S3 E7: From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd: The Trauma of Injustice
Black communities experience lasting “cultural trauma” from the lack of accountability for police and vigilante violence, explains Boston University School of Law Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig.
23 Apr 202129min
S3 E6: Policing the Police
UVA Law professor Rachel Harmon, author of “The Law of the Police,” says it’s time for Americans to broadly rethink how we regulate the police.
6 Apr 202132min
S3 E5: Regulating Private Lives
From interracial marriage to LGBTQ rights, when the Supreme Court decriminalizes private behavior, other forms of regulation step in, says New York University School of Law professor Melissa Murray.
23 Mar 202134min
S3 E4: The Wolf at the Door
Economic insecurity is affecting Americans’ lives in profound ways, both at home and in politics. Columbia law professor and UVA Law alumnus Michael Graetz discusses his proposals for reform.
9 Mar 202130min
S3 E3: Uncoupling the Benefits of Marriage
From health care to taxes, numerous financial benefits are still tied to whether you are married — even as the marriage rate is declining. UVA Law professor Naomi Cahn discusses how uncoupling benefit...
23 Feb 202129min
S3 E2: The Bias Baked Into Algorithms
UVA Law professor Deborah Hellman discusses her work on how algorithms can compound injustice, and the evolution of her theory on discrimination.
9 Feb 202129min
S3 E1: What Happened to the ‘Promised Land’?
Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy discusses past and present visions for a “promised land” on race, and what law can do to shape it.
26 Jan 202131min
Season 3 Preview: Law and Equity
What role can law play in making society more equitable? "Common Law" hosts Risa Goluboff and Leslie Kendrick will explore how inequities touch our lives, sometimes in unexpected ways. Tune in Jan. 26...
21 Jan 20212min
