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In-Studio: Global Intellectual Property

by Life of the Law

  • September 19, 2017

All over the world people create. Music, art, literature. But is their creative work protected? Sure there are international copyright laws, but are they enforced? And if not, what then? This week our team took…

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Inside San Quentin – To Be Heard

by Shadeed Wallace-Stepter

  • July 25, 2017

It’s been more than 45 years since a thousand inmates at Attica Prison (Correctional Facility) in New York took control of the prison. In her 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning book, Blood in the Water: The…

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NBA Champions GS Warriors vs SQ Warriors

by Life of the Law

  • June 13, 2017

It’s official! The Golden State Warriors are the 2017 NBA Champions! Life of the Law honors the team and each of the players with this special episode. One day a year, the Golden State Warriors’ coaches,…

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Episode 108: Unequal Protection: Part 1 – Transcript

by Sarah Marshall

  • May 3, 2017

HOST INTRO: America is a country plagued by racism. Culturally, socially, economically. But what about in the courts? 30 years ago, Warren McCleskey, a black man on Georgia’s death row, took proof to the US…

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A Reminder of What’s Lost

by Medill Justice Project

  • December 20, 2016

Those who were closest to Tonia Miller lament the loss of a sister, daughter, cousin, friend and cling to what memories they have in the wake of Miller’s imprisonment and the death of her infant…

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Series: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Nancy Mullane

  • November 1, 2016

Throughout the 2016 election year, Life of the Law’s team of investigative reporters, editors, and scholars partnered to research, produce and publish this five part series on the impact of money and politics on the…

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Newsletter: New Episode, Bit of an Edge

by Life of the Law

  • November 4, 2015

11/03 Episode: BIT OF AN EDGE In the US, if you’re accused of a crime, you can rest assured you will be offered a trial and in the end, your guilt or innocence will be decided…

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Newsletter: Who’s the Criminal?

by Life of the Law

  • September 22, 2015

9/22 Episode: WHO’S THE CRIMINAL? This week, we ask a simple question: Who counts as a criminal? Is a criminal anyone who’s ever committed a crime? Or just someone who’s been arrested? Or convicted? Or gone…

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Newsletter: 23 Hours Alone

by Life of the Law

  • June 17, 2015

New 6/16 Episode: SOLITARY WOMAN Solitary confinement is used in prisons to control the population. When prisoners act out, they get put in solitary– the penal version of ‘go to your room and think about what…

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Photos: What the Law Looks Like

by Life of the Law

  • January 2, 2015

Fresh takes on Washington DC’s monuments.

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