In this episode, Darya Balybina, a 3L at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, discusses her career in privacy law. In particular, she reflects on privacy issues presented by the Zoom platform, in relation to its near-universal adoption by law schools and other educational institutions. She also analyzes the class action law suit recently filed against Zoom, alleging privacy violations.

This interview was conducted by Jess Miers, a 2L at Santa Clara University School of Law. Miers blogs at CTRL-ALT-DISSENT and is on Twitter at @jess_miers.

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In this episode, Rebecca Giblin, Associate Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School and Director of the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, discusses her article "Are Contracts Enough? An Empirical Study of Author Rights in Australian Publishing Agreements," which she co-authored with Joshua Yuvaraj and will be published in the Melbourne University Law Review. Giblin begins by describing what copyright termination or reversion rights are and how they are supposed to work. She explains that they don't exist under Australian law and discusses her empirical study of publication contracts, which shows that contracts are no substitute. She reflects on why reversion is important and what he study can tell countries that do have a reversion right. Giblin is on Twitter at @rgibli.

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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In this episode, Luke Morgan discusses his article "The Broken Branch: Capitalism, the Constitution, and the Press," forthcoming in the Penn State Law Review. Morgan begins by discussing the economic decline of journalism, and why applying market logic to the public good of journalism has precipitated its decline. He continues by explaining why journalism cannot exist as a market product, arguing that its limited success in that regard is a result of a combination of subsidization by advertisers, a business model that has been destroyed by the internet. Describing two emerging models of addressing the problem -- patronage and corporatization -- he details how each undermines the democratic purpose of journalism without solving its fundamental economic problem.

Morgan then explores the role of the institutional press within the Constitutional system, noting the importance of press freedom and of the institutional press itself to America's founding generation. He argues that the Press Clause of the First Amendment has been essentially been written out of the Constitution through the Supreme Court's adoption of the "dissemination theory" of the Press Clause, and argues against that theory. He notes that the combination of market and political pressures threaten press freedom, creating a condition of "press unfreedom." Morgan concludes by providing his insights and recommendations for the public, policymakers, and governments. He is on Twitter at @s_lukemorgan.

This episode was hosted by Luce Nguyen. She is on Twitter at @NguyenLuce.

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In this episode, Caroline Mala Corbin, Professor of Law & Dean's Distinguished Scholar at the University of Miami School of Law, discusses her article "Trump's Lies: The Unconstitutionality of Government Propaganda," which will be published in the Ohio State Law Journal. Corbin argues that the First Amendment should limit government speech, specifically propagandistic government speech. She provides a definition of the kinds of propaganda that can and should be prohibited, and explains why such a prohibition is consistent with First Amendment values. Corbin is on Twitter at @CarolineMCorbin.

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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In this episode, Lisa A. Tucker, Associate Professor at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, discusses her article "From Contract Rights to Contact Rights: Rethinking the Paradigm for Post-Adoption Contact Agreements," which will be published in the Boston University Law Review. Tucker begins by briefly describing the history of adoption in the United States, and how it has changed in the last 50 years. She observes that most adoptions are currently "open," and often include post-adoption contact agreements. However, those agreements are generally not enforceable by birth parents. Tucker argues that we should shift to a system of rights, rather than agreements, for the best interests of the child. Tucker's scholarship is available on SSRN.

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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In this episode, Rohan Grey, incoming Assistant Professor of Law at Willamette University College of Law, discusses his article, "Administering Money: Coinage, Debt Crises, and the Future of Fiscal Policy," as well as his recent work on fiscal policy. Grey begins by describing the conventional understanding of fiscal policy and the relationship between Congress, Treasury, and the Federal Reserve, especially in relation to debt limits. He explains how the Treasury has other options, specifically minting a high-value coin to avoid debt limits. And he reflects on how this ought to affect our understanding of the relationship between money and debt, especially in relation to our current economic crisis. Grey is on Twitter at @rohangrey.

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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In this episode, Michael T. Morley, Assistant Professor of Law at Florida State University School of Law, discusses his article "Election Emergencies: Voting in the Wake of Natural Disasters and Terrorist Attacks," which is published in the Emory Law Journal. Morley begins by describing the different legal regimes governing "election emergencies," or unexpected events that affect the administration of elections. He reflects on how elected officials have addressed election emergencies in the past, what worked, and what didn't. And he offers suggestions about how to prepare for election emergencies caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Morley is on Twitter at @michaelmorley11.

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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In this episode, Alejandro de la Fuente, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Professor of African and African American Studies and of History and Director of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at Harvard University, and Ariela J. Gross, John B. and Alice R. Sharp Professor of Law and History and Co-Director of the Center for Law, History, and Culture at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, discuss their new book, "Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana," which is published by Cambridge University Press. They begin by explaining the origins of the project. They explain why they chose those three jurisdictions, and reflect on how the law of freedom affected the law of slavery. And they discuss how and why the three jurisdictions developed in different ways. Gross is on Twitter @arielagross.

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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In this episode, Ben Carter, Senior Litigation and Advocacy Counsel at the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, discusses his work litigating the right to healthcare, voting, and housing. Among other things, he discusses the history and purpose of the KEJC and some of its current litigation projects. He also reflects on how the pandemic will affect low-income people in Kentucky. You can listen to Carter's imaginary law school commencement address here. Carter is on Twitter at @notbencarter.

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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In this episode, Michael Sinha, Research Fellow at the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science at Harvard Medical School and Visiting Scholar at the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University School of Law, discusses three of his articles, "The Perils of Panic: Ebola, HIV, and the Intersection of Global Health and Law," published in 2016 in the American Journal of Law and Medicine, "A Panic Foretold," published in 2016 in Critical Public Health, and his most recent work, "Covid-19 -- The Law and Limits of Quarantine," published in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this month. Dr. Sinha starts by relating the history of American responses--political, public, and in the public health sphere--to outbreaks of diseases such as AIDS and Ebola. He discusses the usual reaction on the part of the public to outbreaks of new illnesses and how such a reaction hinders efforts to halt the spread of illness. He then discusses quarantines that may be implemented by both state and federal governments, recognizing that there are likely uncertain constitutional limitations on using such given that the United States has not experienced a serious a pandemic like Covid-19 since the early 1900s. Dr. Sinha is on Twitter at @DrSinhaEsq.

This episode was hosted by Maybell Romero, Assistant Professor of Law at the Northern Illinois University College of Law. Romero is on Twitter at @MaybellRomero.

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