10 Commandments, a Ballroom, and Meta Get Their Day in Court
Charles C. W. Cooke, John Yoo, and Richard Epstein debate whether Meta can really be held responsible for the harms of social media, whether...
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20 of 78 episodesTrump’s Ballroom, Fauci’s Fifth & the Pardon Power
This week, the Law Talk crew tackles Trump’s White House ballroom fight, the latest battle over birthright citizenship, Anthony Fauci’s deci...
Bibi, Beer, and Mount Rushmore
Can a U.S. mayor enforce an International Criminal Court warrant? Has President Trump found a new legal path to tariffs after earlier setbac...
The Supreme Court’s Grand Finale: Birthright Citizenship, Women’s Sports, and Campaign Finance
Charles C. W. Cooke, John Yoo, and Richard Epstein break down three major Supreme Court decisions from the end of the term: Trump v. Barbara...
SCOTUS Decision Day, Part 1: Geofencing, Mail Ballots, and the Administrative State
In part one of our Supreme Court decisions coverage, Charles C. W. Cooke, Richard Epstein, and John Yoo break down the decisions handed down...
Into the Gerrymandering and Slush Fund Legal Thunder Dome
The Supreme Court drops a bombshell voting-rights ruling , Richard Epstein declares the republic is heading for the rocks, John Yoo says eve...
Birthright, Free Speech, and War: Law Talk Live at UT Austin
In this episode of Law Talk Live —recorded at the University of Texas at Austin and hosted by the Civitas Institute—Charles C. W. Cooke, Joh...
Who's More Libertarian? Iran, Guns, and the Limits of Law
John Yoo, Richard Epstein, and Charles C.W. Cooke dive into the legal firestorm surrounding U.S. actions in Iran—debating “imminence,” antic...
The Trouble With Tariffs
Recent Supreme Court rulings have put new limits on the president’s ability to impose sweeping tariffs under claims of national emergency. T...
Greenland, Guns, and Money
Can a U.S. president buy — or even invade — Greenland? Can he tear up treaties, fire a member of the Federal Reserve, and still stay within...
Peak Trump: War, Antitrust, and Third Terms
Is the United States already at war with Venezuela—and if so, who authorized it? The Law Talk crew reconvenes for a wide-ranging debate over...
The Big Beautiful Originalism Debate
The long-awaited originalism debate is here! Charles C.W. Cooke, Richard Epstein, and John Yoo argue the meaning and limits of originalism,...
Supreme Court Preview: Sports, Speech, and Separation of Powers
The Supreme Court’s new term is loaded with big questions and Law Talk is on the cases: transgender athletes and Title IX, presidential powe...
Trump v. Everyone: War on Drugs, War on Courts, War on the Fed
Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and host Charles C.W. Cook dive into Trump’s decision to blow up a Venezuelan drug boat (was it legal? was it war...
The Great Birthright Citizen Debate
Charles C.W. Cooke moderates a spirited debate between John Yoo and Richard Epstein on the constitutional meaning and historical origins of...
Less Sex, More Text: Law Talk's 2025 Supreme Court Recap
Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and Charles C.W. Cooke unpack one of the most consequential Supreme Court terms in recent memory. From nationwide...
Insurrections, The Militia Cause, and Getting Dunked on By Charles Barkley
What do Charles Barkley, the National Guard, and the Posse Comitatus Act have in common? In this episode, of Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo, Pr...
Does AI Dream of Constitutional Rights?
Law Talk returns and in this excursion, Charles C.W. Cooke, Richard Epstein, and John Yoo tackle a grab bag of constitutional issues with th...
Law Talk 2.0
Welcome to the new and improved Law Talk podcast, featuring host Charles C.W. Cooke! He joins legal heavyweights Richard Epstein and John Yo...
Immunity Idols and Chevrons
In this special edition of Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo, Richard Epstein and John Yoo are joined by National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke to d...