Rehearing: Judge Stephen Vaden
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🗓️ 17 March 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this Rehearings episode, we replay our interview with the Judge Stephen Vaden. The interview is especially relevant in light of the recent free-speech controversy at Stanford Law, because Judge Vaden talks about the free-speech crisis in legal academia. Rehearings airs our favorite old interviews on weeks when things are otherwise quiet at the Supreme Court.
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| 0:00.0 | Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court. |
| 0:05.3 | I'm John Carlo Conoparo. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm Zach Smith. |
| 0:08.4 | And welcome to SCOTUS 101, where we break down what's happening at the Supreme Court, what the justices are up to, and other things related to our favorite branch of government. |
| 0:20.5 | Welcome back to another episode of SCOTUS 101. |
| 0:24.0 | In this week's rehearing, we'll be listening to the conversation I had with Judge Stephen |
| 0:29.0 | Vaden. |
| 0:30.0 | This conversation is particularly relevant now because Judge Vaden and I talked about the state |
| 0:34.8 | of legal education and particularly some of the demonstrations that have gotten out of hand at his alma mater, Yale Law School. |
| 0:42.7 | Again, this is relevant now because of what's recently happened at Stanford Law School with Judge Kyle Duncan. |
| 0:49.0 | And so I thought it would be great to hear what Judge Vaden has to say on that topic and the other topics we discuss too. So enjoy my |
| 0:56.1 | interview with Judge Stephen Vaden. We're pleased to be joined today by Judge Stephen Vaden, |
| 1:02.3 | who currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Judge Vaden, welcome to the show. |
| 1:07.7 | Thank you for having me, Zach. Well, thank you so much for being here. |
| 1:15.8 | Now, Judge, before we dive into your legal career and your work as a judge, I'm curious, |
| 1:25.1 | what made you want to be a lawyer? Well, my father was a farmer, and he also had a number of rental properties. So I grew up in a small town in northwest Tennessee called |
| 1:30.1 | Union City. And when I wasn't in school, I spent my time helping him fix up the rental |
| 1:36.1 | properties and deal with the farms. And anytime you own land, you're going to have interactions with government. |
| 1:45.4 | Sure. |
| 1:45.9 | Because quite frequently, there are people in government who don't own anything themselves |
| 1:51.4 | who nonetheless think that they know how you should run your affairs. |
| 1:56.6 | And so, you know, growing up and my father keeping me close, I saw that. |
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