Wagner and Winick On the Law

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Sexual Assault on Campus - Judicial Responsibility and Public Policy Jun 23, 2016

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Co-hosts Stephen Wagner and Mitchel Winick discuss the outcome of the Stanford University rape case and the subsequent national dialogue related to sexual assaults on campus. The hosts discuss the pending recall efforts launched against Judge Aaron Persky by individuals who believe that he abused his judicial discretion in his sentencing decision in the Stanford University rape case. The program also addresses the current efforts by universities to increase safety awareness and reduce binge drinking. Program guests include Elliana Bisgaard-Church, a recent Swarthmore College graduate and Lezah Winick, a third-year student at CalPoly University.

The Challenges of LEGAL Marijuana Jun 16, 2016

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Co-hosts Stephen Wagner and Mitchel Winick take on the controversial topic of legal marijuana. Program guest Chris Halsor has been on the front lines of Colorado’s trailblazing foray into legal marijuana and has developed an expertise in the complicated facets of legal marijuana. Legal marijuana is more than the prospect of large tax revenues and the ability to buy an ounce of pot. Marijuana advocates have created very effective campaigns that are changing public attitudes. Halsor believes that legalization of both medical & recreational marijuana is on the verge of a tipping point and will likely spread world-wide within the next 10-15 years. br Instituting and implementing legalization for a drug that has been unlawful for decades - and remains so at the federal level - is more complicated than the headlines would have you believe.

International Law - International Human Rights Survivors and the Global Mental Health Gap Jun 09, 2016

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Guest Co-Host Michael Cohen will be joining hosts Mitchel Winick and Stephen Wagner to interview co-founders of Partnerships for Trauma Recovery - Monika Parikh and Annika Sridharan. br Partnerships for Trauma Recovery (PTR) was launched in response to the tremendous need to address the psychological impacts of human rights abuses among international survivors of human rights abuses. Based in the Bay Area of California, PTR promotes emotional healing among refugees, asylees, asylum seekers and human trafficking survivors through trauma-informed, culturally aware and contextually adapted mental health care for individuals and families fleeing war, torture, gender-based violence and persecution in their countries of origin. br PTR provides one of the few multi-disciplinary clinical training programs specializing in the needs of international survivors.

Law of the Sea'food' Jun 02, 2016

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Guest Co-host Michael Cohen joins regular hosts Mitchel Winick and Stephen Wagner to discuss the long-term sustainability of global tuna fisheries. Special program guest is Susan S. Jackson, President and member of the Board of Directors of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Under Jackson’s leadership, ISSF has grown from a small association of eight global tuna processors into the world’s premier organization uniting industry leaders, the environmental community and leading scientists in the creation, advocacy and adoption of science-based best practices that advance the long-term sustainability of global tuna fisheries. Through her unwavering focus on collaboration, Jackson has created successful partnerships with constructive NGOs, scientists, governments and has led efforts to make ISSF an effective advocate for positive change in the Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs), the governing bodies responsible for managing tuna resources worldwide.

Criminals in our Midst: Do New Laws Make a Difference May 26, 2016

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Co-host Stephen Wagner is a former prosecutor. Our program guest, Jennifer Alton, is a former public defender. Criminal laws, sentencing guidelines, and early release programs are changing . . . but are the changes resulting in positive or negative results in our communities? Co-host Mitchel Winick will serve as the moderator between two experienced criminal law attorneys with very different professional backgrounds. Prosecutor vs. Defender . . . listen in to better understand the perspective from both sides of the criminal justice system.

Straight From the Headlines . . . Update on Top Law Stories May 12, 2016

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Co-hosts Stephen Wagner and Mitchel Winick discuss top legal stories, including: The use of tax dollars by UC Davis to scrub negative stories from Google news search, Baby Boxes and the Safe Haven Laws, Pauper Prisons for the Homeless, and Arsenio Hall's Defamation Lawsuit against Sinead O'Connor.

Discretion involved in the law of Beer May 05, 2016

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Discretion Brewing is one of the new breed of microbreweries entering local business communities across the country. But success as a local brewery requires more than just brewing good beer. It requires navigating the complex world of of alcoholic beverage regulation, manufacturing, distribution, and sales. Law Professor Stephen Wagner and Law Dean Mitchel Winick talk with Dustin Vereker, the Chief Beer Ambassador of Discretion Brewing and a founding member of the California Craft Brewers Association's Government Affairs Committee.

Murder and Other Unnatural Disasters Apr 28, 2016

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Author and Lawyer Lida Sideris has published her first novel. As she describes her transition to fiction writing, Lida says . . . Not willing to fork over the dough to see a therapist, Lida took up writing. She wrote about her animals and people, the city she lived in, and various escapades involving the animals, people and city. Then she wrote a few chapters of a historical novel, which won her a scholarship to attend the San Francisco Writers’ Conference. Which led her to harbor the faint, flickering hope that she could complete a mystery novel that could possibly entertain and engage a handful of readers. And she did. She really did. Who knew therapy could be such a blast?

The Most TAXING time of Year Apr 21, 2016

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Are you afraid of the IRS? Are you concerned about what happens if you have an unpaid tax liability? Will the IRS Police come get you? Join Law Dean Mitchel Winick and Law Professor Stephen Wagner to discuss these and other tax concerns with tax lawyer William Bill Purdy.

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