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The Battle Over Your Right to Vote

by Life of the Law

  • November 28, 2017

The polls got it wrong. What matters in the end, on election day, is who has the right to vote and who goes to the polls to cast their ballot. Due to strict voter ID…

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Episode 112: Government Ghost – Transcript

by Megan Marelli

  • November 14, 2017

HOST This is Life of the Law, I’m Nancy Mullane. 2017 has been a terribly rough year for thousands of people… There’ve been fires in Northern California and hurricanes and floods in Texas and Puerto…

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Government Ghost

by Megan Marrelli

  • November 14, 2017

2017 has been a terrible year for tens of thousands of people. Fires in northern California and record-setting torrential hurricanes and floods in Texas and Puerto Rico have meant that families have lost their homes…

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In-Studio: Brutally Ruthless

by Life of the Law

  • October 31, 2017

“As incompetent and bumbling as the Trump Administration has been in so many areas, they have been brutally ruthless on immigration.” — Jose Chito Vela, Immigration Attorney and Candidate for Texas State Legislature It’s been…

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In Studio: Radio Silenced

by Nancy Mullane

  • February 21, 2017

What do radio silence, the FCC, net neutrality, President Trump’s first solo press conference, and Richard Wagner have in common? Welcome to In-Studio from Life of the Law. Each month we present an investigative feature report…

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A Fair Fight for a Fair Court: Election Year Special – Part 2

by Nancy Mullane

  • December 13, 2016

The 2016 elections are over. But what did we learn from the results? Over the past 11 months, Life of the Law’s team of reporters, editors and scholars have been taking a hard took at…

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A Fair Fight for a Fair Court: Election Year Special – Part 1

by Nancy Mullane

  • November 29, 2016

The 2016 elections are over. But what did we learn from the results? Over the past 11 months, Life of the Law’s team of reporters, editors and scholars have been taking a hard took at…

https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PP5581607501.mp3
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Judges v. Attack Ads – Part 5: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Jess Engebretson

  • November 1, 2016

Judges across the country are in a fight to keep their jobs. Unlike judges appointed to federal courts, many state judges run in elections to either get voted onto the court or keep their seat…

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Judges v. Attack Ads Transcript

by Jess Engebretson

  • November 1, 2016

HOST INTRODUCTION:   Judges across the country are in a fight to keep their jobs. Unlike judges appointed to federal courts, many state judges have to run in elections to either get voted onto the…

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Courting Voters – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

  • October 18, 2016

HOST INTRO: This is a really strange election year. We all know what’s happening nationally — it’s Trump v Clinton and the Senate’s up for grabs. But it’s an even weirder election year for judges…

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