Ipse Dixit

In this episode, Krista K. Thomason , Associate Professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College , discusses her book, " Naked: The Dark Side of Shame and Moral Life ," which is published by Oxford University Press. Thomason begins by explaining what "shame" is and how it differs from other, similar emotions. She describes the three existing philosophical views of shame: traditional, naturalistic, an...

In this episode, Kristelia García , Associate Professor of Law at Colorado Law, discusses her draft article "Encouraging Infringement." García begins by describing the conventional account of when and why copyright owners object to infringement. She observes that not all copyright owners object, and some copyright owners actually encourage infringement, at least in certain contexts. For example, v...

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In this episode, Dr. Aram Sinnreich, Associate Professor in the School of Communication at American University , discusses his book "The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property," which is published by Yale University Press, as well as his work on the cultural history of intellectual property more generally. Sinnreich begins by describing the book and its intended purpose. He explains what he thin...

In this episode, Pamela R. Metzger , Director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center and Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, discusses her article " Criminal (Dis)Appearance ," which she co-authored with Janet C. Hoeffel, and which will be published in the George Washington Law Review. Metzger begins by explaining how the police and prosecutors detain people after arrest for long p...

In this episode, Christopher L. Sagers , James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Cleveland-Marshall Solo Practice Incubator, at Cleveland-Marshall School of Law, discusses his book " United States v. Apple: Competition in America ," in relation to the history of antitrust law and antitrust theory. In this wide-ranging interview, Sagers touches on many different a...

In this episode, Tara Aaron Stelluto , a partner at Aaron Sanders Law in Nashville, Tennessee, discusses her work as a transactional attorney focused on advising clients about privacy-related issues. She begins by describing her practice at Aaron Sanders Law. She discusses the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in relation to her article " Commentary: Availability of WHOIS...

In this episode, Dan Alban , Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses civil forfeiture, and the complaint he and IJ recently filed in Brown v. TSA . Rebecca Brown was carrying $82,373 in cash given to her by her ailing father, in order to deposit it in a Boston bank and pay for his dental care, when the cash was confiscated by the TSA and DEA for no coherently articulated reason. IJ...

In this episode, Priya Baskaran , Assistant Professor at American University Washington College of Law, discusses her draft article "Flint, Appalachia & the Green New Deal: Water Justice in America's Forgotten Places." She begins by explaining how and why she uses the term "geographically disadvantaged places." She observes that seemingly disparate distressed communities like Flint, Michigan a...

In this episode, Justin Murray , Associate Professor of Law at New York Law School, discusses his article " Prejudice-Based Rights in Criminal Procedure ," which will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Murray begins by explaining what "prejudiced-based" rights are, and how their administration by trial courts and prosecutors differs from rights that don't require a showing...

In this episode, Jennifer Sturiale , Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, discusses her articles "A Balanced Consideration of the Federal Circuit's Choice of Law Rule," which will be published in the Utah Law Review, and "The Unseen Force in Civil Litigation: The Chief Justice's Appointment of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation." Sturiale begins by explaining that...

In this episode, Alan Mygatt-Tauber , Adjunct Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and Assistant Counsel at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northwest, discusses his article " Rethinking the Reasoning of Verdugo-Urquidez ," which will be published in the Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality. Mygatt-Tauber begins by describing the Supreme Court's holding in United States v....

In this episode, Valena Beety ( @valenabeetv ), Professor of Law at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and Jennifer Oliva ( @jenndoliva) , Associate Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law, discuss their new article, "Regulating Bite Mark Evidence: Lesbian Vampires and Other Myths of Forensic Odontology," forthcoming in the Washington Law Review . Profe...

In this episode, Carolyn Shapiro , Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses her article " Democracy, Federalism, and the Guarantee Clause ," which will be published in the Arizona Law Review. Shapiro begins by describing what the Guarantee Clause of the Constitution is and what it was originally...

In this episode, Simon Tam , the founder and bassist for The Slants , an Asian-American dance-rock band, discusses his fight to register his band's name as a trademark with the USPTO, and how he helped changed trademark law. Tam begins by describing the origins and aesthetics of The Slants, including why he chose the band's name. He explains why he filed a trademark registration application, and w...

In this episode, King and ECC11 discuss religion in relation to the ideas of the Latin King and Queen Nation, specifically in relation to the concept of Icona. They explain the origins of the concept of Icona, with reference to the Communist Manifesto and other historical texts on the history of class struggle. This episode was hosted by King, who is an incarcerated person. King is on Twitter at @...

In this episode, Robin Effron , Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, discusses her article " Putting the 'Notice' Back Into Pleading ," which will be published in the Cardozo Law Review. Effron begins by explaining what pleading is and what a plaintiff is expected to plead under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in order to survive a motion to dismiss. She describes the origins of what came...

In this episode, Guy Hamilton-Smith interviews David Garlock , Program Director at New Person Ministries, Co-Chair of the Lancaster County Re-Entry Coalition, and a 2019 JustLeadership Fellow. Garlock talks about his work with helping people convicted of sex offenses transition back into society, his journey in how he came to do that work, his work with Bryan Stevenson, and his role in the new fil...

In this episode, Derek T. Muller , Professor of Law at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, discusses his draft article " Weaponizing the Ballot ." Muller begins by describing the history of tax disclosures by presidents and presidential candidates, as well as the history of ballots and the electoral process. He reflects on state regulation of elections, and the constitutional difference be...

In this episode, Walter I. Gonçalves, Jr., a Federal Public Defender in the District of Arizona, discusses his article " Narrative, Culture, and Individuation: A Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Race-Conscious Approach to Reduce Implicit Bias for Latinxs ," which is published in the Seattle Journal for Social Justice. Gonçalves begins by explaining what implicit bias is and how it can affect criminal pro...

In this episode, Dylan Gilbert , Policy Counsel at Public Knowledge, discusses his new white paper, " Making Sense of the Termination Right: How the System Fails Artists and How to Fix It ," which he co-authored with Meredith Rose and Alisa Valentin. Gilbert begins by explaining what copyright's termination rule is, how it works, and why it was created. He observes that it is supposed to benefit a...

In this episode, Susan E. Provenzano , William Trumbull Professor of Practice at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, and Brian N. Larson , Associate Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, discuss their article " Civil Procedure as a Critical Discussion ," which will be published in the Nevada Law Journal. They begin by explaining the purpose of the Federal Rules of Civil Proc...

In this episode, Becca Rothfeld , an essayist, literary critic, and PhD candidate in philosophy at Harvard University , discusses her essay " Having a Cake and Eating It, Too ," which was published in AGNI, as well as her scholarship on aesthetic value more generally. Rothfeld begins by describing the thought of Simone Weil, and how it inspired her essay. Specifically, she reflects on Weil's desir...

This sound recording captures a February 2, 1947 radio broadcast on WTOP Washington, D.C. (which then broadcast at 1500 am), in which Republican Senator Robert A. Taft called for curbs on the power of the executive branch of the government, and a return of power to local and state governments. This recording is from the collection of the National Archives and was provided by Zvi S. Rosen . Hosted...

In this episode, Wayne A. Logan , Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law, discusses his article " Contracting for Fourth Amendment Privacy Online ," which he co-authored with Jake Linford, and which is published in the Minnesota Law Review. Logan begins by explaining the origins of the modern Fourth Amendment doctrine, and how it relies on both subject...