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Back to SearchOver Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law--A Conversation with Janie Nitze
Episode 140
In the latest episode of Madison’s Notes, I spoke with Janie Nitze, co-author of Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law (Harper, 2004), a book wr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Jeffrey A. Lenowitz, "Constitutional Ratification Without Reason" (Oxford UP, 2022)
Episode 241
Constitutional Ratification Without Reason (Oxford UP, 2022) focuses on constitutional ratification, the procedure in which a draft constitution is s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Multilingual Law-Making: A Discussion with Karen McAuliffe
Episode 44
Alexandra Grey speaks with Karen McAuliffe about multilingual law-making.
Karen is a Professor of Law and Language at Birmingham Law School in the UK.…
1 year, 1 month ago
Kent Kauffman, "Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025)
Episode 80
While full- and part-time college faculty and lecturers go about their jobs—doing all that is seen (teaching and publishing) and unseen (class prep, …
1 year, 1 month ago
Religious Freedom: A Conversation on the Conservative Tradition with John D. Wilsey
Episode 139
In this conversation, we sit down with John D. Wilsey, Professor of Church History and Philosophy at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Se…
1 year, 1 month ago
Postscript: How to Fight Back: Charting Opposition to the Actions of the Trump Administration
Episode 33
Shortly after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th American president, he issued 37 executive orders and, subsequently, the Trump administration …
1 year, 1 month ago
Elsa Stamatopoulou, "Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination" (Routledge, 2024)
Episode 62
Elsa Stamatopoulou’s Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination (Routledge 2025) provides a definitive…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ray Brescia, "The Private Is Political: Identity and Democracy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism" (NYU Press, 2025)
Episode 759
As Americans increasingly depend upon their phones, computers, and internet resources, their actions are less private than they believe. Data is rout…
1 year, 2 months ago
Marie-France Fortin, "The King Can Do No Wrong: Constitutional Fundamentals, Common Law History, and Crown Liability" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 240
'The king can do no wrong' remains one of the most fundamental yet misunderstood tenets of the common law tradition. Confusion over the phrase's hist…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, "The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Episode 239
When we think about "red tape" and the cost of regulation it's hard to overstate the impact of professional licensing. According to Professor Rebecca…
1 year, 2 months ago