Ipse Dixit
Ipse Dixit is a podcast on legal scholarship. Each episode of Ipse Dixit features a different guest discussing their scholarship.
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- Aug 21, 2026
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Richard Heppner on Gamifying Civil Procedure (opens the original)
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In this episode, Richard L. Heppner, Jr. , Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship and Associate Professor of Law at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University , discusses TAG!: The Jurisdiction Game , his new board game based on the rules of civil procedure. Heppner begins by explaining why he decided to create the game and how he developed the rules. He describes how he used the game in his civil procedure classes and how it can help students learn how to understand and apply the
Lisa Ramsey on Trademarks & Free Speech (opens the original)
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In this episode, Lisa P. Ramsey , Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law, discusses her new book " Trademarks and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions ," which is published by Cambridge University Press. Ramsey begins by explaining what trademarks are, what they protect, what kind of rights they create, and why they exist. She identifies how trademark law comes into conflict with the First Amendment and free speech, and how the abuse of trademarks can exacerbate the conf
Anna Law on Migration & Citizenship (opens the original)
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In this episode, Anna O. Law , professor of political science and the Herbert Kurz Chair of Constitutional Rights at CUNY Brooklyn College , discusses her new book, " Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants ," which is published by Oxford University Press. Law's book tells the story on migration to colonial America, the early American republic and the United States during Reconstruction. She explains that the conventional story of op
Jerry Edwards on the Early History of the First Amendment (opens the original)
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In this episode, Jerry Edwards , Associate Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law, discusses his draft article " The Reconstructed First Amendment ." Edwards begins by reflecting on why the original understanding of the First Amendment is important in this historical moment. He then explains how the understanding of the First Amendment at the time of its ratification was very different from the modern understanding, and how that original understanding persisted long past the
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