September 8, 2020

Exploring Race, Justice, Policing, And The Law

KPCC-FM interviewed Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on his new book that explores race, justice, policing and the law. “Jody talks about some of the major themes he explores…

April 16, 2020

California Prosecutors Must Do More to Protect Their Communities From Coronavirus

Data for Progress featured a memo co-written by Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on how California prosecutors must do more to protect their communities from the coronavirus.

January 28, 2019

Antigone

This month, Lisa is joined by Carla Della Gatta and Richard Green to discuss the timeless play by Sophocles: Antigone.

The play has clear connections to political struggles we face thousands of years later. The struggle between law and norm, the struggle to define what the state can control, and more. Listen as our three scholars discuss the necessity of reading Antigone today.

December 25, 2018

On the Basis of Sex (dir. Mimi Leder)

October 2018 brought us RBG, the documentary about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now we have On the Basis of Sex, a biopic starring Felicity Jones as this…

July 10, 2018

After Trump taps textualist Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court, the confirmation fight ahead and potential impact on midterm elections

KPCC-FM’s “AirTalk”interviewed Jody Armourof the USC Gould School about President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee and the possible impact on civil rights and midterm elections. Jody Armour said it was…

May 8, 2018

Radical Markets

In Radical Markets, Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl envision new rules for markets in order to limit the tyranny of monopolies and majority rule. Their aim, with 5 revolutionary ideas to cure what they see as the most important issue of our time: inequality.

What are some of these “radical” ideas, and does our panel think they are the revolutionary ideas we need?

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May 8, 2018

Radical Markets

In Radical Markets, Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl envision new rules for markets in order to limit the tyranny of monopolies and majority rule. Their aim, with 5…

May 2, 2018

Judge in Stanford rape case faces recall over sentencing

Associated Press quoted Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC Price School on how the recalling of the judge who decided the Brock Turner sexual assault case may threaten judicial independence.

November 16, 2017

When Politicians Get Rich and Voters Pay the Price

September 22, 2017

The Fact of a Body

September 20, 2017

Sports and Racial Justice in America

August 23, 2017

PEPL at the intersections of politics, economics and the law

by Janna Rezaee This past June, I co-organized the Political Economy and Public Law (PEPL) conference here at USC with my colleague, Abby Wood. The goal of this small conference…

June 29, 2017

The Hotel Play

April 27, 2017

Federalism and the Battle for Partisan Power

October 3, 2011

The Judicial Business Cycle

Governance Salon featuring Nancy Stuadt, University of Southern California Staudt’s talk investigates the effects of macroeconomic trends on judicial decision making in the federal context. Nancy Staudt, a nationally…

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