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modusSCOTUS

The podcast devoted to analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court

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VENESIA HURTUBISE

Host, Producer

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modusSCOTUS is a podcast hosted by two recent law school graduates who love to talk about the Supreme Court of the United States. Each week, Bill and Venesia break down the recent oral arguments and opinions by reviewing the hearings, deciphering the law and attempting to analyze the outcomes. 

This podcast is for laymen and law students who don't fully understand all the legal lingo (because we don't either) but want to learn more about the cases going into and coming out of the Supreme Court. Or - really - anyone who is curious about the funny and surprising banter that takes place in the highest court in the land. 

Tune in to learn more about SCOTUS, who the justices are and how they operate, what arguments are currently going on and what rulings are coming out.


DISCLAIMER: This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. None of the discussed  information nor opinions constitute legal advice. If you hear anything that makes you think that you might need legal advice, please seek an attorney.

BILL KEHOE

Host

Who We Are

VENESIA
Venesia Hurtubise is an industrial research & development chemist turned lawyer. She received her BS in Chemistry and Forensics from the University of New Haven and her MRes in Green Chemistry from Imperial College in London, publishing her first research article in 2014. She got her start working in the chemical industry in 2014 as a R&D chemist. In 2017, Venesia decided that it was time to add another challenge to her life and so began pursuing her JD, part-time, at the University of Connecticut School of Law where she graduated in May of 2021.

During law school, Venesia realized her passion for criminal law. Between work and school, she interned for the Office of the Chief Public Defender Psychiatric Unit from 2018-2021. Her experience culminated in a research paper comparing the disparities between Connecticut's two statutory systems for involuntary psychiatric commitment: civil and criminal. This research has been used by the Psychiatric Unit Public Defender and the Connecticut Valley Hospital Whiting Task Force.
Venesia is an active member of the State Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Her work with the committee has assisted in the furtherance of prosecutorial reform and transparency in CT in 2019 and nursing home resident advocacy in 2020.

In her free time, Venesia is an avid traveller and explorer. She is always planning her next adventure and seeking new experiences. Venesia is also passionate about volunteer work and community involvement. She is an active volunteer for the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind in CT and she is always happy to spend a weekend working with her local Foodshare or Habitat for Humanity organizations. 

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BILL
Bill Kehoe is a mechanical engineer by training and a strategic sourcing manager within the aerospace industry by trade.  He received his BSE in mechanical engineering in 2017, specializing in advanced manufacturing methods. He immediately started part-time law school after graduation and gained his JD in May, 2021.

Bill served as a Commissioner for Economic Development in his hometown of East Windsor, Connecticut until 2018, analyzing local issues such as tax incentives and marketing programs. He taught English, Science, and Math in Ghana during the summer of 2016. He competed in several interscholastic negotiation competitions and represented the UConn School of Law at the Negotiation and Dispute Resolution competition at the Brooklyn College School of Law in 2019. Venesia will typically drag him to Habitat for Humanity and Foodshare events; both are programs where he is happy to participate!

Constitutional law, especially the First Amendment, caught Bill's attention early in law school. His studies eventually led to his recent work Social Media Censorship of Political Speech (see the Research & Trivia tab), which delved into the contentious landscape of internet speech.

On any given weekend, you can find Bill lost on some body of water, perched in one of his many kayaks.  When not on the water, he also spends his free time researching the history of the Supreme Court.

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