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Best podcasts about Roy L Furman

Latest podcast episodes about Roy L Furman

Open Minds … from Creative Commons
*Special Episode* CC's 20th Anniversary feat. Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig

Open Minds … from Creative Commons

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 46:12


On this milestone episode of CC's Open Minds, join us as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Creative Commons' founding on December 19, 2021. We take you back to Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig's keynote from the 2021 CC Global Summit, originally held in September 2021. Lawrence, fondly referred to by many as Larry, reflects on how CC began, what it has accomplished, and is later joined by Creative Commons CEO, Catherine Stihler, for a fireside chat where he shares his hopes for CC for the next twenty years and beyond. Lawrence is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He's a distinguished attorney, political activist and incredible visionary. Follow Lawrence Lessig on Twitter: @lessig Creative Commons on Twitter: https://twitter.com/creativecommons Learn more about CC's ‘Better Sharing' 20th Anniversary Campaign: https://creativecommons.org/20-years/ Donate to support the work of Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/donate Theme music: "Day Bird" by Broke for Free (http://brokeforfree.com/). Available for use under the Creative Commons Attribution (BY) license at the Free Music Archive (http://freemusicarchive.org). Featured music: "Happy Birthday to You Ska" by Serge Quadrado. Available for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License at the Free Music Archive (http://freemusicarchive.org). Open Minds … from Creative Commons is licensed to the public under CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Boston Public Radio Podcast
BPR Full Show 12/3/20: A Nation Up a Tree

Boston Public Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 164:22


Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed rumors that President Trump intends on running for reelection in 2024, and weighed in on the ongoing coronavirus outbreaks in the NFL. We opened lines to talk with listeners about the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines, and news that former Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Bush are all vowing to take the coronavirus vaccine publicly. Former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral offered her impressions of the Mass. police reform bill, and talked about why she expects Gov. Baker will sign it into law. She also talked about reporting on President Trump’s supposed plans to pardon those in his inner circle, and explained her recent endorsement of Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell’s campaign for city mayor. Lawrence Lessig discussed the legal window for Republicans to replace electors in a last-ditch effort to get President Trump reelected, and other extrajudicial efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Lessig is the Roy L. Furman professor of law and leadership at Harvard Law School, and the founder of Equal Citizens. His latest book is “They Don’t Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy.” Former Mass. education secretary Paul Reville weighed in on whether schools ought to remain open as COVID cases surge across Mass., and other education headlines of the week. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed news that Comcast is going to begin charging heavy internet users with additional costs. He also weighed in on fines against Apple over waterproof iPhone claims, a problematic workplace culture at Google, and other major tech stories of the week. We closed Thursday's show by returning to callers, getting your impressions on the 2020 Christmas tree shortage, and reviving the debate around real trees versus fake trees.

Hell & High Water with John Heilemann
Lawrence Lessig & Laurence Tribe

Hell & High Water with John Heilemann

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 65:23


Lawrence Lessig and Laurence Tribe are among the most important and influential legal minds of this or any era. Lessig, a pioneer in the field of cyber-law, is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School and founder of Equal Citizens, a non-profit focused on the cause of electoral reform. Tribe, the Carl M. Loeb University Professor Emeritus at Harvard, is arguably the preeminent constitutional scholar of his generation, has argued 35 cases before the US Supreme Court, and was a key member of Al Gore's legal team in the 2000 Florida recount. Heilemann invites the Legal Larrys, as he calls them, to discuss Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the presidential election, how his efforts have revealed serious weaknesses in our democratic processes, and the increasingly urgent arguments for scrapping the Electoral College. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Generation Elect
Interview with Lawrence Lessig

Generation Elect

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 41:39


Henry interviews Professor Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, the founder of Equal Citizens, a 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate, and one of the most famous advocates for campaign finance reform, Electoral College reform, and a change in the unfair laws that comprise our institutions and make many beholden to special interests in the system. Henry interviews Lessig on all of this, and a lively conversation on ways to fix a broken democracy. Rate and review our podcast!

Honest Offense
23: Lawrence Lessig on the Life and Legacy of Aaron Swartz

Honest Offense

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 72:53


Aaron Swartz was a programmer, entrepreneur, writer, and activist. He was deeply involved in the development of RSS and the organization Creative Commons. Aaron was also a co-founder of Reddit and an early contributor to Wikipedia. Because of his online activism, Aaron was prosecuted for multiple violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 2011. During his prosecution, Aaron took his own life. He was 26 years old. Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Lessig met Aaron when Aaron was a young teenager and served as a mentor to Aaron throughout his life. Lessig is the founder of Equal Citizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons and serves on the Scientific Board of AXA Research Fund. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, he has received numerous awards including a Webby, the Free Software Foundation's Freedom Award, Scientific American 50 Award, and Fastcase 50 Award. Cited by The New Yorker as “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era,” Lessig has focused much of his career on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright. His current work addresses “institutional corruption”—relationships which, while legal, weaken public trust in an institution—especially as that affects democracy.  His books include: They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy (November2019), Fidelity & Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution (May 2019), America, Compromised (2018), Republic, Lost v2 (2015), Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It (2011), Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy (2008), Code v2 (2006), The Future of Ideas (2001), and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (1999).   ––––   Support the podcast and join the Honest Offense community at https://honestoffense.locals.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC13h27HBHpqpHWtzxJF4jQA  

Ars Boni
Ars Boni 68 - US Legal System And Education In Times Of Corona (Prof. Lawrence Lessig)

Ars Boni

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 61:15


In this episode we talk with Professor Lawrence Lessig (Harvard University). Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school's Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago. Lessig is the author of some of the most influential works on IT-Law such as 'Code and other Laws of Cyberspace'. Links: https://www.lessig.org/ https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10519/Lessig https://creativecommons.org/2014/04/29/lawrence-lessig-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-webby-award/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HAw1i4gOU4 https://cyber.harvard.edu/works/lessig/LNC_Q_D2.PDF https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3308558.3313786 http://www.codev2.cc/ https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-academic-corruption-works/

Intergenerational Politics
The Electoral College, Faithless Electors, and Polarization with Lawrence Lessig

Intergenerational Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 47:56


This episode is with Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig in which we talk about the Electoral College, the recent faithless electors Supreme Court case that Prof. Lessig argued, and the current polarization in our country. Professor Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prof. Lessig is the founder of EqualCitizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons. Prof. Lessig has focused much of his career on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright and currently addresses “institutional corruption” especially as that affects democracy. He is also the author of his new book “They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy.” Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Listen more on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services.

Fringe Voices
Fixing our Democracy with Lawrence Lessig

Fringe Voices

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 39:46


Thanks again for your support and listening.Today, I’m very honored to speak with Lawrence Lessig. For those that don’t know this impressive human.Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, prior to which he founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, and taught at the University of Chicago. Founder of Equal Citizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons, Lessig serves on the Scientific Board of AXA Research Fund and has received numerous awards including a Webby, Free Software Foundation's Freedom Award, Scientific American 50 and Fastcase 50 Awards.Cited by The New Yorker as “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era,” Lessig's current work addresses “institutional corruption”—relationships which, while legal, weaken public trust in an institution—especially as that affects democracy. His books include: They Don't Represent Us (November 2019), Fidelity & Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution (May 2019), America, Compromised (2018), Republic, Lost v2 (2015), Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It (2011) among many others. Lessig holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge University, and a JD from Yale.We get in a little bit of Lawrence's personal background, why he didn't become a corporate lobbyist.We discuss why we need to get fundraising type money out of politics.What public campaign financing looks like and how citizens could take part in this.We discuss civic juries, what they are and how they can be useful for our democracy.How everyday citizens can meaningfully impact our democracy right now.We also discuss electoral college reform and his non-profit that is working on this named Fix the College.And some media recommendations. Namely, the The Swamp on HBO and his podcast Another Way.Again, please rate, review and subscribe. Thanks again for your support!Note: the background music is by my good friend Taavi of https://bestproducer.substack.com/

The Practical Stoic with Simon J. E. Drew
Lawrence Lessig | The State of the United States Political System

The Practical Stoic with Simon J. E. Drew

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 72:32


Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, prior to which he founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, and taught at the University of Chicago. Founder of Equal Citizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons, Lessig serves on the Scientific Board of AXA Research Fund and has received numerous awards including a Webby, Free Software Foundation's Freedom Award, Scientific American 50 and Fastcase 50 Awards. Cited by The New Yorker as “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era,” Lessig's current work addresses “institutional corruption”—relationships which, while legal, weaken public trust in an institution—especially as that affects democracy. His books include: They Don't Represent Us (November 2019), Fidelity & Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution (May 2019), America, Compromised (2018), Republic, Lost v2 (2015), Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It (2011) among many others. Lessig holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge University, and a JD from Yale. WEBSITE: lessig.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lessig.org/  Equal Citizens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EqualCitizens/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawlessig/  Equal Citizens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equalcitizens.us/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lessig/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/equalcitizens/ Twitter: @lessig Equal Citizens Twitter: @EqualCitizensUS ----more---- Patreon: patreon.com/simonjedrew Coaching: simonjedrew.com/coaching/ Practical Stoic Mastermind: facebook.com/groups/practicalstoicmastermind Facebook: facebook.com/simonjedrew Instagram: instagram.com/simonjedrew LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/simonjedrew Website: simonjedrew.com

The Kyle Thiermann Show
#221 UBI, Big Data, & Activism - Lawrence Lessig

The Kyle Thiermann Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 92:44


Lawrence Lessig (@Lessig) is an American academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Support The Wild Movie Music: Light The Band If you dig this podcast, would you be please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts? It’s takes less than 60 seconds and makes a difference when I drop to my knees and beg hard-to-get guests to come on the show. Brought to you by the Nell Newman Foundation, Santa Cruz Medicinals, and “My Weekly Stories.” This month we are highlighting the work done by The Ron Finely Project. If you’re a builder and want to help Ron with his garden project, connect with him here. People talk about this episode here Santa Cruz Medicinals CBD has supported this podcast from day one. Their founder actually convinced me to start the podcast! They make a range of potent CBD products and my personal favorite is the Peppermint Tincture, which I use most nights before before I go to bed. Use the code KYLE10 at checkout, and get 10% off any order. Sore muscles, be gone! The Nell Newman Foundation is dedicated to humanitarian, scientific and environmental action that foster a resilient and restorative planetary ecology. They support the small, visionary, and perhaps untested organizations. They fund the underdogs and unpopular ideas Paul Newman championed. I write weekly short stories, sometimes they’re funny. Sign up for my newsletter so you don’t miss them. Please consider supporting my work on Patreon. If you are financially strapped, just keep listening and give lots of high-fives. That’s all the payment I need. Connect with Kyle on Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Contact: info@kyle.surf The Motherfucker Awards Intro music by Nashe Howe “Life moves pretty fast ... if you don't look around once and a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Buller

Liquid Future
Lawrence Lessig: How to Save Democracy

Liquid Future

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 27:16


Lawrence Lessig is an academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

Indivisible Chicago Podcast
156 Lawrence Lessig

Indivisible Chicago Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 43:58


LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020 _1. I thought the pandemic would finally give Democrats and Republicans something to agree emphatically about — the desire to avoid our own demise. Not so fast. The PEW Research study discussed is here pewrsr.ch/2zZRBZg. _2. Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. He was the co-founder of Creative Commons, and was a candidate for president in 2016. He is the author of numerous books, most recently They Don’t Represent Us published by Dey Street and America: Compromised from the University of Chicago Press. He hosts the podcast Another Way. Professor Lessig joins to talk electoral reform, finance reform, our dire circumstances, and glimmers of hope.

Discussions of Truth
Democracy Corrupt. Lawrence Lessig: They Don't Represent Us

Discussions of Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 55:06


Former US Presidential candidate among the Democratic Party (2016), Lester Lawrence Lessig III is an attorney, university lecturer and political activist. Lawrence holds the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard University. He is the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard. A supporter of net neutrality, he founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford University. Lessig also formerly taught at the University of Chicago. Early in his career, Lessig clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and for Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. His books include: The Don't Represent US: Reclaiming Our Democracy (2019), America, Compromised (2018), Republic, Lost v2 (2015) and Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress - and a Plan to Stop It (2011). Other publications of note by Lessig are: Code v2 (2006), The Future of Ideas (2001) and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace (1999). "The most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era." - The New Yorker Lawrence Lessig holds degrees of the University of Pennsylvania (BA and BS), an MA in philosophy from Trinity College, Cambridge University and a JD from Yale University. He is a native of Rapid City, South Dakota. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iantrottier/support

Politics and Polls
#150: Election Reform with Lawrence Lessig

Politics and Polls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 44:59


Voter suppression, gerrymandering, money in politics, and even issues with the electoral college all call into question whether the United States truly has a representative democracy. How might these issues play a role in the upcoming 2020 elections? Renowned scholar Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School joins Sam Wang on today’s program for a discussion on election reform. Lessig is the is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership. Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, he was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school’s Center for Internet and Society, and a professor at the University of Chicago. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. Author of numerous books, he’s also received many awards, including the Free Software Foundation’s Freedom Award, Fastcase 50 Award and was named one of Scientific American’s Top 50 Visionaries.

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series
141: Lawrence Lessig: Fidelity and the American Constitution

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 93:01


The immense age of our nation’s Constitution presents a fundamental challenge for interpreters. After so much time has passed, how do we read such an old document? Legal scholar Lawrence Lessig arrived at Town Hall to explore one of the most basic approaches to interpreting the Constitution—the process of translation. With insight from his new book Fidelity & Constraint, Lessig contended that some of the most significant shifts in constitutional doctrine are products of the evolution of the translation process over time. He described how judges understand their translations as instances of “interpretive fidelity,” framing their judgements in the context of time. Lessig also highlighted what he calls “fidelity to role,” a practice by which judges determine if old ways of interpreting the Constitution have become illegitimate because they do not match up with the judge’s perceived role. Lessig not only showed us how important the concept of translation is to constitutional interpretation, but also exposed the institutional limits on this practice. Sit in for a course on constitutional and foundational theory by one of America’s leading legal minds. Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. He is the author of many books, including: Code 2.0; Free Culture; Remix; Republic, Lost; and most recently America, Compromised. Recorded live in The Great Hall at Town Hall Seattle on June 17, 2019. 

Law To Fact
Prof. Lawrence Lessig Discusses His Book, Fidelity and Constraint

Law To Fact

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 27:01


In this episode, Professor Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership and Harvard Law School discusses his newest book, Fidelity and Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution. In his book, Professor Furman discusses the challenges Supreme Court Justices face when interpreting our "ancient' Constitution in modern times. In this discussion, Professor Lessig explains what he means by fidelity to the role of judicial decision making and explains that Supreme Court justices, regardless on either side of the political spectrum share the same constraints. The Court, he suggests, has an obligation to defend its institution and to make sure the institution can survive and develop its authority to do its job. As our discussion makes clear, in Fidelity and Constraint, Professor Lessig mines past judicial decisions to explain present-day judicial rulemaking making for a compelling and understandable read. About our guest…Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School.Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school’s Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago.He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court. Lessig serves on the Board of the AXA Research Fund, and on the advisory boards of Creative Commons and the Sunlight Foundation.He is a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Association, and has received numerous awards, including the Free Software Foundation’s Freedom Award, Fastcase 50 Award and being named one of Scientific American’s Top 50 Visionaries.Lessig holds a BA in economics and a BS in management from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge, and a JD from Yale. To Learn more about our Professor Lessig visit:http://www.lessig.org/about/You can purchase Fidelity and Constraint by clicking on the link belowhttps://global.oup.com/academic/product/fidelity-and-constraint-9780190945664?cc=us&lang=en&Want to learn more about Professor Lessig? Visit the links below: As always, if you have any suggestions for an episode topic, please let us know! You can email us at leslie@lawtofact.com or tweet to @lawtofact. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@lawtofact) and to like us on FaceBook! And finally, your ratings and reviews matter! Please leave us a review on iTunes. Want to stay updated on all things Law to Fact? Join our mailing list by visiting us at www.lawtofact.com.

Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society: Audio Fishbowl
Waking Up to the Internet Platform Disaster - Featuring Roger Mcnamee and Lawrence Lessig

Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society: Audio Fishbowl

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 56:11


Roger McNamee is the author of Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe. He is joined by Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Facebook, Google and other internet platforms employ a business model – surveillance capitalism – that is undermining public health, democracy, privacy, and innovation in unprecedented ways. They use persuasive technology to manipulate attention for profit and they use surveillance to build data sets with the goal of influencing user behavior. The negative externalities of internet platforms are analogous to those of medicine in the early 20th century and chemicals in the mid-20th century, situations that required substantial regulatory intervention. For more info about this event visit: https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2019-02-26/waking-internet-platform-disaster

The Joe Rogan Experience
#1214 - Lawrence Lessig

The Joe Rogan Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 147:24


Lawrence Lessig is an academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

WIRED Business – Spoken Edition
Congress' Latest Move to Extend Copyright Protection Is Misguided

WIRED Business – Spoken Edition

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 5:33


Almost exactly 20 years ago, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which extended the term of existing copyrights by 20 years. The Act was the 11th extension in the prior 40 years, timed perfectly to assure that certain famous works, including Mickey Mouse, would not pass into the public domain. WIRED OPINION ABOUT Lawrence Lessig (@lessig) is the Roy L. Furman professor of law and leadership at Harvard University and founder of Equal Citizens. He was lead counsel in Eldred v.

Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics
Lawrence Lessig Talks About Taking the Electoral College to Court

Independent Voter Podcast: Beyond Partisan Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 35:17


T.J. is joined by two prominent election reform attorneys: Lawrence Lessig with Equal Citizens and Chad Peace with the Independent Voter Project. They discuss their latest reform lawsuits and projects, breaking down each case into its ‘elevator pitch’. Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. He is also the founder of Equal Citizens, which recently launched Equal Votes, a legal fight against the winner-take-all method of allocating Electoral Votes in presidential elections. Chad Peace is a nationally recognized leader in election law and voter rights. He serves as the attorney for the Independent Voter Project, and developed the voter outreach strategy for California’s successful nonpartisan primary initiative. Most recently, he authored the City of San Diego’s Measure K, and just Friday filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of Level the Playing Field in the lawsuit challenging the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Rockefeller Center
Lawrence Lessig: The New Hampshire Rebellion

Rockefeller Center

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2014 87:01


The New Hampshire Rebellion Room 003, Rockefeller Center 4:30 PM PP_W14_Lawrence_Lessig Lawrence Lessig Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, and founder of Rootstrikers, a network of activists leading the fight against government corruption. He has authored numerous books, including Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Our Congress—and a Plan to Stop It, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Free Culture, and Remix. Lessig holds a BA in economics and a BS in management from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge, and a JD from Yale. Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school's Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court.

The Politics Guys
Lawrence Lessig on Campaign Finance Reform

The Politics Guys

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 37:19


Lawrence Lessig on Campaign Finance Reform Mike talks with Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prior to his time at Harvard, Professor Lessig clerked for not one, but two of Mike's intellectual heroes, Judge Richard Posner and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Professor Lessig is the author of numerous books on law, commerce, culture, and ideas. His latest, Republic, Lost, Version 2.0, is a revised and expanded version of Republic, Lost, which Mike says is the best introduction to, and analysis of, not only campaign finance, but the fundamental incentives that drive public policy in the United States. Professor Lessig followed up on Republic, Lost with a major campaign to enact the reforms he believes to be vital to restoring American democracy, including launching a political action committee, giving a number of TED talks, and most notably, running for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2016. Professor Lessig Recommends Fifty Shades of Green: High Finance, Political Money, and the U.S. Congress. Thomas Ferguson, Jie Chen, Paul Jorgensen (http://bit.ly/2vCpW9P) Citizens Divided: Campaign Finance Reform and the Constitution. Robert C. Post (http://amzn.to/2vCShx5) Unlock Congress. Michael Golden (http://amzn.to/2vCMB66) Follow Lawrence Lessig on Twitter (https://twitter.com/lessig) Interested in supporting the show and getting even more Politics Guys content? Check out our Insiders program at https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys This week's show is sponsored by: Brooklinen, where listeners get $20 dollars off and free shipping by using promo code tpg at https://www.brooklinen.com Casper, where Politics Guys listeners get $50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting https://www.casper.com/tpg Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Politics Guys
America, Compromised: Lawrence Lessig on Corruption in America

The Politics Guys

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:44


Mike talks with Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Professor Lessig co-founded Creative Commons in 2001 and is the author of numerous books, including Republic, Lost: Version 2.0 ( https://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Version-Lawrence-Lessig/dp/1455537012/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=republic+lost+2.0&qid=1573506357&sprefix=neal+stephenson&sr=8-1&x=0&y=0 ) which he and Mike talked about on the podcast a few years ago ( here's a link ( http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/d/e/7/de7bdb747dcd4c8d/lawrence-lessig-on-campaign-finance-reform.mp3?c_id=21100401&cs_id=21100401&expiration=1573509273&hwt=b33e88836e7c07e0217f3f6d42b7ef98 ) to that interview). In this episode, they discuss about his recent book America, Compromised ( https://www.amazon.com/America-Compromised-Berlin-Family-Lectures/dp/022631653X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KD1Z8GZ96MG9&keywords=america%2C+compromised&qid=1573506381&sprefix=america%2C+compro%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1 ). *Topics covered include:* * why the Mafia isn't corrupt, but Congress is * raising the cost of corrupting Congress * giving American citizens Democracy Vouchers * why we should pay members of Congress a lot more * good people in the bad institution of Congress * corruption in the financial industry * why no financial institution heads were prosecuted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis * corruption in political media * and lots more! *Lawrence Lessig on Twitter* ( https://twitter.com/lessig ) *Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible*. If you're interested in supporting the show, go to patreon.com/politicsguys ( https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys ) or politicsguys.com/support ( http://www.politicsguys.com/support ). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy