Ipse Dixit

In 1974, Republican Governor Francis Williams Sargent and Lieutenant Governor Donald Rathbun Dwight of Massachusetts released "The Sargent/Dwight Record: A Darned Good Record in Darned Bad Times" in support of their unsuccessful re-election campaign. Sargent was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1966, under Governor John Volpe, and became Governor in 1969, when President Nixon appoin...

In this episode, Matthew Bruckner , Associate Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law, discusses his scholarship on access to bankruptcy protection for financially distressed institutions of higher education, including his recent work on bankruptcy and public colleges. Bruckner begins by describing the bankruptcy protection for organizations, and explaining why institutions of higher e...

In 1972, the Republican National Committee released an LP of excerpts from speeches by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew on RCA/Victor. The album was produced by Joseph Habig and William Mulligan. It featured the following subjects Side 1: The Greatest Issue in America Today A Word to Law Abiding Americans Challenge to the Hippies "Effete Corps of Impudent Snobs" In Defense of the Courts of the Land S...

In this episode, Melissa Milewski , Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Sussex, discusses her excellent book " Litigating Across the Color Line: Civil Cases Between Black and White Southerners from the End of Slavery to Civil Rights " (2018), which was published by Oxford University Press. Milewski begins by describing her pioneering research into civil litigation between blac...

This "from the archives" episode of Ipse Dixit features two versions of the song, "Snoops, the Lawyer," which was published in 1919. The music was composed by Harry Ruby and the lyrics were written by Bert Kalmar. The first version of the song was performed by Nora Hayes and released by Columbia in 1919 (A2852). The second version was performed by Beatrice Lillie, with Sam Walsh on piano, and rele...

In this episode, Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson , Professor of Legal Writing at the University of Colorado Law School, discusses his article " The Potemkin Temptation or, The Intoxicating Effect of Rhetoric and Narrativity on American Craft Whiskey ," which was published in Legal Communication & Rhetoric, the Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors. Kiernan-Johnson begins by briefly de...

In Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education , 402 U.S. 1 (1971) , the United States Supreme Court held that courts could order busing in order to remedy racial imbalance in public schools, and affirmed a court order requiring busing in Charlotte, North Carolina. While busing effectively reduced segregation, it sparked a backlash. Soon after the decision, Guy Drake (best known for his mino...

In this episode, Agnieszka McPeak , Associate Professor of Law at Duquesne University School of Law, discusses her article " Disappearing Data ," which was published in the Wisconsin Law Review. McPeak describes the civil discovery process, which imposes certain obligations on parties to civil actions to preserve and produce documents and other data to opposing parties. She observes that the trend...

In this episode, Alexandra J. Roberts , Associate Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, discusses her article " Trademark Failure to Function ," which will appear in the Iowa Law Review. Roberts begins by describing what trademarks are for and when they exist. She notes that a mark must be distinctive and be used as trademark in order to function as a trademark. But th...

In this episode, Miriam Kienle , Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies, discusses her work on the artist Raymond Edward "Ray" Johnson . Among other things, she describes Johnson's studies at Black Mountain College and relationship with Andy Warhol, as well as his invention of "mail art" or "correspondence art" in the early 1950s. She expl...

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...