Original Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction

Hosted by David Lat · David Lat

4.7from 63 ratings

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59Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
108
Episodes
73
Transcribed
63
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2022
First episode

About Original Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction, a podcast about law and the legal profession, features host David Lat interviewing some of the most interesting, influential, and important people in the world of law. It's the companion podcast to Lat's Substack newsletter of the same name. You can follow David on Twitter (@DavidLat) or email him at davidlat@substack.com, and you can subscribe to his newsletter at davidlat.substack.com. davidlat.substack.com (https://davidlat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher
David Lat
Category
business · news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
21 Sept 2022
Latest episode
15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

73 of 108 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Disappointed Originalist: Sherif Girgis

  2. 30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    ‘There’s Always A Way’: Jaime Santos

  3. 17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Making Of A Celebrity Litigator: Mathew Rosengart

Inside a recent episode

The Disappointed Originalist: Sherif Girgis

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You have a casebook on it coming out next year. This is admittedly a very broad question, so answer it however you like. But How do you feel about the current state of the First Amendment and free speech more generally? Because some of us who care very deeply about it, self-included, are concerned. I think it faces threats from both the right and the left, both the Trump administration and some of the people who are most passionately opposed to the Trump administration. So what are your thoughts? Yeah, I think the main divide here is age. My sense is that the sort of boomers and Gen Hex maybe – which is obviously the better part of the federal bench, for example, and the Supreme Court, are quite hardcore about protecting a very robust free speech regime. […]

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Who has been a guest on Original Jurisdiction

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  • Sherif Girgis
  • Jaime Santos
  • Mathew Rosengart
  • Halimah DeLaine Prado
  • Molly Abraham

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
40 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
23 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

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David Lat host the show. Published by David Lat.

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