Legal Issues in the News
Monday mornings at 7:35 am central on WILL-AM
Three faculty members of the University of Illinois College of Law will provide commentary for WILL-AM’s Legal Issues in the News, airing Monday mornings at 7:35 am. Winner of seven Associated Press awards for best editorial commentary.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Shoes and Booze
If we had to associate a color with lawsuits, copyrights and trademarks it would likely be green, for money. Commentator Travis McDade is thinking of a different color. Here’s this week’s Legal Issues in the News.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Legislating Cybersecurity
In Washington, the 112th Congress is in session. With the November campaign in sight, we might expect Congress to be talking about the economy or more partisan social issues. But that's not all that's going on. There are several cybersecurity related bills in varying stages of the legislative process, as Jay Kesan explains in this week's Legal Issues in the news.
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Monday, May 07, 2012
Big World of Microfinance
Microfinance has been both hailed as a global poverty solution and condemned as predatory lending. In this week’s Legal Issues in the News, Christine Hurt explains the double-edged sword of microcredit.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Exception to Anonymity
A person can usually expect to remain anonymous when posting comments on the internet. But as Travis McDade explains, there is always an exception to the rule. Here's this week's edition of Legal Issues in the News.
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Patents and Progess of Healthcare
While the Healthcare Debate occupied most of the media’s attention, two recent US Supreme Court decisions may have more far reaching effects on the quality and availability of healthcare to the American public. Jay Kesan explains in this week’s edition of Legal Issues in the News.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
A Look at Self-Defense
The tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida has reinvigorated old debates about concealed carry laws, self-defense and racial stereotyping. In this week’s Legal Issues in the News, Christine Hurt gives some historical background to the law of self-defense.
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Monday, April 09, 2012
Prepare for the Expected
In this week’s Legal Issues in the News we hear an excerpt from the recent Affordable Care Act hearing. Commentator Travis McDade talks to the predictable nature of this particular exchange and wonders how it might’ve gone differently.
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Monday, April 02, 2012
Cameras in the Courtroom
Cameras in the courtroom - a controversy in Illinois courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Jay Kesan asks why both causes are gaining traction now, though they are separate issues, with separate controversies. Here’s this week’s Legal Issues in the News.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Contraception and Election Season
This election year, a number of candidates seem to be campaigning on a topic some would have thought long decided: birth control. In this week's Legal Issues in the News, Christine Hurt brings us up to speed on the history of contraception laws in the United States.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Try, and Try Again
Travis McDade explores the rule of double-jeopardy in the justice system and when a person just might be tried again, even after being acquitted. Here’s this week’s edition of Legal Issues in the News.
