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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by author and journalist, Jamie Ducharme, of TIME, to discuss JUUL, her new book, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, and what the future may look like for e-cigarettes in general.

In today’s conversation, Aaron and Jamie delve into “the JUUL” story touching on the dubious decisions the company made as far as marketing to how JUUL Labs mismanaged its response to resale issues and the “dealing JUUL” phenomenon. Jamie explains her interpretation of the research that she’s found as far as less dangerous alternatives to traditional combustible cigarettes as she and Aaron examine JUUL in the larger context of the public health crisis. Is history repeating itself? How does JUUL compare to “Big Tobacco?” Today, Jamie and Aaron discuss responsible marketing, the FDA and regulation, safer alternatives, the vaping world, and more.  

Originally from New Hampshire, Jamie is now based in Brooklyn. She is a staff writer at TIME Magazine, where she covers health and science. Jamie’s work has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Deadline Club, and the Newswomen’s Club of New York. Previously, she was the health editor at Boston Magazine. Big Vape is Jamie’s first book; it is a deep-dive into the e-cigarette company Juul Labs and an exploration of the complicated search for an alternative to cigarettes.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Kellen R. Funk, of Columbia Law School, for our second episode on bail and bail reform. Today’s conversation is part two of last week’s topic and follows up on some of the same ideas; Aaron and Dr. Funk discuss the bail system, what bail is and what it means for our society, as well as how the issues of bail relate to the broader problems of our criminal justice system as a whole.

In today’s episode, Dr. Funk and Aaron address what it is that people need to understand about bail, touching on the topics of pre-trial detention and custody, civil justice, safety, bail and affordability, American history, the role of Judges and more. Dr. Funk explains the systemic implications bail bond decisions can have on communities as well as the importance of understanding what he refers to as the “lived reality” of many. Aaron and Professor Funk also talk about presumption of innocence, safety and risk, poverty and inequality, disadvantaged communities, bail schedules, and judicial discretion. 

Dr. Funk is a legal historian with expertise in civil procedure and remedies. A graduate of both Yale Law School and Princeton University (Ph.D.), Professor Funk has written on the history of civil litigation practices in the U.S., the development and reform of the American bail system, and the juridical processes of churches and religious groups. His areas of study include data analytics, legal history, litigation and dispute resolution, and social justice and human rights with areas of specialty in history of the practice and professions of law, pretrial procedure and bail bonding, the development of federal equity, religious freedom and pluralism, and digital text analysis. Dr. Funk’s scholarship combines historical research methods with data science, and he is piloting a project to digitize the paper filings for nearly ever civil case litigated in New York County in the 19th century.

Professor Funk joined the Columbia Law faculty in 2018 after completing his Ph.D. in American history. His first book, The Lawyers’ Code, will be published by Oxford University Press next year; it explores how the 1848 enactment of New York’s Field Code shaped the field of American civil procedure by merging law and equity, accelerating creditors’ remedies, and giving lawyers supremacy over the rules of litigation.

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*Professor Funk is working on his first book, The Lawyers’ Code, which he anticipates being published early next year.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by attorney Ken W. Good, to discuss bail bond, the notion of bail bond reform, and the wide-ranging implications bail decisions can have on the broader criminal justice system.

Today, Aaron and Ken have a conversation about the state of bail in America, the impact the bail industry has, and continues to have, on society, and what exactly the point of bail is. Today’s episode is the first part of our series on bail and bail reform and today’s discussion is at times tense as Ken and Aaron touch on the topics of race, jail populations and overcrowding, urban environments and the irrefutable failings (past and present) of our country.

Mr. Good graduated from Hardin Simmons University and received his Masters in Education from Tarleton State University; he received his law degree from Texas Tech School of Law and was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review. Mr. Good has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is the author of “Good’s on Bail,” a practice guide created for bail industry professionals and has written several articles on the subject of bail reform and the bail system. He is a professional bondsman and is on the board of Directors for the Professional Bondsmen of Texas.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by attorney Ken W. Good, to discuss bail bond, the notion of bail bond reform, and the wide-ranging implications bail decisions can have on the broader criminal justice system.

Today, Aaron and Ken have a conversation about the state of bail in America, the impact the bail industry has, and continues to have, on society, and what exactly the point of bail is. Today’s episode is the first part of our series on bail and bail reform and today’s discussion is at times tense as Ken and Aaron touch on the topics of race, jail populations and overcrowding, urban environments and the irrefutable failings (past and present) of our country.

Mr. Good graduated from Hardin Simmons University and received his Masters in Education from Tarleton State University; he received his law degree from Texas Tech School of Law and was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review. Mr. Good has argued cases before the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is the author of “Good’s on Bail,” a practice guide created for bail industry professionals and has written several articles on the subject of bail reform and the bail system. He is a professional bondsman and is on the board of Directors for the Professional Bondsmen of Texas.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by author and Vox correspondent, Ian Millhiser, to discuss the Supreme Court, Congress, politics and policy, as well as Ian’s new book, The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court is Reshaping America.

What will a conservative Supreme Court do with its power? In today’s conversation, as well as in his book, Ian explains how from 2011, when Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives, until the present, Congress enacted hardly any major legislation but in the same time span, the Supreme Court dismantled much of America’s campaign finance law, severely weakened the Voting Rights Act, permitted states to opt-out of the Affordable Cart Act’s Medicaid expansion, weakened laws protecting against age discrimination and sexual and racial harassment, and held that every state must permit same-sex couples to marry. Ian argues that this powerful unelected body, now controlled by six very conservative Republicans, has and will become the locus of policymaking in the U.S. Today, Aaron and Ian, discuss the constitution, forced arbitration, “the administrative state,” power and authority, the judiciary as an independent, and the impact the Court has on us all.

Ian is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. Before joining Vox, Ian was a columnist at ThinkProgress; he clerked for Judge Eric L. Clay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and he served as a Teach for America corps member in the Mississippi Delta. Ian received his B.A. in philosophy from Kenyon College and his J.D. from Duke. While at Duke, he served as senior note editor on the Duke Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. In addition to his most recent book, Ian is also the author of Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted. Ian’s reporting is partially supported by a grant from the New Venture Fund.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by author and award-winning blogger, Amy B. Chesler, to discuss her new book, Working for Justice: One Family's Tale of Murder, Betrayal, and Healing. Throughout today’s conversation, Amy shares her deeply personal story of grief and reflection; Aaron and Amy talk about her family’s dark past, the tragic murder of her mother, and what it is she wants others to know.

In 2007, Amy’s beloved mother, Hadas Winnick, was murdered at the hands of her own brother. With this unbelievable loss, Amy was thrust into a chaotic, painful, and harrowing search for justice. Today, Aaron and Amy contemplate what justice really is and whether or not it will ever truly be achieved. Amy and Aaron talk about the importance of warning signs, grit, communication, and sharing perspectives as Amy explains her reasons for writing this book and why she believes that there is value in everyone’s story.

Amy is a writer and former educator from Southern California; she discovered her passion for the literary and film worlds as early as she can remember, and she has been voraciously reading, writing, and performing ever since. Amy has won several international awards for her non-fiction work, yet also thoroughly enjoys writing various genres of fiction. Over the last several years, Amy has contributed content to many popular publications and her work has been featured on BuzzFeed Parents, DVDNetflix, TODAY Parents, and more.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by law professor, Patricia A. Cain, of Santa Clara University School of Law, to discuss sex discrimination, glass-ceilings, and the incredible women law professors who broke down barriers throughout history; Professor Cain is the editor of the newly released book, Paving the Way: The First American Women Law Professors, a book that follows the first wave of trailblazing female law professors and the stage they set for American democracy. The late Herma Hill Kay, of Berkeley, is the author of the book while the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the foreword.

In today’s episode, Aaron and Pat delve into this special project, one that Justice Ginsburg advocated for tirelessly and admired publicly in the years before her death. Herma Hill Kay, former Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law and Ginsburg’s close professional colleague, wrote Paving the Way to tell the stories of the first fourteen female law professors at ABA- and AALS-accredited law schools in the United States. Kay, who became the fifteenth such professor, labored over the stories of these women in order to provide an essential history of their path for the more than 2,000 women working as law professors today and all of their feminist colleagues.

Dean Kay passed away in 2017 and our guest, Pat Cain, ensured the completion of this important work. Pat explains that each woman’s story is wrapped in rich historical context and that their perseverance through extraordinarily difficult times must never be forgotten. Paving the Way is not just a collection of individual stories of remarkable, strong, motivated women but also a well-crafted interweaving of law and society during a historical period when women’s voices were often not heard and sometimes actively muted.

The final chapter of this book connects these first fourteen women to the “second wave” of women law professors who achieved tenure-track appointments in the 1960s and 1970s, carrying on the torch and analogous challenges. Pat and Aaron recount some of these stories in today’s conversation and explain what these women can teach us and what their profound impact has been on society, culture, democracy and the law.

Professor Cain is a national expert in federal tax law and sexuality and the law. She has published numerous law review articles, essays, and book reviews on various topics, including federal taxation of installment sales, tort law, the role of judges, feminist legal theory, and the history of the LGBT rights movement. Her area of specialization is taxation and estate planning for same-sex couples and she frequently lectures on this topic at state and national continuing legal education programs.

A graduate of Vassar (A.B.) and the University of Georgia (J.D.), Professor Cain began her law teaching career at the University of Texas in 1974, where she was a member of the faculty for 17 years. She then joined the law faculty at the University of Iowa, where she held the Aliber Family Chair in Law and the Vice Provost position. She became a member of the Santa Clara faculty in 2007.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by author and professor, Mark Robert Rank, of Washington University in St. Louis, to discuss poverty, the myths surrounding economic inequality and myth perpetuation, the notion of hard work, and effective approaches to “fixing” our poverty problem. Aaron and Mark also discuss Professor Rank’s newest co-authored book on the topic, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty.

Why does poverty exist in the United States? Mark and Aaron delve into this question and others as they try to tackle the myths, rhetoric and complexities of poverty in the United States. Touching on demography, stereotypes, infrastructure, jobs, Presidential administrations, and more, Aaron and Mark break down what it is that people need to know about poverty in the U.S., what the solutions might be, and what the cost, reach, and impact of poverty is on all of us. What are the myths of poverty? Who benefits from perpetuating these myths? And how do we better understand such a nuanced issue?

The Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare, Dr. Rank is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts and speakers in the country on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice. His research and teachings focus on poverty, social welfare, economic inequality, social policy and demography. His life-course research has demonstrated for the first time that a majority of Americans will experience poverty and will use a social safety net program at some point during their lives.

Dr. Rank has published numerous scholarly articles and several author books; his first book, Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America, explores the conditions of surviving on public assistance and his 2004 book, One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All, provided a new understanding of poverty in America. Dr. Rank’s research has been reported in a wide range of media outlets including, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Chronical of Higher Education, among others. He has provided his research expertise to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as to many national and state organizations involved in issues of economic and social justice.

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by bestselling author, Emanuel (Manu) Rosen, to discuss his new book, If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died: A Memoir.

The Holocaust and its aftermath were not often discussed in families of second-generation survivors; in Tel Aviv in the 1960s, Emanuel Rosen grew up hearing the keys of his mother’s typewriter but had no idea about the battle she was fighting. In his latest book, If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died, Emanuel tells the story of his mother’s struggle but it’s a story that spans three generations. Emanuel tells the true story of grandparents, daughter, and grandson, and today, shares details of his family’s life journey with Aaron, a story filled with loss, guilt, lengthy court proceedings, secret letters, and love, while explaining the broader contexts of his book and how this incredible story is one that should serve as a stark reminder.

Emanuel is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into thirteen languages. He was born in Israel where he went to school, served in the army, and was an award-wining copywriter. After his graduate school education in the United States and a successful career as an executive in Silicon Valley, Emanuel turned to writing. His first book, The Anatomy of Buzz, was a national bestseller and his third book, Absolute Value (with Stanford professor Itamar Simsonson ), won the 2016 American Marketing Association Best Book Award.

Emanuel was previously vice president of marketing at Niles Software, where he launched the company’s flagship product, EndNote. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Time, Advertising Age, and many other media. If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died is his fourth book.

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