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Foundations of American Law

Christian Turner

A law school course for undergraduates

education higher education

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Deference and Scrutiny

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/10/25

Joe and I discuss the last of our topics: the judicial use of deference and scrutiny to assess legislative actions.

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Interpretation

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/10/18

Joe and I discuss statutory and other kinds of interpretation, including the distinction between textualism, intentionalism, and purposivism. No vehicles in the park! Is a burrito a sandwich? And more!

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The Administrative State

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/10/11

Joe and I discuss the readings on the Executive Branch, administrative agencies, and Chevron deference.

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Takings Cases

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/09/20

Joe and I discuss regulatory takings law and the case of Pennsylvania Coal and Pennell.

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Distributive Justice

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/09/20

Joe and I discuss the reading on distributive justice. We discuss the takings cases in the next episode.

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Collective Action and Behavior

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/09/06

Joe and I discuss the readings on tragedies of the commons, prisoners' dilemmas, and behavioral law and economics.

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Law and Economics (and cases)

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/08/30

Joe and I discuss the reading on law and economics and the set of cases that follow it.

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Furman v. Georgia

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/08/23

Joe and I discuss the Supreme Court's 1972 opinion, Furman v. Georgia, striking down Georgia's death penalty. Mostly, though, we talk about the issues behind and surrounding the opinion, preparing us for class discussion on the case itself.

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What Is Good?

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/08/23

Joe and I discuss the readings on utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics.

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Lee v. Weisman

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/08/16

Joe and I discuss a key school prayer case, Lee v. Weisman.

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The Law, Legal Systems, and Legal Argument

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/08/16

Joe and I discuss the reading on legal argument, legal systems, and rules and standards.

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Marbury v. Madison

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/07/31

Joe and I discuss the foundational U.S. Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison.

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An Overview of the U.S. Legal System

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/07/31

Joe and I discuss the first reading. Links:Judge John Hodgman podcast Oral Argument: 90,000 Local Governments (guest Nestor Davidson)

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Welcome to the Course!

Foundations of American Law ·

2017/07/31

Hi! In this first recording, I say hello and talk a little about what you can expect.

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