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Der andere 11. September: Pinochets Putsch in Chile 1973 (mit Erhard Stackl)

2026-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

von der Monroe- zur Donroe-Doktrin

Am 11. September denken die meisten an die Terroranschläge 2001. An diesem Datum kam es aber auch zu einem anderen weltpolitischen Ereignis, das bis heute nachwirkt: Dem von den USA unterstützen Putsch der Regierung von Salvador Allende, der Beginn einer 16 Jahre andauernden Diktatur unter Augusto Pinochet. Ich habe diesen Jahrestag zum Anlass genommen, um mit dem Journalisten Erhard Stackl, der sich schon lange mit Chile befasst, über den Putsch, seine Auswirkungen und auch die aktuelle Lage in Lateinamerika zu sprechen.

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In Legal Terms: In the News 2026

2026-09-10T21:49:56+00:00

We like to schedule an “In the News” episode every so often so Liz can get her questions answered. Have you listened to the news or read a phrase and wondered – “what’s that about”? Liz will get her questions answered and so will listeners from our guest: attorney Francis Springer from Springer Law Firm.

Do you think it’s too early to start thinking about the next election? Voting starts in eleven days. Absentee voting begins Monday, September 21st. Monday, October 5th is the voter registration deadline. Absentee ballots that are returned by mail must be postmarked on or before election day: November 3rd 2026.

According to NPR as heard on our station this morning:

At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump made a stunning and implausible pledge: to send every American adult a $5,000 cash dividend. But only if his party maintains control of the House and the Senate in November's midterms. . . .

Quick math puts the bill for this proposed "dividend" at more than $1 trillion. Plus, it's illegal to pay or be paid to influence voting.

Francis was an inspiration for a segment of our show! One day on social media, Francis mentioned: the Posse Commitatus Act. Liz had no idea what that was. No clue. So, we started: Legal Terms on In Legal Terms. And we made a little YouTube short when Francis was on the show when we talked about “what’s in the news” That is the most watched short video on MPB’s YouTube Channel.

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 (usually). legalterms@mbponline.org

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UNhörbar #64 – DGVN-Studienreise nach Den Haag

2026-09-09T08:30:00+00:00

Wie fühlt es sich an, internationale Institutionen nicht nur aus Vorlesungen und Nachrichten zu kennen, sondern plötzlich selbst vor Ort zu sein? Was bleibt von einer Studienreise nach Den Haag wirklich hängen, jenseits von Programmpunkten und Besucherausweisen? Und wie kann junges Engagement für die Vereinten Nationen ganz konkret aussehen?

In dieser Sonderfolge von UNhörbar sprechen wir mit Gesal und Sabrina, die an einer Studienreise des Arbeitskreises Junge DGVN nach Den Haag teilgenommen haben. Gemeinsam blicken wir auf ihre persönlichen Eindrücke, Begegnungen und die Frage, was man aus solchen Erfahrungen mitnimmt, wenn internationale Politik einmal ganz nah wird.

Während der Reise besuchte die Gruppe unter anderem den Friedenspalast, den Permanent Court of Arbitration, die Peace Palace Library, die Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen (OPCW) und den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof. Außerdem gab es Gespräche mit World Youth for Climate Justice sowie weitere Einblicke in die internationale Justiz, die Diplomatie und die multilaterale Zusammenarbeit.

Dabei geht es in der Folge jedoch nicht nur um Den Haag selbst. Wir sprechen auch darüber, welche Rolle die Junge DGVN für junge Menschen spielt, die sich für die Vereinten Nationen und die internationale Politik interessieren. Der Arbeitskreis schafft Räume für Austausch, Veranstaltungen, Projekte und Begegnungen, und zeigt, dass Engagement rund um die UN nicht erst irgendwann nach dem Studium beginnen muss.

Wenn ihr euch also schon einmal gefragt habt, wie man selbst einen Einstieg in die DGVN finden kann, was eine Studienreise leisten kann, was ein Seminar nicht schafft, und warum solche Formate für junge Menschen besonders wertvoll sein können, dann ist diese Folge genau für euch.

Weiterführende Informationen

Arbeitskreis Junge DGVN: https://dgvn.de/ueber-uns/arbeitskreise/ak-junge-dgvn
Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen: https://dgvn.de
International Court of Justice / Peace Palace: https://www.icj-cij.org
Permanent Court of Arbitration: https://pca-cpa.org
Peace Palace Library: https://peacepalacelibrary.nl
Organisation für das Verbot chemischer Waffen (OPCW): https://www.opcw.org
Internationaler Strafgerichtshof (ICC): https://www.icc-cpi.int
World Youth for Climate Justice: https://www.wy4cj.org

Redaktion: Sophia Meusel

Moderation: Sophie Fasshauer

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit⁠⁠⁠⁠

Wie werde ich ein (Rechts-)Populist? (mit dem blauen Elefanten)

2026-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

wir lassen uns das Schnitzel nicht verbieten!

Österreich hat es vorgemacht (remember Jörg Haider), Deutschland macht es uns nach (das hatten wir schon mal) und die USA sind sowieso komplett abgedriftet: Die Rede ist vom Rechtspopulismus in all seinen Facetten. Ich habe mit dem blauen Elefant (Name der Redaktion bekannt) ein nicht ganz ernstes und eigentlich sehr ernstes Gespräch über Schnitzelverbote, „gute“ und „böse“ Ausländer, die FPÖ, die AfD, Schnitzel, Donald Trump und die Sitcoms aus den 90ern (Zitate inside!), Lügen, Narzissmus und die Evolutionstheorie oder die Frage, ob TikTok uns dumm macht/machen soll, geführt.

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Blauer Elefant, Zum Diktator in 30 Tagen. Ein satirischer Selbsthilfekurs für Möchtegern-Machthaber (Goldegg Verlag)

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Season 2 Video Podcasts

2026-09-07T02:11:53+00:00

Check out Season 2 of The Voice of Law Podcast on YouTube. Search - Bianca Phillips, Voice of Law.

A vignette of the future.

2026-09-06T10:52:28+00:00

Imagine the following...

In Legal Terms: Firearms Law

2026-09-03T21:52:07+00:00

We’re talking firearms laws. What have they been, what are they now, what could they be in the future? Our guest is Martin Edwards, an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, where his areas of expertise and research include firearms law.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: HISTORY AND TRADITION, COMMON USE, MACHINEGUN

Often, we’ve wished we had a little more time to explore a topic. We’re able to do that now! We discussed Gun Rights on a broadcast in May of 2026. So for some additional information, check the link to our podcast with attorney Reed Martz.

Today’s guest, Martin Edward, doesn’t just know about firearms law. He was a panelist yesterday discussing “The Future of College Football” bringing together an accomplished panel of legal scholars, higher education experts, and thought leaders to examine where the sport is headed and what these changes mean for athletes, universities, conferences, coaches, fans, and the future of intercollegiate athletics.

In Legal Terms is able to reach more listeners today than before :The antenna installation to get WMAO-FM 90.9 back on-the-air has been completed. As of Wednesday, September 2, listeners can tune in! We’re excited to be back on the air in the Delta. Please remember, if for some reason you can’t get our over the air signal: you’re able to listen to Think Radio from the MPB Public Media app, Listen live from MPB online dot org, or tell your smart speaker “play MPB Think Radio.

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 hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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Who Fills In When Federal Jobs Are Vacant?

2026-09-03T13:00:00+00:00

Stanford’s Anne Joseph O’Connell examines who can step in when a top federal position is vacant and what recent court decisions could mean for how those positions are filled.

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When a top federal position is vacant, someone still has to run the office. But who gets to step in, and what powers can they exercise while the position remains unfilled? Those questions are at the center of recent legal disputes over how the federal government operates when permanent officials are not yet in place.

In this episode, Stanford Law School Professor Anne Joseph O’Connell, a leading scholar of administrative law and the federal bureaucracy, joins host Professor Pam Karlan to discuss the rules governing temporary officials and the way federal agencies are organized and staffed.

O’Connell and Karlan examine recent disputes over U.S. attorneys and what happens when the usual process for putting a permanent leader in place does not happen quickly. They discuss how courts have interpreted the rules for temporary officials and what those decisions could mean for other federal agencies and future administrations. The conversation also considers how much authority the president has over the people who work for him and where the law draws the line.

Links:

Anne Joseph O'Connell >>> Stanford Law School page
Pulte’s Appointment Shows Flaws in the Vacancies Act >>> Stanford Law School page
Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys >>> Stanford Law School page
Can the President Appoint Principal Officers Without the Senate? >>> Lawfare page
Bureaucracy’s Boundaries >>> Lawfare page

Connect:

Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast Website
Stanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn Page
Rich Ford >>> Twitter/X
Pam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School Page
Diego Zambrano >>> Stanford Law School Page
Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X
Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X

(00:00:00) Welcome to Anne Joseph O'Connell

(00:01:32) What "Actings" are, and why they matter

(00:02:53) The U.S. Attorney job, explained

(00:07:09) Three ways to fill a vacant U.S. Attorney seat

(00:11:01) The courts say no to post-vacancy "first assistants"

(00:12:37) Ripple effects across the federal government

(00:14:07) Does this undercut the Unitary Executive?

(00:15:24) A legislative fix, and the delegation workaround

(00:16:31) Circuit courts shut down delegation

(00:18:22) Trump v. Slaughter and the power to fire

(00:19:12) The Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights

(00:22:26) Where's the line on presidential removal power?

(00:27:02) Closing thoughts

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Russlands Krieg gegen Deutschland

2026-09-02T17:30:09+00:00

zwischen hybrider und "richtiger" Kriegsführung

Deutschland gibt Russland offiziell die Schuld am geplanten Anschlag von Leipzig. Was folgt daraus? Kriegszustand? Das Recht auf Selbstverteidigung? Mehr Sanktionen und harte Worte, die in Russland niemanden interessieren? Eine Sonderfolge zu Russlands hybrider Kriegsführung aus Sicht des Völkerrechts.

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Den eigenen Weg finden mit Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt

2026-09-01T10:57:21+00:00

„Man sollte ein politischer Mensch sein“, sagt Bundesverfassungsrichterin a.D. Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt im Interview mit Dana und Selma in Folge 60 von „Justitias Töchter“.

Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt war oft eine der ersten Frauen in den Ämtern, die sie besetzte. Quotenfrau? Keineswegs. Vielmehr war sie Spitzenpolitikerin, Bundesverfassungsrichterin und Vorstandsmitglied in der Automobilindustrie.

Im Interview spricht sie über ihre Zeit nach VW und äußert sich zu den medialen Gerüchten um ihre Person. Außerdem beantwortet sie die Frage, aus welcher Motivation heraus sie sich für ein Jurastudium entschied, welche Visionen sie antrieben und welchen Rat sie heute jungen Juristinnen mitgeben möchte. All das erfahrt ihr in der neuesten Folge.

Shownotes:

Interview und Rezension djbZ 02/2025: „Recht brechen – Eine Theorie des zivilen Ungehorsams“ von Samira Akbarian https://www.inlibra.com/document/download/pdf/uuid/9642c6c8-0087-3fb1-9cb6-99802dc609c5

Feministische Fundstücke:

Buch: „Die Wahrheit über Eva. Die Erfindung der Ungleichheit von Frauen und Männern“ von Carel van Schaik und Kai Michel https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/carel-van-schaik-kai-michel-die-wahrheit-ueber-eva-9783499000546

Buch: „Recht brechen. Eine Theorie des zivilen Ungehorsams“ von Samira Akbarian https://www.chbeck.de/akbarian-recht-brechen/product/37004677

Die Rechte der Natur (mit Tina Rametsteiner/TU Wien)

2026-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Umweltschutz von Ecuador bis Österreich

Gesetze zum Schutz der Natur gibt es so ziemlich überall. Manche Länder gehen sogar so weit, sie und/oder einzelnen Ökosystemen – Flüssen, Bergen oder Wäldern – als Rechtssubjekt anzusehen. Auf dieser Grundlage können Bürgerinitiativen oder auch Einzelpersonen tätig werden, um vor Gerichten ihre Interessen zu wahren. Führt das zu Stillstand im Namen der Öko-Romantik? Oder ist es in Zeiten von Klimawandel, Rodungen des Regenwalds, Waldbränden und Artensterben notwendiger denn je? Ich habe mit Tina Rametsteiner von der Technischen Universität in Wien über dieses Thema, dem sie ihre Dissertation gewidmet hat, gesprochen.

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European Union Law 5th edition

2026-08-28T11:40:03+00:00

Oxford University Press has published the fifth edition of European Union Law edited by Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers. This innovative textbook offers students a relevant, contextual account of EU law. Under the experienced editorship of Catherine Barnard and Steve Peers, the text draws together a range of expert contributors for a rich understanding of each area of the EU law curriculum and to introduce students to key debates in the subject. This new edition addresses: New citizenship and rule of law cases Coverage of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Expanded coverage of the digital single market More on the development of the principle of the autonomy of the EU and its values Updates on Brexit, including the ‘reset’ of EU/UK relations For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website . A print copy of this book is available at the Squire Law Library . For information about other publications by Professor Barnard, please refer to her Faculty profile .

The Principles of Equity & Trusts 6th edition

2026-08-26T13:25:32+00:00

Oxford University Press has published the sixth edition of The Principles of Equity & Trusts by Graham Virgo . The sixth edition of The Principles of Equity & Trusts offers a distinctive, contextual, and critically engaged treatment of Equity and trusts, combining clear statements of doctrine with insightful commentary that places leading decisions within their broader legal and practical settings, across coverage that ranges from Equity’s history and contemporary commercial relevance through express, purpose, resulting, and constructive trusts, informal property arrangements, beneficiaries’ rights, trustees’ powers and duties, trust variation, and remedies for breach of trust and fiduciary duty. In light of significant recent appellate developments, the new edition is substantially rewritten: the analysis of Equity’s core attributes now explores more fully how Equity modifies the Common Law, how discretion operates, and how unconscionability functions; the trust discussion adds a new section on Abuse of the Trust; key chapters update formality requirements for trusts of land and the disposition of equitable interests; fiduciary duties and liability are extensively reworked; and the treatment of personal remedies and third-party liability is rewritten, including renewed attention to knowing receipt, alongside the integration of new authorities such as Byers v Saudi National Bank, D’Aloia v Persons Unknown, and the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Act 2025. For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website . Current University of Cambridge staff and student members can access the ebook via iDiscover. For information about other publications by Professor Virgo, please refer to his Faculty profile .

In Legal Terms: Civic Duty

2026-08-27T21:35:55+00:00

We’ve been on a Civics kick here on In Legal Terms. Today we’ve got Suzy Bowman, Director of Regional Impact for the CREATE Foundation who sponsors the National Civics Bee in Mississippi. We also welcome MELANIE POWELL, Executive Director of the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi, who recently had a seminar designed to prepare folks to serve on nonprofit boards - She's On Board.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, RULE OF LAW

Just last week we learned about AI in Education. Do you need help with AI in the workplace? Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will host Thrive at Work AI: Use, Misuse, and Navigating The Workplace, Tools Boundaries, & Best Practices for Modern Professional. That’s going to be Thursday, October 15th, 2026

Women’s Foundation of Mississippi work together with Mississippi’s politicians, schools, and communities to ensure Mississippi’s women thrive. If you’re interested in learning more their website is womens foundation ms.org

Do you want to help make an impact in your community but don’t know where to start? We’ve got a suggestion. For more than five decades, CREATE Foundation has worked alongside generous individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits to strengthen communities across Northeast Mississippi. One project is The Communities of Excellence Initiative that connects people at the local level across 17 counties in Northeast MS. https://createfoundation.com/community-of-excellence/

MPB has had a few podcasts with Community Foundations around the state.

Money Talks: Community Foundations Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Money Talks | Community Foundations Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Die UNO und ihr Sicherheitsrat (mit Botschafter Thomas Mayr-Harting)

2026-08-25T06:00:00+00:00

Österreich ist bald (wieder) dabei

Was tut der UNO-Sicherheitsrat, wieso sitzen dort seit 1945 dieselben Vetomäöchte und was können gewählte Mitglieder wie Österreich dort bewirken? Ich habe mit dem österreichischen Diplomaten Thomas Mayr-Harting, der Österreich 2009/10 im Sicherheitsrat vertreten hat, über die große Bühne der Weltpolitik gesprochen.

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Die UNO und ihre Generalversammlung (Folge mit Thomas Mayr-Harting aus dem Jahr 2023)

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Intellectual Property Law 7th edition

2026-08-13T11:43:09+00:00

Oxford University Press has published the seventh edition of Intellectual Property Law by Lionel Bently , Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson. Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on this subject - an all-embracing and detailed guide to intellectual property law. It clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off and confidentiality, whilst enlivening the text with illustrations and diagrams. Provides a detailed analysis of intellectual property law with reference to a wide range of academic opinion, giving readers a broad context in which to explore the key principles of the subject Writing style is particularly clear - the authors retain clarity whilst including an impressive amount of detail, and discussion of even the most complex areas is lucid and structured Anticipates new developments in the field in more depth than other textbooks, ensuring that readers are able to make informed judgements about forthcoming changes in the law, and understand the direction in which IP law is moving Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support The seventh edition considers the impact of REULA 2023, particularly on copyright. It also considers a range of recent cases, the impact of AI on issues of authorship, inventorship and patentability, and parallel developments in EU law. This publication is available on Law Trove for staff and students at the University. For more information about this book, please refer to the OUP website . A print copy of this book is available at the Squire Law Library . For information about other publications by Professor Bently, please refer to his Faculty profile .

[MLJ Shorts] Bill 21: Respecting the Laïcité of the State or Projecting Tyranny of the Majority? (Part 1)

2026-08-23T03:32:00+00:00

This episode explores the constitutional battle surrounding Quebec's Bill 21 and its implications for religious freedom, gender equality, and minority rights. The discussion examines the tension between Section 28 of the Canadian Charter, which guarantees gender equality, and Section 33, the notwithstanding clause, which Quebec used to shield the law from certain Charter challenges. Featuring perspectives from Professor Vrinda Narain and Me Cee Strauss, the episode considers whether Section 28 can limit the use of Section 33 and what the Supreme Court of Canada's decision could mean for the future of equality rights and legislative power in Canada.

S8E7: Ron Fein

2026-08-21T13:00:00+00:00

For more information about the case, Dinner Table Action v. Schneider, visit: https://equalcitizens.us/against_superpacs/

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Music: Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions; Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions; Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions

Post-production: Josh Elstro of Elstro Production

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In Legal Terms: AI in Education

2026-08-20T22:29:21+00:00

We’ve had a couple of shows in the last year or two on using AI in the legal profession. Today we want to explore how is AI used in teaching folks to be lawyers. How is it used in teaching period? What AI tools can be used to help teach? We’ve got Professors from Mississippi Christian University School of Law to help us learn. Our guests are Drs. Jason Dean and Art Monteiro, and Law School Dean John Anderson.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Generative Artificial Intelligence, Hallucination, Technological Competence

I feel like we can follow AI trends just with this show. Like a time travel. We’ve had 2 AI shows in the last 2 years. If you go back and listen to the podcasts you can see the trends of AI and how it’s grown. We hope you’ll go back and find lots of our podcasts on different topics we’ve covered over the years.

With school starting there are lots of articles about AI and education but where can you get information you can trust? MPB of course. We’re a news agency also. I’ll have links from our website and NPR and PBS including:

· AI: What AI Means For The Future Of American Education

· Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren't so sure

· Special Series Understanding AI

· Schools Race to Keep Pace with AI in the Classroom

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Ep 116 — DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, Past and Present

2026-08-20T18:59:57+00:00

EELP Senior Attorney Erika Kranz speaks with Andy Mergen, Clinical Professor and Faculty Director of the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, and Sommer Engels, Clinical Instructor with the Clinic. They take listeners behind the scenes at the U.S. Department of Justice to explain the role of its Environment and Natural Resources Division, or ENRD. Erika, Andy, and Sommer, all ENRD alumni, describe how DOJ and ENRD fit within the federal government, what ENRD litigators do, and what it’s like to represent federal agencies in court. They also discuss how ENRD works with — and sometimes has to push back on — its client agencies across the federal government. And they talk about recent shifts at the division — including new arguments made, reduced environmental enforcement, changed approaches to litigation and settlement, and a renaming of the division itself — and explain why those changes matter. For a transcript and related links see our website https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/cleanlaw-dojs-environment-and-natural-resources-division-past-and-present/

Best of Stanford Legal: Inside the ACLU’s Docket with Anthony Romero

2026-08-20T13:00:00+00:00

The ACLU’s Anthony Romero unpacks a sweeping docket—from a Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship to voting rights and free speech—as the rule of law is tested.

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In a timely conversation about the ACLU’s massive docket of cases, Pam Karlan speaks with Anthony Romero, JD ’90, executive director of the ACLU, about the surge of civil rights and civil liberties battles facing the country right now.

Romero discusses major pieces of litigation spanning immigration, free speech, voting rights, and government accountability. A key focus is the Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship, where the Trump administration is attempting to deny citizenship to certain children born in the U.S., a move Romero calls an attack on one of the core promises of the Fourteenth Amendment. They also explore what happens when the government pushes the boundaries of compliance with court rulings and what that means for the rule of law.

Tune in for a compelling conversation about the cases that could help define the next chapter of civil liberties law in the United States.

Links:

Anthony Romero >>> ACLU page

Connect:

Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast Website
Stanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn Page
Rich Ford >>> Twitter/X
Pam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School Page
Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X
Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X

(00:00) Introduction and ACLU’s Rapidly Expanding Docket

(02:30) Small but Mighty—ACLU vs. Federal Power

(07:00) Inside a Burgeoning Docket

(11:30) Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court

(16:00) Enforcement at Scale and the Rule of Law

(21:00): An Inflection Point in Public Sentiment

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UNhörbar Basics #11 – Die drei Säulen der UN-Nachhaltigkeit

2026-08-19T09:27:23+00:00

Warum braucht es gleich drei Säulen für Nachhaltigkeit? Was hat es mit diesen Säulen auf sich? Und was beinhalten die einzelnen Säulen?

Diese Fragen wollen wir in dieser Folge von UNhörbar Basics klären. Dabei können wir ganz viel aus der Physik lernen oder diese als Beispiel nehmen.

Weiterführende Informationen

Brundtland-Bericht, Kapitel 2, Towards Sustainable Development: ⁠https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/milestones/rio1992⁠
UN-Konferenz für Umwelt und Entwicklung, Agenda 21: ⁠https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/milestones/rio1992⁠
Weltklimarat, Berichte: ⁠https://www.ipcc.ch/
Vereinte Nationen, Definition nachhaltiger Entwicklung: ⁠https://sdgs.un.org/goals⁠
Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Leitlinien für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: ⁠https://www.oecd.org/environment/⁠
Europäische Union, Strategie für nachhaltige Finanzen: ⁠https://finance.ec.europa.eu/sustainable-finance_de⁠
Vereinte Nationen, Millenniumziele (2000–2015): ⁠https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/⁠
Vereinte Nationen, Nachhaltigkeitsziele (SDGs): https://sdgs.un.org/goals 2015–2030)
Internationale Arbeitsorganisation: ⁠https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm⁠

Moderation: Mariam Souseh

Redaktion: Mariam Souseh, Sophie Fasshauer, Laura Stettner

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit⁠⁠⁠

Krieg und sexuelle Gewalt: vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute (mit Anastasia Hammerschmied)

2026-08-18T17:29:10+00:00

Bestie Mensch?

Ist sexuelle Gewalt eine unweigerliche Begleiterscheinung von Kriegen? Gab es sie immer schon? Wurde sie erst in den 1990er-Jahren ausdrücklich verboten? Mitunter, vermutlich ja, nein, schon viel früher. Ich habe mit der Völkerrechts-Historikerin Anastasia Hammerschmeid über ein ernstes, und leider stets aktuelles Thema gesprochen: Sexelle Gewalt vom 19. Jahrhundert bis heute, vom Balkan bis zum Nahen Osten, von Exotisierung bis hin zur Unterscheidung zwischen "Barbaren" und "zivilisierten" Staaten.

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The Skinny on GLP-1 Drug Compounding

2026-08-14T14:54:34+00:00

Today, we are excited to feature a current law student on the Podcast. Grace DeBoer is a third-year student at American University Washington College of Law, and she is also currently an Articles Editor on the Administrative Law Review.

Grace studied Biology as an undergraduate, and she is interested in health law generally, and Health Insurance-related law, Fraud and Abuse, and Food and Drug law specifically. These interests led her to write her comment for Administrative Law Review on the regulation of drug compounding, where she argues that FDA should take stronger action to regulate excessive compounding of GLP-1 drugs now that the GLP-1 shortage has ended.

On this episode, Grace walked through how GLP-1 compounds are regulated and the tension between access and safety that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) balances.

In Legal Terms: Estate Planning 2026

2026-08-14T17:00:00+00:00

Have you reviewed your estate plan this year? Have you started estate planning? What are you waiting for?! Our guests: attorneys Kelly Kyle and Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn can answer questions to help you get going.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Probate, Executor, Beneficiary

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Episode 45: The Nuclear Order Under Threat

2026-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

The international nuclear realm is under severe strain. Since the 1960s, the international community has constructed a dense web of laws to govern nuclear matters. However, over the past decade, a wave of nuclear weapons activity has sparked concerns that we have entered a new nuclear age. This episode takes a hard look at the international legal issues surrounding this instability in the international nuclear order: whether the network of laws addressing nuclear non-proliferation, control and disarmament is capable of responding to the current challenges, as well as the possibility that it may itself be contributing to the dynamics unfolding in this new nuclear era. Anna Hood (Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland) is joined by Dan Joyner(University of Alabama) and Annelise Riles (Northwestern University).

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UNhörbar #63 – U Thant: Ein UN-Generalsekretär im Schatten der Geschichte

2026-08-12T11:59:25+00:00

In dieser Folge führen Patrick und Steve die Reihe zu den UN-Generalsekretären fort. Nach Trygve Lie und Dag Hammarskjöld steht diesmal U Thant im Zentrum. Dieser übernahm nach dem Tod Hammarskjölds zunächst das Amt als Übergangskandidat, hatte den Posten jedoch nach ersten Bewährungsproben von 1961 bis 1971 inne. Bis heute gilt er als eine fast vergessene Person, obwohl seine Amtszeit von prägenden Ereignissen wie der Dekolonisierung, der Kubakrise, dem Vietnamkrieg sowie dem Sechstagekrieg geprägt war und er die UN in einem konsolidierten Zustand verließ. Warum das so ist und wie er sein Amt ausübte, besprechen Patrick und Steve im Laufe der Folge.

Zu Beginn der Folge gibt Patrick zusätzlich einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand zur Generalsekretärswahl, da am 23. Juli eine sogenannte Townhall mit den Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten durchgeführt wurde und sich mit María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés aus Ecuador und Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett aus Guyana zwei neue Kandidatinnen sowie auf das Amt beworben haben. Nur einen Tag später bewarb sich zudem der neue Kandidat Olara Otunnu aus Uganda.

Inhalt

Überblick: Aktuelles zur Auswahl des UN-Generalsekretärs (02:05)
Die Person U Thant (11:56)
U Thant als UN-Generalsekretär (21:20)
Lehren und Implikationen für die Gegenwart (59:57)
Shownotes (01:02:56)

Weiterführende Informationen

DGVN-Meldung, Wer führt künftig die UN? Wahl der nächsten Generalsekretärin oder des nächsten Generalsekretärs: https://dgvn.de/meldung/wer-fuehrt-kuenftig-die-un-wahl-der-naechsten-generalsekretaerin-oder-des-naechsten-generalsekretaers
Edgar Gerwin, Zehn Jahre U Thant, in: Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN, Heft 1/1972: https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/artikel/zehn-jahre-u-thant
Thant Myint-U, Peacemaker: U Thant, The United Nations and the Untold Story of The 1960s, London 2025.
Bernard Firestone, The United Nations under U Thant, 1961-1971, Lanham 2001.
Sithu U Thant, View from the UN, Newton Abbot 1978.
Roger Donaldson, Thirteen Days (Film), 2000: https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0146309/

Redaktion & Moderation: Steve Biedermann, Vorstandsmitglied des DGVN-Landesverbands Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen & Dr. Patrick Rosenow, Leitender Redakteur der Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN

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America's Promissory Note

2026-08-11T13:00:00+00:00

The Declaration as a “promissory note”—and what it demands now
In the final discussion of The Declaration at 250 series, Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, argues that the Declaration of Independence should be read in the Lincoln–King tradition: not as proof that the American project was completed in 1776, but as a promissory note that sets enduring standards for justice. He confronts the central tension head-on—slavery alongside the Declaration’s equality claims—contending that the nation’s gravest wrongs were never the result of too much devotion to the Declaration’s ideals, but rather repeated failures to honor them. For George, the Declaration’s moral architecture depends on natural law and natural rights: rights are not gifts from the state, courts, or political majorities, but are grounded in a “more-than-merely human” authority and therefore cannot be legitimately revoked by human power. He then reframes the most familiar triad—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—arguing that “liberty” is freedom for worthy ends (not license) and “happiness” is flourishing and character (not mere pleasure or desire satisfaction), which means the founding principles carry substantive moral content rather than a thin, value-neutral individualism.

Jonathan Gienapp, Professor of History at Stanford University, broadens and complicates this account by bringing the Declaration’s historical context into sharper focus. He emphasizes that the document’s immediate purpose was political: to justify revolution and to define legitimate liberty as non-domination—being governed by laws made with genuine representation and consent rather than by an alien will. Gienapp presses George to connect moral freedom-for-flourishing to political freedom-as-self-government: what changes if we place republicanism and democracy at the center of the Declaration’s promise, alongside natural rights? He also signals that the Declaration did not simply announce shared principles; it generated intense argument almost immediately over what “liberty” and “licentiousness” meant in practice, setting up a long-running contest over whose interpretation truly carried forward the Revolution’s aims.

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Chapters:

[00:00:26 – 00:04:40] Chapter 1 — Series finale setup + introducing the speakers
Host Michael McConnell closes out The Declaration at 250 and tees up the theme: the Declaration as a “promissory note,” then introduces Robert P. George and Jonathan Gienapp and frames the conversation as a capstone debate.
[00:04:40 – 00:42:48] Chapter 2 — Robert P. George’s case: natural rights, civic virtue, and “freedom for” flourishing
George argues America’s failures come from infidelity to the Declaration, not devotion to it, and grounds rights in a Creator and natural law. He reframes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as moral claims aimed at virtue, ordered liberty, and human flourishing—not license or pleasure.
[00:43:00 – 00:47:45] Chapter 3 — Jonathan Gienapp’s first question: liberty as non-domination and self-government
Gienapp presses the political meaning of liberty at the founding—freedom as non-domination under representative institutions and consent. He asks how George’s moral account of liberty connects to republican self-rule and the Declaration’s grievance-driven justification for revolution.
[00:47:45 – 01:00:19] Chapter 4 — Jonathan Gienapp’s second and third questions: wealth inequality + early fights over “liberty vs. licentiousness”
Gienapp adds the material foundations of republicanism—property distribution, anti-aristocracy reforms like abolishing primogeniture/entail—and asks how inequality threatens civic virtue and ordered liberty. He then argues the Declaration sparked immediate, bitter disputes (Federalists vs. Jeffersonians/Jacksonians) over what counted as true liberty and who “captured the soul” of American democracy.
[01:00:27 – 01:09:09] Chapter 5 — George’s replies: non-domination affirmed, inequality debated, polarization then vs. now
George embraces the non-domination point and explains how founders linked freedom and republican self-government, while suggesting leading founders worried more about forced leveling than wealth gaps. He reflects on early partisan conflict but argues today’s divide is deeper because Americans no longer share a common moral vocabulary or civic framework.

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In Legal Terms: Legal Protests

2026-08-06T22:00:00+00:00

We treasure our right to protest, but where is the line between protest and harassment? When does your right to speak your mind turn into a criminal offence? We’ll learn with Joshua Tom, Legal Director, ACLU of Mississippi.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: First Amendment, Public Forum, Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
ACLU.org has a Know your rights: protesters rights page. There’s a PDF for organizing a protest or attending one. There’s information about taking pictures or videos, sharing information on social media, and if you get stopped by the police while protesting.
I love our show because we try to stay topical. I’ve come across two news articles with information about cars - that In Legal Terms has already covered. I read about a theft of two guns from an unlocked vehicle in the Tupelo area. If you listened to our show about Gun Rights, you would have known what a problem that is. I’ve also come across a notification about the Touch Law – 30 states now have laws against touching your phone while you drive – these 30 states include Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana. But if you were an In Legal Terms listener you already knew about this law.

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Who Carries the Shield? Examining Europe's New Democracy Plan

2026-08-07T13:00:00+00:00

Guest: Franca Maria Feisel (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law)

In this episode, Christopher Murphy is joined by Franca Maria Feisel as they examine the European Democracy Shield (EDS): a major new EU policy framework designed to safeguard the foundations of European democratic life.

Unlike previous Brussels democracy initiatives that relied heavily on top-down regulations targeting governments and tech platforms, the EDS attempts to shift the front line of defence directly to civil society and everyday citizens. But can a bottom-up approach truly withstand modern threats to democracy, or does it risk shifting state responsibility onto the public?

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The Growing Influence of State Solicitors General

2026-08-06T13:00:00+00:00

Former state solicitors general Michael Mongan and Kevin Gallagher discuss the evolving role of state solicitors general and how states work together to shape legal battles before the Supreme Court.

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When states go to court, the battles are not always divided along party lines. State solicitors general often work across state lines to defend shared interests, coordinate legal strategy, and help shape cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In this episode, former California Solicitor General Michael Mongan, JD '06 (BA '01), and former Virginia Solicitor General Kevin Gallagher, now partners at WilmerHale, join podcast host Professor Pam Karlan to discuss how the role of state solicitors general has evolved. They discuss multistate litigation, bipartisan coalitions, and how states can work together when their legal interests align. Mongan explains that bipartisan cooperation often happens when “they share sovereign interests as states and those interests are genuinely threatened.”

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

03:03 What does a State Solicitor General actually do?

04:24 Independence from the Governor

06:10 Who speaks for the state?

09:22 How Virginia united every state

12:44 Where red and blue states actually agree

15:12 The mechanics of building a multistate coalition

17:06 Avoiding duplicate briefs: who writes first?

19:53 From public service to a state AG private practice

20:55 Why firms are racing to build state AG expertise

24:57 Favorite cases

28:44 Closing

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UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit #19.1 – SDG 11 (UN): „Wem gehört die Stadt?“

2026-08-05T07:00:00+00:00

In dieser Folge von UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit sprechen wir mit Dr. Simone Sandholz vom Institut für Umwelt und menschliche Sicherheit der Universität der Vereinten Nationen (United Nations University - UNU) über das elfte UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziel: Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden (SDG 11). Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, wie Städte lebenswerter, klimaresilienter und gerechter werden können und warum urbane Transformation weit mehr bedeutet als neue Technologien oder mehr Grünflächen.

Im Gespräch geht es um Klimaanpassung, soziale Gerechtigkeit und das Recht auf Stadt. Außerdem sprechen wir darüber, weshalb nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung immer Zielkonflikte mit sich bringt, warum Bürgerbeteiligung entscheidend ist und wie internationale Beispiele zeigen, dass lebenswerte Städte nur gemeinsam entstehen können.

Inhalt

Was bedeutet urbane Transformation? (03:30)
Warum SDG 11 mehr ist als Klimaschutz (05:30)
Gendergerechte Stadtplanung und Angsträume (12:15)
Klimawandel im Alltag von Städten (14:30)
Die Bonner Klimabefragung (16:10)
Das Recht auf Stadt und soziale Gerechtigkeit (24:15)
Das Projekt Transformative Urban Coalitions (29:00)

Weiterführende Informationen

Universität der Vereinten Nationen (UNU), Institut für Umwelt und menschliche Sicherheit: https://unu.edu/ehs
Universität der Vereinten Nationen (UNU), Institut für Umwelt und menschliche Sicherheit, Urban Futures & Sustainability Transformation Programme: https://unu.edu/ehs/our-work/transformation/urban-transformation
Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, Nachhaltige Städte und Regionen: https://www.bmftr.bund.de/DE/Forschung/EnergieKlimaUndNachhaltigkeit/UmweltUndGesellschaft/NachhaltigeStaedteUndRegionen/nachhaltigestaedteundregionen_node.html

Moderation: Natalia Rudenko

Redaktion: Leonardo Pereira & ⁠DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, ⁠DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

Legal Studies Research Paper Series Vol. 17, No. 4

2026-08-03T13:28:42+00:00

The Faculty has distributed Volume 17 Number 4 of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series on SSRN . This issue includes the following articles: Catherine Barnard & Fiona Costello: Life after Brexit, a Local view from EU Citizens and British Nationals Living in the East of England ( 8/2026 ) Brian R. Cheffins: Opening History's Shareholder Activism Black Box ( 10/2026 ) David Erdos: C-199/24 Legal Newsdesk limits Freedom of Expression under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ( 12/2026 ) Julian Glitsch, Josra Riecke & Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan: Delivering on the Promise of Climate Technology Transfer: How to make a 'Green Technology Pool' work ( 13/2026 ) Mark Elliott & Nicholas Kilford: The Relational Principle of Parliamentary Sovereignty ( 15/2026 ) Interested readers can browse the Working Paper Series at SSRN , or sign up to subscribe to distributions of the the e-journal.

Countering Contemporary Criticism of America's Founding Principles

2026-08-04T13:00:00+00:00

The real crisis isn’t the Declaration—it’s what we’ve stopped teaching.

Peter Berkowitz, Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, contends that universities have failed at liberal education—the cultivation of citizens prepared to exercise freedom and responsibility. He attributes the breakdown to politicized classrooms, overreliance on narrow “scientistic” approaches in the social sciences, and a professional culture that trains future scholars instead of educating future citizens—leaving graduates with little serious exposure to the Declaration, the Constitution, and the moral logic of self-government. Stephen Haber, Stanford Professor of Political Science, History, and Economics, presses the discussion toward causes and incentives, setting up a debate about who is responsible for the drift and what reforms could realistically restore civic learning.

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Chapters:

[00:00:26 – 00:04:11] Chapter 1: Setting the stakes—The Declaration at 250 and today’s critiques
Michael McConnell frames the episode around renewed skepticism of the Declaration’s natural-rights claims—from progressive critiques focused on slavery and domination to post-liberal arguments against “abstract” rights.
[00:04:11 – 00:06:54] Chapter 2: Berkowitz’s opening—What the Declaration claims and why critics converge
Peter Berkowitz restates the Declaration’s core logic (equality, unalienable rights, consent, and the right to alter/abolish destructive government) and argues that left/right critiques increasingly overlap in their indictment of universal rights.
[00:06:54 – 00:17:47] Chapter 3: Universities and the erosion of liberal education
Berkowitz contends civic understanding is collapsing because colleges no longer ensure a shared, rigorous education in founding principles, constitutional traditions, and the broader intellectual inheritance needed for citizenship.
[00:17:47 – 00:31:00] Chapter 4: From “critical” to “generous” thinking—Mapping the modern critiques
Berkowitz argues that criticism without charitable interpretation becomes a “rage to criticize,” then traces postmodern progressive and post-liberal arguments (including Deneen and Vermeule) that reject the Declaration’s rights framework and flirt with radical alternatives.
[00:31:00 – 01:04:12] Chapter 5: Human rights, diplomacy, and reform—The Commission and a debate about university governance
Berkowitz ties the Declaration to U.S. foreign policy via the UDHR and the Commission on Unalienable Rights, including its aims and controversies; Stephen Haber responds that boards, presidents, and provosts shape campus ideology and that governance-level changes could enable a revival of civic education.

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Vol. 61, No. 2, Summer 2026

2026-08-03T18:20:08+00:00

Table of Contents Solicited Pieces Envisioning a Protective Administrative Law Frameworkby Bijal Shah From Industrial Sedition to Industrial Democracy to […]

Israel, Gaza und die deutsche Staatsräson (mit Prof. Kai Ambos/Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)

2026-08-03T16:22:49+00:00

Völkerrecht gilt auch für Freunde

Angela Merkel hat 2008 erklärt, dass Israels Sicherheit Teil der deutschen Staatsräson sei. Was bedeutet das heute und angesichts des letzten Kriegs in Gaza? Wie verhält sich dieser Maxime zu Deutschlands Verfassung und allgemeiner Außenpolitik, die das Völkerrecht hochhalten? Kai Ambos, Professor für Straf- und Strafprozessrecht, Rechtsvergleichung, internationales Strafrecht und Völkerrecht an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, sowie Richter an den Kosovo Specialist Chambers in Den Haag, hat darüber ein Buch geschrieben. Anlass genug, mit ihm eine Folge aufzunehmen.

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In Legal Terms: Youth Court 2026

2026-07-30T21:52:36+00:00

The Governor recently reconvened the legislature for a special session to address Youth Court. Why? What is Youth Court? What do we need to know? Our guest: attorney Lindsey Herr will catch us up.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Youth Court, Delinquent Child, hild in Need of Supervision (CHINS)

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Speaking of our legal show – we had a podcast about Youth Court in December of 2024. If you’re interested in a legal topic, check to see if we’ve covered it or suggest it to our email legalterms@mpbonline.org or leave us a voice note from the MPB public media app’s Talk to Us feature.

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S8E6: Oral Arguments

2026-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

For more information about the case, Dinner Table Action v. Schneider, visit: https://equalcitizens.us/against_superpacs/

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Music: Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions; Noe Noe by Blue Dot Sessions; Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions

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Ein Recht auf Verweigerung von Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen?

2026-07-30T06:29:17+00:00

In Deutschland sind Schwangerschaftsabbrüche gemäß § 218 StGB grundsätzlich verboten. Doch unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen bleibt ein Abbruch straffrei. Die vom Bundesgesundheitsministerium in Auftrag gegebene ELSA-Studie deckt gravierende Defizite in der Beratung und Versorgung ungewollt Schwangerer auf, obwohl Krankenhäuser einen öffentlichen Versorgungsauftrag erfüllen müssen.

So hat das Klinikum Lippstadt seinen Ärzt*innen beispielsweise verboten, Schwangerschaftsabbrüche durchzuführen.

In Folge 59 sprechen Dana und Selma mit Prof. Dr. Anna Katharina Mangold über die Versorgungslage in Bezug auf den Schwangerschaftsabbruch, die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen, die Diskrepanz zwischen Anspruch und Realität und die Frage, ob gemischtkonfessionelle Krankenhäuser ihren Ärzt*innen die Durchführung von Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen verbieten dürfen.

Shownotes:

Folge 45 (November 2024): Legalisierung des Schwangerschaftsabbruchs – jetzt! https://www.djb.de/podcast/detail/folge-45-november-2024-legalisierung-des-schwangerschaftsabbruchs-jetzt

Folge 29 (Oktober 2022): Antidiskriminierungsrecht: Warum wir eine Verbandsklage brauchen https://www.djb.de/podcast/detail/folge-28-antidiskriminierungsrecht

Studie: „Erfahrungen und Lebenslagen ungewollt Schwangerer – Angebote der Beratung und Versorgung“ (ELSA) https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/ministerium/meldungen/studien-ungewollte-schwangerschaft-veroeffentlicht

djb-Policy Paper 26-02: Keine Ausnahmen vom Versorgungsauftrag: Gemischt-konfessionelle Kliniken müssen Schwangerschaftsabbrüche ermöglichen https://www.djb.de/presse/stellungnahmen/detail/st26-02

Hintergrundinformationen: LTO-Artikel „Ein Chefarzt gegen die Kirche” https://www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/arbg-hamm-2ca182-25-chefarzt-volz-klinikum-lippstadt-katholisch-weisung-schwangerschaftsabbruch

Feministische Fundstücke:

Buch: „Mit Männern leben” von Manon Garcia https://www.suhrkamp.de/ebook/manon-garcia-mit-maennern-leben-t-9783518784259

Essay: „Die Liebe, die ich habe” von Laura Catoni https://taz.de/Verzicht-auf-Dating/!6095470/

Buch: „Die Rebellion ist eine Frau." Anita Augspurg und Lida G. Heymann; das schillerndste Paar der Frauenbewegung” von Anna Dünnebier und Ursula Scheu https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/S3UQHBXZUUHS4JPPQ7M7TEA2WGS3AYH5

Buch: „Die Wut, die bleibt” von Mareike Fallwickl https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/mareike-fallwickl-die-wut-die-bleibt-9783499009129

US-Kampagne gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof/Khan-Amtsenthebung (mit Astrid Reisinger Coracini/Uni Salzburg)

2026-07-29T18:39:14+00:00

Völkerstrafrecht in der Krise (mehr denn je?)

Der IStGH/ICC hat schon mal bessere Zeiten erlebt: Donald Trump respektive sein Außenminister Marco Rubio wollen ihn "auseinandernehmen" ("dismantle"), haben Sanktionen verhängt und setzen andere Staaten unter Druck, aus dem Römer Statut auszusteigen. Obendrein wurde der Ankläger Karim Khan seines Amts enthoben. Anlass genug, mal wieder mit Astrid Reisinger Coracini zu sprechen: Dass das Völkerstrafrecht mehr ist als der ICC, die USA schon lange ein Problem mit ihm haben und die Amtsenthebung von Karim Khan nichts an den Haftbefehlen für Benjamin Netanjahu und Yoav Gallant ändert.

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UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit #18.1 – SDG 3 (NGO): „Profit oder Gesundheit?“

2026-07-29T07:00:00+00:00

In dieser Folge von UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit sprechen wir mit Melissa Scharwey von Ärzte ohne Grenzen über das dritte Nachhaltigkeitsziel: Gesundheit und Wohlergehen (SDG 3). Im Gespräch geht es um globale Gesundheitsgerechtigkeit, vernachlässigte Krankheiten und die Folgen internationaler Mittelkürzungen. Außerdem sprechen wir über den Zugang zu lebensrettenden Medikamenten, die Lehren aus der COVID-19-Pandemie und darüber, warum Gesundheit ein Menschenrecht und keine Frage des Geburtsortes sein sollte.

Inhalt

Was macht Ärzte ohne Grenzen? (01:45)
Globale Kürzungen in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (05:18)
Gesundheit hängt von mehr als Medizin ab (09:28)
Zugang zu Medikamenten (10:22)
Vernachlässigte Krankheiten und Profitlogik in der Forschung (11:52)
Was die Corona-Pandemie offengelegt hat (15:47)
Der neue Pandemievertrag der WHO (17:22)
Wie globale Gesundheit gerechter werden kann (21:46)

Weiterführende Informationen

Ärzte ohne Grenzen: https://www.aerzte-ohne-grenzen.de
Ärzte ohne Grenzen, Spenden: https://www.aerzte-ohne-grenzen.de/spenden
Ärzte ohne Grenzen, Medikamentenzugang: https://www.msf.ch/de/ueber-uns/medikamentenkampagne
Weltgesundheitsorganisation, WHO Pandemic Agreement: https://www.who.int/health-topics/who-pandemic-agreement

Moderation: Natalia Rudenko

Redaktion: Leonardo Pereira & DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

The Declaration In the Age of General Purpose AI

2026-07-28T13:00:00+00:00

"The Declaration meets the machine age"

In this episode of The Declaration at 250, Michael McConnell frames a question the Founders never confronted: if the Declaration grounds rights in human nature, what happens when machines can generate persuasive, human-like language at scale? Constitutional scholar Alexander Tsesis argues that the Declaration’s conception of rights is inherently human-centered—rooted in consciousness, moral agency, intentionality, and the capacity to participate in a constitutional republic—so AI systems are not and should not become First Amendment rights-holders. He warns that treating large language models as protected “speakers” would be a major break from the Declaration’s principles and could make ordinary democratic regulation—transparency requirements, labeling of synthetic content, safety rules, data practices, and restrictions on deceptive election deepfakes—far harder by forcing courts into strict scrutiny review.

Stanford historian Anne Twitty broadens the lens by situating abolitionists’ use of the Declaration within wider 19th-century conflicts over speech and constitutional meaning, reminding listeners that rival traditions—including censorship and suppression—also shaped American practice. She also presses a key tension in Tsesis’s framework: abolitionists championed not only the right to speak, but the public’s right to hear, circulate, and access contested ideas (as seen in the abolitionist postal campaign and opposition to the congressional gag rule). That listener-centered strand, she suggests, could potentially be invoked by scholars arguing for some constitutional shelter for AI-generated communications—an argument Tsesis acknowledges but ultimately resists by emphasizing that the First Amendment’s core purpose is protecting human expression and self-government, not machine output.

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Chapters:
[00:00:26] Chapter 1- Framing Question: Do constitutional rights grounded in “human nature” apply to AI?
Host Michael McConnell introduces the episode’s core dilemma: the Declaration’s natural-rights logic underwrites later constitutional protections like free speech—so where does that leave generative AI?

[00:01:18] Chapter 2 - Thesis: Why Tsesis says AI can’t be a First Amendment rights-holder
Alexander Tsesis argues the Declaration and Constitution are human-centered: AI lacks consciousness, moral agency, and political personhood, so extending rights to LLMs would depart from founding principles and hinder regulation.

[00:10:08] Chapter 3 - Regulatory Stakes: What happens if courts treat LLM outputs as protected “speech”?
Tsesis warns that First Amendment coverage for AI could trigger strict scrutiny and undermine laws on transparency, labeling, safety, data practices, and election deepfakes—citing recent doctrine and cases like Reed v. Town of Gilbert.

[00:52:35] Chapter 4 - Historical Challenge: Do abolitionists’ “right to hear” arguments support listener-centric AI rights?
Historian Anne Twitty complicates the record: abolitionists elevated the Declaration, but censorship traditions were strong; she highlights abolitionist campaigns (postal campaign, gag rule) to argue listener rights might bolster pro-AI speech theories.

[01:04:17] Chapter 5 - Tsesis Response: Listener rights matter—but is the First Amendment still speaker-centered?
Tsesis agrees the right to receive information is important, yet maintains free speech is fundamentally about protecting human intention and self-expression, not conferring constitutional status on machine outputs.

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Putins Krieg gegen die Ukraine: Geschichte als Waffe (mit Prof. Wolfgang Mueller/Universität Wien)

2026-07-24T03:19:10+00:00

Mythen vs. Realität, von der Krim-Schenkung bis zur NATO-Osterweiterung

Putin rechtfertigt seinen Krieg mit kruden Geschichtstheorien. Er ist entweder das Opfer seiner eigenen Propaganda oder er weiß, dass es genug einfache Menschen gibt, die sich mit Geschichtsmythen manipulieren lassen. Wie dem auch sei, ich habe mit Wolfgang Mueller, seines Zeichens Professor für Osteuropäische Geschichte an der Universität Wien. über die reale Geschichte der Ukraine und Russlands gesprochen: von der Nationenbildung bis hin zur Krim-Schenkung und den angeblichen Versprechen, die NATO nicht in Richtung Osten auszudehnen.

Instituts-Website von Wolfgang Mueller

Quellen:

S8E5: Christopher Robertson

2026-07-23T20:00:00+00:00

To read Robertson's research, visit: https://equalcitizens.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_02_26__53_3__Exhibit_4___Christopher_Robertson_Declaration-1.pdf

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Ep 115 — Offshore Wind Development Under Trump: Legal Challenges and What's Next

2026-07-23T19:38:02+00:00

EELP Executive Director Carrie Jenks talks with EELP Senior Attorney Erika Kranz about the Trump administration’s efforts to stop or delay offshore wind development. They discuss the industry’s complex permitting regulatory environment, the challenges the administration’s actions have faced in court, and what’s at stake for the future of clean energy. Transcript: https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CleanLaw-Episode-115-Offshore-Wind-Development-Under-Trump.pdf

In Legal Terms: Collaborative Divorce

2026-07-23T21:50:06+00:00

Have you heard of collaborative law in divorce? Today, we’re talking about how to handle divorce through mediation instead of court. Our guest is attorney Mark Chinn from Chinn and Associates PC.

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The Iran War and the Limits of Presidential Power

2026-07-23T13:00:00+00:00

Stanford’s Allen Weiner examines how the U.S. war with Iran raises questions about the president’s power to wage war and negotiate peace.

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The American war with Iran began with ambitious goals, including preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and potentially bringing about regime change. But the conflict may well be leading to a very different outcome, according to Stanford Law School's Allen Weiner, a scholar of international and human rights law and former State Department lawyer. Just prior to the recent collapse of the tenuous cease fire, Weiner joined podcast host Professor Pam Karlan to discuss how the conflict is arguably strengthening Iran’s most repressive factions while putting economic and diplomatic pressure on the United States.

Weiner traces how the conflict grew out of the collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal, asks whether the new agreement with Iran amounts to a weaker version of that accord, and considers how ceasefires and shifting legal rationales have allowed the administration to sidestep Congress and keep the War Powers clock from running out.

Allen Weiner >>> Stanford Law School Page

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Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:09 Back to the JCPOA—The 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal

00:04:23 From "worst deal ever" to a weaker one

00:04:51 Two rounds of strikes

00:07:11 Regime change that wasn't

00:08:40 The Strait of Hormuz and the global economy

00:09:49 Emboldened by Venezuela

00:11:33 Israel in, NATO out

00:12:27 The new MOU

00:14:31 Israel left off the page

00:17:38 Free transit, for now

00:19:06 Treaty or political commitment?

00:21:36 The War Powers loophole

00:24:26 Can Congress actually enforce the War Powers Act?

00:28:12 Conclusion

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UNhörbar Recht #29 – Das IGH-Klimagutachten und dessen Auswirkungen

2026-07-23T10:02:33+00:00

Das Klimagutachten des Internationalen Gerichtshofs (IGH) war das größte Verfahren, das je vor dem Gericht in Den Haag verhandelt wurde. Es stellt eine wegweisende Entscheidung im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel dar. Auf Grundlage des Gutachtens verabschiedete die UN-Generalversammlung im Mai 2026 mit überwältigender Mehrheit eine Resolution, die die Staaten verpflichtet, noch stärker gegen den menschengemachten Klimawandel vorzugehen.

Angesichts des einjährigen Jubiläums des Gutachtens sprechen wir in dieser Folge mit Christina Voigt von der University of Oslo, die unter anderem als leitende Rechtsberaterin für die Internationale Union zur Bewahrung der Natur (IUCN) an diesem IGH-Verfahren beteiligt war, über die rechtliche Tragweite und Bedeutung des Gutachtens sowie die (potenziellen) Auswirkungen auf einzelne Staaten und auf die internationale Klimapolitik.

Inhalt

Die rechtlichen Konsequenzen des 1,5-Grad-Ziels des Pariser Klimaschutzabkommens (2:47)
Bestehende Klimaschutzverpflichtungen im Völkerrecht (9:00)
Die Auswirkungen der Einbeziehung des Völkergewohnheitsrechts (14:45)
Die Rolle der Menschenrechte beim Klimaschutz (20:35)
Bedeutung und Folgen des IGH-Gutachtens (27:15)
Das Gutachten als gelungener „Balance-Akt“ und abschließende Einschätzung (37:22)

Weiterführende Informationen

International Court of Justice, Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, Advisory Opinion of 23 July 2025: https://www.icj-cij.org/case/187
International Court of Justice, THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cg72yf19
UNhörbar Recht #27 – Der IGH als Wahrer des Völkerrechts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1euXhQYkwdk5IZoi4OQPnI?si=NqvcskNKS8ap9b8V4CZbWQ
Christina Voigt, Der größte Rechtsfall der Welt, in: Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN, Heft 3/2025: https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/artikel/der-groesste-rechtsfall-der-welt
Michael Lysander Fremuth, Klimawandel vor Gericht, in: Zeitschrift VEREINTE NATIONEN, Heft 5/2025: https://zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen.de/suche/zvn/artikel/klimawandel-vor-gericht
Felix Ekardt, IGH-Gutachten: Auswirkungen und Spielräume für die deutsche und europäische Klimapolitik, in: Natur und Recht Heft 4/2026: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10357-026-4649-y
Verfassungsblog, Debate, The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: https://verfassungsblog.de/category/debates/the-icjs-advisory-opinion-on-climate-change-debates/

Moderation: Nils Witte

Redaktion: Luise Hoffbauer, Laura Stettner und Nils Witte

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, ⁠DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

S8E4: Jonathan Gienapp

2026-07-22T13:00:00+00:00

For more information about the case, Dinner Table Action v. Schneider, visit: https://equalcitizens.us/against_superpacs/

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Number 51

2026-07-16T08:00:00+00:00

In this deeply moving testimonial, author Marie Therese Rogers, whose memoir The Sins of the Mother chronicles her life story, reflects on a childhood shaped by adoption, institutional care, secrecy, and a lifelong search for answers. Born in the early 1950s to an unmarried mother in County Donegal, Marie Therese was separated from her family shortly after birth. After a brief placement with an adoptive family, she was returned to institutional care and spent most of her childhood in Nazareth House, Belfast, where she became known not by her name, but by a number: 51. Marie Therese describes growing up in a world of strict discipline, silence, and emotional deprivation. She recalls the daily routines, the lack of affection, limited education, and the psychological impact of never knowing who she was or where she came from. Her testimony offers a powerful personal insight into the experience of many children raised in religious institutions across Ireland during the twentieth century. As an adult, Marie Therese embarked on a decades-long journey to uncover the truth about her origins. Through persistent requests for records, conversations with former staff, and her own investigative efforts, she gradually pieced together fragments of her family history. Along the way, she discovered unknown siblings, met members of her birth family, and uncovered evidence that challenged what she had previously been told about her adoption. Her story speaks directly to many of the themes explored in our episodes on Adoptee Rights and Access to Records, including:

The importance of access to birth and adoption records.
The lifelong impact of institutionalisation and family separation.
The barriers adoptees often face when seeking information about their origins.
The emotional consequences of secrecy and withheld records.
The need for recognition, accountability, and support for those affected by historical adoption practices.

Despite repeated setbacks, Marie Therese's determination to uncover her past ultimately led her to write The Sins of the Mother, ensuring that her experiences—and those of many others—would not be forgotten.

Related LawPod Episodes

Adoptee Rights and Access to Records in Northern Irelandhttps://lawpod.org/podcast/adoptee-rights-and-access-to-records-in-northern-ireland/
Adoptee Rights and Access to Records – Part IIhttps://lawpod.org/podcast/adoptee-rights-and-access-to-records-part-ii/

Content Note

This episode contains personal accounts relating to adoption, family separation, institutional care, emotional and physical abuse, and trauma. Some listeners may find the content distressing. Support is available through adoption and counselling services for anyone affected by the themes discussed.

Europäische Außenpolitik: von 9/11 zum Irankrieg (mit Benita Ferrero-Waldner, ehem. Außenministerin und EU-Kommissarin)

2026-07-21T13:02:33+00:00

Gespräch mit einer, die dabei war

Bernita Ferrero-Waldner war Diplomatin, österreichische Außenministerin und EU-Kommissarin. Sie war bei entscheidenden Momenten hautnah dabei: den Anschlägen vom 11. September, dem Irakkrieg, den Verhandlungen mit Russland und dem Iran während der 2000er-Jahre, dem HIV-Schauprozess in Libyen oder der "Orangenen Revolution" in der Ukraine. Ich habe mit ihr über ihre Reise in den Iran, ihre Gespräche mit Männern wie Wladimir Putin oder Muammer al-Gaddafi, feministische Außenpolitik und vieles mehr gesprochen.

Podcast unterstützen: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ralphjanik

Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Benita: Wo ein Wille, da ein Weg. Erfahrungen einer Europäerin und Kosmopolitin Benita Ferrero-Waldner auf der Website des österreichischen Parlaments Wikipedia-Eintrag von Benita-Ferrero Waldner

Links und Audio-Mitschnitte

Is the Declaration Our Law?

2026-07-21T13:00:00+00:00

“Two competing originalist instincts”

In this episode of The Declaration at 250, Michael McConnell introduces Randy Barnett, the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and Faculty Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution alongside Eugene Volokh, the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford), and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus (and Distinguished Research Professor) at UCLA School of Law.

Barnett and Volokh share respect for the Declaration’s importance but diverge on what that importance does in law. Barnett sees the Declaration as the “ground and foundation of future government,” supplying binding premises about “just powers” and limiting even broad state “police power” claims that risk subverting rights. Volokh counters that the Declaration resembles a political platform and persuasive rhetoric—valuable for context and values, but too general and historically contingent to function as enforceable law without tethering to more specific legal texts.

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Chapters

[00:00:26] Chapter 1: Framing Question: Is the Declaration “law” if courts can’t directly enforce it?
Host Michael McConnell opens by contrasting Justice Barrett and Justice Scalia’s view—Declaration as ideals, not law—with Randy Barnett’s claim that the Declaration functions as foundational law shaping constitutional meaning.

[00:01:54] Chapter 2: Setting the Stage: Why Barnett and Volokh, and why this debate now?
McConnell introduces Barnett and Volokh, highlighting their originalist and civil-libertarian influence and teeing up the central question: “Is the Declaration our law?”

[00:06:11] Chapter 3: Barnett’s Case-in-Chief: How did Salmon P. Chase use the Declaration as law in anti-slavery litigation?
Barnett argues the Declaration supplied a liberty baseline in 19th-century practice—especially in the Matilda and Van Zandt cases—supporting “clear statement” rules and strict construction against liberty-restricting interpretations.

[00:37:38] Chapter 4: Volokh’s Challenge: What is the Declaration—and what isn’t it?
Volokh contends the Declaration is best understood as a political platform/announcement with legal significance as an independence claim, but not as governing law; it can guide interpretation mainly when reinforced by constitutional provisions like the Ninth Amendment.

[00:56:04] Chapter 5: Barnett’s Rebuttal: Can the Declaration shape doctrine without giving judges a blank check?
Barnett responds that “law” is broader than judicially enforceable rules, arguing the Declaration legitimately informs burdens of justification and doctrines (due process meaning, presumptions of liberty vs. constitutionality) while remaining constrained by legal method and natural-rights theory.

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S8E3: Courtney Hostetler

2026-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

More information about the case, Dinner Table Action v. Schneider: https://equalcitizens.us/against_superpacs/

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Research students win Yorke Prizes for excellence

2026-07-17T14:32:14+00:00

There were many excellent applications for the Yorke Prize this year, and the Degree Committee decided to make 5 awards. Very many congratulations to all those who won a prize, and also to all those who successfully completed their PhD (a great achievement) even if they did not win a prize. The depth and quality of the...

S8E2: Rick Bennett

2026-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

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In Legal Terms: Y Vote 2026

2026-07-16T21:47:52+00:00

Are you ready for the next election? Do folks need to prepare for elections? How? Why? Is it really that important to pay attention to elections? We’ll see what our guests from Y Vote have to say about the matter.

Events:

07/16/26 Hal and Mal's: The Walk In 5-7pm, Jackson MS

07/18/26 Museum of Muslim Cultures 10-4, Jackson MS

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Suffrage, Election Administration, Civic Engagement

Everyone likes a short cut. And if it’s a cute short cut that’s even better. Yall vote dot ms is a cute shortcut to access the website of the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office where our election information can be found. There you can learn about absentee voting, verify your registration information, learn where your polling place is, view a sample ballot, and more. Promote the Vote 2026 program will be announced August 3rd from the MS Secretary of State’s Office. We’ll have a 2026 through 2028 election guide on the podcast information for this show.

2026 Mississippi Voter Information Guide from the MS Secretary of State's Office

Reminder! There will be two special elections on November 3rd:

House District 70 (Hinds County): Vacated due to the passing of Representative William “Bo” Brown (D).House District 77 (Rankin and Simpson Counties): Vacated due to the passing of Representative Price Wallace

How can you help Mississippi during election season? Money always helps! You could give to a group that promotes civic engagement that you have investigated such as Mississippi Votes, the League of Women Voters, Nonprofit Vote, or our guests Y VOTE with Mississippi United. You could give your time: volunteer to help with an organization. You could get paid to help! Sign up to be a poll worker from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Poll Worker Portal.

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S8E1: Introduction

2026-07-15T16:00:00+00:00

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State Constitutions and the Declaration of Independence

2026-07-14T13:00:00+00:00

This episode highlights an often-missed story: the Declaration of Independence didn’t just shape the U.S. Constitution—it directly shaped state constitutions, many of which echo its natural-rights language more explicitly than the federal charter. Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick argues that reading state constitutional provisions through the Declaration can strengthen enforceable limits on government power. The conversation reframes the Declaration from anniversary rhetoric into a practical interpretive tool in living state constitutional law.

Bolick traces a two-way influence between the Declaration and early state charters, pointing to founding-era texts like Virginia’s 1776 Declaration of Rights as a roadmap for Jefferson’s phrasing—and noting that later state constitutions continued to incorporate Declaration principles such as equality, popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights. He then connects those ideas to modern doctrine, arguing that state courts can treat natural-rights provisions as meaningful constraints (or interpretive “prisms”) rather than mere preambles, with recent state supreme court decisions illustrating how the Declaration’s ideals can translate into concrete protections today.

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Chapters:

[00:00:26] Chapter 1 — McConnell’s framing: the “hidden” constitutional story in state charters
The host introduces how state constitutions borrow explicitly from the Declaration and why that matters for modern rights protection.

[00:05:59] Chapter 2 — Bolick’s thesis: an “enduring symbiosis” between the Declaration and state constitutions
Bolick argues the Declaration’s influence on state constitutional text and interpretation is deeper and more direct than its influence on the U.S. Constitution.

[00:10:46] Chapter 3 — Origins and transmission: Virginia’s 1776 rights language and state constitution “laboratories”
Bolick explains the two-way borrowing between early state constitutions and the Declaration, including George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights.

[00:27:57] Chapter 4 — From principles to doctrine: natural-rights clauses as enforceable limits (with cases)
Bolick lays out how courts have used natural-rights provisions as substantive protections or interpretive tools, citing key state cases and modern disputes.

[00:46:34] Chapter 5 — Ford’s recorded response + Bolick rebuttal: state power, natural rights, and the limits of the frame
Ford praises state constitutionalism but complicates the natural-rights narrative; Bolick responds, emphasizing both self-government and enforceable individual rights.

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Want “State Capacity”? That Means Private Rights of Action.

2026-07-13T15:55:25+00:00

By Seth Frotman and Ben Kaufman Recently, people have rightfully been talking a lot about the need to improve our […]

UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit #7.2 – SDG 7 (UN): „Energie entscheidet Zukunft“

2026-07-10T16:53:30+00:00

In der heutigen Folge von UNhörbar Nachhaltigkeit sprechen wir mit Michael Schmidt von UNIDO, der Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für industrielle Entwicklung, über SDG 7: bezahlbare und saubere Energien. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage, warum Energie weit mehr ist als Strom aus der Steckdose – nämlich eine Voraussetzung für Entwicklung, Industrie, Ernährungssicherheit und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe. Außerdem sprechen wir darüber, warum Länder im Globalen Süden nicht denselben Transformationspfad wie Europa einschlagen können – und welche Rolle Technologie, Investitionen und lokale Wertschöpfung dabei spielen.

Inhalt

Was macht UNIDO? (01:40)
Warum Energiezugang grundlegend für Entwicklung ist (03:38)
Fossile Entwicklungspfade und globale Gerechtigkeit (07:34)
UNIDO-Projekte zu Industrie, Energieeffizienz und Technologietransfer (09:30)
Lokale Wertschöpfung statt neuer Abhängigkeiten (12:35)
Suffizienz, Wohlstand und Energieverbrauch in Deutschland (20:22)

Weiterführende Informationen

Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für industrielle Entwicklung, About Us: https://www.unido.org
Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für industrielle Entwicklung, The Investment and Technology Promotion Office Germany: https://itpo-germany.unido.org
Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für industrielle Entwicklung, Solutions Platform: https://www.unido.org/solutions/accelerating-energy-inclusion-rural-africa

Moderation: Natalia Rudenko

Redaktion: Leonardo Pereira & DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

Postproduktion: Erwin Eisenhardt, DGVN-Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeit und Klimagerechtigkeit

FID Recht - Podcasts

Der andere 11. September: Pinochets Putsch in Chile 1973 (mit Erhard Stackl)

In Legal Terms: In the News 2026

UNhörbar #64 – DGVN-Studienreise nach Den Haag

Wie werde ich ein (Rechts-)Populist? (mit dem blauen Elefanten)

Season 2 Video Podcasts

A vignette of the future.

In Legal Terms: Firearms Law

Who Fills In When Federal Jobs Are Vacant?

Russlands Krieg gegen Deutschland

Den eigenen Weg finden mit Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt

Die Rechte der Natur (mit Tina Rametsteiner/TU Wien)

European Union Law 5th edition

The Principles of Equity & Trusts 6th edition

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