Civil Discourse

In the third of three episodes, Aughie and Nia discuss the major decisions released in June by the U.S. Supreme Court; in this episode, the cases covered are: Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Biden v. Nebraska, and Department of Education v. Brown.

In the second of three episodes, Aughie and Nia discuss the major decisions released in June by the U.S. Supreme Court; in this episode, the cases covered are: Haaland v. Brackeen, U.S. v Texas, Groff v. DeJoy, Counterman v. Colorado and Moore v. Harper.

Aughie and Nia preview some of the 21 cases that the Supreme Court has already agreed to hear for the 23-24 term.

Aughie and Nia share the statistics of this SCOTUS term, including who wrote the most and least, who agreed the most and least, and much more.

Nia And Aughie discuss the provisions of the debt ceiling agreement reached in June 2023. This is a follow up episode to a January 2023 episode. 

In the first of three episodes, Aughie and Nia discuss the major decisions released in June by the U.S. Supreme Court; in this episode, the cases covered are: Andy Warhol v Goldsmith, Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, Glacier Northwest v. Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters, Allen v. Milligan, and Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products.

Scholarly communications librarian Hillary Miller joins Nia and Aughie to debate the issues in the recent case before the Supreme Court, Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC .

Scholarly communications librarian Hillary Miller joins Aughie and Nia to discuss the copyright ownership of musical products by writers, singers, and potentially hedge funds.

Nia and Aughie discuss the recently enacted PL 117-228, the Respect for Marriage Act. It repeals The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and guarantees that same sex marriages performed in a state where they are legal must be recognized in all other states.

Aughie and Nia discuss arguments made in Federalist 10 and AntiFederalist 10 regarding the factions and parties that might destroy the rights of the people, especially those holding the minority opinion. 

Aughie and Nia cover the Freedom of Information Act and the exemptions the government may rely on to prevent the release of information.

Nia and Aughie discuss the cases heard before the U.S. Supreme Court in February 2023 regarding the responsibility of Google and Twitter for the content published on their platforms.

Aughie and Nia explore how the use of zoning laws at the local level can change the use of property in a city, sometimes to suppress "undesirable" activities.

Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers? What were they written in response to? Why are they important? Aughie and Nia answer these questions in a new intermittent series of episodes.

Nia and Aughie discuss the new government nutritional guidelines, mostly in terms of other reports concerning military readiness and ongoing American health issues.

In the final part of this series, Aughie and Nia touch on the controversies surrounding the process of bringing a drug or medical device to market.

The second in a three part series, Nia and Aughie explore how generics come to market.

Professor Judy Twigg joins Aughie and Nia for a short discussion of Russia's suspension of the START Treaty. They also briefly touch on the prosecution of Russia's war with Ukraine.

In this first of a three part series, Aughie walks Nia through the application process for obtaining permission to produce a new drug or medical device.

Nia and Aughie explore the reasons why the U.S. Supreme Court has released only two opinions since October when their session began.

Aughie and Nia briefly touch on the objects in American or Canadian airspace that have been brought down by the U.S. military.

Nia and Aughie explore the history and assignment of zip codes by the U.S. federal government. They also discuss the largely failed implementation of the "extra four digits".

Nia and Aughie discuss the continuing issue of Presidential and Vice-Presidential classified documents being found in inappropriate locations. They further discuss the need for regulations to be simplified and the classification scheme to be applied more carefully.

Aughie and Nia start the regular season of episodes with a discussion of how the government used to assign Social Security Numbers and Employer Identification Numbers. They also talk about the legislative and social history of these important nine-digit numbers.

Aughie and Nia catch up on the results of the SCOTUS investigation of the leak of the Dobbs opinion draft in 2022. The Marshall of the Court released a 20 page report this week detailing the investigation and results.