ABA Law Student Podcast

When the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs reversing Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood, it began a rapidly evolving conflict between the States on one of the most high profile and controversial constitutional debates of our day. While much has been made of the laws which have either restricted or protected access to abortions, conflicts often reach beyond the borders of States due to interstate commerce, the Full Faith and Credit Clause, and the Extradition Clause. For law students, this is an opportunity to see with unusual clarity the dynamics of the law in motion and to better understand state-federal conflicts.

To help you better understand how these conflicts are playing out today and where they may be leading in the future, host Chay Rodriguez is joined by professors Rachel Rebouché and David S. Cohen, co-authors of an article entitled “Abortion Shield Laws”, which has helped lead 18 States and D.C. to adopt laws protecting healthcare practitioners who provide abortion services for patients from states where abortion is illegal.

Click here to read the article professors Rebouché and Cohen co-authored.

• (00:00) - Introducing today’s topic
• (02:08) - Our guests Rachel Rebouche and David S. Cohen
• (02:53) - Interview with Professor Rachel Rebouche
• (03:00) - Intro to abortion shield laws and the conflict between States
• (07:30) - How an article led to the development of shield laws for a post-Roe America’
• (07:59) - How States banning abortion seek to impede abortion resources beyond their borders
• (10:10) - The way the shield law evolved and developed first in Connecticut
• (10:58) - Odds of a Supreme Court fight: Rebouche
• (12:07) - Interview with Professor David S. Cohen
• (12:15) - The post-Dobbs reality in America
• (14:03) - The Full Faith and Credit Clause and abortion shield laws
• (17:36) - Shield laws and State sovereignty
• (18:44) - Odds of a Supreme Court fight: Cohen
• (20:38) - Dobbs and economic classes: equal protection claims
• (26:48) - How law students can get involved
• (30:05) - Abortion trafficking
• (34:20) - How scholarship can impact the legal landscape

Every day, each of us produce more data that ends up in the hands of third parties: browsing data, shopping data, stored images, writings, and communications.  And each of us expects a certain degree of privacy and protections. But when that data can play a critical role in criminal justice, our regulations have struggled to balance the need for personal privacy while also serving the fair and equal pursuit of justice.

Join us as we explore the intersection of data privacy, evidence law, and criminal defense with Professor Rebecca Wexler. Discover the challenges of accessing digital evidence, the evolving legal landscape, and the potential wide-ranging impacts of Snap v. Pina on data privacy laws. And learn how you, as a law student, can play a role in redefining how our laws manage data in the future.

Additional Resources:

Snap v. Pina
Court of Appeal Decision
Docket

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (04:00) - Why Every Lawyer Needs to Understand Data Privacy
• (06:24) - How The Law Has Adapted to Digital Evidence
• (08:54) - Unequal Access to Digital Data in Criminal Cases
• (12:50) - Understanding Snap v Pina
• (18:36) - The Intersection of Intellectual Property and Data Privacy
• (22:47) - How Law Students Can Impact the Law
• (26:43) - Host Discussion

Grab your backstage pass as we dive into the fascinating world of entertainment law and uncover the ins and outs of Hollywood contracts with attorney Leah Stevenson! Leah takes us behind the scenes of her career representing music artists, influencers, and filmmakers. 

Learn how Leah found her starring role in the competitive field of entertainment law, the importance of networking to land your big break, and why authenticity should take center stage in client relationships. She even gives us the inside scoop on the rising genre of influencer law and why young lawyers are perfectly cast to take the lead.

Whether you're dreaming of a red-carpet legal career or just curious about how lawyers make Hollywood magic happen, this episode gives you a front-row seat to the action.

Click here to view the episode transcript.

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (01:40) - Get to Know Leah Stevenson
• (02:57) - What Is An Entertainment Lawyer?
• (07:20) - Different Paths; Transactional Vs. Litigation
• (10:09) - Preparing To Be An Entertainment Lawyer
• (13:00) - Working In-House Vs. In A Law Firm
• (17:57) - Managing Your Clients Expectations As A Young Lawyer
• (21:51) - Strategies For Advising And Communicating With Different Clients
• (25:25) - How Entertainment Law Is Evolving
• (28:24) - Host Responses And Thoughts