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At The Bar
by Independent Women's Forum
It’s 5pm, and you are . . . At The Bar. Time to belly up to your laptop, grab a cocktail, and join Independent Women's Law Center Director Jennifer C. Braceras and Independent Women's Forum Senior Policy Analyst Inez Stepman for a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Are Student-Athletes Employees?
On this episode of At The Bar, Jennifer and Inez host a lively discussion on labor law and the college athlete. Joining them are guests Jeremiah Poff, commentary writer for the Washington Examiner, and John Wolohan, professor of sports law at Syracuse University. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of...
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Invasion at the Border?
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez and Jennifer talk to IW Legal Fellow Jill Jacobson and immigration lawyer Danielle Huntley Webb about the crisis at the border. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center, At The Bar is a…
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A Republic, if We Can Keep It
The 2024 campaign for the White House is well underway. So, on this episode of At the Bar, Inez and Jennifer talk with election experts Michael Maibach and Maya Noronha about America’s unique Electoral College system for choosing a president. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum...
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Pronoun Wars: Free Speech or Hate Speech?
Teachers cannot force children to say the Pledge of Allegiance. But can they force them to use preferred pronouns? On this episode of At The Bar, Nicki Neily from Parents Defending Education joins Jennifer and Inez to talk about school efforts to compel certain speech and punish other forms of...
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They're Baaaack . . . The Supreme Court Opens Its 2024 Term
The Supreme Court will decide important questions about the administrative state and about the applicability of the First Amendment to private social media platforms. In this episode of At The Bar, Anastasia Boden joins Jennifer and Inez for a spirited conversation. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of...
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“You couldn’t pay me to say that!”
In this episode of At The Bar, May Mailman joins Jennifer and Inez to talk about free speech and the right not to speak or endorse certain messages. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center, At The Bar is a virtual happy hour...
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A Scandal at Stanford
On this episode of At The Bar, Ed Whelan, Distinguished Senior Fellow and past president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Tim Rosenberger, Stanford Law School student, join Jennifer and Inez to discuss the woke mob shouting down a federal judge at Stanford Law School. -- Hosted by…
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Can He Do That?
In this episode of At the Bar, Inez and Jennifer are joined by Senior Legal Fellow May Davis Mailman for a discussion about President Biden's student loan forgiveness program and the Supreme Court case that will determine its fate. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and…
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Another Blockbuster Term for the Supreme Court?
In this episode of At The Bar, Inez and Jennifer sit down with Erin Hawley and Maya Noronha to preview some of the hot cases on the SCOTUS docket. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center, At The Bar is a virtual happy hour...
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Dark Days for Due Process
Jennifer and Inez interview journalist Robby Soave of Reason about the return of campus kangaroo courts. They discuss how the Biden administration’s proposed Title IX regulations undermine due process and threaten other constitutional liberties. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s...
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Is the Second Amendment the New Third Rail?
Supreme Court litigator Erin Murphy joins us to talk about the Court's recent decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen and to explain why she and her law partner Paul Clement left Kirkland & Ellis after winning the case. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum…
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Are Schools “Transing” Children Without Parental Consent?
Inez and Jennifer discuss reports that some schools are “socially transitioning” children without their parent’s knowledge or consent. Vernadette Broyles from the Center for Child and Parental Rights and Nicole Neily from Parents Defending Education explain how parents are fighting back.…
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School Choice, Religious Liberty, and the Supreme Court
Notre Dame Law Professor Nicole Garnett is At the Bar to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Carson v. Makin. Ginny Gentles from IW’s Education Freedom Center also joins the discussion. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s…
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What is a Woman? Rep. Debbie Lesko on the Need for a Women's Bill of Rights
On this episode of At The Bar, Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ 8th District) joins to discuss the need for a Women's Bill of Rights. Rep. Lesko introduced House Resolution 1136: establishing a Women's Bill of Rights to reaffirm legal protections afforded to women under Federal law. Learn more...
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Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Title IX and the Future of American Education
In this episode of At The Bar, Inez and Jennifer talk with Betsy DeVos about new Title IX rules that threaten to eviscerate due process, free speech, and women’s sports. The former Secretary of Education also weighs in on school choice and previews her forthcoming book, Hostages No More: the…
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Twisting Title IX
Title IX turns 50 this year. But the Biden Administration’s forthcoming regulations threaten to twist the landmark legislation beyond recognition. Jennifer and Inez are joined by R. Shep Melnick, professor of political science at Boston College, and Candice Jackson, former Deputy General Counsel…
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The Woke Mob Comes For The American Legal System
In this episode, Aaron Sibarium re-joins Jennifer and Inez At The Bar to discuss the ideological takeover of law schools and other pipelines to and shapers of the legal world. They discuss Aaron’s blockbuster piece on Bari Weiss’ Common Sense Substack detailing the rise of wokeness in the legal...
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Who Governs Us?
Erin Hawley, senior legal fellow with Independent Law Center, joins Inez Stepman At The Bar. They discuss the West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency case, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will determine whether the agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse…
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President Biden’s First Supreme Court Pick
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discuss President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Stephen G. Breyer as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Dan Urman, director of Northeastern University’s Undergraduate...
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Voting Rights and Election Integrity
Join Inez and Jennifer on Thursday for a spirited discussion on voting rights and election integrity. IWLC Visiting Fellow Maya Noronha joins them At the Bar. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s Law Center, At The Bar is a virtual...
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Is The ERA DOA?
Did the Equal Rights Amendment become part of our Constitution in 2020? Or was it dead on arrival? May Davis joins Inez and Jennifer to discuss the legality and the merits of the 1970’s-era proposal. Trust us, this is not your mother’s ERA debate! -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s...
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Race-Based Preferential COVID Treatments
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discuss the legality of dispensing medical treatment on the basis of race. Wen Fa from the Pacific Legal Foundation and Aaron Sibarium from the Washington Free Beacon join the conversation. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of…
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Year In Review
Kyle Rittenhouse, Jussie Smollett, Court-packing, and vaccine mandates — these are just a few of the issues that captured our attention this year. Join Jennifer Braceras and special guest May Davis for a rundown of 2021’s top stories at the intersection of law, politics, and culture. -- Hosted by...
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Single Sex Prisons And The Transgender Inmate
On this episode of At The Bar, Lauren Adams, legal director at Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF), joins Inez Stepman to discuss WoLF’s lawsuit on behalf of incarcerated women in California. Tune in! -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent Women’s...
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Hot Mess At Yale Law School
Over the past few years, Yale Law School has become a cauldron of cancel culture. Author and legal analyst David Lat joins this episode of At the Bar to discuss a few of the latest controversies, including the fracas between the Yale Federalist Society and DEI bureaucrats. Has the law school done...
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Loudoun Rising
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras tackle the growing frustration of Loudoun County, Virginia parents over school “gender policies” that resulted in at least two sexual assaults of students. They are joined by Professor Philip Hamburger, president of the New…
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Competition
In this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discuss Competition: Title IX, Male-Bodied Athletes, and the Threat to Women’s Sports, a new report released by Independent Women’s Law Center this summer. They talk to Selina Soule, a female athlete directly impacted by...
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Lawyers, Guns, Money, & The 2021-22 Supreme Court Term
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras are joined by Anastasia Boden from the Pacific Legal Foundation and Willy Jay from Goodwin Procter LLP to discuss the 2021-2022 Supreme Court Term, which opened this week. The Court is poised to hear cases involving school…
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My Body, My Choice?
On this episode of At The Bar, Jennifer C. Braceras and Inez Stepman ask: are government vaccine mandates constitutional? IWLC Visiting Fellow May Davis joined to discuss President Biden’s use of OSHA to mandate vaccines as a condition of employment, as well as the case law regarding school...
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Should Women Be Forced To Register For The Draft?
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer Braceras are joined by Lauren Adams and Jennifer Chavez from the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) to discuss if sex matters under the law. Should women be forced to register for the draft? What does the law say? Tune in to find out.…
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Women’s Soccer Goes To Court
Has the U.S. Soccer Federation violated federal equal pay laws? Soccer player Megan Rapinoe and her merry band of social justice warriors think so. Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras break it all down for you in this episode of At The Bar. Tune in for the spirited discussion and catch us next...
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Bill Cosby’s Get Out Of Jail Free Card
On this episode of "At The Bar", hosts Inez Stepman and Jennifer Braceras talk with former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy about actor Bill Cosby’s release from prison and the implications for #MeToo. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent...
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#FreeBritney
On Thursday’s episode of “At The Bar,” Inez Stepman and Jennifer Braceras discussed the legal and cultural issues surrounding Britney Spears’ conservatorship. Are you #FreeBritney or #TeamConservatorship? -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent...
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She Blinded Me With Science
When it comes to science, how can policy makers and judges separate fact from fiction? At The Bar host Jennifer C. Braceras and guest-host Julie Gunlock are joined by Joseph Annotti, president and CEO of the Center for Truth in Science, on this episode of “At The Bar.” -- Hosted by Inez Stepman…
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Abigail Shrier On Her Book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters”
In this episode of At The Bar, hosts Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras are joined by Abigail Shrier to discuss her book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. Is transgenderism in teenage girls part of a larger crisis of depression and body dysmorphia in pubescent...
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The Bureaucratic Blob And The Deep State
Senior Policy Analyst Inez Stepman and guest-host Erin Hawley talk with Mark Chenoweth from the New Civil Liberties Alliance about the administrative state that is taking over all of our lives like blob! -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent Women’s Forum and Jennifer Braceras of Independent...
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Court Packing
On this episode of At The Bar, Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discussed the latest court-packing schemes and explored whether recent efforts to expand the U.S. Supreme Court might be a distraction from an equally pernicious threat: expanding the lower federal bench. They were joined by…
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Critical Race Theory
On this episode of “At The Bar,” Inez Stepman and Jennifer C. Braceras discussed why more and more schools are pushing the so-called “anti-racist” curricula known as Critical Race Theory. They were joined by Charles Love from 1776 Unites, a movement to shape America’s future by educating students...
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The Orwellian University
On this episode of “At the Bar,” Inez Stepman and Jennifer Braceras will talk about the Orwellian University—and more specifically, attempts by university administrators to squelch free speech and due process on campus. They’ll be joined by Samantha Harris, a leading attorney on this topic. --...
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The Real War on Women
In their inaugural episode, Inez Stepman and Jennifer Braceras discuss current efforts to replace the term “sex” with the amorphous term “gender identity” and explain how this simple semantic change spells trouble ahead for American women and girls. -- Hosted by Inez Stepman of Independent…
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It’s 5pm, and you are . . . At The Bar. Time to belly up to your laptop, grab a cocktail, and join Independent Women's Law Center Director Jennifer C. Braceras and Independent Women's Forum Senior Policy Analyst Inez Stepman for a virtual happy hour conversation about issues at the intersection of law, politics, and culture.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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