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In this episode, Dwayne Kwaysee Wright , Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Savannah Law School, discusses his work on race-conscious admissions, and in particular his dissertation "An Instrumental Case Study of the Diversity Culture of a Predominantly White Law School." Wright begins by describing the history and politics of race-conscious admissions. He explains the difference between struct...

In 1968, the Western Electric Company (the manufacturing and supply unit of the Bell System) produced "Dialogues on Democracy, Vol. 3," a 3-LP set covering the Supreme Court of the United States. Disc 3 was titled "The Supreme Court of the United States: A Dialogue with Paul A. Freund, Professor of Law at Harvard University and scholar of the Court. Among other things, Freund discusses the concept...

In 1968, the Western Electric Company (the manufacturing and supply unit of the Bell System) produced "Dialogues on Democracy, Vol. 3," a 3-LP set covering the Supreme Court of the United States. Disc 2 was titled "The Supreme Court at Work." It describes the "functions, procedures and traditions" of the Court. It features commentary from former Justice Tom Clark, Anthony Lewis, Professor John Fra...

In this episode, Dustin Marlan , Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Massachusetts School of Law, discusses his draft article " Unmasking the Right of Publicity ." Marlan describes the creation of the right of publicity by Judge Frank in Haelan v. Topps (1953), and the confusion that has long surrounded the justification for the right of publicity. He argues that Frank was influenced b...

In 1968, the Western Electric Company (the manufacturing and supply unit of the Bell System) produced "Dialogues on Democracy, Vol. 3," a 3-LP set covering the Supreme Court of the United States. Disc 1 was titled "The Supreme Court in American Life." It "recreates the early history of the Court and traces the evolution of its impact as an integral part of American Democracy." Among other things,...

In this episode, Ann Schiavone , Assistant Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law, discusses her article " K-9 Catch-22: The Impossible Dilemma of Using Police Dogs in Apprehension of Suspects ," which will appear in the University of Pittsburg Law Review. Schiavone discusses the history of the use of K-9 units by police forces, particularly in relation to the apprehension of suspec...

Robert Everett L. "Bob" Looney (December 27, 1924 - September 8, 2000) was an eccentric lawyer from Austin, Texas. He was the son of Everett L. Looney (November 30, 1900 - October 4, 1962), the President of the State Bar of Texas from 1953-54. He was born in Ennis, Texas, and served in the Navy in World War Two. He graduated from the University of Texas and Baylor University School of Law, where h...

In this episode, Nancy Leong, Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, discusses her experiences co-authoring law review articles with her students. She discusses two collaborative papers, " Consent Forms and Consent Formalism ," which she co-authored with Kira Suyeishi, and " Communication in Cyberspace ," which she co-authored with Joanne Morando. Among other things, Le...

In this episode, Christopher J. Ryan, Jr. , Associate Professor of Law at Roger Williams School of Law, discusses his extensive scholarship on law school rankings. Ryan uses econometric and statistical tools to evaluate a range of different data in order to help better understand legal education. In his article "A Value-Added Ranking of Law Schools," he uses data on incoming classes as well as dat...

In this episode, Amelia Smith Rinehart , Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, discusses her article " E. Bement & Sons v. National Harrow Company: The First Skirmish between Patent Law and the Sherman Act ," which she wrote for the "Forgotten IP" symposium organized by Shubha Ghosh and Zvi Rosen, and pub...

In this episode, Heidi Tandy , of counsel and intellectual property department chair at Price Benowitz LLP and legal committee member of the Organization for Transformative Works , discusses her work on the relationship between fanworks and intellectual property rights, as well as her draft article "Can You Tarnish Voldemort?: An Examination of the Intersection of Fanworks, Trademarks and Fair Use...

In this episode, Pamela Foohey , Associate Professor of Law at Indiana University Bloomington Maurer School of Law, discusses her paper " Life in the Sweatbox ," co-authored with Robert M. Lawless , Katherine M. Porter , and Deborah Thorne , which will appear in the Notre Dame Law Review. Foohey explains how the the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act resulted in consumers...

In 1957, Folkways Records released Album No. FC 7350, "Interview with William O. Douglas , Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court." Howard Langer, associate editor of Scholastic Teacher magazine, interviewed Douglas in his chambers in the Supreme Court building, via closed-circuit television. Douglas explains the role of the Supreme Court, especially in relation to interpreting the United States Co...

In this episode, Amy J. Schmitz , Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, discusses her recent book " The New Handshake: Online Dispute Resolution and the Future of Consumer Protection ," which she co-authored with Colin Rule . Schmitz observes that many people now conduct most transactions online, and argues that consumer protection requires new tools, designed for an online...

In 1962, Stacy Keach (presumably Stacy Keach, Sr. ) produced and directed the album " Your Living Bill of Rights, As Interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court ." The album is narrated by Marvin Miller, and features actors portraying the Voice of the Supreme Court, the Voice of the Constitution, a Northerner, Easterner, Southerner, Westerner, and Women. It also features music composed by Richard Armbru...

In this episode, Kevin Michael Casini , Adjunct Professor of Law at Quinnipiac University School of Law and founder of Casini Law Firm, LLC , discusses his approach to teaching entertainment law from practice. He explains how he uses materials from the news, social media, and popular culture to make legal questions more relevant and interesting to his students. Several students from his entertainm...

In this episode, Deidré A. Keller , Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, discusses her current project, " Will I Be the Next Hashtag?: 'Black Death Spectacle' or Catalyst for Change? " Keller observes that Emmett Till's mother Mamie Till intentionally used the image of his mangled body to support the civil rights movement, by t...

In this episode, Ruth Anne Robbins , Distinguished Clinical Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, discusses her influential 2004 article " Painting with Print: Incorporating Concepts of Typographic and Layout Design into the Text of Legal Writing Documents " and her 2010 followup article, " Conserving the Canvas: Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Legal Briefs by Re-imagining Court Rules an...

In this episode, Ronald J. Colombo , Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Distance Education at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, discusses his 2013 article " The Naked Private Square ," which appeared in the Houston Law Review, as well as his recent scholarship on the right of business corporations to assert religious rights under the First Amendment. Colombo observes t...

The Homicide Squad is a special segment of Ipse Dixit devoted to murder ballads, those delightfully grisly folk songs that tell stories about the ultimate sin. Most murder ballads are based on true stories, more or less. And many of those true stories took place in Appalachia. Each episode of the Homicide Squad will focus on a different murder ballad. I will explain the true story behind the song,...

In this episode, Bridget J. Crawford , James D. Hopkins Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law, and Emily Gold Waldman , Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Strategic Planning at Pace University School of Law, discuss their article " The Unconstitutional Tampon Tax ," which will appear in the University of Richmond Law Review. Crawford and Waldman observe t...

On Sunday, February 5, 1984, Judge Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit addressed the Congressional Copyright and Technology Symposium, making five points about copyright law and policy. A transcript of his address is available here . Among other things, Breyer reflected on his influential article, " The Uneasy Case for Copyright: A Study of Copyright in Bo...

In this episode, Irina D. Manta , Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Professor of Law, and Founding Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, discusses her provocative article " Tinder Lies ," which will appear in Wake Forest Law Review. Manta observes that today most people use dating apps and websites to find p...

In 1979, Magnus Records released a documentary record of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights and the Gay Freedom Train, created by Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski, offering the following description of the record: This is a sound-quilt made from a total of 18 hours of recording tape. It weaves spoken word with crowd sounds with interviews and music with ambient sound. As a g...

In this episode, Andrew Selbst , a Postdoctoral Scholar at Data & Society Research Institute and Visiting Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project, discusses his article " The Intuitive Appeal of Explainable Machines " (co-authored with Solon Barocas , Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at Cornell University), which will appear in the Fordham Law Review. Selbst...