Ipse Dixit

In this episode, Marsha Griggs , Associate Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support and Bar Passage at Washburn University School of Law, discusses her article " An Epic Fail ," which will be published in the Howard Law Journal. Griggs begins by recounting the history of the bar exam. She briefly describes how the pandemic affected the administration of the bar exam this year. She explain...

In this episode, Stanley Fish , Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law and Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law , discusses his new book " The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump ," which is published by Simon & Schuste...

In this episode, Kiel Brennan-Marquez , Associate Professor of Law and William T. Golden Scholar at the University of Connecticut School of Law, discusses his draft article " Revitalizing Stare Decisis ." Brennan-Marquez begins by explaining why the doctrine of stare decisis is in a crisis moment, and why he thinks that is a problem. He proposes an alternative way of conceptualizing stare decisis,...

In this episode, Sara Mayeux , Associate Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, discusses her book " Free Justice: A History of the Public Defender in Twentieth-Century America ," which is published by the University of North Carolina Press. Mayeux begins by describing the origins of the modern concept of the public defender in the Gilded Era. She explains how and why the idea was rejected, an...

In this episode, Daxton R. "Chip" Stewart , Professor of Journalism in the Bob Schieffer College of Communications at Texas Christian University, discusses his new book, " Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech? ," which is published by Routledge. Stewart begins by describing how he became interested in studying the law through the lens of science fiction, and...

In this episode, Guadalupe Luna , Professor Emerita at the Northern Illinois University College of Law, discusses her article " This Land Belongs to Me: Chicanas, Land Grant Adjudication, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, " which was published in the Harvard Latino Law Review. Luna begins by describing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and what it was supposed to accomplish. She explains differen...

In this episode, Nina Varsava , Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Madison Law School, discusses her essay " Precedent on Precedent ," which will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online. Varsava begins by explaining what happened in the recent Supreme Court case Ramos v. Louisiana (2020), and how it reflects the differing views of the Supreme Court j...

In this episode, Raymond H. Brescia , Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology and Professor of Law at Albany Law School, discusses his book " The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions ," which is published by Cornell University Press. Brescia begins by talking about his own background as a community organizer and how it has informed his scholarship on social change. H...

In this episode, Dr. Robert M. Farley , Senior Lecturer at the University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, discusses his new book, "Patents for Power: Intellectual Property Law and the Diffusion of Military Technology," which he co-authored with Davida H. Isaacs , and is published by the University of Chicago Press. Farley begins by explaining why intellectual...

In this episode, Emily Croucher ( @emilydotgov ), Pilar Escontrias ( @XicanaRebelde ), Efrain Hudnell ( @EfrainJoshua1 ), and Donna Saadati-Soto ( @SaadatiSoto ), discuss their involvement with United for Diploma Privilege and its successes to date. They explain why diploma privilege is critical to safety and fairness, as we face the Covid-19 pandemic. They reflect on the response from different s...

In this episode, Dr. Nick J. Sciullo , Assistant Professor of Communications at Texas A&M University Kingsville , discusses his article " Conversations with the Law: Irony, Hyperbole and Identity Politics or Sake Pase? Wyclef Jean, Shottas, and Haitian Jack - A Hip-Hop Creole Fusion of Rhetorical Resistance to the Law ," which was published in the Oklahoma City University Law Review and reprin...

In this episode, Michael Arin , a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and the student editor-in-chief of the Esports Bar Association Journal, discusses his note " Competing Competitions: Anticompetitive Conduct by Publisher-Controlled Esports Leagues ," which is published in the Minnesota Law Review. Arin begins by explaining what esports are and why they resemble traditional...

In this episode, John Bergmayer , Legal Director at Public Knowledge, discusses his new white paper, " Tending the Garden: How to Ensure That App Stores Put Users First ." Bergmayer begins by explaining how app stores work, how they can benefit consumers, and how they can cause consumer harm. He discusses the regulatory problems specific to app stores, and how they might be addressed most effectiv...

In this episode, Jacob Victor , Assistant Professor of Law at Albany Law School and Affiliated Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project, discusses his article " Utility-Expanding Fair Use ," which will be published in the Minnesota Law Review. Victor begins by explaining what "utility-expanding" fair use is and how it differs from other kinds of "transformative" fair use. He reflects on when...

In this episode, George W. Conk , Adjunct Professor of Law and Senior Fellow of the Stein Center for Law & Ethics at Fordham Law School, discusses his article " People's Electric: Engaged Legal Education at Rutgers-Newark Law School in the 1960's and 1970's ," which is published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Conk begins by describing the uniquely progressive legal education offered at Rutg...

In this episode, Sunny Stalter-Pace , Hargis Associate Professor of American Literature at Auburn University , discusses her book " Imitation Artist: Gertrude Hoffmann’s Life in Vaudeville and Dance ," which is published by Northwestern University Press. Stalter-Pace begins by describing vaudeville performance at the turn of the century, and the particular style of Gertrude Hoffman. She explains h...

In this episode, Arpitha Kodiveri , a graduate student at the European University Institute, discusses her article " Wildlife First, People Later?: Forest Rights and Conservation - Towards an Experimentalist Governance Approach ," which is published in the Journal of Indian Law and Society. Kodiveri begins by describing Indian environmental law and why it has created tensions with indigenous commu...

In this episode Thomas Haley , Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, discusses his paper,  Data Protection in Disarray . The paper discusses how federal courts misapply standing doctrine in data breach cases. He is on Twitter at  @TomHaley . This episode was hosted by  Benjamin P. Edwards , Associate Professor of Law at...

In this episode, Hadar Aviram , Professor of Law at UC Hastings Law, discusses her new book, " Yesterday's Monsters: The Manson Family Cases and the Illusion of Parole ," which is published by the University of California Press. Aviram begins by describing how parole works in California. She explains why she decided to study the parole hearings of Charles Manson and the members of the Manson Famil...

In this episode, Benjamin Edwards , Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Investor Protection Clinic at the University of Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, discusses his article " Adversarial Failure ," which will be published in the Washington & Lee Law Review. Edwards begins by explaining what brokers do in the financial services industry, and why the structure of the industr...

In this episode, Jeffrey R. Baker , Clinical Professor of Law and Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, and Allyson McKinney Timm , founder and executive director of Justice Revival , discuss their article " Zero-Tolerance: The Trump Administration's Human Rights Violations Against Migrants on the Southern Border ," which will be pu...

In this episode  Alexander Platt  discusses his paper,  Gatekeeping in the Dark . The paper addresses how an administrative agency's decisions can catalyze or inhibit private securities class action litigation. Platt argues out that the SEC should consider the collateral consequences of its decisions with an eye toward achieving an optimal level of enforcement. He is...

In this episode, Gautam Hans , Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, discusses his article " How and Why Did It Go So Wrong?: Theranos as a Legal Ethics Case Study ," which will be published in the Georgia State University Law Review. Hans begins by describing his goals in teaching professional responsibility. He explains why the Theranos story is useful in teaching profess...

In this episode, Eric Segall , Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law, and Adam Feldman , creator of the Supreme Court blog Empirical SCOTUS , discuss their article, " The Elite Teaching the Elite: Who Gets Hired by the Top Law Schools? ," which will be published by the Journal of Legal Education. Segall and Feldman begin by describing their research pr...

In this episode, Ilya Somin , Professor of Law at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, discusses his new book " Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom ," which is published by Oxford University Press. Somin begins by explaining what foot voting is and how it is different from ballot box voting. He explains why foot voting can produce better outcomes than ballot b...