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 Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
On this show, we discuss the recent North Carolina election results from the 2022 midterm races and what we can expect from the political landscape over the next two years with newly elected Congressional Representative Valerie Foushee.
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
On this show, we discuss the North Carolina election results from the 2022 midterm races and what we can expect from the political landscape over the next two years with Nicole Dozier, the retired Mayor Pro Ten and member of the Apex Town Council and the Director of the Health Advocacy Project of the North Carolina Justice Center.
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
During this show, the state and national results of the 2022 midterm elections and the political landscape going forward.
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
During this show, we have an informative and revealing discussion with James Williams and Timothy Tyson about the July 1944 murder of Private Booker Spicely in Durham at the hands of a Duke Power Company bus driver because he peacefully protested a demand that he move to the back of the bus. We also discuss present efforts to erect a public monument in his honor and to honor other African American soldiers who were killed as a result of similar efforts.
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.