Relitigated Podcast

Tag: Season 2

  • #13 Reflections on Buck v. Bell: An Interview with Dr. Paul Lombardo

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    In this episode, we speak with Dr. Paul Lombardo, Regents’ Professor and Bobby Lee Cook Professor of Law at Georgia State University. He is a historian and legal scholar who has written on eugenics, medical ethics, and Buck v. Bell. He tells us about Carrie Buck, those at the Virginia Colony who drove her case…

  • #12 Buck v. Bell

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    In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell. A young woman was committed to an institution, due to the state’s concerns about her disability and vulnerability. After a formal legal proceeding, it is determined that she should be sterilized. The question before the court: is the law authorizing sterilization of a…

  • #11 Colorado v. Connelly

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    In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Colorado v. Connelly. A man walked up to a police officer who was minding his own business and announced that he wished to confess to a murder. The police repeatedly informed him of his rights, and he insisted upon making his statement. It turned out this…