In this episode, Taleed El-Sabawi, Assistant Professor of Law at Elon University School of Law, discusses her article, "A Model for Defunding: An Evidence-Based Statute for Behavioral Health Crisis Response," which she co-authored with Jennifer J. Carroll. El-Sabawi begins by explaining the need to reform police response to behavioral health crises. She describes her study of the Portland, Oregon CAHOOTS program, which uses trained mental health professionals rather than police. She observes that it is safer and more effective than police response, which was essentially a default approach. And she provides suggestions about how to make a broader transition to a new approach. El-Sabawi is on Twitter at @el_sabawi.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Ian Ayres, Deputy Dean and William K. Townsend Professor of Law at Yale Law School, and Fredrick E. Vars, Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, discuss their new book "Weapon of Choice: Fighting Gun Violence While Respecting Gun Rights," which is published by Harvard University Press. They begin by explaining that their book explores methods of reducing gun violence that rely on voluntary choice, rather than coercion. Among other things, they propose giving people the ability to voluntarily relinquish their gun rights, which they argue would prevent many deaths caused by suicide. They also offer other proposals that would recognize the right of property owners to exclude guns from their property.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Tarra Simmons, an attorney and candidate for Washington State Representative, discusses her experiences running for public office. She begins by describing her incarceration, how she came to attend law school, and how she successfully fought for admission to the Washington Bar. She reflects on her experiences, and how they inform her legislative priorities, especially in relation to criminal justice reform. And she offers thoughts for those who find themselves in her former circumstances. Simmons is on Twitter at @TarraSimmons5.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Kathryn Brown, Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at Loughborough University, discusses her article "Disappearing acts: Fictitious capital, aesthetic atheism, and the artworld," which is published in the Journal of Visual Art Practice. Brown begins by briefly describing the history of the relationship between art and markets. She argues that "aesthetic atheism" has turned art objects into financial instruments. And she asks how that shift has affected the way museums collect and display art. Brown is on Twitter at @arthistory_kjb.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Rory Van Loo, Associate Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, discusses his article "Federal Rules of Platform Procedure," which will be published in the University of Chicago Law Review. Van Loo begins by describing how internet companies regulate the content produced by their users, reflecting on some examples of mishandled decisions. He explains the incentives for internet companies, in relation to the incentives for older industries. And he argues that there may be room for more robust regulatory interventions. Van Loo is on Twitter at @RoryVanLoo.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Nathan D. Richardson, Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, discusses his article "Deference is Dead (Long Live Chevron)," which will be published in the Rutgers Law Review. Richardson begins by explaining what Chevron deference is an how it is supposed to work. He observes that courts don't seem to actually observe Chevron deference in many circumstances. And he asks whether that is a problem. Richardson is on Twitter at @ndrichardson.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Adrian Ho, Director of Digital Scholarship at the University of Kentucky Library, discusses the library's alternative textbook grant program and its focus on open educational resources. Ho explains why open access is important and how it benefits students. He describes the University of Kentucky's program to promote open access scholarship. And he reflects on the future of the program.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, evelyn douek, Lecturer in Law and doctoral candidate at Harvard Law School, discusses her article "Governing Online Speech: From 'Posts-As-Trumps' to Proportionality and Probability," which will be published in the Columbia Law Review. douek begins by explaining how internet platforms have typically relied on a categorical approach to content regulation, and why it has failed. She argues that they should adopt an approach that is relies on proportionality and is sensitive to probability. She observes that this will also require more transparency, but could produce far more effective content moderation policies. douek is on Twitter at @evelyndouek.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Sarah Burstein, Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec, Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School, and Andres Sawicki, Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law, discuss their draft, open-access Patent Law casebook, which will be available for adopting for the Fall 2021 semester. You can read a chapter from the casebook here. Among other things, they explain the goals of the casebook, and why it is important to create and assign open-access casebooks. Burstein is on Twitter at @design_law, Rajec is at @SarahRajec, Sawicki is at @apublicgood, and the casebook is at @PatentLawBook.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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In this episode, Mihailis Diamantis, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law, discusses his article "The Corporate Insanity Defense," which will be published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Diamantis observes that nothing about the insanity defense prevents its application to a corporation. He argues that in some circumstances, corporations fail to control their agents, despite making the best possible effort. In some circumstances, the corporation is arguably "insane" because it lacks the volition to make a wrongful act. Under those circumstances, it would be counterproductive to punish the corporation. Diamantis is on Twitter at @ProfDiamantis.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye.

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