Ipse Dixit

In this episode, Julie Tamerler , a recent graduate of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law and incoming judicial law clerk, discusses her article " Indoor Rock Climbing: The Nuts and Bolts of Routesetting Copyright Protection Post-Star Athletica ," which will be published in the Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal. Tamerler begins by explaining how indoor rock climbing routes are cr...

In this episode, Matthew Reid Krell , Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, discusses the article " Plagiarism is Not a Crime " (Duquesne Law Review) with its author, Brian L. Frye , Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Krell begins by summarizing the article, and explaining why he found some of the arguments...

In this episode, Raff Donelson , Assistant Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, discusses his draft article "Natural Punishment." Donelson begins by describing the concept of natural punishment, and why the existence of a natural punishment should diminish the need for other forms of punishment. He explains how the application of natural punishment would work in practice. And he reflects...

In this episode, Sarah L. Swan , Assistant Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law, discusses her article " Discriminatory Dualism ," which is published in the Georgia Law Review. Swan begins by describing what she means by discriminatory dualism, how it differs from other kinds of discrimination, and how it has manifested in policing, housing, and sexual harassment. She explai...

In this episode, Rebecca M. Bratspies , Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law and founding director of the CUNY Center for Urban Environmental Reform , and Charlie LaGreca-Velasco , an artist and founder of Comic Book Classroom, Denver Comic Con, and the Denver Independent Comics and Art Expo, discuss their " Mayah's Lot " comic book on environmental justice, as well as related comic book project...

In this episode, Marsha Griggs , Associate Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support and Bar Passage at Washburn University School of Law, discusses her article " An Epic Fail ," which will be published in the Howard Law Journal. Griggs begins by recounting the history of the bar exam. She briefly describes how the pandemic affected the administration of the bar exam this year. She explain...

In this episode, Stanley Fish , Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law and Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law , discusses his new book " The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump ," which is published by Simon & Schuste...

In this episode, Kiel Brennan-Marquez , Associate Professor of Law and William T. Golden Scholar at the University of Connecticut School of Law, discusses his draft article " Revitalizing Stare Decisis ." Brennan-Marquez begins by explaining why the doctrine of stare decisis is in a crisis moment, and why he thinks that is a problem. He proposes an alternative way of conceptualizing stare decisis,...

In this episode, Sara Mayeux , Associate Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, discusses her book " Free Justice: A History of the Public Defender in Twentieth-Century America ," which is published by the University of North Carolina Press. Mayeux begins by describing the origins of the modern concept of the public defender in the Gilded Era. She explains how and why the idea was rejected, an...

In this episode, Daxton R. "Chip" Stewart , Professor of Journalism in the Bob Schieffer College of Communications at Texas Christian University, discusses his new book, " Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech? ," which is published by Routledge. Stewart begins by describing how he became interested in studying the law through the lens of science fiction, and...

In this episode, Guadalupe Luna , Professor Emerita at the Northern Illinois University College of Law, discusses her article " This Land Belongs to Me: Chicanas, Land Grant Adjudication, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, " which was published in the Harvard Latino Law Review. Luna begins by describing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and what it was supposed to accomplish. She explains differen...

In this episode, Nina Varsava , Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Madison Law School, discusses her essay " Precedent on Precedent ," which will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online. Varsava begins by explaining what happened in the recent Supreme Court case Ramos v. Louisiana (2020), and how it reflects the differing views of the Supreme Court j...

In this episode, Raymond H. Brescia , Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology and Professor of Law at Albany Law School, discusses his book " The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions ," which is published by Cornell University Press. Brescia begins by talking about his own background as a community organizer and how it has informed his scholarship on social change. H...

In this episode, Dr. Robert M. Farley , Senior Lecturer at the University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, discusses his new book, "Patents for Power: Intellectual Property Law and the Diffusion of Military Technology," which he co-authored with Davida H. Isaacs , and is published by the University of Chicago Press. Farley begins by explaining why intellectual...

In this episode, Emily Croucher ( @emilydotgov ), Pilar Escontrias ( @XicanaRebelde ), Efrain Hudnell ( @EfrainJoshua1 ), and Donna Saadati-Soto ( @SaadatiSoto ), discuss their involvement with United for Diploma Privilege and its successes to date. They explain why diploma privilege is critical to safety and fairness, as we face the Covid-19 pandemic. They reflect on the response from different s...

In this episode, Dr. Nick J. Sciullo , Assistant Professor of Communications at Texas A&M University Kingsville , discusses his article " Conversations with the Law: Irony, Hyperbole and Identity Politics or Sake Pase? Wyclef Jean, Shottas, and Haitian Jack - A Hip-Hop Creole Fusion of Rhetorical Resistance to the Law ," which was published in the Oklahoma City University Law Review and reprin...

In this episode, Michael Arin , a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and the student editor-in-chief of the Esports Bar Association Journal, discusses his note " Competing Competitions: Anticompetitive Conduct by Publisher-Controlled Esports Leagues ," which is published in the Minnesota Law Review. Arin begins by explaining what esports are and why they resemble traditional...

In this episode, John Bergmayer , Legal Director at Public Knowledge, discusses his new white paper, " Tending the Garden: How to Ensure That App Stores Put Users First ." Bergmayer begins by explaining how app stores work, how they can benefit consumers, and how they can cause consumer harm. He discusses the regulatory problems specific to app stores, and how they might be addressed most effectiv...

In this episode, Jacob Victor , Assistant Professor of Law at Albany Law School and Affiliated Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project, discusses his article " Utility-Expanding Fair Use ," which will be published in the Minnesota Law Review. Victor begins by explaining what "utility-expanding" fair use is and how it differs from other kinds of "transformative" fair use. He reflects on when...

In this episode, George W. Conk , Adjunct Professor of Law and Senior Fellow of the Stein Center for Law & Ethics at Fordham Law School, discusses his article " People's Electric: Engaged Legal Education at Rutgers-Newark Law School in the 1960's and 1970's ," which is published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Conk begins by describing the uniquely progressive legal education offered at Rutg...

In this episode, Sunny Stalter-Pace , Hargis Associate Professor of American Literature at Auburn University , discusses her book " Imitation Artist: Gertrude Hoffmann’s Life in Vaudeville and Dance ," which is published by Northwestern University Press. Stalter-Pace begins by describing vaudeville performance at the turn of the century, and the particular style of Gertrude Hoffman. She explains h...

In this episode, Arpitha Kodiveri , a graduate student at the European University Institute, discusses her article " Wildlife First, People Later?: Forest Rights and Conservation - Towards an Experimentalist Governance Approach ," which is published in the Journal of Indian Law and Society. Kodiveri begins by describing Indian environmental law and why it has created tensions with indigenous commu...

In this episode Thomas Haley , Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, discusses his paper,  Data Protection in Disarray . The paper discusses how federal courts misapply standing doctrine in data breach cases. He is on Twitter at  @TomHaley . This episode was hosted by  Benjamin P. Edwards , Associate Professor of Law at...

In this episode, Hadar Aviram , Professor of Law at UC Hastings Law, discusses her new book, " Yesterday's Monsters: The Manson Family Cases and the Illusion of Parole ," which is published by the University of California Press. Aviram begins by describing how parole works in California. She explains why she decided to study the parole hearings of Charles Manson and the members of the Manson Famil...

In this episode, Benjamin Edwards , Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Investor Protection Clinic at the University of Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, discusses his article " Adversarial Failure ," which will be published in the Washington & Lee Law Review. Edwards begins by explaining what brokers do in the financial services industry, and why the structure of the industr...