Radio
I appear on Iowa Public Radio from time to time—usually on Ben Kieffer's "River to River" program—to talk about issues involving the U.S. Supreme Court, the Iowa Supreme Court, and other legal matters. Here are links to many of those appearances:
November 14, 2023, talking on "River to River" about the Supreme Court's newly issued code of ethics, revocation of gun rights for people who commit domestic violence, social-media platforms' claim of free-speech rights, and efforts by civil-rights "testers" to invoke the jurisdiction of federal courts.
May 31, 2023, talking on "River to River" about efforts to hold social-media platforms liable for acts of terrorism, copyright issues surrounding Andy Warhol's use of a photographic image, and an anticipated ruling concerning the free-speech rights of a web designer who objects to designing websites for same-sex weddings.
December 8, 2022, talking on "River to River" about public accommodation laws and their relationship to compelled speech; affirmative action in higher education; state courts' power to review statute legislatures' handling of congressional elections; and the President's statutory authority to forgive federal student-loan debt.
June 30, 2022, talking on "River to River" about recent Supreme Court rulings concerning both the Second Amendment and the EPA's limited statutory authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
May 9, 2022, talking on "River to River" about pending U.S. Supreme Court litigation, including cases concerning Second Amendment rights outside the home, the First Amendment's bearing on a high school football coach's mid-field prayers after games, the future of Miranda warnings, and more.
May 3, 2022, talking on "River to River" about Justice Alito's leaked draft opinion proposing to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
July 1, 2021, talking on "River to River" about free speech, laws compelling nonprofits to disclose the identity of their largest donors, and other matters.
March 2, 2021, talking on "River to River" about the First Amendment and legislative proposals to punish Facebook and similar platforms for excluding certain voices.
October 8, 2020, talking on "River to River" about constitutional conventions and judicial elections in Iowa, and about the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
July 16, 2020, talking on "River to River" about efforts to obtain President Trump's tax filings, religious employers' frequent exemption from anti-discrimination laws, and the 2020 revival of the federal death penalty.
May 11, 2020, talking on "River to River" about religious freedom, abortion rights, and the President's power to fire senior executive officials.
February 17, 2020, talking on "River to River" with Iowa state senators Jake Chapman and Claire Celsi about a movement to amend the Iowa Constitution regarding abortion rights.
March 21, 2019, talking on "River to River" about civil forfeitures, the Establishment Clause, double jeopardy, and the possibility of a citizenship question on the U.S. Census, all of which are matters before the U.S. Supreme Court.
May 15, 2018, talking on "River to River" about abortion restrictions, gestational surrogacy contracts, indecent exposure, hugs between teachers and their students, and other issues facing the Iowa Supreme Court.
April 19, 2018, talking on "River to River" about political apparel at polling places, the execution of prisoners who cannot recall their crimes, and other issues pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
November 30, 2017, talking on "River to River" about President Trump's judicial nominees for the lower federal courts.
October 27, 2017, talking on "River to River" about Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds, a pending Iowa Supreme Court case that asks (among other things) whether the Iowa Constitution provides more protection for abortion rights than does the U.S. Constitution.
October 16, 2017, talking on "River to River" about a baker's refusal to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, a public employee's objection to union funding, and other issues pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 4, 2017, appearing on Charity Nebbe's "Talk of Iowa" to discuss the people and debates that shaped the Iowa Constitution in the mid-nineteenth century.
July 18, 2017, talking on "River to River" about U.S. Supreme Court rulings concerning free speech, religion, and other matters.
March 30, 2017, talking on "River to River" about the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, as well as about the Court's recent rulings on the death penalty and other matters.
January 31, 2017, talking on "River to River" about issues relating to President Trump's first Supreme Court nominee. (Later that evening, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch.)
June 28, 2016, talking on "River to River" about abortion, immigration, public corruption, and other issues.
February 25, 2016, talking on "River to River" about the implications of a long delay in filling Justice Scalia's former seat on the Supreme Court, as well as about pending Court cases concerning abortion, contraception, and other issues.
October 13, 2015, talking on "River to River" about drunken boating, renters' rights, and other issues.
July 15, 2015, talking on "River to River" about municipalities' swimming-pool liability and other issues.
April 28, 2015, talking on "River to River" about same-sex marriage.
March 20, 2015, talking on "River to River" about telemed abortion and other issues.
October 17, 2014, talking on "River to River" about threats on Facebook, prisoners' religious-freedom rights, and other issues.
July 17, 2014, talking on "River to River" about sidewalk-accident liability and other issues.
July 11, 2014, talking on "River to River" about abortion-clinic buffer zones, prayer at city-council meetings, and other issues.
February 18, 2014, talking on "River to River" about the rights of service-dog trainers and other issues.
October 29, 2013, talking on "River to River" about cases then pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 16, 2013, talking on "River to River" about the Iowa Supreme Court's new emphasis on public access and transparency.
August 2, 2013, talking on "River to River" about employment discrimination based on sexual appeal, free speech in political campaigns, and other issues.
March 28, 2013, talking on "River to River" about cases then pending before the Iowa Supreme Court.
July 3, 2013, talking on "River to River" about cases recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 25, 2013, talking on "River to River" about cases then pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.