Ipse Dixit

In this episode,  Kara Bruce , Professor of Law at the University of Toledo College of Law, discusses her new article, " Bankruptcy’s Adjunct Regulator " (with  Alexandra Sickler ), which will be published in the Florida Law Review. In their new article, Kara and Alex discuss the role that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has played in the consumer bankruptcy system and...

In this episode, Adam Shniderman, a student at the University of Michigan Law School , discussed his essay, "Prove It! Judging the Hostile-or-Warlike-Action Exclusion in Cyber Insurance Policies," which will be published in the Yale Law Journal Forum. Shniderman begins by explaining how he became interested in insurance law. He explains how insurance works and why it presents problems for cyber-at...

In this episode, Karen Tani , Professor of Law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, and Matthew Cortland , a lawyer and writer based in Massachusetts, discuss their work on reclaiming notice and comment and citizen participation in the administrative process. They begin by explaining the source and purpose of notice and comment under the Administrative Procedure Act. They reflec...

In this episode, King, a state prisoner, discusses life in prison and learning the law as a prisoner. He explains his experience of prison and how he became a paralegal. He reflects on the lawyers who helped him and what prisoners need. And he explains why he wants to be a lawyer. King is on Twitter at @King_ShankRadio . This episode was hosted by  Brian L. Frye , Spears-Gilbert Associate Pro...

In this episode, Jennifer L. Brinkley , Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at the University of West Florida, discusses her article, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Examining Her Path to the High Court Bench and its Intersection with the ACLU," which was published in the Lincoln Memorial University Law Review. Brinkley begins by describing the arc of Justice Ginsburg's career, and the discrimination she f...

In this episode, Erica Goldberg , Associate Professor at the University of Dayton School of Law, discusses her article " First Amendment Cynicism and Redemption ," which will be published in the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Goldberg begins by explaining what she means by "First Amendment cynicism." She describes criticism of "First Amendment Lochnerism" and explains how she thinks we shoul...

In this episode, Beau Phillips , Executive Director of US-MADE and a partner at Reset Public Affairs, discusses his advocacy work on patent reform. Phillips begins by describing his background in public policy advocacy. He explains how he got involved in patent policy and discusses his work on the America Invents Act (AIA). He describes the inter partes review (IPR) process that was a part of the...

In this episode, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette , Associate Professor of Law and Justin M. Roach, Jr. Faculty Scholar at Stanford Law School, and Rebecca Weires , a student at Stanford Law School and the Stanford School of Engineering, discuss their article " University Patenting: Is Private Law Serving Public Values? ," which will be published in the Michigan State Law Review. Ouellette and Weires begi...

In 1965, the Chevrolet Motor Division Merchandising Department of General Motors released an LP titled " Chevrolet Sings of Safe Driving and You ." The LP was billed as "an Innovation in Driver Education." And it observed, "Your driving ability will make your car even safer!" Here is the tracklist: An Exciting Thing (Driving A Car) Grown-Up Baby (Driving Psychology) Cities And Towns (Driving In Ci...

In this episode, Kent Lambert , a Chicago-based musician and media artist and the Assistant Director of the Hack Arts Lab Media Arts, Data, and Design Center at the University of Chicago , discusses his artistic practice and reflects on his experience of how copyright affects his work in media art. Lambert begins by describing his video work, explaining where he finds source materials, why he uses...

In this episode, L. Joe Dunman , Assistant Professor of Legal Studies at Morehead State University, discusses his article " The Devil in Recent American Law ," which is published in the Pace Law Review. Dunman begins by observing that, at least in theory, courts are supposed to be agnostic about question of religious belief. But in practice, courts have long applied different standards to Satanism...

In this episode, Jill Hasday , Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law at the University of Minnesota Law School , discusses her new book " Intimate Lies and the Law ," which is published by Oxford University Press. Hasday begins by explaining how courts treat "intimate lies" differently from other kinds of lies. She describes the different kinds of lies people...

In this episode, Evan Zoldan , Professor of Law at the University of Toledo College of Law, discusses his article " Corpus Linguistics and the Dream of Objectivity ," which will be published in the Seton Hall Law Review. Zoldan begins by explaining what corpus linguistic is, how it works, and why many people want to apply it to legal analysis. Among other things, the goal of corpus linguistics is...

In this episode, Carliss Chatman , Assistant Professor of Law at Washington & Lee University School of Law, discusses her article, " Myth of the Attorney Whistleblower ," which will be published in the SMU Law Review. Chatman begins by explaining the duty of confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege, and how those apply to attorneys representing organizations rather than individuals. S...

In this episode, Sanjukta Paul , Assistant Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School, discusses her article " Antitrust As Allocator of Coordination Rights ," which will be published in the UCLA Law Review. Paul begins by explaining why she thinks we should conceptualize antitrust policy in terms of "coordination rights," or the legal ability to form agreements. She reflects on how coo...

In this episode, Peter Adamson , Professor of Late Ancient and Islamic Philosophy at the LMU in Munich , discusses his essay "Taqlid: Authority and the Intellectual Elite in the Islamic World," which will be part of a lecture series at Notre Dame. Adamson begins by explaining the difference between the Islamic law concepts of "taqlid," which roughly means "rule-following" or "precedent" and "ijtih...

In this episode,  Kate Sablosky Elengold , Assistant Professor and director of the Consumer Financial Transactions Clinic at UNC School of Law, discusses her scholarship on the Investment Imperative, a term she coined. Kate identifies the investment imperative "as the widely-held belief that higher education is necessary to increase one's financial prosperity and social standing in America."...

In this episode, Chaz Arnett , Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses his article " From Decarceration to E-carceration ," which will be published in the Cardozo Law Review. Arnett begins by describing what "e-carceration" is and what the experience of being subject to constant electronic surveillance is actually like. He explains how the decarceration...

In this episode, Anthony Michael Kreis , Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses his article " Dead Hand Vogue ," which will be published in the University of Richmond Law Review. Kreis begins by explaining how courts have construed Title VII's prohibition on employment discrimination differently in relation to LGBTQ individuals than other social groups. Speci...

In this episode, Caprice L. Roberts , Visiting Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, discusses her article " Disgorging Emoluments ," which will be published in the Marquette Law Review. Roberts begins by explaining what "emoluments" are and briefly describing the current controversy over improper emoluments allegedly received by President Trump. She observed that many c...

In this episode, Maybell Romero , Assistant Professor of Law at the Northern Illinois University College of Law discusses her draft article " Prosecutors and Police: An Unholy Union ." Romero begins by observing that prosecutors are beginning to unionize and join with police unions, which promises to create issues for accountability and criminal justice reform. She describes the history of police...

In this episode, Andrew Jensen Kerr , Lecturer of Legal English and Assistant Director for the Language Center at Georgetown University Law Center, discusses his article " The Perfect Opinion ," which will be published in the Washington University Jurisprudence Review. Kerr begins by describing the literature evaluating the quality of judicial opinions. He explains how his methodology differs from...

In this episode, Patrick Kabat, a media and entertainment lawyer and Director of the First Amendment, Media & Entertainment Law Practicum at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, discusses his article "The Fossilized Right of Publicity: Fiction, the First Amendment, and the Freedom of Imagination." Kabat begins by describing the origin of the right of publicity and what it protects. He explains w...

In this episode, Carrie A. Goldberg , the owner of C. A. Goldberg, PLLC , discusses her new book, " Nobody's Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls ," which is published by Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Goldberg begins by describing the kind of horrific abuse her clients suffer, often at the hands of strangers. She explains why her clients need help and some of the stra...

This is the beginning of a 1941 interview with George Johnson, a formerly enslaved man who belonged to Joseph Davis, the owner of the Hurricane plantation in Warren County, Mississippi. Joseph Davis was the brother of Jefferson Davis, the President of Confederate States of America. Johnson discusses Benjamin Montgomery, another slave who belonged to Joseph Davis, who managed Hurricane. But Montgom...