All Live Law Events

Not all stories about the law can be told in a feature report. Some have to be told live — by students, attorneys, officers, teachers, legislators and others with stories to tell.

This week Life of the Law presents LIVE LAW… stories from people living with the rapid fire shifts that come with tech in the Bay Area, folks who are pushing back against the gentrification and…

Feature Episode 125

A Whole ‘nother World – San Quentin Live (2017 Holiday Reprise)

by Life of the Law

December 27, 2017

“I hate mornings. There’s nothing worse than waking up from your dreams to a cell whose 6×9 confines stretch into the horizons of your future.” — Emile DeWeaver We share this special holiday reprise…

Feature Episode 100

Live Law NSF: Translating (law and social) Science

The US Constitution sets the rules for how our our society is governed. Lawyers and advocates, legislators and lobbyists, judges and courts work to enforce it, or change it. All the while, legal and social…

Feature Episode 96

Live Law San Quentin: Hope

by Life of the Law

November 16, 2016

“These are difficult times, scary times in the world. I have had a number of conversations in the last few days with friends who are feeling that the future feels murky and unsettled. There’s nothing…

Feature Episode 92

Live Law Phoenix – Borders

by Nancy Mullane

September 20, 2016

Each summer, people from all around the country gather for the Soros Justice Fellowship Conference — three days of meetings, conversations, and workshops by scholars, journalists, attorneys, and advocates working on projects that explore the…

Feature Episode 89

Live Law Philadelphia – Beyond the Walls: Prison Positive

by Nancy Mullane

August 9, 2016

If you’ve had unprotected sex the only way to know if you’ve been infected with the HIV is to take a quick saliva or blood test. It’s free and it’s easy. And then whether you’re…

Feature Episode 85

Live Law New Orleans – A Scholar’s Life

by Nancy Mullane

June 14, 2016

You’ve gone to college, published your dissertation, and now you’re either on tenure track OR you’ve gotten tenure. What’s life like as a legal scholar? Life of the Law traveled to New Orleans for the…

Feature Episode 80

Live Law Nashville – Blood Sweat and Tears

by Nancy Mullane

April 5, 2016

“The deal is what the deal is. Take it or leave it.” Not all stories about the law fit snugly into one of our feature investigative reports. Some stories are best told live, in front…

Feature Episode 73

A whole ‘nother world… Live @ San Quentin

by Nancy Mullane

December 25, 2015

On Saturday night, Dec 5, 2015 more than 200 people filled the pews of the Catholic chapel inside San Quentin State Prison for a first-ever uncensored storytelling event behind the prison walls. Together, inmates and…

Feature Episode 70

Live Law Brooklyn – Truth or Dare

by Life of the Law

November 17, 2015

Truth or dare. When was the last time you played the game? We all have stories of playing the game in high school. Maybe it was a Saturday night, and you sat around asking each other…