Juan Cartagena reflects on his journey from aspiring musician to Columbia Law School and more than a decade leading LatinoJustice PRLDEF, one of the nation’s premier civil rights law organizations, before turning to the Supreme Court’s 2025–26 term to examine cases involving racial profiling, gerrymandering and potential challenges to birthright citizenship, as well as ongoing debates over Puerto Rico’s political status.

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Part III is a bonus episode of Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl and the Law. Law professor Diego Alcala-Laboy, activist attorney Raquel Maldonado, Impacto AZ founder Jonathan Higuera and ASU law student Alondra Lopez Barrera examine Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance. The discussion explores its celebration of Puerto Rican and Latin culture, its reference to Puerto Rico’s colonial status and its challenge to conventional definitions of American identity. The episode also considers the role of joy and love during periods of social and political uncertainty.

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Part II continues the conversation with ASU scholar-in-residence Luis Mendoza; Albany Law School professor Diego Alcala Laboy; San Juan-based lawyer and activist Raquel Maldonado Navarro; and ASU Law student and superfan Alondra Lopez Barrera, examining how controversy over the NFL’s decision to invite Bad Bunny to perform at the Super Bowl offers a broader learning moment. The guests discuss how the debate highlights Puerto Rico’s ongoing colonial status, the contradictions of U.S. citizenship and questions of language, belonging, gender and culture, while also diving into key legal cases and Bad Bunny songs — and what audiences might expect from his Super Bowl performance.

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