Episodes

  • 171 Alfred Yen

    171 Alfred Yen
    Nov 3 2025
    The Evidentiary Use and Misuse of Forensic Musicology in Copyright Litigation. Fred Yen from Boston College discusses the use of musicology experts in copyright litigation and what they should and should not be permitted to testify about.
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  • 170 Brandon Garrett

    170 Brandon Garrett
    Oct 20 2025
    Defending Due Process. Brandon Garrett from Duke University discusses his new book, Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters in a Polarized World.
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  • 169 Yan Fang

    169 Yan Fang
    Oct 6 2025
    Internet Technology Companies as Evidence Intermediaries. Yan Fang discusses the modern role of internet technology companies as significant repositories of evidence and how these companies fulfill their legal obligations.
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  • 168 Avani Mehta Sood

    168 Avani Mehta Sood
    Sep 22 2025
    Verdict Format on Trial. Avani Sood from NYU discusses the use of special verdicts in criminal cases, and why perhaps we should favor them instead of the traditional general verdict.
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  • 167 Jack Whiteley

    167 Jack Whiteley
    Sep 8 2025
    The Three-Verdict Problem. Jack Whiteley from the University of Minnesota discusses the Scottish tripartite system of jury verdicts, featuring verdicts of guilty, not guilty, and not proven.
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  • 166 Daniel Medwed

    166 Daniel Medwed
    Aug 25 2025
    Dan Medwed from Northeastern University discusses the past, present, and future of Chambers v. Mississippi and the right to present a defense.
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  • 165 Hayley Stillwell

    165 Hayley Stillwell
    Apr 7 2025
    Placebo Trials. Hayley Stillwell from the University of Oklahoma proposes the use of "placebo trials," test trials in which the alleged defendant is known to be innocent, to learn about jury dynamics and the empirical consequences of evidentiary rules.
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  • 164 Stephen Simon

    164 Stephen Simon
    Mar 24 2025
    Value Judgments and the Fact-Law Distinction. Stephen Simon from the University of Richmond offers a new perspective on the time-honored law-fact distinction.
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