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Ipse Dixit episodes

February 05, 2019 Rachel Barkow on Criminal Justice Reform
In this episode, Rachel E. Barkow, Vice Dean and Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy at New York University School of Law, discusses her new book, "Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration," which will be published by Harvard University Press in March 2019. Barkow begins by explaining the problems with our criminal justice system, and how it satisfies neither the deterrence nor the retributive justifications for justification. Among other things, she provides specific examples of how it imposes punishments without public safety benefits or proportional justifications. Then she explains the political and institutional factors that caused our criminal justice system to go off the rails. And she closes with a series of suggestions about how it can be fixed. Barkow is on Twitter at @RachelBarkow.
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54 min
February 04, 2019 Brian L. Frye on Plagiarism Norms
Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law and Friend of the Show, is here to talk about what it means to be a teacher under plagiarism norms. In "Plagiarism is Not a Crime", he tackles the differences between the often-conflated copyright infringement and plagiarism and concludes plagiarism prohibition is not justified on its supporters' own terms. Here, we stretch the paper's ideas to divine what policy goals could possibly justify the cruel, career-ending repercussions of doing something that is not illegal; that is, a practice in service of extra-legal norms.
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1 hr 11 min
February 03, 2019 Janewa Osei-Tutu on Socially Responsible Corporate IP
In this episode, J. Janewa Osei-Tutu, Associate Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law, discusses her article "Socially Responsible Corporate IP," which will be published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law. Osei-Tutu begins by describing the concept of "corporate social responsibility" and how it relates to the shareholder theory of the corporation. She then explains how different intellectual property regimes can conflict with social welfare and create obligations for corporations, using examples from Canada, Australia, and Ghana. And she closes by reflecting on why and how corporations should take social responsibility into account when managing and using different forms of intellectual property. Osei-Tutu is on Twitter at @ResponsibleIP and her scholarship is available on SSRN.
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38 min
January 31, 2019 From the Archives 56: Judge Burton Kolman on the Experience of Becoming Blind (1966)
In 1966, the American Foundation for the Blind released a series of LPs titled "The Turning Point: A series of interviews with people who have become blind by Jo Anne Murphy." In this track, Judge Burton Kolman of Cook County, Illinois discusses his experience of becoming blind. Kolman suffered from Marfan Syndrome, a genetic mutation affecting connective tissue. Kolman was born blind in one eye, and lost his vision in his sighted eye when he was hit in the head by a baseball at 17. He graduated from DePaul University and DePaul University College of Law, and eventually became a Cook County judge. Sadly, he died at 34 from complications related to Marfan Syndrome.
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8 min
January 30, 2019 From the Archives 55: Orson Welles, The Begatting of the President (1970)
On August 1, 1970, Mediarts Records released the LP "The Begatting of the President," a satirical retelling of the story of LBJ's presidency and Nixon's election, told in the style of a Biblical narrative. The script was written in 1969 by Myron Roberts, Lincoln Haynes, and Sasha Gilien, and was also published as a book. The album was narrated by Orson Welles and Luchi de Jesus provided incidental music.
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28 min
January 29, 2019 From the Archives 54: The Wit and Wisdom of Watergate (1973)
In 1973, Pacifica Radio released an LP titled "The Wit and Wisdom of Watergate." It consisted of excerpts from audio recordings of the Watergate hearings, narrated by Mike Hodel.
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31 min
January 28, 2019 From the Archives 53: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Time of Justice (1965)
On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson spoke before a joint session of Congress, urging it to pass legislation guaranteeing voting rights. Johnson's speech led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which he signed into law on August 6, 1965. This LP consists of excerpts from Johnson's March 15, 1965 speech.
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45 min
January 28, 2019 Albertina Antognini on Nonmarital Coverture
In this episode, Albertina Antognini, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, discusses her draft article "Nonmarital Coverture." Antognini begins by describing the legal concept of coverture and its relationship to the historical concept of marriage and family. Then she explains how the concept of coverture continues to shape modern family law. And she argues that we need to understand how historical concepts of interpersonal relationships shape the ideology of contemporary family law. Antognini's scholarship is available on SSRN.
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43 min
January 27, 2019 From the Archives 52: Four Days That Shocked the World (1963)
In December 1963, Herbert Sussan produced this LP for United Press International, titled "The Actual Voices and Events of Four Days That Shocked the World, Nov. 22-25, 1963: The Complete Story." The recording is a documentary history of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, created within weeks of his death. The narrator is Reid Collins of WNEW news.
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47 min
January 26, 2019 Saurabh Vishnubhakat on Patent Office Policymaking
In this episode, Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Associate Professor of Law at the Texas A&M University School of Law and Dwight Look College of Engineering, discusses his article "Disguised Patent Policymaking." Vishnubhakat begins by describing the history and structure of the Patent Office, focusing on its adjudicatory role. Among other things, he discusses the origins and function of ex parte and inter partes review of issued patents. He then explains how the Patent Office has used adjudication to engage in de facto rulemaking. He argues that in the interest of transparency and predictability, the Patent Office should promulgate rules directly, rather than entrench them through panel packing and assertions of unreviewability. Vishnubhakat is on Twitter at @emptydoors.
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56 min

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Ipse Dixit is a podcast on legal scholarship. Each episode of Ipse Dixit features a different guest discussing their scholarship. The podcast also features several special series.