Thank you for everything! We’ll see you in August!Di Aaron Freiwald

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 “th…

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…

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 ba…

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…

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 refle…

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…

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 povert…

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 1960…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by author and journalist, Jim Tracy, to discuss his brand-new book, Sworn to Silence: The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies' Case, and the impact the Robert Garrow case has had on the legal field, law school curriculums, an…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by returning guest and friend of the podcast, professor Stephen Vladeck, of the University of Texas at Austin, School of Law, to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court and the notion of its secretive “shadow docket.” In today’s episode, Stephen re…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by law professor, Amanda Frost, of the Washington College of Law at American University, to discuss the rights of citizenship, citizenship stripping and denaturalization, sexism and xenophobia, as well as Professor Frost’s new book, You Ar…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Cristina Rodríguez, of Yale Law School, to discuss immigration law, President Joe Biden, executive power and what the future of immigration could look like. Who controls American immigration policy? In today’s episode, Aaron a…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by former bankruptcy Judge and current Northwestern law professor, Bruce A. Markell, to discuss the recent NRA bankruptcy filings and just how extraordinary this story is, as well as bankruptcy law and the bankruptcy system in general. In …

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Houston attorney, Malcolm E. Whittaker, and Stanford Anthropology Professor, Tanya M. Luhrmann to discuss religious belief systems, human judgment and evaluation, communicating with God, and how all of these notions relate to the crimin…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by New York attorney Michael Kaplen, to discuss brain injuries, nursing home negligence, and what it is loved ones need to know. Nursing homes can be dangerous places, more than ever during this time of pandemic. In today’s conversation, A…

Fake News, the calling card of a presidency? Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by University of Pennsylvania History Professor Sophia Rosenfeld to talk about the tenuousness of the truth in democracy. In Professor Rosenfeld’s new book, “Democracy and Truth,” she tells read…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Philip M. Napoli, of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, to discuss new age media, social media regulation and content filtering, the history of social media, and the First Amendment. In today’s conversation, Aa…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Henry T. (Hank) Greely, of Stanford Law School, to discuss gene editing, the bioethics involved in gene manipulation, the legal considerations of developing new biotechnologies, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Pa…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Ilya Somin, of the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, to discuss immigration and the expansive changes proposed by the new Biden Administration. What is included in Biden’s new agenda? How will it affect immigr…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by attorneys Michael McKeon, of McKeon Law, and Mark Kovacich, of Odegaard Kovacich & Snipes, to discuss the topics of wrongful prolongation of life, DNRs, self-determination, and a case in which Mr. McKeon and Mr. Kovacich represented a m…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by former Congresswoman, the Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman, now of Herrick Feinstein LLP, to discuss last week’s tragic insurrection at the Capitol and the unfolding aftermath, the resulting second impeachment of President Trump, and Congre…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Carlton F.W. Larson, of the University of California Davis School of Law, to discuss the events of January 6th and the siege on the U.S. Capitol. Aaron and Carlton have an incredibly important and timely conversation on the le…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Lawrence R. Douglas, of Amherst College, to have a follow-up discussion on the current state of our politics, the integrity of our electoral system, and Professor Douglas’ most recent publication, Will He Go? Trump and the Loo…

Happy Holidays from Good Law | Bad Law. Thank you for everything! We are very much looking forward to the new year; to a time of change, hope, love and hopefully peace.Di Aaron Freiwald

As we celebrate the holiday season, let’s remember that because of COVID and the economic fallout, more and more Americans are depending on food distribution centers for a meal. Thinking of those who have so little in this country of such plenty, we are reposting this episode on food insecurity. How do we think about agriculture in America? How sho…

We are approaching the January 20th inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. As the days wane, President Trump intends to break a 130-year-old precedent of pausing executions amid a transition of presidential power. Trump has five executions slated to happen over the next few weeks and if they all take place, Trump will become the most prolific e…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by attorney Zachary Feinberg, of our firm, Freiwald Law, to discuss the current opioid epidemic, the ongoing opioid litigation, and specifically, the role doctors have played in perpetuating this addiction crisis at the expense of their pa…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by attorney and recording artist Pitbull’s general counsel, Leslie José Zigel, of Greenspoon Marder, to discuss entertainment law, his experience in the music industry, and trademarking Pitbull’s recognizable “EEEEEEEYOOOOOO” yell. Mr. Zig…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Cristina Rodríguez, of Yale Law School, to discuss immigration law, President-Elect Joe Biden, executive power and what the future of immigration could look like. Who controls American immigration policy? In today’s episode, A…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Scott Cummings, of UCLA Law, to discuss legal ethics, our electoral system, and the recent rash of election lawsuits being filed in court by the Trump campaign. It hasn’t been a week since news broke of former Vice-President J…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Michael Klarman, of Harvard Law, to discuss the notion of expanding the Supreme Court, the 2020 election and its potential outcomes, political history, and what Justice Barrett’s recent conformation could mean for our future. …

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by two climate youth activists and electoral organizers, Olivia Freiwald, 21, and Violet Massie-Vereker, 19, both of the Sunrise Movement and of the Down Ballot Disruption Project (DBDP), to discuss youth voting, the 2020 election, the imp…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by law professor and advocate, Matthew Liebman, of the University of San Francisco, to discuss animal rights and the notion of animal law. Who is a “rights holder” under the law? In today’s episode, Aaron and Matthew explore this idea as t…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Political Science Professor, Dr. Eileen Hunt Botting, of the University of Notre Dame, to discuss this week’s Supreme Court confirmation proceedings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the impact that these hearings will have on our Court, our …

What does it mean to “defund the police”? Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Alex S. Vitale, of Brooklyn College, to discuss “defunding” the police. Many protester signs carry this slogan. And the President is stoking fears among voters through his dark “911” v…

If Trump loses in November, what will he do? What could happen? Will it be a complete meltdown of our electoral and political system? Or worse? As this week marks the first presidential debate in the 2020 election, we are reposting our conversation with Professor Lawrence Douglas. Originally episode #196, this discussion is absolutely critical as N…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Michael Graetz, of Columbia Law School, to discuss economic instability, politics and policy, and Professor Graetz’s new co-authored book, “The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight it.” Are we i…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Scott Dodson, of UC Hastings College of Law, to discuss Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as Scott’s book on the legal legend, The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Today, Aaron and Scott talk about R.B.G’s past,…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Philosophy Professor Carl Cranor, of the University of California, Riverside, to discuss toxic chemical exposure and the legal challenges in proving when a dangerous chemical or substance causes harm. In today’s conversation, Aaron and …

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Attorney Glenn Ellis, also of Freiwald Law, to discuss opioids, opioid litigation, and the opioid industry. In today’s conversation, Aaron and Glenn talk about a variety of things; Glenn explains his work with opioid litigation and brea…

How do we think about law? Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by fellow Penn Law alum, Rabbi Chaim Galfand, of Perelman Jewish Day School, to discuss the very notion of law itself and the many contexts in which we can think about the idea of law. In today’s episode, Aaron a…

How do we use technology to create change? How do you empower a movement? Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Law Professor Raymond Brescia, of Albany Law School, to discuss social movements, social change, and the impact of technology. The Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in L…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Law Professor John Culhane, of Widener University Delaware Law School, to discuss LBGTQ+ rights and the law. In today’s conversation, Aaron and John discuss what the 2020 Presidential election will bring as far as administrative changes…

Register!! Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Kelly Chambers, the lead Field Organizer for HeadCount’s in Philadelphia, to discuss voting and voter registration. A non-partisan organization, Headcount uses the power of music, art, pop-culture and community to promote par…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson, of the University of Houston, and Professor Nicole Bremner Casarez, of the University of St. Thomas Houston, to discuss forensic testing, wrongful convictions, and the necessity for transparency and rel…

What does it mean to “defund the police”? Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Alex S. Vitale, of Brooklyn College, to discuss “defunding” the police. Many protester signs carry this slogan. And the President is stoking fears among voters through his dark “911” v…

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Catherine McKenzie, an attorney and a bestselling author, to discuss her latest book, You Can’t Catch Me, as well as to gain insight into Catherine’s process, her creativity and imagination, and to explore the cross-overs between fictio…

Who really owns Oklahoma? That’s right . . . .Oklahoma! Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Ezra Rosser, of American University Washington College of Law, to further this show’s discussion on reparations. Today, Aaron and Ezra are specifically talking about what…

Should there be reparations for slavery? Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Dr. Thomas Craemer, of the University of Connecticut, to discuss reparations. An Associate Professor in the Department of Public Policy at UConn, Thomas’ teaching and research interests include r…