The Legal Impact

Challenges to Academic Freedom

On this episode of "The Legal Impact," we talk with UNH-Franklin Pierce Law Professor Seth Oranburg about how colleges and universities are reacting to the Trump Administration's threat to withdraw federal funding from schools that engage in speech that runs counter to its agenda on diversity, gender, inclusivity and anti-semitism. We explore the legal principles and political realities at stake. 

Speaking Frankly, IP Attorney Patrick Muffo Shares His Journey

Alumni are in the spotlight, on the latest episode of The Legal Impact! Our guest is Patrick Muffo, an intellectual property attorney at the Polsinelli Law Firm in Chicago. He graduated in 2007 from what was then called Franklin Pierce Law School. His experience deeply shaped his life, so much so that last year, he started a podcast called “Frankly Speaking,” where he checks in with fellow alums, to learn what directions their lives have taken since leaving “the cozy embrace of Concord, N.H.

Enjoy Patrick's Podcast, "Frankly Speaking."

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The Legal Landscape for Sports Gambling, with Professor Mike McCann

In the new year, congress will look again at laws around sports betting, which has exploded since a twenty-eighteen U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states to legalize wagering on sports.  Today, on The Legal Impact, one of the country’s leading experts on this topic, Michael McCann. He's founding director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at UNH-Franklin Pierce School of Law and is a visiting professor at Harvard.

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Voting Laws

In the four years between the last two presidential campaigns, hundreds of new election laws have been passed in states around the country, including New Hampshire. With a major election just behind us, The Legal Impact looks at the ever-shifting legal landscape around voting, with Professor Kelsey Klementowicz. She’s an attorney, and an academic visiting professor at UNH-Franklin Pierce School of Law, with a specialty in civil rights and election policy.  She has advised many groups nationwide about these issues. 

The High Cost of Healthcare

On the latest episode of The Legal Impact, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Professor Lucy Hodder explains why care is so expensive in this country. Listen to this fascinating overview by one of our state’s leading experts.  

Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.

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Campus Protests and Free Speech

On the latest episode of The Legal Impact, we explore First Amendment rights of free speech and free assembly in light of anti-war demonstrations last spring on college campuses around the country. Our guest is Seth Oranburg, professor at UNH-Franklin Pierce School of Law. He describes common misconceptions around what these rights really mean, and gives examples of universities he believes got it right–and wrong. 

Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.

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The U.S. Supreme Court Part 2

A special two-part series on The Legal Impact! There were so many key decisions decided by the high court this year, we decided to present them in two episodes. Part Two covers a  half-dozen other important decisions, ranging from government regulation, environmental protection, local homelessness policies, and those perennial Supreme Court issues: guns and abortion. In Part One, we discussed the so-called "Trump Docket."

Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.

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The U.S. Supreme Court Part 1

A special two-part series on The Legal Impact! There were so many key decisions decided by the high court this year, we decided to present them in two episodes. Part One covers the so-called “Trump Docket” - those rulings concerning the former President, including the immunity case. Part Two will focus on other key high court decisions.

Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.

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The "War on Drugs": A Legal Perspective

More than fifty years after President Nixon’s famous “War on Drugs'' speech, the problem has not abated. Over the decades, states and cities have adopted a wide array of laws, trying to find balance between public safety and helping those who struggle with addiction. 

In the latest episode of The Legal Impact, UNH-Franklin Pierce Law professor and former Public Defender Melissa Davis explains the ever-shifting legal landscape around this issue, and why most of these approaches haven’t worked. 

Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.

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What is the NextGen Bar?

On the latest episode of The Legal Impact, we learn more about this new bar exam and what will change. Our guest is UNH-Franklin Pierce School of Law's Kevin Frost, an assistant professor of Law and Director of Academic Success. He says the NextGen Bar "has the promise to be significantly better" than the current exam, and should better reflect the reality of lawyering. 

Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.

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