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Professor Michael McCann talks about his recent Sportico articles; including the latest in EA and NIL, Commander's trademark dispute, and Jackie Robinson memorabilia causing SEC issues. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Learn more about our Sports & Entertainment Law Institute at https://law.unh.edu/seli  Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include sports, entertainment, intellectual property, trademark, SEC, securities, contract, name image likeness

Professor Lucy Hodder discusses the end of continuous Medicaid enrollment from the COVID-19 public health emergency and the impact of hospital mergers in New Hampshire. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Learn more about our Health & Policy Programs at https://law.unh.edu/health-law-policy-program Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include health, healthcare, medicaid, policy, state, HHS, antitrust, business

Professor John Greabe discusses the Supreme Court of the United States' code of ethics and the messy impact of politics and personal relationships. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Learn more about the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service at https://law.unh.edu/rudman Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include 

Professor Buzz Scherr breaks down the felony indictment of former President Donald J. Trump in New York State Supreme Court and the political situation surrounding it. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Read about the indictment: https://manhattanda.org/district-attorney-bragg-announces-34-count-felony-indictment-of-former-president-donald-j-trump/ Read the FiveThirtyEight article on political implications: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-indictment-2024-election/ Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include criminal law, elections, fraud, tax, New York, jury

Professor Seth Oranburg discusses the many mistakes made leading to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what lessons can prevent more incidents like this from occurring. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Learn more about the Hybrid JD program at https://law.unh.edu/hybridjd Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include business, technology, acquisition, banking, FDIC

Professor Buzz Scherr discusses his recent Union Leader opinion piece on bail reform, the data that New Hampshire's laws have been successful, and the murder of Daniel Whitmore. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Read Professor Scherr's article: https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/albert-scherr-the-convenient-and-false-narrative-about-a-manchester-tragedy/article_2888eaa2-474d-50d4-a222-4174ece92b1b.html Learn more about the International Criminal Law & Justice program at https://law.unh.edu/iclj  Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include criminal, bail, reform, data, courts, prosecutor

Professor Seth Oranburg discusses the legal angle on the turbulent takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk and the surprising revelations in the Twitter Files. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Learn more about the Hybrid JD program at https://law.unh.edu/hybridjd Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include business, technology, acquisition, stock market, section 230, activism

Professor Michael McCann gives an update on the Flores lawsuit, workers' comp and Emmanuel Acho, and the challenges around the NCAA's latest NIL policy. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Learn more about the Sports & Entertainment Law Institute at https://law.unh.edu/seli Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include sports, contracts, DEI, name image and likeness, workers' compensation

Professor Buzz Scherr discusses the war in Ukraine and the latest around investigation and prosecution of war crimes committed by Russia. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include international law, criminal law, war, United Nations, International Criminal Court

Professor John Orcutt discusses the ruling in SEC v. LBRY, the impact of “the Howey Test," and the complex situation of blockchain and securities. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include cryptocurrency, blockchain, securities, SEC

Professor Michael McCann discusses his recent Sportico articles covering the SCOTUS Students For Fair Admission case, NCAA debate around the ‘Slavery Loophole’, and NCAA NIL changes. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include sports law, NIL, name image likeness, employment, antitrust, affirmative action, education, college admissions

Professor Ryan Vacca discusses his co-authored article "Breaking the Vicious Cycle Fragmenting National Law" that discusses how fragmenting developed and a possible solution. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include federal law, circuit court, SCOTUS, federalism

Professor John Orcutt breaks down the tax fraud charges placed against Trump Organization and the guilty plea by their former CFO Allen Weisselberg. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include tax, business, securities, finance, criminal

Professor Jorge Contreras, James T. Jensen Endowed Professor for Transactional Law and Director of the Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, discusses the legal impact of patenting human genes, especially as it relates to the 2013 SCOTUS decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics. Also discussed is the introduced "Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022," which would explicitly overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling in Myriad. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Check out his book, "The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns your DNA"at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WK73TZR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0  Read his aritcle "Another Legislative Attempt to Revive Gene Patenting" in the Harvard Law Petrie-Flom Center blog, Bill of Health: https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2022/08/04/another-legislative-attempt-to-revive-gene-patenting/ Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include intellectual property, patents, pharmaceuticals 

Professor Bill Murphy discusses the Uniform Commercial Code updates to handle virtual currencies, blockchains, and other digital assets; as well as what it means for laws being created. Produced and Hosted by A J. Kierstead Learn more about the commerce and technology programs at https://law.unh.edu/commerce-technology-program  Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include crypto, commerce, technology, blockchain, digital assets, federalism

Professor Michael McCann discusses his recent Sportico articles covering the UFC suing a production company for use of footage and a unique case made by the NCAA in a lawsuit. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Articles discussed https://sports.yahoo.com/ufc-sues-documentary-production-team-130000553.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ncaa-ushers-dog-groomers-strippers-170054398.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall Learn more about the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at https://law.unh.edu/seli  Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include sports law, copyright, intellectual property, amateurism, college sports

Professor Buzz Scherr discusses the procedure for search and seizure related to the FBI raid at Mar-a-lago searching for classified documents not returned by President Donald Trump. Learn more about the International Criminal Law and Justice Program at https://law.unh.edu/iclj Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include criminal law, federal, classified documents, FBI, Department of Justice, search and seizure

Professor Stanley Kowalski is a PH. D., UNH Franklin Pierce’s International Technology Transfer Institute Director, a Senior Lecturer, and even a class of 2005 alum. Get to know more about his background and why he entered the legal field. Produced and hosted by A. J. Kierstead Profiles is a special series of The Legal Impact where we get to know the Powerhouse people at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Learn about out legal clinics: https://law.unh.edu/academics/clinics  Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD, Graduate Programs, and Online Professional Certificates at https://law.unh.edu 

Professor Ilkka Rahnasto, Senior Vice President at the Marconi Group, discusses the role of Standards-Related Essential Patents and FRAND in the intellectual property space. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Learn more about the annual Intellectual Property Summer Institute at https://law.unh.edu/ipsi and be sure to join us next year!  Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include intellectual property, patents, standards, international

Professor John Greabe discusses the trend of the US Supreme Court breaking down barriers between church and state with decisions around education funding, abortion, and public prayer. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead Learn more about the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service a https://law.unh.edu/rudman Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at https://law.unh.edu  Legal topics include constitutional law, freedom of speech, religion