Patt Morrison for Wednesday, 1/13/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:30

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1:30 - 1:58:30

Marriage - a changing definition?

The latest courtroom testimony over same sex marriage and proposition 8 hinges on the history of marriage – a scholar of wedlock tells us all about how marriage came to be, and what forms it’s taken over the centuries -- personal and political

 

Guest:

Stephanie Coontz, the director of public education for the Council on Contemporary Families and the author of "Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage."

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2:06 – 2:39

Lessons from Chino: What was (or wasn’t) learned from the prison riot

Last August a riot broke out at the California Institute for Men at Chino that left the place looking like a scene out of Baghdad.  Over 200 inmates were hurt, two housing blocks were demolished and 1,300 inmates were left without bunk space—it was devastation that had been predicted for years and even expected a few days before it broke out.  In the months since the riot there are questions about how inmates were handled in the aftermath and what changes in policy have been implemented, both at the Chino facility and across California’s sprawling prison system.  With extensive overcrowding and under-funding, Chino is a microcosm for the challenges facing the state’s correctional system—what lessons, if any, can be learned from Chino?

 

Guests:

Steven Cuevas, KPCC Inland Empire reporter

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Aref Fakhoury, interim warden of California Institute for Men—Chino

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Charlie Padilla, creator of InTheRiot.com website that posted correspondence with prisons inside of Chino

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Rene “Boxer” Enriquez, former carnal in the Mexican Mafia and current inmate in the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation; certified gang and prison expert for state and federal law enforcement agencies

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Robert Weisberg, professor of law and director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center at Stanford Law School

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2:41 – 2:58:30

American Needle takes on the NFL

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in a case that could have wide ranging implications for every major professional sports league in the U.S. (including the NFL, NBA, NHL, and the ATP) as well as player’s unions, manufacturers and fans.  The central question for the court to decide is what defines a league?  Is the NFL a single entity or is it made up of 32 separate and unique teams? American Needle argues that the NFL violated antitrust laws and gauged consumers when they negotiated a multimillion dollar exclusive merchandising contract with Reebok.  The NFL says they need to act as a single entity because all the teams in the league are economically connected.   If the court sides with the NFL, the NFL player’s union fears it could severely limit their ability to negotiate contracts, especially free agent contracts (the NFL player’s union is already predicting a lockout for the 2011 season based on contract negotiations).  If the decision goes the NFL’s way, the ruling could pave the way for higher cost of NFL merchandise, parking, and ticket prices. 

 

Guests:

Richard M. Brunell, director of legal advocacy for the American Antitrust Institute

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Brad Ruskin, partner and co-chair of the litigation department at Proskauer Rose LLP

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Jonathan Serviss

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