Just Law

Podcasters Tom Blakely and Sam Beyar interview BC Law Professor and labor law expert Tom Kohler, who explains what happened in the MLB lockout.

Just Law podcasters Tom Blakely and Jim Fiore sit down with Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor and former US Senator Doug Jones for a wide-ranging interview covering his new role as "Sherpa" to President Biden's SCOTUS nominee, as well as his thoughts on Congress and US leadership today, the growing partisanship and how to reach across the aisle.

Impact podcasters Tom Blakely and Jim Fiore are joined by BC Law professors and legal experts Mark Brodin and Fred Yen to examine the explosive lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. The lawsuit against the league and the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants alleges racial discrimination in the process of hiring and firing coaches.

Podcast co-hosts Tom Blakely and Joanna Plaisir sit down with BC professor and associate dean of academic affairs Daniel Lyons to talk about regulating the Internet, Big Tech's role (and their recent scandals) and how we keep people safe online while allowing for freedom of speech and fair access to information.

Tom Blakely interviews BC Law professor Judy McMorrow on the recent ownership and sale of stock by judges, and whether this is a conflict of interest or ethical concern.

Just Law Co-Host Tom Blakely sits down with Mike Beaudet, the Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, to discuss the state of journalism and the media in today's world.

Mike brings years of groundbreaking reporting to Boston’s most experienced investigative unit, 5 Investigates. As a multimedia investigative journalist, Mike is teamed with reporters Kathy Curran and Karen Anderson in the market leading investigative unit on WCVB NewsCenter 5.

Before joining WCVB in 2015, Mike spent nineteen years at WFXT as an investigative reporter and anchor and also worked as an anchor/reporter for WCVB's sister station WMUR. Mike left his last position at WFXT in September 2015 to become a full-time journalism professor at Northeastern University. Mike continues his teaching position at Northeastern and taps the talents of his students to assist in the in-depth investigations that dually serve as case studies in the classroom.

Over the course of his distinguished career, Mike has received national and regional awards including twenty National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Emmy awards. His most recent Emmy came in 2021 when he was named Outstanding Investigative Reporter. Mike and his team have also won numerous Associated Press and Edward R. Murrow Awards for coverage of topics ranging from wrongful convictions to organized crime. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) awarded Mike and his investigative unit the national Award of Excellence for their coverage of repeat drunk drivers who continue getting behind the wheel.

Podcast co-hosts Joann Plaisir and Tom Blakely are back together in studio to talk about returning to campus, the On-Campus Interview (OCI) process, and how to adjust to the new normal. Bonus feature: a very special call-in guest!

In this episode we interview BC Law Professor Fred Yen to discuss NCAA v. Alston and the newfound right of student athletes nationwide to profit from their name, image, and likeness.

In this episode Tom Blakely talks with BC Law Prof. David Olson, who was interviewed recently on the blockbuster case Epic Games v. Apple in the Wall Street Journal--a case that has the potential to shape the direction of Big Tech and antitrust law as we know it.

Professor Olson joined Boston College Law School in 2007. He teaches Patent Law, Intellectual Property Law, Antitrust Law, and various seminars. Professor Olson also serves as the Faculty Director for the Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Professor Olson researches and writes primarily in the areas of patents, copyrights, antitrust, and incentives for innovation and competition. He has published scholarly articles on patent law, copyright law, antitrust, music licensing, and first amendment copyright issues. His writing has been cited in Supreme Court and other legal opinions, and he has testified before the U.S. Congress on matters of drug patents, FDA regulation, and antitrust. 

Professor Olson is interested in international IP and competition law, as well as comparative law in intellectual property and antitrust. For one semester in 2015, he was Visiting Professor of Law at Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PUC-Rio), where he conducted research and taught a course on intellectual property.

The media frequently seeks Professor Olson’s insights and opinions. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and Reuters, among others. He has appeared as a guest panelist on WBUR’s Radio Boston, WAMU's Kojo Namdi Show, and on Public Radio Canada. His op-eds have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Times, and The Hill.

Professor Olson came to Boston College from Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, where he researched in patent law and litigated copyright fair use impact cases. Before entering academia, Professor Olson practiced law as a patent litigator. Professor Olson clerked for Judge Jerry Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 

Professor Olson has been recognized for his teaching excellence and contributions to Boston College Law School. In 2011, he received the Business & Law Society Faculty Award for Achievement in Business & Law. In 2012, he received the Professor Emil Slizewski Award for Faculty Excellence.

In this episode, Tom Blakely interviews international security expert Peter Krause on the US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11th, 2021. 

Peter Krause’s research and teaching focus on international security, Middle East politics, terrorism and political violence, nationalism, and rebels and revolution. He has recently published one book and two co-edited volumes Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win (Cornell University Press, 2017), Coercion: The Power to Hurt in International Politics (Oxford University Press, 2018), and Stories From the Field: A Guide to Navigating Fieldwork in Political Science (Columbia University Press, 2020). He has published articles on the causes and effectiveness of terrorism and political violence, why states negotiate with ethno-political organizations, social movements and territorial control in Israel, U.S. intervention in the Syrian civil war, the politics of division within the Palestinian national movement, the war of ideas in the Middle East, a reassessment of U.S. operations at Tora Bora in 2001, and field research amidst COVID-19.

Krause has conducted extensive fieldwork throughout the Middle East. He currently teaches courses on Middle East politics, terrorism and political violence, research methods, and international relations. He is a faculty associate in the International Studies Program and the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program at Boston College, as well as a research affiliate with the MIT Security Studies Program.

Krause was formerly a Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs of the Harvard Kennedy School, the Crown Center for Middle East Studies of Brandeis University, LUISS University, and Uppsala University.