Ipse Dixit

In this episode, Sarah L. Swan, Assistant Professor of Law at Florida State University College of Law, discusses her article "Discriminatory Dualism," which is published in the Georgia Law Review. Swan begins by describing what she means by discriminatory dualism, how it differs from other kinds of discrimination, and how it has manifested in policing, housing, and sexual harassment. She explains how to identify discriminatory dualism and why it can be so effective. And she provides some advice on how to resist it. Swan is on Twitter at @islswan.

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, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law and founding director of the CUNY Center for Urban Environmental Reform, and Charlie LaGreca-Velasco, an artist and founder of Comic Book Classroom, Denver Comic Con, and the Denver Independent Comics and Art Expo, discuss their "Mayah's Lot" comic book on environmental justice, as well as related comic book projects. Bratspies and LaGreca-Velasco begin by explaining how the came to work on the project. They discuss the development of the comic and how they use it pedagogically. And they discuss upcoming projects. Bratspies is on Twitter at @RBratspies.

This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, and Maybell Romero, Associate Professor of Law at Northern Illinois University College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye and Romero is on Twitter at @MaybellRomero.

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In this episode, Marsha Griggs, Associate Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support and Bar Passage at Washburn University School of Law, discusses her article "An Epic Fail," which will be published in the Howard Law Journal. Griggs begins by recounting the history of the bar exam. She briefly describes how the pandemic affected the administration of the bar exam this year. She explains the options available to bar examiners and the choices they have made. And she reflects on how the legal profession should think about attorney licensing. Griggs is on Twitter at @ProfessorGriggs.

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, Stanley Fish, Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law and Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, discusses his new book "The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump," which is published by Simon & Schuster. Fish begins by explaining why the concept of free speech presents such an intractable political problem. He reflects on how that problem plays out in relation to different particular issues, including hate speech and campus speech. He explains why religious speech presents uniquely difficult problems. And he closes by discussing how we should think about information and truth. Fish is on Twitter at @stanleyfish.

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, Kiel Brennan-Marquez, Associate Professor of Law and William T. Golden Scholar at the University of Connecticut School of Law, discusses his draft article "Revitalizing Stare Decisis." Brennan-Marquez begins by explaining why the doctrine of stare decisis is in a crisis moment, and why he thinks that is a problem. He proposes an alternative way of conceptualizing stare decisis, and he explains why he thinks we ought to prefer it. Brennan-Marquez's scholarship is available on SSRN.

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, Sara Mayeux, Associate Professor of Law at Vanderbilt Law School, discusses her book "Free Justice: A History of the Public Defender in Twentieth-Century America," which is published by the University of North Carolina Press. Mayeux begins by describing the origins of the modern concept of the public defender in the Gilded Era. She explains how and why the idea was rejected, and how it was revived decades later. She also reflects on what the history of indigent criminal defense can tell us about the law as an institution and an ideology. Mayeux is on Twitter at @saramayeux.

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, Daxton R. "Chip" Stewart, Professor of Journalism in the Bob Schieffer College of Communications at Texas Christian University, discusses his new book, "Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech?," which is published by Routledge. Stewart begins by describing how he became interested in studying the law through the lens of science fiction, and how he interviewed many different science fiction authors as part of the research for his book. He reflects on why science fiction provides such a helpful tool for thinking about law and policy, especially in relation to copyright, privacy, and censorship. And he discusses many of the different stories, novels, and movies he uses as examples in the book. Stewart is on Twitter at @MediaLawProf.

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, Guadalupe Luna, Professor Emerita at the Northern Illinois University College of Law, discusses her article "This Land Belongs to Me: Chicanas, Land Grant Adjudication, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo," which was published in the Harvard Latino Law Review. Luna begins by describing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and what it was supposed to accomplish. She explains differences between Mexican and American land law at the time, and how American courts discriminated against Mexican landowners, especially women. And she reflects on the legacy of the treaty today. Luna is on Twitter at @gtluna1.

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, Nina Varsava, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Madison Law School, discusses her essay "Precedent on Precedent," which will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online. Varsava begins by explaining what happened in the recent Supreme Court case Ramos v. Louisiana (2020), and how it reflects the differing views of the Supreme Court justices on the nature of constitutional precedent. She explains the different positions, and reflects on how they might play out in the future. Varsava is on Twitter at @NinaVarsava.

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, Raymond H. Brescia, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology and Professor of Law at Albany Law School, discusses his book "The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions," which is published by Cornell University Press. Brescia begins by talking about his own background as a community organizer and how it has informed his scholarship on social change. He explains the network theory of social change that he applies in the book, and how it reflects technological change. He then discusses several examples of how social movements have used technology, and why they were effective. He closes by reflecting on how social movements can use social media, and how to prevent its misuse. Brescia is on Twitter at @rbrescia.

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

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