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October 11, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Forty Four

Martha Minow joins LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss access to justice, law schools and her new role as the McArthur Foundation’s board chair on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast.
September 27, 2022

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: The Problem of Lawyerless Courts

Legal experts discuss their research on America’s “lawyerless” state civil courts on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released today. Jason Tashea, a member of LSC’s Emerging Leaders Council, hosts the conversation with guests Anna Carpenter, professor of law at University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and founder of the Justice Lab; Alyx Mark, assistant professor of government at Wesleyan University; and Colleen Shanahan, clinical professor of law at Columbia University Law School and founder of the Community Advocacy Lab.
September 27, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Forty Three

There is a massive disconnect between what courts were designed to do—solve legal disputes through lawyer-driven, adversarial litigation—and what these courts are asked to do today—help people without lawyers navigate complex social, economic and interpersonal challenges, most of which are deeply tied to structural inequality. As a result, the judicial role is in upheaval, according to our guests. In this episode, we discuss how we got here and if we can fix it.
September 13, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Forty Two

Law school leaders discuss how their academic institutions work towards expanding access to justice on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast.
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August 24, 2022

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Academic Medical-Legal Partnership Teaches Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Leaders from Georgetown University’s Health Justice Alliance discuss how the medical-legal partnership (MLP) benefits both law and medical students on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast, released yesterday. LSC President Ronald Flagg hosts the conversation with guests professor Vicki Girard, faculty director of the Georgetown Health Justice Alliance; Dr. Eileen Moore, medical director of the Health Justice Alliance and associate dean of the Georgetown School of Medicine; and Dr. Ana Caskin, deputy medical director of the Health Justice Alliance and director of the Anacostia and Roosevelt School based Health Centers.
August 23, 2022

Talk Justice: Episode Forty-One

Leaders from Georgetown University’s Health Justice Alliance discuss how the medical-legal partnership (MLP) benefits both law and medical students on the latest episode of Talk Justice.