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PODCAST: A Discussion with Daniel Kiel on “The Transition: Interpreting Justice from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas.”

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Professor Kennedy conducted an insightful interview with Professor Daniel Kiel, a distinguished law professor at the University of Memphis and author of the book “The Transition: Interpreting Justice from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas.” This literary work seamlessly blends historical narratives, legal analysis, and literary elements, comprehensively exploring the Supreme Court justices’ perspectives on educational inequalities and racial disparities—issues Professor Kiel has dedicated his career to addressing. Notably, Professor Kiel directed the acclaimed documentary “The Memphis 13,” shedding light on students’ groundbreaking efforts during the segregation era in Memphis. For further exploration, you can access the book and the documentary through the links below.


The Transition: Interpreting Justice from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas: https://eastapt.wixsite.com/daniel-kiel

The Memphis 13: http://www.thememphis13.com/

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PODCAST: David Lat and Zachary Shemtob on Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age.

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In 2023, Supreme Court justices made news not only for the cases decided but also for their personal conduct.  As David Lat and Zach Shemtob noted in an article for The Atlantic, the news stories often involved “financial entanglements between justices and wealthy benefactors.”  As Lat and Shemtob discuss with Associate Dean Rodger Citron, the intensity of the public response to the justices’ behavior is more noteworthy than the underlying conduct. They attribute the strong reaction to our current political era, which is not only hyper-partisan but anti-elitist as well.  Lat and Shemtob discuss their article, the Supreme Court’s adoption of an ethics code in late 2023, and how concerns over the justices’ ethics relate to the current Supreme Court term in this Touro Law Review podcast. 

Their article, “Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age,” is available here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/supreme-court-ethics-oversight-criticism/675460/?gift=8dwuRlq-u4MN-Q9V3JPTqNxbhGZl2d9ZPLKd_9XQKHo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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