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Docket #020621 - Olmstead Ain't Enough (Part 2)

2021-03-2301:02:08

Today we're back discussing Buck v. Bell and Olmstead v. LC and talking about the broader importance of the way the law interacts with disabilities. We didn't do an intro on the cases themselves, but if you're not familiar or want to learn more, take a look at the cases below: Buck v. Bell Olmstead v. LC Check out Part 1 of our conversation here. Meet our guests this week: Cole Margol is a current 3L at GSU College of Law. He is a current graduate research assistant for the GSU Center f...

Docket # 020421 - BLSA and BBBPod Present: Self Care and Anti-Racism

2021-03-0257:21

This week we're releasing a conversation with had with Georgia State University's College of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Chapter on self care and anti-racism. This important conversation asked us to consider navigating school, employment, and more as Black and/or minority professionals. Follow BLSA on Instagram here! Special thank you to Jordan Jackson for his audio wizardry (Instagram), Fifth Music for the intro song (Instagram), and Nancy Oganezov for helping us with...

Docket # 020321 - Working in Music: We Wish it Were So Simple

2021-02-1601:04:48

Today we're doing something a little bit different than what we normally do! We're not covering any cases, instead, we're talking to three music industry professionals in different parts of the industry to talk music industry and entertainment law. We sat down with Armani White, Briana Cheng, and Rory D. Webb to chat about their roles and how they interact with the law. Meet our guests: Briana Cheng is currently an a&r at 4ad looking after Tkay Maidza, Velvet Negroni, Erika de Casier...

Docket # 020221 - Where Did All the Black Radicals Go?

2021-02-0201:42:24

If you're not familiar with COINTELPRO, we suggest clicking on the links below and/or read our summary of the cases here. Wahad v FBI (Main Case): https://casetext.com/case/dhoruba-bin-wahad-formerly-richard-dhoruba-moore-plaintiff-v-federal-bureau-of-investigation-et-al-defendants State of New Jersey v. Chesimard, Joanne (Assata Shakur): https://www.npr.org/2013/05/07/181914429/fbi-most-wanted-terrorists-list-who-is-assata-shakur https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-co...

Docket # 020121 - Our Friend, Martin

2021-01-1852:18

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, we talk Our Friend, Martin, the 1999 animated film that celebrates the life of MLK Jr. This film, oftentimes shown in the classroom, takes viewers on a journey as a pair of best friends goes back in time through the power of magic and introduces them to Reverend King at pivotal moments of his life. It also shows us what happens when the friends try to alter the future. We discuss the importance of the film to black elementary students, the idolizatio...

Docket # 010520 - Law School in a Time of COVID

2020-12-3001:28:51

It's our final episode of the year and instead of talking about a case, today we sat down with three law students from different parts of the country to talk about what it was like to be a law student in the age of COVID-19. We drank a couple of beers with one another (remotely, of course) to see what law students around the country faced in this truly odd year. Meet our guests: Genesis is a 1L at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, VA. She plans to wor...

Docket # 010420 - Much Ado About Infectious Disease

2020-11-2401:32:51

Today we're talking about infectious disease and involuntary confinement (sound relevant?)! In Greene v. Edwards, a man with active tuberculosis wasn't given a proper hearing before being involuntarily confined and in City of Newark v. JS, a homeless man is considered a non-compliant patient. Both cases present a difficult reckoning with our constitution and our individual rights. We'll be joined by Dr. Sapna Iyer to discuss due process, constitutional rights, and the obligations of the st...

Docket # 010320 - Bathhouses, Sex, and the AIDs Crisis in 1980's New York

2020-11-1001:40:45

We're talking City of New York v. New St. Marks Baths. Join us as we dive into the world of gay bathhouses in the seventies and eighties, sex, the marginalization of the LGBT community then and now, and more in our latest episode. This episode we are joined by guests Jim Hubbard and Yusef Shafiq. Find Yusef Shafiq on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yoyoyouyo_ybs/ Jim Hubbard's incredibly catalog of experimental and documentary films can be found on his website: www.jimhubbardfilms.com For mo...

Docket #010220 - Halloween Special

2020-10-3030:56

We're talking haunted houses, ghosts, and the law. Covering the notorious Stambovsky v. Ackley and the case of the haunted Chinese restaurant. This Halloween, the ghosts are off to court! Follow along with the cases here: Stambovsky v. AckleyThe haunted Japanese restaurant. Intro and outro music by Fifth Music. Background music by Peritune and Ghost Stories Incorporated.

Docket # 010120 - Obesity, Whose Fault is it Anyways?

2020-10-2001:03:24

Welcome to Blah Blah Blaw. Today we're discussing In re Brittany T and Pelman v. McDonald's Corp, two cases that help us figure out who or what might be to blame for our unhealthy eating habits. Should the individual be responsible or are there more factors at play?

Docket # 020521 - Olmstead Ain't Enough (Part 1)

2021-03-1644:46

We're trying a new format this week and breaking up our episodes into multiple parts. We think this will be an easier way to disseminate a lot of the information we provide. Let us know what you think! Today we're discussing Buck v. Bell and Olmstead v. LC and talking about the broader importance of the way the law interacts with disabilities. We didn't do an intro on the cases themselves, but if you're not familiar or want to learn more, take a look at the cases below: Buck v. Bell Olmste...

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