McBlogmick

I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you that we’ve covered a ton already this semester. To try to make sense of all of that material, I’ve made these audio summaries. I try to give you the big picture, give you the tests you absolutely need to know, and connect each chapter to the course as a whole. There are written versions, too, on TWEN, under the class documents (not slides) link in a folder entitled Podcast Summaries.

crimlaw intro

legality

punishment

culpability

Last but not least, ada.

Here’s the summary podcast on retaliation. retaliation. It’s blessedly short!

Here’s a summary of the law on harassment as a cause of action in employment discrimination. harassment

Now that we’re finished with disparate impact, it’s time for an audio podcast summary of the topic: disparate impact. You’ll be relieved to note that it’s substantially smaller than the disparate treatment summary. And, as usual, the written version is on TWEN under class materials.

Here is the audio podcast summary for disparate treatment: Disparate Treatment. It’s longer than I prefer, but that’s partly due to the fact that I include at the beginning a little bit of an introductory summary of the laws that apply to discrimination and an overview of the two main theories of discrimination. Let me know if you want me to address anything in more detail or break things down into more basic terms.

I had to re-record this one, sorry! legislative court

Here is the last podcast for federal courts: 1983

And here is the 11th Amendment podcast: State Immunity

Here is a summary of the law to apply in federal courts–and in state courts hearing federal issues. I’ve also covered federal common law here. Law to be applied