Episodes: 270
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 2.1k subscribers
Instagram: 9.1k followers
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Lee Rawles - Podcast host and legal media professional at Legal Talk Network, focused on conversations with authors about law and law-related books.
Samantha Barbas - The History Of Hate Speech Regulation In The United States, Free Speech, Censorship, Postwar Legislation, And The Social Effects Of Hate Speech.
Vanessa Ugatti - Pricing, Professional Self-worth, Ethical Fees, Client Relationships, And Business Practices For Lawyers And Law Firms.
Rene M. Jones - Private Startup Markets, Financial Disclosure, Investor Protection, Private Equity, Regulatory Oversight, And The Risks Posed By Opaque Unicorn Companies.
Richard Susskind - Artificial Intelligence, The Future Of Legal Work, Technology-driven Change, And How To Think About Ai’s Risks And Implications.
Lauren Willig - Alexander Hamilton And Aaron Burr’s Role In An Early American Murder Trial, Historical Fiction, Legal History, And Balancing Legal Practice With A Writing Career.
What do we know about the first woman judge in the United States?
October 21, 2026
When Tracy Thomas first joined the faculty of the University of Akron School of Law, the dean assumed she must know all about their local heroine, Judge Florence Allen. "She was literally staring at me from my classroom," says Thomas. "There was a picture of Florence Allen on one of our old concrete wall classrooms." Born in 1884, Florence Allen would chalk up many firsts. In 1918, she became the first female prosecutor in Ohio. In 1920, she became the first female judge in Ohio when she wo...
Could a shadow court restore the balance of power to American democracy?
October 09, 2026
Julie Suk is worried about American democracy. "Over time, the control of our constitutional future has really been in the domain of the judiciary and the executive branch, with the judiciary increasingly green-lighting actions by the executive branch," Suk tells host Lee Rawles. "And at the same time, our institutions, our lawmaking institutions that are supposed to represent the people have become less and less representative because of gerrymandering, and also less and less capable ...
Where are America's hate speech laws?
September 23, 2026
"In most other countries, there are laws, criminal laws that prohibit the expression of racial hatred or incitement to racial hatred," says Samantha Barbas, author of Hate Speech: The Legal and Cultural History of an American Dilemma, in this episode of the Modern Law Library. "There are no hate speech laws in the United States, and that makes the U.S. a true exception, a true outlier in the world. And so my book was trying to get to the question, why did the U.S. take this unique path? ...
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The publicly listed email for Modern Law Library: distro@legaltalknetwork.com.
Podseeker estimates Modern Law Library reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Modern Law Library typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Authors of newly published legal, historical, true-crime, or law-inspired books; law professors and legal scholars; and legal-industry professionals with distinctive expertise and a strong connection to the subject under discussion. Common among recent guests: Published a relevant book; Academic or professional expertise in law or legal history; Leadership or senior experience in the legal, regulatory, or financial sectors. Recent guests include Samantha Barbas, Vanessa Ugatti, and Rene M. Jones.
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