighting cults. But in the late 1970s that life almost came to an abrupt end when one of the cults he litigated against planted a live rattlesnake in his mailbox. Morantz speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his career and the dangers he faced. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24671]

Los Angeles attorney Paul Morantz has devoted his professional life to fighting cults. But in the late 1970s that life almost came to an abrupt end when one of the cults he litigated against planted a live rattlesnake in his mailbox. Morantz speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his career and the dangers he faced. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24671]

As the top lawyer for the U.S. State Department, Harold Hongju Koh is the man who both President Barak Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have most depended on to insure that the administration's policies conform with international law. In this in-depth discussion, Koh speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his time at State and the most difficult questions he's had to wrestle with. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24504]

As the top lawyer for the U.S. State Department, Harold Hongju Koh is the man who both President Barak Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have most depended on to insure that the administration's policies conform with international law. In this in-depth discussion, Koh speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden about his time at State and the most difficult questions he's had to wrestle with. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24504]

For prosecutors, as well as priests, how we have sex has long been a matter of serious concern. So serious, in fact, that whenever community standards are challenged, the response is often repression, and, sometimes, severe punishment. Eric Berkowitz is an attorney in San Francisco who has studied this phenomenon. His new book is called “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire” (Counterpoint, 2012). Berkowitz speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24130]

For prosecutors, as well as priests, how we have sex has long been a matter of serious concern. So serious, in fact, that whenever community standards are challenged, the response is often repression, and, sometimes, severe punishment. Eric Berkowitz is an attorney in San Francisco who has studied this phenomenon. His new book is called “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire” (Counterpoint, 2012). Berkowitz speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24130]

For prosecutors, as well as priests, how we have sex has long been a matter of serious concern. So serious, in fact, that whenever community standards are challenged, the response is often repression, and, sometimes, severe punishment. Eric Berkowitz is an attorney in San Francisco who has studied this phenomenon. His new book is called “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire” (Counterpoint, 2012). Berkowitz speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24130]

For prosecutors, as well as priests, how we have sex has long been a matter of serious concern. So serious, in fact, that whenever community standards are challenged, the response is often repression, and, sometimes, severe punishment. Eric Berkowitz is an attorney in San Francisco who has studied this phenomenon. His new book is called “Sex and Punishment: Four Thousand Years of Judging Desire” (Counterpoint, 2012). Berkowitz speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24130]

MacArthur genius award recipient Elyn Saks has written extensively about the rights of the mentally ill. She has also written at length about her own bouts with serious mental illness. In this very candid interview Saks, who is a tenured law professor at the University of Southern California, speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23630]

MacArthur genius award recipient Elyn Saks has written extensively about the rights of the mentally ill. She has also written at length about her own bouts with serious mental illness. In this very candid interview Saks, who is a tenured law professor at the University of Southern California, speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23630]

MacArthur genius award recipient Elyn Saks has written extensively about the rights of the mentally ill. She has also written at length about her own bouts with serious mental illness. In this very candid interview Saks, who is a tenured law professor at the University of Southern California, speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23630]

MacArthur genius award recipient Elyn Saks has written extensively about the rights of the mentally ill. She has also written at length about her own bouts with serious mental illness. In this very candid interview Saks, who is a tenured law professor at the University of Southern California, speaks with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23630]

Aharon Barak was chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1995 to 2006, and in that role championed what he called a "constitutional revolution." In this wide ranging conversation with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden, he talks about torture, the death penalty, Arab-Israeli rights, and his own experiences as a Holocaust survivor. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23219]

Aharon Barak was chief justice of the Israeli Supreme Court from 1995 to 2006, and in that role championed what he called a "constitutional revolution." In this wide ranging conversation with California Lawyer editor Martin Lasden, he talks about torture, the death penalty, Arab-Israeli rights, and his own experiences as a Holocaust survivor. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23219]

California Lawyer Magazine’s editor Martin Lasden welcomes David Dow, distinguished professor at the University of Houston Law Center. Dow has represented more than 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years. His memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution, was published in February 2010. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21659]

Michelle Alexander, a long time civil rights advocate and litigator as well as a law professor at Ohio State University, speaks with California Lawyer Magazine’s Martin Lasden about Alexander’s new book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21301]

Michelle Alexander, a long time civil rights advocate and litigator as well as a law professor at Ohio State University, speaks with California Lawyer Magazine’s Martin Lasden about Alexander’s new book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21301]

California Lawyer Magazine’s editor Martin Lasden welcomes UC Hastings Professor Ashutosh Bhagwat who contends that most Americans have a fundamental misunderstanding of how our constitutional rights are supposed to work. His book, “The Myth of Rights: The Purposes and Limits of Constitutional Rights,” was published in February 2010. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21660]

California Lawyer Magazine’s editor Martin Lasden welcomes Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz who discusses the erosion of civil liberties, the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process, and his own troubled adolescence. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21096]

California Lawyer Magazine’s editor Martin Lasden welcomes Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz who discusses the erosion of civil liberties, the future of the Arab-Israeli peace process, and his own troubled adolescence. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21096]

California Lawyer Magazine’s editor Martin Lasden welcomes Roger Wilkins, the highest-ranking African American in President Lyndon Johnson's Justice Department. Wilkins went on to serve on the editorial boards of the Washington Post, where he won a Pulitzer Prize, and the New York Times and taught history at George Mason University for over twenty years. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21097]

California Lawyer Magazine’s editor Martin Lasden welcomes Roger Wilkins, the highest-ranking African American in President Lyndon Johnson's Justice Department. Wilkins went on to serve on the editorial boards of the Washington Post, where he won a Pulitzer Prize, and the New York Times and taught history at George Mason University for over twenty years. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21097]