A New Digital Infrastructure
A New Digital Infrastructure
The COVID pandemic precipitated a massive shift in digital infrastructure. Annelise Riles, the Executive Director of the... Read more
21 Apr 2021
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32mins
A Safe, Fair, and Dignified Workplace
A Safe, Fair, and Dignified Workplace
Nearly 35 years after Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson made sexual harassment unlawful, the EEOC reports that 85% of women... Read more
17 Mar 2021
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32mins
COVID-19's Impact on the 2020 Election
COVID-19's Impact on the 2020 Election
The 2020 presidential election has already seen unprecedented changes to the process by which votes are cast, tallied, a... Read more
27 Oct 2020
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36mins
New Light on the History of Commercial Fraud
New Light on the History of Commercial Fraud
Emily Kadens, legal historian with a particular focus on medieval and early modern history of commercial law and practic... Read more
19 Aug 2020
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37mins
Anti-Discrimination Laws v. Religious Freedom
Anti-Discrimination Laws v. Religious Freedom
The United States has a long history of religious accommodation. But is it possible to exempt those who object to an ant... Read more
15 Jul 2020
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34mins
Juvenile Justice Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Juvenile Justice Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
A criminal record can be an economic life sentence for those attempting to re-enter society. The cost of one year of in... Read more
17 Jun 2020
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31mins
Law in the Time of Coronavirus
Law in the Time of Coronavirus
In the midst of a global pandemic, federal and state governments are tasked with addressing a public health emergency wh... Read more
20 May 2020
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44mins
Leading Edge of Legal: How In-House Attorneys Navigate Issues in High Profile Startups
Leading Edge of Legal: How In-House Attorneys Navigate Issues in High Profile Startups
In this special live recording of Planet Lex at Northwestern’s San Francisco campus, host Jim Speta talks with Myra Pase... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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43mins
Solitary Confinement: Calling for Change in American Prisons
Solitary Confinement: Calling for Change in American Prisons
Incarceration is the primary form of criminal punishment in the US today, and approximately 80,000 American prisoners ar... Read more
18 Dec 2019
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36mins
Innovation & Trends in Intellectual Property & Patent Law
Innovation & Trends in Intellectual Property & Patent Law
Northwestern Law’s intellectual property and patent law scholars are truly leaders in their field. In this edition of Pl... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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32mins