Common Law

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S4 E10: The President’s Power To Hire and Fire Jun 09, 2022

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George Mason University law professor Jennifer Mascott discusses past and present legal challenges to the president’s power to appoint and remove executive officers.

S4 E8: The Psychology of Eyewitness Memory May 12, 2022

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Psychologist Elizabeth F. Loftus, a leading expert on memory, discusses how her research transformed the justice system.

S4 E7: The High Cost of Pretrial Detention Apr 28, 2022

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Would you rather spend a day in jail or be the victim of a burglary? UVA Law professor Megan Stevenson discusses why her research suggests almost no one should be detained pretrial.

S4 E6: Property Taxes and Racial Gentrification Apr 14, 2022

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Under some property tax schemes, white homebuyers moving into gentrifying neighborhoods might be getting a substantial tax break, explains UVA Law professor Andrew Hayashi.

S4 E5: The Railroad Strike Case That Made History on Federal Injunctions Apr 01, 2022

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UVA Law professor Aditya Bamzai discusses In re Debs and the federal government’s use of injunctions with hosts John Harrison and Risa Goluboff.

S4 E4: Why Fair Procedures Matter in Policing Mar 17, 2022

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Yale Law School professor Tom R. Tyler joins co-host and fellow psychologist Gregory Mitchell to discuss Tyler’s work on procedural justice, including a training program for Chicago police officers.

S4 E3: Calling Out Cyberattacks Mar 03, 2022

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The United States and other nations have only recently begun to publicly attribute cyberattacks to other countries, such as Russia. UVA Law professor Kristen Eichensehr proposes more transparency and legal guardrails when exposing cyberattacks.

S4 E2: Inside the President’s Supreme Court Commission Feb 17, 2022

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University of Alabama law professor Tara Leigh Grove, a member of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, joins hosts John Harrison and Risa Goluboff to discuss options for reform and why change is so difficult.

S4 E1: Why ESG Funds Are Shaking Up Wall Street Feb 03, 2022

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Do ESG funds — those espousing environmental, social and governance values — live up to their label, and should they be regulated? UVA Law professor Quinn Curtis joins hosts Cathy Hwang and Risa Goluboff.

Season 4 Preview: Co-Counsel Jan 27, 2022

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For the fourth season of the podcast “Common Law,” launching Feb. 3, UVA Law professors John Harrison, Danielle Citron, Gregory Mitchell and Cathy Hwang will co-host with Dean Risa Goluboff. Each co-host is helping to choose guests and topics, and bringing their own expertise to the show.

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