University of Miami School of Law: Explainer

Street artists, who bring art to the masses via graffiti, struggle to protect and control their images. Miami Law's patent and trademark master Daniel Ravicher explains. Recorded on February 12, 2020.

As Harvey Weinstein's New York criminal trial draws to a close and his LA trial looms, Miami Law's Mary Anne Franks parses the impact of the global #MeToo movement. Recorded February 6, 2020.

Environmental law and policy expert Jessica Owley, recently returned from the U.N. Climate Change conference in Madrid, unrolls the talks, widely denounced as producing the worst outcomes in 25 years of climate negotiations. Recorded on January 21, 2020.

Witchhunt or constitutional crisis? As President Trump's trial gets underway, constitutional scholar Frances Hill talks history and relevance. Recorded January 23, 2020.

Trade agreements and tariff wars continue to dominate world markets. Miami Law expert Kathleen Claussen, a former associate general counsel at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, takes on trade. Recorded on 16 January 2020.

The women of U.S. Soccer’s fight, on the pitch and in the courts, keeps scoring goals. Miami Law’s chief class action referee Sergio Campos delivers the commentary. Recorded November 18, 2019.

Everyone is trying to get a bite of the massive profits raked in by multinational techs like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Miami Law’s tax treaty virtuoso Patricia Brown untangles 100 years of tumult. Recorded on November 13, 2019.

The 2020 presidential candidates have nothing on the 1912 lineup when it comes to antitrust. John Mark Newman susses out the historical significance and handicaps the race to break big tech. Recorded November 6, 2019.

In the decade since the national shame of a colony of sex offenders made homeless by draconian residency restrictions, how far has the city and nation moved in finding humane and successful rehabilitation? Miami Law’s director of Tenants’ Rights Jeffrey Hearne parses the depressing lack of progress. Recorded October 28, 2019.

The most controversial and unpopular piece of the Affordable Care Act is the “Cadillac Tax,” a 40% excise tax on the most generous employer-provided health insurance plans. Its implementation has been delayed twice by Congress. Miami Law’s newest professor of health law and policy, Gabriel Scheffler takes the temperature of the ACA and the tax. Recorded on October 16, 2019.

In 2002, a 17-year-old Jamaican illegal immigrant was arrested, charged and convicted -- along with a 41-year-old accomplice, in a string of 17 sniper murders across the United States. Lee Boyd Malvo is serving 10 consecutive life sentences in Maryland and Virginia. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week regarding the constitutionality of Malvo’s sentencing as a juvenile. Miami Law’s cri...

In March, scores of parents, coaches, and others involved in college entrance decisions were charged in a conspiracy dubbed Operation Varsity Blues. As the cases wind their way through the courts, conflicts are arising at every turn. The Director of Professional Responsibility and Ethics Program Jan Jacobowitz explains why it matters. Recorded on October 2, 2019.

As Washington roils under the chaos of an impeachment inquiry, Miami Law’s Caroline Mala Corbin takes a measured and methodical review of the history and the process of toppling a presidency. Recorded on September 3, 2019.

The Trump administration aims to decimate a decades-old court settlement that limited holding times of children in immigration detention, in the announcement of the new rule recently. Miami Law’s immigration clinic associate director Romy Lehner looks at the rule, the history, and the push back. Recorded on September 13, 2019.

California is braced for a battle royale with the Trump administration over the revocation of the state’s federal waiver on emissions. Thirteen other states and several car makers follow California’s standards aimed at lowering tailpipe emissions, the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Constitution expert Charlton Copeland taps into states’ rights versus the federal mandate. Recorded...

Palm Beach billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s victims still want justice and his associates can’t back away fast enough. Miami Law’s Innocence Clinic Director Craig Trocino looks at what’s left to litigate. Recorded on September 12, 2019.

The Canadian social media startup, Kik Interactive, is poised to challenge Washington’s meddling in the cryptocurrency industry. Miami Law’ startup expert Dan Ravicher untangles the arguments. Recorded on September 4, 2019.

With leading indicators forecasting a softening or an outright recession, President Trump and his administration have muddied the debate with contradictory tweets and statements. Miami Law’s tax expert Stanley Langbein untangles the morass. Recorded on August 28, 2019.

The Trump administration significantly weakened the Endangered Species Act by enacting new rules that apply financial considerations to the evaluation of critical habitat. Jessica Owley, Miami Law’s new environmental law expert untangles the debate. Recorded on August 22, 2019.

Major stumbles from big tech -- think Cambridge Analytica and the recent Nancy Pelosi viral video -- have caused a rift in the love affair with Congress, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission. Miami Law’s antitrust expert John Mark Newman explores the landscape. Recorded on August 16, 2019.

U.S. companies are increasingly taking stands on social issues. Think Dick’s Sporting Goods and Levi’s signaling their support for gun control; and now Salesforce, the business software behemoth announced barring business that sell assault weapons from using its customer relationship management system. Mary Anne Franks, whose latest book The Cult of the Constitution looks at the deadly devotion to...

From Alexa and Florence, the chatbot nurse, to privacy exposure on social media to blockchain and artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the landscape of compliance. Corporate governance and social responsibility expert unpacks the brave new world facing compliance leaders. Recorded on May 16, 2019.

All law schools must evolve to stay current in the legal marketplace, arming attorneys with pertinent skills to the practice. Miami Law Dean Patricia D. White drills into the future of legal education.

Drew Adams is, by every definition, a young man, yet the county school board where he lives wants him to use the gender-neutral or girls’ facilities at his high school. The Florida high school senior’s case has made it to the U.S. Court of Appeals with the support of 21 attorneys general. Constitutional expert Charlton Copeland unlocks the historical and contextual debate. Recorded on April 9, 201...

More than 60 Americans traveled to Syria to join ISIS. Capture fighters have been returned to the U.S. to face justice but the brides of the caliphate are being held in legal limbo. Immigration law and historian Kunal Parker unboxes the bride brouhaha.