S4 E14: A Bloody Revolution and an Odious Debt
University of Virginia law professor Mitu Gulati looks at the tragic history of Haiti’s 19th-century “odious debt” to France after islanders won their freedom from slavery, and discusses whether Haiti...
4 Elo 202229min
S4 E12: Predicting Violence
UVA Law professor John Monahan discusses how predicting violence became a concern for courtrooms and mental health practices nationwide, and developed alongside his own career.
7 Heinä 202235min
S4 E11: Why Privacy Matters
Don’t care about information privacy because you have nothing to hide? Neil Richards, a law professor at the Washington University in St. Louis and a UVA Law alumnus, explains the extent to which comp...
23 Kesä 202236min
S4 E10: The President’s Power To Hire and Fire
George Mason University law professor Jennifer Mascott discusses past and present legal challenges to the president’s power to appoint and remove executive officers.
9 Kesä 202232min
S4 E8: The Psychology of Eyewitness Memory
Psychologist Elizabeth F. Loftus, a leading expert on memory, discusses how her research transformed the justice system.
12 Touko 202229min
S4 E7: The High Cost of Pretrial Detention
Would you rather spend a day in jail or be the victim of a burglary? UVA Law professor Megan Stevenson discusses why her research suggests almost no one should be detained pretrial.
28 Huhti 202228min
S4 E6: Property Taxes and Racial Gentrification
Under some property tax schemes, white homebuyers moving into gentrifying neighborhoods might be getting a substantial tax break, explains UVA Law professor Andrew Hayashi.
14 Huhti 202228min
