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“If I could have had a family, I probably would have had two or three children. I think about that all the time. And sometimes I just cry because the people done me wrong. I…

Imagine it’s 1957. It’s the middle of the Cold War and fear is everywhere. Senator Joseph McCarthy’s just spent years accusing people of being communists and spies. The Soviet Missile crisis is on the horizon….

Drag.net

by Brit Hanson

May 19, 2015

Amateur sleuths armed with their own laptops, public information and a lot of spare time are working alone and in groups to crack criminal cases. Sometimes it works and sometimes it goes very, very badly. Welcome to the future of crowdsourced law enforcement.

Bad Gig

by Casey Miner

April 7, 2015

Exotic dancers, on-call drivers and writers might have a different name for what they do — freelancing, part-time work and independent contracting — but it all means the same thing. Work that doesn’t start at 9 and end at 5. And sure, it has its perks but do 1099 workers have protections?

Call NOW!

by Sean Cole

February 24, 2015

I have always been so impressed by lawyer commercials on TV, and by impressed I mean…totally confused. I’m always like, “Who told you that disaster footage or wooden readings from cue cards or your cousin…

The Diaper Wars

by Audrey Quinn

February 10, 2015

In the 1980s, the world’s two largest diaper companies set out to destroy each other in a patent battle known as “the Diaper Wars.” The court battles lasted seven years and cost millions of dollars. What did we get out of it? Better diapers — and one very messy lesson in patent law.

Life After Doxing

by Ann Marie Awad

January 27, 2015

If you’re constantly harassed by someone in real life, you may be able to get a restraining order. But can the law protect you when these threats take place online?

Boiled Angel

by Hans Anderson

January 13, 2015

Freedom of speech is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution. One exception to the rule is obscenity. But determining what is obscene can be difficult –- especially for those accused of it.

Fair Share

by Julie Sabatier

November 18, 2014

Podcasts Life of the Law & Destination DIY team up to examine the legal grey area occupied by the sharing economy. How are cities grappling with these increasingly popular, disruptive, peer-to-peer business models?

Privacy Issues

by Cyrus Farivar

April 22, 2014

You’re driving your car down a street and as you pass, a camera takes a photo of your license plate. Who is taking the photo and what are they doing with the information? Reporter Cyrus Farivar has our story.

Technology

Sterilized

by Jess Engebretson

Space Law 2.0

by Kirsten Jusewicz-Haidle

Drag.net

by Brit Hanson

Call NOW!

by Sean Cole

The Diaper Wars

by Audrey Quinn

Life After Doxing

by Ann Marie Awad

Boiled Angel

by Hans Anderson

Fair Share

by Julie Sabatier

Privacy Issues

by Cyrus Farivar

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