Video from the University of Chicago Law School
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Lectures and other talks by the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School, along with some very distinguished guests.
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Episodes of Video from the University of Chicago Law School
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UChicagoLaw Faculty on United States v. Jones
In November, the Supreme Court heard arguments in United States v. Jones, which will decide whether the Constitution allows police to put a tracking device on a car without either a warrant or the owner's permission. We asked several faculty members for their reaction to the arguments; here are reactions from Professors Strahilevitz, McAdams, and Futterman.
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Release date
Jan 10, 2012
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Runtime
12:15
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Saul Levmore, "Ponzi Schemes and Law's Domain"
Ponzi schemes come in many sizes. The colossal fraud engineered by Bernard Madoff is an occasion to rethink the legal rules and remedies associated with such episodes. But then there are smaller Ponzi-like schemes, such as fraud in law school admissions, and the question of whether law does or should play any role. At the other extreme are nation-size Ponzi schemes, such as our recent mortgage-and-foreclosure crisis and, similarly perhaps, long-range deficit spending in many countries, such th...
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Release date
Oct 17, 2011
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Runtime
59:24
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Martha Nussbaum & Saul Levmore: "The Offensive I...
Profs. Martha Nussbaum and Saul Levmore talk about their book, The Offensive Internet: Speech, Privacy and Reputation. This discussion was recorded on February 16, 2011.
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Aug 18, 2011
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17:57
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The Class of 1977: The Lost Footage
These clips were shot by Jon Mills, '77, over the course of his three years at the Law School. He writes, "While I was in law school I took oodles of 8mm movies. Wine messes. Classes. The women’s basketball team. People wandering around in a daze trying to figure out how they got in there and how to get out. This year I had it digitalized and now have the class of 1977 reduced to about 30 minutes viewable on a computer or (if burned to a DVD) television for anyone who wants to watch it. It’s n...
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Jul 11, 2011
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Runtime
35:13
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Hendrik Hartog, "Quantum Meruit and Old Age Care...
This Fulton Lecture in Legal History, recorded May 5, 2011, draws from Professor Hartog's forthcoming book, Someday All This Will Be Yours: A History of Inheritance and Old Age. It uses transcripts from a series of late nineteenth and early twentieth century New Jersey cases to explore the problem of who should be paid for household work and for intimate caretaking. The transcripts reveal both intimate details of family life and some of the political and ethical dilemmas that attended to the s...
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Release date
Jun 21, 2011
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Runtime
01:31:38
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Topics in Tech Law: Highlights and Reactions
Highlights and reactions to a panel, sponsored by Law, Inc. and held on April 28, 2011, that discussed hot topics in techology policy, law, and innovation. Participants included:DC's leading antitrust attorney (outside counsel for Microsoft), Rick RuleManaging editor of a major technology blog (and former copyright attorney), Nilay PatelThe Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law and Technology Policy, Randal Picker, and Moderator Rick Karr, technology journalist for PBS, NPR and Columbia Un...
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Release date
Jun 10, 2011
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08:43
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Panel Discussion: Hot Topics in Tech Law
This panel, sponsored by Law, Inc. and held on April 28, 2011, discussed hot topics in techology policy, law, and innovation.Participants included:DC's leading antitrust attorney (outside counsel for Microsoft), Rick RuleManaging editor of a major technology blog (and former copyright attorney), Nilay PatelThe Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law and Technology Policy, Randal Picker, and Moderator Rick Karr, technology journalist for PBS, NPR and Columbia University
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Release date
Jun 10, 2011
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01:04:35
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