Ipse Dixit

In this episode, Michael J. Madison , Professor of Law and John E. Murray Faculty Scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses his article " Fair Play: Notes on the Algorithmic Soccer Referee ," which will be published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law. Madison begins by explaining how the rules of soccer or "football" give the referee a degree of...

In this episode, Colin Starger , Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, discusses his essay " The Argument that Cries Wolfish ," which is published in the MIT Computational Law Report. Starger begins by explaining what pretrial detention is and why it is a problem. He describes his empirical study, which shows that many innocent people are detained before trial, with inadeq...

In this episode, Enrique Guerra-Pujol , Associate Instruct of Law at the University of Central Florida College of Business, discusses his draft article " Love and Liberty: A Short History of Adam Smith in Love ." Guerra-Pujol begins by explaining who Adam Smith was, focusing on his prominence as a moral philosopher. He explains how little we know about Smith's personal life, and presents new evide...

In this episode, Rachel Slepoi, a law student at the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses her article " Bostock's Inclusive Queer Frame ," which will be published in the Virginia Law Review Online. Slepoi begins by explaining what happened in Bostock, and how it grew out of Title VII jurisprudence on the meaning of "sex." She reflects on how the Court's textualist opinion in Bostock rel...

In this episode, Joshua A. Douglas , Ashland, Inc-Spears Distinguished Research Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, discusses his essay " Undue Deference to States in 2020 Election Litigation ." Douglas begins by outlining the election litigation happening this year, and reflects on the likelihood of further litigation. He explains how federal courts evaluate the constit...

In this episode, Taleed El-Sabawi , Assistant Professor of Law at Elon University School of Law, discusses her article, " A Model for Defunding: An Evidence-Based Statute for Behavioral Health Crisis Response ," which she co-authored with Jennifer J. Carroll. El-Sabawi begins by explaining the need to reform police response to behavioral health crises. She describes her study of the Portland, Oreg...

In this episode, Ian Ayres , Deputy Dean and William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and Fredrick E. Vars, Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, discuss their new book " Weapon of Choice: Fighting Gun Violence While Respecting Gun Rights ," which is published by Harvard University Press. They begin by explaining that their book explor...

In this episode, Tarra Simmons , an attorney and candidate for Washington State Representative, discusses her experiences running for public office. She begins by describing her incarceration, how she came to attend law school, and how she successfully fought for admission to the Washington Bar. She reflects on her experiences, and how they inform her legislative priorities, especially in relation...

In this episode, Kathryn Brown , Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at Loughborough University, discusses her article " Disappearing acts: Fictitious capital, aesthetic atheism, and the artworld ," which is published in the Journal of Visual Art Practice. Brown begins by briefly describing the history of the relationship between art and markets. She argues that "aesthetic atheism" has turn...

In this episode, Rory Van Loo , Associate Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, discusses his article " Federal Rules of Platform Procedure ," which will be published in the University of Chicago Law Review. Van Loo begins by describing how internet companies regulate the content produced by their users, reflecting on some examples of mishandled decisions. He explains the incentives...

In this episode, Nathan D. Richardson , Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, discusses his article " Deference is Dead (Long Live Chevron) ," which will be published in the Rutgers Law Review. Richardson begins by explaining what Chevron deference is an how it is supposed to work. He observes that courts don't seem to actually observe Chevron deference in m...

In this episode, Adrian Ho , Director of Digital Scholarship at the University of Kentucky Library, discusses the library's alternative textbook grant program and its focus on open educational resources. Ho explains why open access is important and how it benefits students. He describes the University of Kentucky's program to promote open access scholarship. And he reflects on the future of the pr...

In this episode, evelyn douek , Lecturer in Law and doctoral candidate at Harvard Law School, discusses her article " Governing Online Speech: From 'Posts-As-Trumps' to Proportionality and Probability ," which will be published in the Columbia Law Review. douek begins by explaining how internet platforms have typically relied on a categorical approach to content regulation, and why it has failed....

In this episode, Sarah Burstein , Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec , Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School, and Andres Sawicki , Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law, discuss their draft, open-access Patent Law casebook, which will be available for adopting for the Fall 2021 semester. You can read a chapter fro...

In this episode, Mihailis Diamantis , Associate Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law, discusses his article "The Corporate Insanity Defense," which will be published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Diamantis observes that nothing about the insanity defense prevents its application to a corporation. He argues that in some circumstances, corporations fail to cont...

In this episode, Mason Marks , Assistant Professor at Gonzaga University School of Law and Edmond J. Safra/Petrie-Flom Center Joint Fellow-in-Residence at Harvard University, and Dustin Marlan , Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts College of Law Dartmouth, discuss their work on the regulation and use of psychedelics. Marks's scholarship is available here , and Marlan's scholarship i...

In this episode, Raquel Muñiz , Assistant Professor at Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Dwayne Kwaysee Wright , Visiting Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration at the George Washington University, and Rafael Alvarado , a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, discuss their article, " Joint Identities?: A Self-Case Study of the Professional...

In this episode, Jennifer Randolph Reise , Visiting Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, discusses her article " Moving Ahead: Finding Opportunities for Transactional Training in Remote Legal Education ," which will be published in the William Mitchell Law Review. Reise explains how teaching transactional lawyering requires a different approach than teaching litigation. She reflects...

In this episode, Pierre Schlag , University Distinguished Professor & Byron R. White Professor of Law, discusses his article " The Law Review Article ," which is published in the University of Colorado Law Review. Here is the abstract: What is a law review article? Does America know? How might we help America in this regard? Here, we approach the first question on the bias: As we have found, a...

In this episode, Alfred Steiner , a lawyer at Mauriel Kapouytian Woods and an artist , discusses the relationship between his legal and artistic practices, especially his work in conceptual art. Steiner begins by describing his background as an artist and how he became a lawyer. He reflects how his legal practice informs his artistic practice, and vice versa. And he describes some of his works of...

In this episode, Cathay Smith , Associate Professor of Law at the University of Montana Blewett School of Law, discusses her new article Political Fair Use . Professor Smith identifies an emerging tendency among courts to give special weight to political expression in cases involving copyright infringement and fair use, and she argues that this kind of special treatment has led to important d...

In this episode, David A. Friedman , Professor of Law at Willamette University College of Law, discusses his article " Impostor Scams ," which will be published in the Michigan Journal of Law Reform. Friedman begins by explaining what an impostor scam is and describing the long history of impostor scams. He observes that impostor scams are a huge problem, and are facilitated by new technology. He...

In this episode, Sarah J. Schendel , Assistant Professor of Academic Support at Suffolk University Law School, discusses her article "What You Don't Know (Can Hurt You): Using Exam Wrappers to Foster Self-Assessment Skills in Law Students," which is published in the Pace Law Review. Schendel begins by explaining what self-assessment is, how it works, and why it is essential to learning. She discus...

In this episode, Greer Donley , Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses her article " Contraceptive Equity: Curing the Sex Discrimination in the ACA's Mandate ," which is published in the Alabama Law Review, and was the winner of the 2019-2020 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law . Donley begins by explaining what she means by "cont...

In this episode, Janet Freilich , Associate Professor of Law at the Fordham University School of Law and Visiting Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Law, discusses her new article Matching and Digging: Evidentiary Analysis at the Patent Office . Professor Freilich argues that when it comes to two important and distinct forms of evidentiary analysis—matching versus digging—...