New Episodes Each Month

Hosted by Dean Blake Hudson, Cumberland Research Radio provides short but insightful glimpses into the exciting scholarly work of Cumberland School of Law faculty, alumni and friends.

The Cumberland School of Law community possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience and have a passion for sharing it. Did you know that a person can be legally dead in one state, transported across state lines, and legally resurrected in another state—with important implications for trusts and estates law? Did you know that Mark Twain may have run afoul of common law copyright when he wrote a short story based upon an oral slave narrative? These are just a few of the many interesting topics our faculty are exploring.

But our program expands beyond the Cumberland School of Law faculty and alumni to discuss important and interesting research topics with academic faculty and practitioners around the nation and the world.

New episodes are available on the first day of every month and can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

How Does the Demise of Chevron Affect Veterans Law?
November 1, 2024

How will Loper Bright, the case that overturned the Chevron Doctrine’s deference to administrative agencies, affect Veterans Law? Cumberland School of Law assistant professor Carlissa Carson analyzes how the Gardner case (which established a veteran-friendly approach to interpreting statutes) melds with the new reality of Loper Bright.

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What a Plaintiff’s Lawyer Can Learn from Serving on a Jury
October 1, 2024

Jeff Coleman, a 1990 Cumberland School of Law alumnus, shares some of his experiences in the courtroom and how serving on a jury taught him valuable lessons about the importance of credibility in the practice of law.

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To Merge (a hospital) or Not to Merge: the Role of COPAs in Protecting Rural Hospitals from Antitrust Claims
September 1, 2024

Alicia Gilbert, visiting assistant professor of law at Cumberland School of Law, discusses the role of Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs) in helping struggling rural hospitals combine resources to survive and serve their populations.

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“You Keep Saying That Word. I Do Not Think it Means What You Think it Means.”
August 1, 2024

Thomas Hannahan, a member of Cumberland School of Law's class of 2024, discusses his recently published article detailing how the Supreme Court’s distortion of a word’s meaning can have significant consequences for future caselaw.

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Oops, I’m Sorry I Lost a Billion Dollars
July 1, 2024

What happens when a bank mistakenly transfers billions of dollars to other banks? Cumberland School of Law associate professor Layne Keele discusses his research on the remedies available when parties make big (and costly) blunders.

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