Episodes
4 days ago
Voting Laws
4 days ago
4 days ago
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.
Friday Oct 25, 2024
The High Cost of Healthcare
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
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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Monday Sep 23, 2024
Campus Protests and Free Speech
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
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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Monday Aug 12, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court Part 2
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
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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Monday Aug 12, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court Part 1
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
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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Friday Jul 26, 2024
The "War on Drugs": A Legal Perspective
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
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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Wednesday May 22, 2024
What is the NextGen Bar?
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
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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Wednesday May 08, 2024
DNA Evidence & Privacy
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
On the latest episode of The Legal Impact, we talk with UNH-Franklin-Pierce Law Professor Albert “Buzz” Scherr. Professor Scherr is a nationally-recognized expert on DNA in our criminal justice system. Listen in, as he describes how DNA can be used…and mis-used.
Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.
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Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Understanding the Legal Cases Against Donald Trump
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
On the latest episode of The Legal Impact, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Assistant Professor Daniel Pi walks us through the key legal actions pending against the former president. There’s a lot to unravel, but Professor Pi is an excellent guide.
Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.
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Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Life as an International LLM: Praise Mabeokwu
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
On this month’s episode of The Legal Impact, we meet Nigerian law student Praise Mabeokwu. She offers fascinating and funny reflections on her experience coming to New Hampshire and UNH Franklin Pierce: from key differences in legal education to bland American food to the first time she saw snow.
Praise is at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law pursuing an LLM, or Master of Laws, degree.
Produced by The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication and hosted by The Rudman Center's Laura Knoy.
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Watch the virtual chat with Hitarth Parikh, a recent LLM alum from UNH Franklin Pierce: https://law.unh.edu/blog/2024/02/unh-franklin-pierce-llm-was-instrumental-my-professional-growth-ip-attorney-hitarth-parikh?utm_source=students&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=law-fy24
Register for a webinar on Mar 7, 2024 07:00 PM about the LLM program: https://unh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqdeCqrTksGtEhXEzRv-STMFbWH2JuahgD#/registration