Law360 Explores

Law360 Explores is a podcast aimed at investigating some of the biggest legal topics happening today. Whether it’s the new landscape of marijuana legalization, or the battle lines being drawn over law school admissions exams, Law360 Explores is an engaging series of narrative stories told by the experts on the front lines of a shifting legal industry.

Episodes

Don't Fear AI Hallucinations, Embrace Them, Scholar Says

June 10, 2024 • 18 mins

When it comes to artificial intelligence, most early adopters fear the so-called hallucinations that the systems can produce. But one scholar says the creativity those hallucinations represent is actually a valuable feature lawyers should embrace. At the 25th annual Burton Awards, Law360 caught up with Megan Ma, a research fellow and the associate director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science, and Technology and the Stanford Cen...

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The Patent Attorney Who Shook Up Professional Poker

May 29, 2024 • 29 mins

Twenty years ago, patent attorney Greg Raymer made poker history by toppling the largest tournament field ever to secure a record $5 million prize at the World Series of Poker’s main event, further fueling the so-called poker boom that pushed the game’s popularity to new heights. Raymer joins Law360 for a conversation about the path to his momentous achievement – from a private practice and corporate counsel attorney with a seriou...

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And The Oscars' Legal Questions Go To…John Quinn

March 10, 2024 • 31 mins

The 96th annual Academy Awards is set to air on Sunday night. And behind the scenes of the bright lights, golden statues and celebrities in couture fashion walking the red carpet, there is, of course, a lawyer making sure it all goes to plan. For 33 years, that job belonged to Quinn Emanuel founding partner John Quinn, who served as general counsel to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and whose firm still serves as ...

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Law360 Explores: Psychedelics

May 15, 2023 • 34 mins

Psychedelics, a class of hallucinogenic drugs with powerful mind-altering capabilities, are having a moment. While some have been used by traditional healers for thousands of years, as a matter of law today they are federally illegal substances considered to have no medical value. But the field is at an inflection point. As clinical research grows, and state and local laws change, the future of psychedelics policy is being shaped b...

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Law360 Explores: From Wolf Of Wall Street To First Street

April 14, 2023 • 33 mins

How did some of the world's biggest tech companies come to benefit from a legal supershield making it almost impossible to sue them? The strange saga of Section 230 began 30 years ago with a notorious penny stock firm later made famous by Hollywood, and has now wound its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. This week, in a special partnership episode between our Supreme Court podcast The Term and our investigative podcast series Law360 ...

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S3, Ep. 2: Does Law School Deliver?

December 5, 2022 • 39 mins

It’s time to take your seat inside the prestigious legal classroom, where law professors teaching a century-old curriculum engage in Socratic dialogue to shape you into thinking like a lawyer. But is that the most effective way of teaching, for all students? On this episode of Law360 Explores: The Law School Promise, we investigate how outdated methods like one final exam and cold calling can negatively impact students, and some of...

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S3, Ep. 1: The Pipeline To The Legal Profession

November 21, 2022 • 34 mins

Before the law school journey even begins, you must first wind your way through a rigorous admissions process that includes not just letters of recommendation and statements of purpose, but the notoriously arduous LSAT exam. An exceptional score can open doors at the nation’s most prestigious universities, but is it the fairest way to measure candidates’ potential? On this episode of Law360 Explores: The Law School Promise, we inve...

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S2, Ep. 2: A Low Bar In California

December 2, 2021 • 19 mins

Tom Girardi allegedly grifted clients for years and got away with it. But how? In this episode of our podcast exploring the fall of Girardi, Law360 reporter Brandon Lowrey shares the findings of his extensive investigation into the flaws in the system meant to hold attorneys accountable. What he found were legal, structural and cultural flaws - particularly at the State Bar of California - that allowed Girardi to escape public puni...

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S2, Ep. 1: The Thief In Shining Armor

December 1, 2021 • 29 mins

Tom Girardi spent decades as one of the most successful plaintiff's attorneys in America, but in 2020, it all fell apart when he was accused of stealing settlement money from his clients. Girardi seemingly had it all — he was a celebrated plaintiffs attorney with a winning record and a famous wife who was a rising star of reality TV. But attorneys who knew him and clients who trusted him say that shiny exterior hid a darker truth.

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S1, Ep. 5: Big Risks For Attorneys

November 26, 2019 • 23 mins

More and more law firms are jumping into the cannabis world — but do they know the risks they’re facing? Lawyers who have been working with cannabis for a while say they have faced death threats, struggled with ethical questions and worried about criminal charges — but they can’t imagine doing anything else.

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S1, Ep. 4: Don’t Steal My Brand

November 19, 2019 • 23 mins

Cannabis companies realize federal legalization could change everything about the industry they know. To prepare, many of the savviest are looking for ways to protect their brands so they won’t be drowned out. But for this industry, it takes some real ingenuity to build that fence.

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S1, Ep. 3: The Red Tape Problem

November 12, 2019 • 24 mins

As states open their doors to marijuana, they have to figure out the rules to govern it. On this episode we take a trip to California to explore that state’s efforts to control a booming industry — and why some business owners say it is pushing them to stay illegal.

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S1, Ep. 2: Dangerous Cash

November 5, 2019 • 24 mins

It’s no secret that many cannabis companies have had trouble getting a bank account. On this episode of Legalization we explain just why that is -- and the lengths some businesses are going to get away from cash.

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S1, Ep. 1: The Boogeyman In The Tax Code

October 29, 2019 • 28 mins

A single sentence in the U.S. tax code targets marijuana businesses and saddles them with a crushing tax burden. Here's how a relic of the War on Drugs is making it really hard for cannabis entrepreneurs to get off the ground.

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Welcome To Law360 Explores: Legalization

October 11, 2019 • 2 mins

More than 40 states have some form of legal marijuana, but the drug is still federally illegal. That tension can impact everything marijuana businesses do, from how much they pay in taxes to whether they can protect their brands in court. Here's a sample of what you'll hear as host Diana Novak Jones takes you on a five-part journey into the murky legal world surrounding these companies.

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Episodes

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And The Oscars' Legal Questions Go To…John Quinn

Law360 Explores: Psychedelics

Law360 Explores: From Wolf Of Wall Street To First Street

S3, Ep. 2: Does Law School Deliver?

S3, Ep. 1: The Pipeline To The Legal Profession

S2, Ep. 2: A Low Bar In California

S2, Ep. 1: The Thief In Shining Armor

S1, Ep. 5: Big Risks For Attorneys

S1, Ep. 4: Don’t Steal My Brand

S1, Ep. 3: The Red Tape Problem

S1, Ep. 2: Dangerous Cash

S1, Ep. 1: The Boogeyman In The Tax Code

Welcome To Law360 Explores: Legalization

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