UnCommon Law
On UnCommon Law, legal issues, public policy, and storytelling collide. We'll explore the most important legal stories of the day: Is affirmative action in college admissions constitutional? Is it time to kill the bar exam? Should social media face special legal scrutiny? What are law firms doing to fix their lack of diversity? Produced and hosted by Matthew S. Schwartz. Winner of the 2023 American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award for Media and the Arts.
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AI Dilemma: Can US Legislators Take Action Befo...
Can government balance AI oversight with AI progress?
30 min
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4. Artists Argue AI Art Illegally Steals Work a...
If AI gets copyright protection, how could that impact artists?
32 min
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3. You Can Create Award-Winning Art With AI. Bu...
"Space Opera Theater" won first place. But would the Copyright Office reward its creator with a government seal of approval?
37 min
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2. AI Trained on Famous Authors’ Copyrighted Wo...
Exploring the "fair use" defense to copyright infringement claims
27 min
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1. AI Trained on Famous Authors’ Copyrighted Wo...
Should authors be compensated for creating the words that power AI?
27 min
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Can a Haunted House Go Too Far? 'Carrie' Scare ...
26 min
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5. If Lina Khan's FTC Bans Noncompete Clauses, ...
The conclusion to our five-part series on the FTC's proposal.
47 min
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SPECIAL REPORT: The End of Affirmative Action i...
28 min
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4. The Case Against the FTC's Proposed Ban on N...
30 min
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3. Did California's Noncompete Ban Fuel Silicon...
21 min
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2. A Hair Stylist and Salon's Legal Battle: A N...
34 min
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1. 'She Can't Own Me': Inside the FTC's Propose...
20 min
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Why Does the FTC Want to Banish Noncompetes? [T...
1 min
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4. Affirmative Action's Diversity Dilemma Spell...
Diversity was never enough to satisfy either the right or the left — but for different reasons.
37 min
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3. Meet Affirmative Action's Biggest Foe, Edwar...
He's on a one-man mission to end the use of race in America's public policies.
20 min
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2. Diversity on Trial: Affirmative Action's Mic...
We explore the 2003 cases of Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger.
41 min
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1. Affirmative Action Faces Toughest Test in a ...
In this new UnCommon Law series, we'll explore the biggest challenge to affirmative action in a generation.
37 min
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Affirmative Action Is Back at the Supreme Court...
1 min
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Big Law Gender Gap: Re-imagining the Legal Work...
30 min
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Why the Supreme Court's Gun Decision Matters So...
22 min
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2. Beyond NIL: Will College Sports Become a Fre...
35 min
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1. The NIL Era: Paying NCAA Athletes Is Changin...
33 min
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The End of an Era: Beveridge's Outgoing Chairma...
Black Lawyers Speak: Bonus Episode
48 min
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3. Why Can't We Have One Bar Exam for All Juris...
Has the Time Finally Come For a National Bar Exam?
38 min
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2. Could a Law School Diploma Substitute for th...
How diploma privilege works.
33 min