PhiLAWsophy

Brenton and Therron discuss the institution of the Supreme Court and whether we should institute term limits or change the number of justices. 

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today. Brenton and Therron use their legal experience and background ...

Brenton and Therron discuss the loss of reverence for Philosophy in today's society and how that will change in the future. They also talk about whether morals are inherent and whether there is such a thing as natural law. 

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that...

Brenton and Therron discuss how technological advancement is exponential and whether the law should attempt to change along with it. Brenton and Therron discuss the historical approach to this issue through the lens of Utilitarianism,  Deontology, and religion. 

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when disc...

Brenton and Therron discuss the Eighth Amendment and the philosophy behind criminal punishment in light of scientific advancement. 

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today. Brenton and Therron use their legal experience and background in philosoph...

Brenton and Therron discuss the War on Drugs and its effect on fundamental liberties i.e. mass incarceration and stop and frisk. 

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today. Brenton and Therron use their legal experience and background in p...

Brenton and Therron discuss the right to die and whether physician assisted suicide should be a fundamental right.

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today. Brenton and Therron use their legal experience and background in philosophy to lo...

We discuss the Third Amendment and individual rights vis a vis the military. Namely, should we suspend rights for the sake of national security? We also discuss the draft and its constitutionality.

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today...

“Privacy: You have a right to privacy but what does that mean? We talk about the origins of our current privacy jurisprudence and discuss how our privacy rights apply in our modern world.”

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today. Brenton and Therr...

There has been lost of news lately about the Conservatorship under which Britney Spears has been suffering. Hear how thousands more, and especially older adults, suffer everyday under similar proceedings. How easy is it to lose your rights? Find out in this episode of PhiLAWsophy!

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of...

Benton and Therron discuss another hotly debated topic: the second amendment. Much is discussed about what the plain language of the amendment means. Brenton and Therron discuss the Second Amendment and its possible meaning. Brenton and Therron also talk about the legal and philosophical approaches to changing the current treatment of constitutional rights, including originalism and judicial activism. 

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The death penalty is highly debated from the halls of justice,  churches, to local bars. Here, two lawyers sit down and talk about the death penalty in a way that is fresh and new. 

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Two practicing lawyers pontificating on law and philosophy.  Why should you care? Rarely is their an intersection of law and philosophy when discussing major issues that effect us all in society today. Brenton and Th...