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  • Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle is an upstate New York native living in the Bay Area. She started doing radio at KPFA 94.1FM in Berkeley as part of their Apprenticeship program. She produced and hosted a science ephemera show at KPFA’s sister station KPFB before interning for Life of the Law. When she’s not producing a story or doing post-production work for Life of the Law, she likes to climb, read, and loudly engage with pop culture.

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Unequal Protection – Part 2

by Sarah Marshall

  • May 23, 2017

Last time on Life of the Law we presented Unequal Protection – Part 1, the story of Warren McCleskey’s unsuccessful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. McCleskey argued that his death sentence by the state of Georgia…

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Episode 109: Unequal Protection – Part 2: Transcript

by Sarah Marshall

  • May 23, 2017

HOST INTRO: Last time on Life of the Law we presented Unequal Protection – Part 1, the story of Warren McCleskey’s appeal to the US Supreme Court that his sentence of death had been prejudiced…

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Episode 108: Unequal Protection: Part 1 – Transcript

by Sarah Marshall

  • May 3, 2017

HOST INTRO: America is a country plagued by racism. Culturally, socially, economically. But what about in the courts? 30 years ago, Warren McCleskey, a black man on Georgia’s death row, took proof to the US…

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Unequal Protection – Part 1

by Sarah Marshall

  • May 3, 2017

America is a country plagued by racism. Culturally, politically, economically. But what about in the courts? 30 years ago, Warren McCleskey, a black man on Georgia’s death row, took proof to the US Supreme Court…

https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PP6985800064.mp3
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Recuse Yourself – Transcript

by Chloe Prasinos

  • May 17, 2016

Judges are supposed to hear the case before them and make a fair judgement based on the law. But what if the judge has a bias? Maybe a conflict of interest? When should a judge…

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Juggalos – Transcript

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

  • February 23, 2016

Groupies have always been a part of the music scene. The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads. Beatles and Beatlemania. Juggalos like music called horrorcore rap and the main group they follow is the Insane Clown…

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Juggalos

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

  • February 9, 2016
Photo by Jared eberhardt

Juggalos are fans of violent music called horror core rap performed by the band, Insane Clown Posse.  Fans paint their faces to look like clowns and get tattoos with the image of a man running with…

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Space Law 2.0

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

  • November 24, 2015

Imagine it’s 1957. It’s the middle of the Cold War and fear is everywhere. Senator Joseph McCarthy’s just spent years accusing people of being communists and spies. The Soviet Missile crisis is on the horizon….

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The Families We Create

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

  • July 14, 2015

On June 26, 2015, a decision from the United States Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion, “Many who deem same-sex marriage to be wrong reach that conclusion based…

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