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You’d Better Watch Out

by Stephanie Schroeder

• December 23, 2014

We asked some lawyers what laws Santa breaks, and what we learned was: a lot.

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Thank You For This Year, From Life of the Law

by Nancy Mullane

• December 21, 2014

Life of the Law has had a wonderful year! We produced 22 episodes, more than 200 magazine articles, and 4 LIVE LAW sold-out storytelling events in clubs and meeting halls across the country. We expanded our team of insightful, dedicated and professional…

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New Faces at Life of the Law

by Life of the Law

• December 18, 2014

Life of the Law has a new Advisory Board, and it’s a good one.

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Prison Reports: There’s Such a Thing as a Non-conjugal Conjugal Visit. Yep.

by Rahsaan Thomas

• December 17, 2014

Following the latest episode of our podcast on conjugal visits, Rahsaan Thomas reports from inside San Quentin State Prison on a different kind of conjugal visit — the kind that isn’t supposed to happen.

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Legal Briefs: What’s Happening in the Law

by Life of the Law

• December 15, 2014

This week in legal briefs: life-without-parole changes, CIA interrogations, and porn protests. We bring you the major legal events from the past week and tell you about all the interesting things to come!

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A Review of USA Network’s BENCHED

by Cindy Hong

• December 11, 2014

When it comes to TV shows about law, USA’s BENCHED is a refreshing departure from the norm.

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The Sad Plausibility of Conspiracy Theories

by Hadar Aviram

• December 10, 2014

Conspiracy theories abound and did before the release of the torture report. Hadar Aviram reflects on what they mean, and why they matter.

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How SERIAL Exposes the Limits of the Law

by Kate Leismer

• December 10, 2014

The fact that Serial has captured and sustained a wide audience has sent waves through the podcast and radio world, but it should stir the legal world as well.

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Report Card: How Much Education Censorship Is Too Much?

by Jess Burnquist

• December 9, 2014

A school board overrides the state education department to strike two pages of a science textbook because it doesn’t like them. Is this Russia? Nope — Arizona. Jess Burnquist, a teacher in Arizona, weighs in.

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Legal Briefs: What’s Happening in the Law

by Life of the Law

• December 8, 2014

This week in legal briefs: secret charges in Iran, government arsenal distribution, and chimpanzees. We bring you the major legal events from the past week and tell you about all the interesting things to come!