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Episode 117: Gift and Curse of Music – Transcript

by Ian Coss

  • September 5, 2017

HOST: One of the basic jobs of every government is to protect property rights. So if you own a piece of land, or you build a house – no one can just come and take…

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Episode 115: Prosecuting Discretion – Transcript

by Marylee Williams

  • August 8, 2017

HOST INTRO: The word law has its roots in old English. It basically means to regulate and it basically has the same root meaning today. When we say law, we share this idea that we’re…

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Episode 104: Heroin Town – Transcript

by Sam Fenn

  • March 8, 2017

HOST INTRO: Heroin is illegal in Canada. And just like in the United States many doctors and treatment centers treat heroin addiction by providing a legal alternative, such as methadone. But methadone treatment doesn’t always…

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Series: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Nancy Mullane

  • November 1, 2016

Throughout the 2016 election year, Life of the Law’s team of investigative reporters, editors, and scholars partnered to research, produce and publish this five part series on the impact of money and politics on the…

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Professional Journalists report from San Quentin

by Nancy Mullane

  • December 26, 2015

In July 2015, two dozen inmates behind the walls of San Quentin State Prison became the first journalists serving sentences inside a U.S. prison to become members of the Society of Professional Journalists. The reporters…

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Newsletter: New Episode, Bit of an Edge

by Life of the Law

  • November 4, 2015

11/03 Episode: BIT OF AN EDGE In the US, if you’re accused of a crime, you can rest assured you will be offered a trial and in the end, your guilt or innocence will be decided…

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Newsletter: Disputed Bodies

by Life of the Law

  • October 20, 2015

10/20 Episode: THORPE’S BODY   The law is part of our lives –– but what about after we die? Sure, we can write wills and trusts to describe in great detail what we want done with our…

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Newsletter: Do you know the feeling of being pulled over?

by Life of the Law

  • October 6, 2015

10/09 Episode: THE STOP You’re driving. Maybe you’re speeding. Maybe you don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. All of a sudden blue lights flash in your rearview mirror. Your stomach drops. You’ve been stopped. It’s a…

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Newsletter: Who’s the Criminal?

by Life of the Law

  • September 22, 2015

9/22 Episode: WHO’S THE CRIMINAL? This week, we ask a simple question: Who counts as a criminal? Is a criminal anyone who’s ever committed a crime? Or just someone who’s been arrested? Or convicted? Or gone…

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Living with the Law — A Chicken Coop and a Tiny House: A Profile of Jan Dregalla

by Phoebe Petrovic

  • September 8, 2015

Regulations like building and zoning codes exist to keep us safe. But they can also constrain us, making it difficult to innovate and try something new. Jan Dregalla, a retired graphic designer in Lakewood, Ohio,…

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