Vermont Law School Podcasts

Where Wild Things Aren’t: The Supreme Court in Review

loridubreuil — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:37:39 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 23, 2009

Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School

Is the Navy’s sonar program more important than whale conservation? Is it okay to destroy a pristine Alaskan lake by filling it with mine waste?

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_23June_2009_PatParenteau.mp3

Are Conservation Easements Forever?

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:11:04 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 18, 2009.

Jessica Jay ‘97, Conservation Law, P.C.

This lecture will explore the perpetual nature and durability of conservation easements and address the surrounding legal principles.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/htlectures09/HT_Jun18_2009_JessicaJay.mp3

Residency Restrictions for Convicted Sex Offenders

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:07:18 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 12, 2009.

Dwight Merriam, Land Use Group, Robinson & Cole, LLP

Sex offender registries have evolved into residency restrictions for a broad range of sex offenders. What is good public policy in this area?

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_Jun12_2009_DwightMerriam.mp3

Comparing Energy Regulation in China and the U.S.

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:02:52 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 11, 2009.

Lifen Wang, State Electricial Regulatory Commission of China

This lecture will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different energy regulatory systems in China and the United States.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_Jun11_2009_LifenWang.mp3

Collaborative Governance: What It Is, Where It’s Going

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:59:28 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 5, 2009.

Philip J. Harter, University of Missouri School of Law

President Obama says that government should be collaborative. What does this mean for federal, state, and local governments?

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_Jun05_2009_PhilHarter.mp3

Human Rights Mired in the Canadian Oil Sands

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:51:15 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 4, 2009.

James Grijalva, University of North Dakota School of Law

Often lost in the controversy over Canada’s oil development are the human rights of indigenous people to environmental self-determination.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_June04_2009_JimGrijalva.mp3

An Ocean Agenda for the Obama Administration

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:48:46 +0000

This audio file was recorded on June 2, 2009.

Mike Sutton, Monterrey Bay Aquarium

President Obama has an unprecedented opportunity to safeguard the marine environment.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_June02_2009_MikeSutton.mp3

Smart Grids: What Are They and Why Should We Care?

loridubreuil — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:39:50 +0000

This audio file was recorded on May 28, 2009

Paul Hines, UVM School of Engineering

This talk will focus on the smart metering portion of the smart grid and its implications for the public and the legal community.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures09/HT_May28_2009_PaulHines.mp3

The Subprime Mortgage Crisis, The “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,” and Your Questions

loridubreuil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:05:06 +0000

This Brown Bag Lunch presentation was recorded on October 9, 2008.

Robert Hansen, Senior Associate Dean of Tuck Business School
Mark Latham, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School

Includes: An overview of how the subprimes became “securitized,” Q&A on how the crisis transpired and the effect of the bill on our economy and our legal system.

Homeowner Rescue Bill / Bailout crisis — Issues to consider:
How it will affect availability or payback on your student loans, your credit eligibility, your money management, your investment and savings planning,

Whether it might affect your job-hunting success and change your search strategy,

How it will affect your legal practice—in everything from energy law to bankruptcy, from family law to environmental enforcement.

Whether an unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional delegation of power to the Secretary of the Treasury will have an effect on day-to-day business and the ability to bring citizen suits, shareholder suits, or on availability of public funds for other federal programs and departments.

About Robert Hansen:
Professor Hansen’s has taught Managerial Economics, securities markets and investment banking, investments, public policy, environmental economics, social institutions and equilibrium, and most recently, managerial applications of game theory.

His research interests are in the general areas of industrial organization, law and economics, and the economics of auctions and bidding. He has published articles in The American Economic Review, Rand Journal of Economics, Journal of Business, Northwestern Law Review, International Review of Law and Economics, and The Journal of Industrial Economics, among others. His latest publication is entitled “Auctions of Companies,” in Economic Inquiry, and his current work-in-progress is in the area of industrial organization for project-oriented industries where syndication plays an important role, as in the investment banking, legal services, and construction industries.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures08/M_Latham_B_Hansen_Oct9_2008.mp3

Tort of Ecological Degradation

loridubreuil — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:59:31 +0000

The following MP3 was recorded on Thursday, July 31, 2008.

Joe Guth

America permits environmental damage unless the responsible action can be shown not to provide a net social benefit. This allows legally justified environmental damage to grow without limit. The law should be redesigned to constrain environmental damage to an ecologically sustainable scale. Guth proposes a tort of ecological degradation to redirect the economy onto a sustainable path.

http://brennan.vermontlaw.edu/files/it/HTLectures08/HT_Jul31_08.mp3