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Death by Police: A Mother’s (audio) Diary

by Zoe Sullivan

  • April 4, 2018

Police throughout the US shoot and kill unarmed people, in Sacramento, Detroit, New Orleans and Madison. One mother of a biracial teen who was shot and killed by a local police officer, kept an audio diary following her son’s death.

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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: Prosecuting Discretion

by Life of the Law

  • August 22, 2017

“Every criminal trial is a competition between the prosecution and the defense. The judge has relatively less dominant role than in other countries and a lot of times, we have the guilt and innocence of…

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In Studio: Mother and Son and Impact of Corporal Punishment

by Nancy Mullane

  • April 19, 2017

What do you think about corporal punishment? Did you experience it as a kid? Do you do it today, to your kids, as an adult? All 50 states allow it by law. After we published…

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In Studio: Heroin Town

by Nancy Mullane

  • March 21, 2017

Want to know how heroin treatment centers in Canada, the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s new budget, and Henrietta Lacks all fit into one conversation? Welcome to In-Studio from Life of the Law. Each month we present an…

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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…

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