S5 E8: Why Your Face Should Be a Trade Secret
Facial recognition technology is used for everything from unlocking your phone to locking up criminals. UVA Law professor Elizabeth Rowe makes the case that biometric data like your face and fingerpri...
23 Mar 202330min
S5 E7: Playing by the Rules in Our Everyday Lives
What makes people and organizations obey — or resist — the law? Social scientist Susan S. Silbey, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses her life’s work on the subject.
9 Mar 202330min
S5 E6: The Politics of Pipelines
The federal process for reviewing proposed interstate natural gas pipelines was highly contentious several decades ago and is now more of a rubber stamp. UVA Law professor Alison Gocke looks at what c...
23 Feb 202332min
S5 E5: The State of the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy
Political scientist James L. Gibson discusses his survey data suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court lost some legitimacy in the eyes of the public after overturning Roe v. Wade.
9 Feb 202336min
Avoiding the Separation-of-Powers Question
Congressional conflicts with the executive branch often set off legal battles in the courts, and cases can drag on until the point is moot. UVA Law professor Payvand Ahdout digs into why this is happe...
15 Des 202233min
S5 E3: ‘Bad Habits’ and Character Evidence
The rules on character evidence are difficult to apply and riddled with exceptions and problems, according to Teneille Brown, a University of Utah law professor who argues they need to be updated.
1 Des 202230min
S5 E2: The Supreme Court Case That Could Rewrite Democracy
The U.S. Supreme Court case Moore v. Harper tests the independent state legislature doctrine and could radically change electoral districting maps and the states’ role in federal elections, says Unive...
3 Nov 202232min
S5 E1: Taboo Trades
University of Virginia School of Law professor Kim Krawiec discusses her work on taboo transactions, such as commercial surrogacy, egg and sperm markets, organ donation and sex work. Risa Goluboff and...
20 Okt 202230min
