The Legal Eagle Review

On this show, we talk with law professor and legal scholar Dr. Vinay Harpalani about affirmative action in the college admission process and the cases pending before the Supreme Court -- Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College.

The U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. September 17 of every year is designated as Constitution Day to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution. On this show in recognition of Constitution Day, we talk with NCCU Law Professor Don Corbett about the U.S. Constitution and how we, as a society, can further the aspirational ideas of this imperfect document.

On this rebroadcast show, we discuss the history of Labor Day, labor unions, and the role race and racism have played in the labor movement with Stanford Law Professor William Gould, former chairman of the NLRB and author of Black Workers in White Unions and the forthcoming For Labor to Build Upon: Wars, Depression and Pandemic

On this show, we talk with Kym Meyer, Senior Attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, about the NC NAACP's successful challenge to two 2018 constitutional amendments which would have imposed a Photo Voter ID requirement and a 7% cap on the State’s income taxes, and the recent decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court to invalidate the amendments.

On this show, we discuss the exploding use of artificial intelligence, the societal dangers surrounding the use of AI, and the need for ethical and responsible implementation of AI with NCCU Law Professor Kevin Lee.

On this show, we talk with Professor Margaret Burnham about her forthcoming book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners, in which she writes about the trials and tribulations of African Americans who served in the military during 1930s, 40s and 50s.

On this show, we have an incisive and instructive discussion about the January 6th insurrection effort, which was designed to interfere with the confirmation of the 2020 Presidential election results and its impact on the political participation of African Americans and people of color in the 2022 election campaigns. Our guests are Dr. Serena Sebring, the Executive Director of Blueprint North Caro...

On this show, Irv has an in-depth discussion with NCCU Law Professor Tamika Moses about being an African American female who chose to become a prosecutor within the federal criminal court system.

On this show, we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, the Second Amendment, and gun control.

On this show, we had our NCCU Law colleagues, Don Corbett and Tamika Moses, about some of the most controversial decisions that were issued by the U.S. Supreme Court during its recently concluded term.

On this show, we discuss the U.S Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which overruled the nearly 50-year-old precedent Roe v. Wade, taking away the constitutional right to abortion.

On this show, we discuss the $3 million settlement that resulted from litigation of the shooting death of Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City with attorneys for the Brown family and community groups.

On this show, we talk with a political commentator about the Congressional Select Committee’s Reports of its conclusions on the January 6th Capitol Hill insurrection.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Join us this Sunday as we discuss the impact of this landmark legislation, which prohibited sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools and education programs.

On this show, we talk with three local High School and college students regarding the Impacts of Mass Shootings on our youth population following the recent mass killings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX.

On this show, we discuss the “Great White Replacement Theory,” which has been implicated as motivation for the infamous 2017 “Unite the Right” rally by White Nationalists in Charlottesville and the recent mass shooting of African Americans and People of Color in Buffalo, Charleston, El Paso, and Pittsburgh.

May 17, 2022, marked the 68 anniversary of the landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education. On this show, we talk about the background, aftermath, and legacy of Brown.

On this show, we discuss the intersection of religion, reconciliation, justice, diversity, and inclusion with Dr. Jay Augustine, Senior Pastor at St. Joseph’s AME Church.

On this show, we talk about the work and progress of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice.

On this show, we talk with four North Carolina Central University School of Law graduating law students who discuss their life’s journey through a demanding law school experience.

On this show, we discuss the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice with the Task Force co-chairs NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls and NC Attorney General Josh Stein.

On this show, we have an in-depth discussion with Ms. Bertha Todd, a long-time Wilmington teacher, and community activist, that explains the impact of the 1898 Wilmington Race Massacre and the Wilmington Ten case on the growth and development of that community.

On this show, we talk about natural and cultural hair discrimination and the effort to enact the CROWN Act, which would make it unlawful for employers and schools to ban natural and protective hairstyles people of African descent commonly wear.

On this show, we discuss the recently concluded confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is a nominee for appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

On this show, we talk with Michele Delgado, staff attorney for the ACLU of N.C., about the recent settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the state of North Carolina that will allow thousands of NC drivers an opportunity to seek restoration of their suspended licenses.