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Law and Society Association Conference Highlights

by Life of the Law

  • June 19, 2018

Where does one find a discussion of research on abduction for forced marriage amidst West and Central African conflicts? Where does one find research on how ‘yes means yes’ policies on university campuses have affected…

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In-Studio: Peril and Promise of Genetic Testing

by Life of the Law

  • May 24, 2018

“In light of what we’ve learned about the role of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in the 2016 Election, people are now asking new derivative questions about other entities that are holding data or information about…

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GATTACA REVISTED: Up the Borrowed Ladder

by Tony Gannon & Andrea Hendrickson

  • May 10, 2018

“Consider God’s handiwork: who can straighten what He hath made crooked.” – Ecclesiastes 7:13 “I not only think we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to” – Willard Gaylin Some two…

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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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Heroin Town

by Sam Fenn

  • March 8, 2017

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 work. So…

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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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Radio Silenced

by Ian Coss

  • February 7, 2017

In April of 2014, federal agents raided the studios of 106.1 TOUCH FM in Boston, Massachusetts. They took turntables, microphones, transmitters, pretty much everything. The reason was simple: the radio station was operating without a…

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In Studio: Knowledge in a Post-Fact Era

by Nancy Mullane

  • January 24, 2017

At Life of the Law, we’re going to shake things up a bit so our team can jump into the national conversation that’s taking place about the law. We’re going to ask questions and hopefully get…

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Live Law NSF: Translating (law and social) Science

by Nancy Mullane

  • January 10, 2017

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…

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Shaken

by Medill Justice Project

  • December 20, 2016

Eighteen-year-old Tonia Miller was accused of shaking her baby to death. A jury in Michigan convicted the young mother of second-degree murder and sentenced her to 20-30 years in state prison. But did she do…

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