The Legal Eagle Review

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.

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.

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

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.

On this show, we discuss the exploding use of artificial intelligence, the societal dangers surrounding the use of AI, and the need for ethical and responsible implementation of AI with NCCU Law Professor Kevin Lee.

On this show, we talk with Professor Margaret Burnham about her forthcoming book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners, in which she writes about the trials and tribulations of African Americans who served in the military during 1930s, 40s and 50s.

On this show, we have an incisive and instructive discussion about the January 6th insurrection effort, which was designed to interfere with the confirmation of the 2020 Presidential election results and its impact on the political participation of African Americans and people of color in the 2022 election campaigns. Our guests are Dr. Serena Sebring, the Executive Director of Blueprint North Carolina and Marcus Bass, the Executive Director of Advance North Carolina and the Deputy Director of the North Carolina Black Alliance.

On this show, Irv has an in-depth discussion with NCCU Law Professor Tamika Moses about being an African American female who chose to become a prosecutor within the federal criminal court system.

On this show, we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, the Second Amendment, and gun control.

On this show, we had our NCCU Law colleagues, Don Corbett and Tamika Moses, about some of the most controversial decisions that were issued by the U.S. Supreme Court during its recently concluded term.