Episodes
Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage
Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
Richard Epstein examines the Supreme Court’s rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. (Playing time: 21:13)
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Voting Rights and the Supreme Court
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Richard Epstein examines the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn part of the Voting Rights Act. (Playing time: 17:57)
Saturday Jun 22, 2013
The immigration system
Saturday Jun 22, 2013
Saturday Jun 22, 2013
Richard Epstein analyzes the immigration debate with special focus on H1-B visas. (Playing time: 18:58)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
The Supreme Court and Arizona’s Voting Requirements
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
Richard Epstein examines the recent Supreme Court case that overturned Arizona’s requirement that voters provide proof of citizenship. (Playing time: 20:35)
Friday Jun 14, 2013
The patent system
Friday Jun 14, 2013
Friday Jun 14, 2013
Richard Epstein says that President Obama claims the patent system is broken and is specifically concerned about so-called patent trolls, companies that do not make products but instead buy up patents and then sue businesses they claim are infringing on them. But there are good reasons to question the president’s reasoning. (Playing time: 20:41)
Thursday Jun 13, 2013
Privacy, Security, and the National Security Agency (NSA)
Thursday Jun 13, 2013
Thursday Jun 13, 2013
Richard Epstein examines the legal and policy implications of NSA data mining and the legal punishments for national security leaks. (Playing time: 18:01)