The Legal Impact

Profiles: Melissa Davis

In this edition of Profiles, Professor Melissa Davis shares how a legal residency changed her career path, her experience as a public defender, and why she decided to move into teaching and directing our legal services clinic. Profiles is a special series of The Legal Impact where we get to know the Powerhouse people at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead

Learn more about Professor Davis: https://law.unh.edu/person/melissa-davis 

Learn about out legal clinics: https://law.unh.edu/academics/clinics 

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UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD, Graduate Programs, and Online Professional Certificates at https://law.unh.edu 

Healthcare Sustainability: Perspectives on Cost, Affordability, and Access

Listen to the recording of the June 16, 2021 event "Healthcare Sustainability: Perspectives on Cost, Affordability, and Access," hosted by UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and the Institute for Health Policy and Practice. Support for this event provided by the Endowment for Health.

Topics included:

• Why we need to address increasing health costs burdening families and business
• What can be done to make healthcare more affordable and sustainable?
• How stakeholders are activating across the country and across sectors to address escalating health care costs
• How to empower employers to improve access and affordability
• Goals for transforming misaligned incentives for a more equitable health care system

Agenda

Presenters:

Jo Porter, Director of the Institute for Health Policy and Practice, kicked-off the event and welcomed attendees.
Lucy Hodder, Director of Health Law and Policy Programs and Professor of Law, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law and the Institute for Health Policy and Practice, introduced the event and described how the COVID 19 pandemic illustrates why collaboration and trust are key to having a system as complex as healthcare work effectively, and why oversight is needed to assure our resources are used equitably, efficiently, and effectively. 
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Chris Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund, spoke about why we need to address increasing health costs burdening families and businesses, and what is being done by stakeholder coalitions to make healthcare more affordable and sustainable in other states across New England. 
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Gloria Sachdev, President and CEO, Employer’s Forum Indiana, spoke about how to empower employers to improve access and affordability, and the reasons for and impact of the RAND studies on hospital prices.
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Eliot Fishman, Senior Director of Health Policy, FamiliesUSA, discussed the impact on families of high health costs and goals for transforming misaligned incentives for a more equitable health care system.
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Professor McCann Speaks to the US Senate

Professor Michael McCann describes his experience testifying before the US Senate on NCAA college athlete name, image, and likeness rights. He also outlines his reasoning for federal law to be the best course of action. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead

Read Professor McCann's Sportico article on his experience: https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/senate-testimony-first-hand-1234631809/ 

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Legal topics include sports law, name, image and likeness, intellectual property, college athletics, NCAA

Anom: A Global Police Sting

Communications using the encrypted messaging app Anom led to the arrest of at least 800 individuals worldwide, Professor Buzz Scherr breaks down the operation and privacy concerns around this sting. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead

Learn more about our International Criminal Law & Justice Programs: https://law.unh.edu/international-criminal-law-justice-program

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Legal topics include cyber crime, international criminal law and justice, fourth amendment, digital privacy

MLB All-Star Game Lawsuit

Professor Michael McCann dives into a billion-dollar lawsuit centered around the MLB All Star game venue change, protesting Georgia voting laws. Hosted and Produced by A. J. Kierstead

Read Professor McCann's Sportico article on the subject: https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/allstar-game-lawsuit-1234631044/

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Legal topics include sports law, contracts, civil rights, freedom of speech, voting

CEPI Response to the Pandemic

Richard Wilder, JD '84, General Counsel and Director of Business Development at CEPI, gave the 2021 commencement address discussing the hurdles of worldwide vaccine creation and distribution, especially how CEPI coordinated with groups like the World Health Organization to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Today’s podcast is a selection from that presentation. Hosted and Produced by A. J. Kierstead

Watch the complete 2021 Commencement Ceremony on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/UrZQnKJian4 

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Legal topics include patents, healthcare, vaccines, international relations

Warrantless Home Gun Confiscation

Professor Buzz Scherr discusses how the US Supreme Court ruled that a warrantless home gun confiscation was unconstitutional, diving into the fourth amendment and red flag law implications. Hosted and Produced by A. J. Kierstead

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Legal topics include constitution, fourth amendment, red flag laws, gun rights, search and seizure. 

NIL Rights for Georgia's College Athletes

Professor Mike McCann discusses Georgia’s new college athlete name, image, and likeness bill. Hosted and Produced by A. J. Kierstead

Read Professor McCann's article on the subject on Sportico at https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2021/georgia-nil-bill-1234629240/

Learn about our Sports & Entertainment Law Institute at https://law.unh.edu/centers-institutes/sports-entertainment-law-institute 

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Legal topics include sports law, name, image and likeness, intellectual property, licensing

What to do when you get pulled over

Professor Buzz Scherr breaks down what you should do and what your rights are when pulled over by the police. Hosted and Produced by A. J. Kierstead

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Legal topics include criminal law, civil rights, police

Inside Law Admissions: Diploma Privilege and Alternatives for Attorney Licensure

Professor and Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program Director Courtney Brooks joins the show to discuss alternatives to attorney licensure, especially due to the impact of COVID19. Produced and Hosted by A. J. Kierstead

Learn more about the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program: https://law.unh.edu/academics/daniel-webster-scholar-honors-program

Read the Thomson Reuters article: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/government/diploma-privilege/?utm_source=TRI&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Govt_Diploma_Privilege_Social 

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