Dissenting Opinions
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
That Other Original Sin (with Maggie Blackhawk)
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by New York University law professor Maggie Blackhawk to discuss federal Indian law and cases including Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta and t...
Finale
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the season finale of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss power, privilege, white supremacy, the possibility of a racial ut...
Life of the Body
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara dig into healthcare disparities, discussing possible systemic causes from housing...
Life of the Mind
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss the implications of critical race theory interacts on education. They sta...
Liberation Isn't a Zero-Sum Game
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 4 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss intersectionality, how we can focus on more than one injustice at time, a...
Taking The Easy Way Out
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara zero in on “implicit bias.” They discuss criticisms of anti-racism trainings,...
We're Actually in a Haunted House
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory, Will and Khiara discuss structural racism, capitalism and land use/zoning laws, individual respon...
Critical Race Theory is a Verb
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by UC Berkeley Law professor Khiara M. Bridges to kick off Season 2 of Deep Dive into Critical Race Theory. In the first episode, Will ...
Checks and Balances (with Curt Bradley)
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of Season 1, Will is joined by the newest UChicago Law professor, Curt Bradley, to discuss INS v. Chadha a transformative case th...
Fractured Opinions (with Nina Varsava)
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by University of Wisconsin law professor Nina Varsava, where they discuss how to make sense of fractured Supreme Court opinions in ligh...
Legal Shell Game (with Caleb Nelson)
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by University of Virginia law professor Caleb Nelson to discuss Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp. The...
Stable, Predictable, Commonsensical (with Kevin Walsh)
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by University of Richmond law professor Kevin Walsh to discuss the doctrine of severability, applied by Barr v. American Association of...
Politics
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss the partisan politics of originalism. They discuss hot-button topics like: academic freedom, ...
The Oath
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss the oath judges and public officials take, whether or not it’s still relevant today, and what the o...
Original Law Originalism
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam tease out positive law originalism further by discussing "original law originalism." They discuss the differe...
Applications
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam review the positive turn and discuss how originalism applies to modern problems such as the administrative st...
The Positive Turn
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 3 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam dissect the claim that originalism is "our law." They discuss how courts handle precedent and policy, and als...
The Counterarguments
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss some counterarguments to originalism, both descriptive and normative. They also discuss federalism, j...
The Emergence of Originalism
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1 of Deep Dive, Will and Adam discuss the rise of originalism up to about 2013, including the three main arguments for originalism: the lin...
A Court with a Mission (with David Strauss)
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by UChicago Law Professor David Strauss to discuss Congress's power to enforce the Constitution, recognized by Katzenbach v. Morgan, an...
The Deep Deep Deep State (with Bridget Fahey)
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by UChicago law professor Bridget Fahey to discuss the anti-commandeering doctrine of Printz v. United States, why we shouldn't fear fe...
Making Fetch Happen (with Stephen Sachs)
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by Duke law professor Stephen Sachs to discuss what is wrong with Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, how judicial decisions are like poker game...
Free Speech Capitalism (with Genevieve Lakier)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will is joined by UChicago law professor Genevieve Lakier to discuss what she likes about Virginia State Board v. Virginia Consumer Council as a First...
Dissenting Opinions Trailer
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to what's coming up on this season of Dissenting Opinions