Conversations About Justice features conversations with advocates, academics, and activists who are at the forefront of critical local, national, and global issues. Produced by the Toll Public Interest Center at Penn Law, the podcast examines the causes and impacts of inequity while exploring justice-minded solutions.
The podcast, "Race and Regulation," focuses on the most fundamental responsibility of any society: ensuring equal justice, and dignity and respect, to all people. Listen as leading scholars uncover how government regulations across a wide range of areas—including voting rights, child welfare, banking, land use, and more—have contributed to racial inequities, as well as how regulatory changes could help build a more just society. The podcast features some of today’s foremost experts working o ...
Case in Point provides smart, informative conversations about the law, society, and culture. By bringing together top scholars with experts on politics, business, health, education, and science, Case in Point gives an in-depth look at how the law touches every part of our lives. Produced by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
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Racial Equity and Data Privacy: Anita Allen
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In this episode, Anita Allen, an internationally renowned expert on the philosophical dimensions of privacy and data protection law, reveals how race-neutral privacy laws in the U.S. have failed to address the unequal burdens faced online by Black Americans, whose personal data are used in racially discriminatory ways. Professor Allen articulates w…
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Creating an Inclusive National Politics: Guy Charles
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Throughout American history, racial inequality and political inequality have gone hand-in-hand. Building a truly representative democracy today and in the future will depend on ending racial discrimination in voting. In this episode, election law expert Guy-Uriel Charles of Harvard Law School argues that voting cannot be made a universal and fundam…
Racial segregation in American cities is no accident. Building on research from her award-winning book, Segregation by Design, political scientist Jessica Trounstine of UC-Merced examines how local land use regulations aimed at protecting the property values of white homeowners have generated segregation across racial and class lines that persists …
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Why Are There So Few Black Financial Regulators?: Chris Brummer
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For generations, regardless of which party has controlled the White House, Black leaders have been virtually absent across the federal government’s financial regulatory bodies—a state of affairs that has severely limited the representation of Black communities and their interests in financial policy decisions and reinforced the racial wealth gap in…
Drawing on her latest book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World, law and sociology expert Dorothy Roberts examines the fundamental racism of the child welfare system, which she argues regulates families in ways that disproportionately and negatively affect people of color. She e…
Race and Regulation focuses on the most fundamental responsibility of any society: ensuring equal justice, and dignity and respect, to all people. The host is Cary Coglianese, the Director of the Penn Program on Regulation and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Send comments and/or questions to podcast@pennreg.org.…
The Penn Program on Regulation’s podcast, Race and Regulation, focuses on the most fundamental responsibility of any society: ensuring equal justice, and dignity and respect, to all people. Over the 10-episode podcast series, listen as leading scholars uncover how government regulations across a wide range of areas—including voting rights, child we…
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Su Ming Yeh L’04, current Executive Director at the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project
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A conversation with Su Ming Yeh L’04, current Executive Director at the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project.By Penn Carey Law
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Confronting the threat of climate change with CERL Senior Fellow Xander Meise
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CERL's Senior Fellow, Xander Meise, sits down with program Director, Claire Finkelstein to discuss her paper, "Lessonsfrom the Arctic: The Need for Intersectoral Climate Security Policy."By Penn Law
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Professors Wilkinson-Ryan and Hoffman bring contract law to the podcasting world
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Professors Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05 and David Hoffman’s podcast, “Promises, Promises,” draws from contract case law to bring you on-the-go legal commentary.By Penn Law
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Professor Sarah Paoletti and Advocate Azadeh Shahshahani on the current state of ICE facilities
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Law School Professor Sarah Paoletti and Project South's Legal and Advocacy Director Azadeh Shahshahani discuss the current state of ICE facilities and calls for reform after reports of human rights violations.By Penn Law
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Dissecting the current state of long-term care with Professor Allison Hoffman and Dr. Norma Coe
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Law School Professor Allison Hoffman and Dr. Norma Coe, PhD. from the Perelman School of Medicine, Leonard Davis Institute Senior Fellows, discuss their paper, "Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 — Solving the Nursing Home Crisis." The paper is co-authored with Dr. Rachel M. Werner from the Perelman School of Medicine.…
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Professor Michael Murphy on the "Duty to Google" and its growing importance in practice
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Professor Michael Murphy's report, "The Search for Clarity in Attorney's Duty to Google," discusses how judges have found lawyers to not do their diligence in doing research on the clear web. Professor Muphy joins us to discuss the growing importance of a basic web search in the 21st century.By Penn Law
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Professor Michael Levy on the Van Buren vs. United States and what it means for you
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Professor Michael Levy discusses the upcoming Supreme Court Case, Van Buren vs. United States. This is the first time that Court is reviewing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which will determine whether the law extends beyond hackers and unauthorized users of electronics systems to authorized users who access computer information for unauthorized…
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Professors Claire Finkelstein and Richard Painter on Bill Barr, the DOJ and the case for impeachment
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Professor Abrams' City Crime Stats is your window into the relation between Covid-19 and city crime
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Demystifying the DOJ’s lawsuit against Google with Professor Herb Hovenkamp
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Law School Professor Herbert Hovenkamp visits Case in Point to discuss the Department of Justice’s blockbuster lawsuit against Google. The litigation marks the biggest antitrust strike against big tech since Microsoft in 2000.By Penn Law
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Tracking insurance litigation in the age of Covid-19 with Professor Tom Baker
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Law School Professor Tom Baker is the creator of the Covid Coverage Litigation Tracker, which provides empirical research on insurance disputes and resolutions during the pandemic.By Penn Law
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Professor Christopher Yoo on his project 1 World Connected and how connectivity saves lives
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Law School Professor Christopher Yoo discusses 1 World Connected’s work in researching how the internet provides life-saving tools for the most remote parts of the world.By Penn Law
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Law School alums Gary Sangha and Joe Borstein make the case for technology in the legal industry
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General Votel and Professor Finkelstein discuss the necessity of an apolitical American military
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General (Ret.) Joseph Votel and Professor Claire Finkelstein sit down on Case in Point to discuss the General's article for the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, "An apolitical military is essential to maintaining balance among American institutions."https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/10127-an-apolitical-military-is-essential-to-maintaining/n…
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Professor Tobias Wolff on SCOTUS' ruling on Title VII and the changing of times
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Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff joins Case in Point to discuss the history of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, SCOTUS' ruling on protecting the LGBTQ community from workplace discrimination and he reflects on how far the fight for equality has come.By Penn Law
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Detkin Clinic Director Cindy Dahl transcends Covid-19's limitations on academia
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Professor Cindy Dahl, Director of the Detkin IP Clinic, joins Case in Point to discuss how the clinic responded to working within the limitations of e-learning during the pandemic.By Penn Law
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Professor Abrams offers four commonsense ideas for police reform
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The Defenders Association of Philadelphia discusses providing services during the pandemic
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Penn Law Professor Regina Austin L'73 interviews the subjects of the documentary, "Blended Practices: Public Defenders, Innovative Social Services and Clients Struggling with Addiction." They discuss the challenges of providing services during the Covid-19 pandemic. The documentary was produced by Professor Austin's Documentaries and the Law projec…
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The Regulatory Review Tracks Legal Responses to COVID-19 From Around the World
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Law School Professor Cary Coglianese and J.D. student Larissa Morgan L’21 discuss the Regulatory Review’s new series, “Comparing Nations’ Responses to Covid-19.”By Penn Law
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Jennifer Leonard L'04 on the future of legal practice, FPI and Covid-19's impact on the industry
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Penn Law's Chief Innovation Office, Jennifer Leonard, sits down to talk about Covid-19's impact on the industry, the continuing evolution of the legal profession and dives deep into the operation of the Future of the Profession Initiative.By Penn Law
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Conversations About Justice - Alumni in Action Series (Kristen Dama)
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In our Conversations about Justice, Alumni in Action Series: COVID-19, we speak with alumni who are doing important work to address disparities that have been amplified as a result of the pandemic.By Penn Carey Law
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Jeremiah Oteh L'20 shares the student pandemic experience in his new podcast Penn Law Perspectives
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Jeremiah Oteh L'20 sits down with Case in Point to discuss his new independently produced podcast, Penn Law Perspectives or Carey Conversations. On the podcast he sits down with his fellow classmates to reflect on their law school experience during the Covid-19 pandemic.By Penn Law
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Business and bankruptcy during the coronavirus with Penn Law Professor David Skeel
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Penn Law's S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law David Skeel joins Case in Point to dissect that status of bankruptacy as it relates to the current pandemic.By Penn Law
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Professor Reed Shuldiner and Associate Dean Eleanor Barrett discuss the move to e-learning
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In the midst of the coronavirus, Penn Law Professor Reed Shuldiner and Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs Eleanor reflect on moving Penn Law's faculty and students to an online learning environment.By Penn Law
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Justice Kristen Clarke sits down with Penn Law student Sherrod Smith
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Professors Lawrence Summers and Natasha Sarin on the Coronavirus Stimulus Package (CARES Act)
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Professors Lawrence Summers and Natasha Sarin discuss whether the CARES stimulus goes far enough.By Penn Law
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Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on public trust and national intelligence
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Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talks about his book, "Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence," with Penn Law Professor Claire Finkelstein.By Penn Law
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Professor Angus Corbett on health system responses and the coronavirus
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Penn Law Professor Angus Corbett provides a comparative lesson in Chinese and North American health systems and the hurdles of containing the coronavirus.By Penn Law
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Penn Law alumna Elizabeth J. Coleman L’74 discusses her work as a poet and advocate
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Environmental Action and Poetry Public interest attorney and poet Elizabeth J. Coleman L’74 sat down with Penn Law’s Professor Cary Coglianese to discuss her work as a poet and advocateBy Penn Law
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Distinguished Policy Fellow Richard Cordray on Consumer Protection
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Distinguished Policy Fellow Richard Cordray, the Inaugural Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), sat down with Penn Law's Cary Coglianese, the Edward B. Shils Professor of Law, to discuss consumer protection.By Penn Law
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Professor Monique Morris on the disparities faced by black girls
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The Possibility of Ending Birthright Citizenship
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In this episode of the Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Kermit Roosevelt explains the legal underpinnings of birthright citizenship in the U.S. and evaluates threats to end the practice by executive order. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative …
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Sherrilyn Ifill on Working Toward Justice for All in the U.S. Legal System
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill discusses her role in the push toward a fairer and more equal justice system.By Penn Carey Law
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The International Criminal Court Under Attack
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Penn Law's William Burke-White contextualizes National Security Adviser Bolton's anti-ICC comments, explaining the United States' historically uneasy relationship with the institution.By Penn Law
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What the Kavanaugh nomination means for legal and social movements
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In this special edition of Case in Point, Penn Law’s Serena Mayeri describes the movement that led to Judge Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, and where conservatives and progressives may go from here. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.By Penn Law
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Understanding U.S. Immigration Policy and Trump’s Family-Separation Executive Order
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In this special edition of Case in Point, Penn Law’s Sarah Paoletti and Serena Mayeri discuss U.S immigration policy under the Trump administration and the family separation crisis.By Penn Law
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Breaking: FCC rolls back net neutrality regulations
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In this special installment of the Case in Point podcast, Professor Herb Hovenkamp comments on the FCC repealing net neutrality regulations. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative conversations about the law, society, and culture. By bringing tog…
In this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Allison Hoffman and Bloomberg Law’s Victoria Pelham dissect the current state the Affordable Care Act, state exchanges, and productive steps forward to improve the United States’ health insurance system. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Poi…
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What Congress' Repeal Efforts Reveal About Federal Regulatory Reform
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n this special installment of the Case in Point podcast,Cary Coglianese and Gabe Scheffler highlight findings from their recent study, “What Congress’s Repeal Efforts Can Teach Us About Regulatory Reform”. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative c…
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Breaking: President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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In this special installment of Case in Point, Prof. William Burke-White addresses the diplomatic, security, and legal implications of this major shift in U.S. Mideast policy. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative conversations about the law, soc…
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Antitrust looms large in Trump administration
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In this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Herb Hovenkamp and Bloomberg Law’s Liz Crampton discuss antitrust policy, lessons learned from the past, and enforcement in the Trump Administration. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative conversations a…
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Case in Point: What is a “JD Advantage” career?
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In this episode of Case in Point, Penn Law’s Heather Frattone and Bloomberg Law’s Casey Sullivan discuss a category of jobs for which bar passage is not required but for which a JD degree provides a distinct advantage.For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in Point podcast provides smart, i…
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Case in Point: How SCOTUS has diminished private enforcement of federal rights
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In this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law's Stephen Burbank and UC Berkeley's Sean Farhang discuss their new book Rights and Retrenchment: The Counterrevolution against Federal Litigation, which investigates the pushback against private enforcement. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org.Case in P…