
The Legal Impact
Never miss an episode by subscribing on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon, and Pandora! University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law’s legal experts give the legal angle on the latest news topics. Subjects covered range from U.S. Supreme Court decisions, sports law, technology, and more.
Opinions discussed are solely the opinion of the faculty or host, and do not constitute legal advice or necessarily represent the official views of the University of New Hampshire and UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law.




Professor Michael McCann predicts trends in sports law for 2021, including impacts of COVID-19, the Biden Administration, NIL with the NCAA, and the M...
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Professor Stanley Kowalski defends the patent system around the development of the COVID19 vaccine, responding to a New York Times opinion piece pushi...
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Professor John Greabe dives into the lawsuits centered around the 2020 election, including cases filed by allies of President Trump, an original juris...
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Professor Buzz Scherr breaks down informed consent for vehicle search when a driver is pulled over by the police.
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Professor John Greabe breaks down Texas v. California, the most recent US Supreme Court Case against the Affordable Care Act
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Professor Michael McCann dives into the tax implications for athletes around prizes and contracts, centered around NBA star James Harden and 2020 Mast...
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Professor Michael McCann discusses the impact the contentious 2020 election will have on the future of sports law, including topics like Title IX, tax...
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Professor Lucy Hodder breaks down the settlement Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, reached with the US Department of Justice and how some ...
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Professor Bill Murphy discusses the US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, delving into Google's business practices, how suits a...
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Professor Buzz Scherr dives into originalism and the Supreme Court of the United States, especially around the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett...
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