Common Law

Though much divides us these days, there are still some things we all share in common. One of them is law. From the kind of health care we receive to the laws that determine what’s a ticket and what’s a court date, law is everywhere. “Common Law” gives insight into the laws around us and what’s next. This season, Dean Risa Goluboff hosts with “Co-Counsel” Danielle Citron, John Harrison, Cathy Hwang and Greg Mitchell, who are also UVA Law professors. Transcripts are posted at commonlawpodcast.com.

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S5 E8: Why Your Face Should Be a Trade Secret

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03/23/23 • 30 min

Facial recognition technology is used for everything from unlocking your phone to locking up criminals. UVA Law professor Elizabeth Rowe makes the case that biometric data like your face and fingerprints should have trade secret-level protections.

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S2 E9: Learning From Pandemics of the Past

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04/16/20 • 33 min

As the world battles the novel coronavirus, University of Virginia history professor Christian McMillen discusses what lessons we can learn — and improve upon — from past pandemics.

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S2 E11: ‘Carbon Dioxide Warriors’ at the Supreme Court

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05/19/20 • 30 min

Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus discusses how environmentalists made history with the U.S. Supreme Court case Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency.

S2 E5: The Lowdown on Libel

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02/04/20 • 26 min

The Supreme Court took on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in 1964, in part, to protect the civil rights movement. But did justices go too far in making libel hard to prove? UVA Law professor Frederick Schauer explains new concerns.

S2 E4: When School Financing Hit the Courts

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11/12/19 • 27 min

The Supreme Court said the Constitution didn’t guarantee a right to education in the 1973 case San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, but litigation aiming for equity continues, as UVA Law professor Kimberly Robinson explains.

S2 E3: The Road Not Taken After the Civil War

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10/29/19 • 25 min

A Union effort to redistribute land to former slaves during the Civil War unraveled because of the efforts of Southern lawyers, UVA Law professor Cynthia Nicoletti explains.

S4 E11: Why Privacy Matters

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06/23/22 • 36 min

Don’t care about information privacy because you have nothing to hide? Neil Richards, a law professor at the Washington University in St. Louis and a UVA Law alumnus, explains the extent to which companies mine data and seek to influence you, and why you should care.

S3 E2: The Bias Baked Into Algorithms

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02/09/21 • 29 min

UVA Law professor Deborah Hellman discusses her work on how algorithms can compound injustice, and the evolution of her theory on discrimination.

S5 E5: The State of the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy

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02/09/23 • 36 min

Political scientist James L. Gibson discusses his survey data suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court lost some legitimacy in the eyes of the public after overturning Roe v. Wade.

S2 E8: Native American Costumes and the Unwritten Constitution

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03/31/20 • 33 min

Why did colonists wear Native American costumes at the Boston Tea Party? Professor Farah Peterson investigates the history of mob protests for economic rights on the path to America’s unwritten constitution.

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Common Law currently has 67 episodes available.

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The episode title 'S2 E9: Learning From Pandemics of the Past' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Common Law is 31 minutes.

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Episodes of Common Law are typically released every 14 days.

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The first episode of Common Law was released on Feb 22, 2019.

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