The Legal Eagle Review is an informative and thought-provoking weekly radio show and podcast where the show hosts, NCCU law professors Irv Joyner and April Dawson, talk with guest experts and discuss current legal and political issues affecting everyday people in Durham, the surrounding community, and the state. The show airs on WNCU 90.7 FM on Sundays from 7-8p. The Legal Eagle Review is sponsored by the North Carolina Central University School of Law, and the Virtual Justice Project.
Episodes
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
"On this show, we voting rights and election protections during the 2022 midterm elections with Dr. Serena Sebring, Executive Director of Blueprint North Carolina, and Attorney Jeff Loperfido, Senior Voting Right Counsel for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the Coordinator of North Carolina Election Protection.
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
"On this show, we voting rights and election protections during the 2022 midterm elections with Dr. Serena Sebring, Executive Director of Blueprint North Carolina, and Attorney Jeff Loperfido, Senior Voting Right Counsel for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the Coordinator of North Carolina Election Protection.
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Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
On this show, we discuss the recently concluded confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is a nominee for appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
On this show, we discuss the history, significance, and celebration of Indigenous People's Day with Attorney Arlinda Locklear, a member of the Lumbee nation, who was the first Indigenous female attorney to argue a case before the US Supreme Court and is one of the foremost authority on federal law as it relates to indigenous rights.
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
On this show, we are joined by our colleague and frequent guest, NCCU Law Professor Don Corbett, and we discuss the U.S. Supreme Court and some major cases to be decided during the upcoming Supreme Court 2022 term.
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
On this show, we talk with Attorney Brian Oten, Chief Ethics Counsel at the North Carolina State Bar, about access to legal services and legal deserts in North Carolina and what is being done to address this very important issue.
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
On this show, we talk with law professor and legal scholar Dr. Vinay Harpalani about affirmative action in the college admission process and the cases pending before the Supreme Court -- Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College.
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
Sunday Sep 11, 2022
The U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. September 17 of every year is designated as Constitution Day to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution. On this show in recognition of Constitution Day, we talk with NCCU Law Professor Don Corbett about the U.S. Constitution and how we, as a society, can further the aspirational ideas of this imperfect document.
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
On this rebroadcast show, we discuss the history of Labor Day, labor unions, and the role race and racism have played in the labor movement with Stanford Law Professor William Gould, former chairman of the NLRB and author of Black Workers in White Unions and the forthcoming For Labor to Build Upon: Wars, Depression and Pandemic
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
Sunday Aug 28, 2022
On this show, we talk with Kym Meyer, Senior Attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, about the NC NAACP's successful challenge to two 2018 constitutional amendments which would have imposed a Photo Voter ID requirement and a 7% cap on the State’s income taxes, and the recent decision by the North Carolina Supreme Court to invalidate the amendments.