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Life Un-DACAmented

by Life of the Law

• October 17, 2017

Nearly two years ago on January 26, 2016, Life of the Law presented Un-DACA-mented, a report on the Obama Administration’s DACA Program, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program, begun in 2012, offered undocumented…

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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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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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Last Count

by Greg Eskridge

• October 4, 2016

We used to sit and eat dinner at the same table in the chow hall.  And one day I was just sitting in there and I just started shedding tears and I hoped nobody had…

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Last Count – Transcript

by Greg Eskridge

• October 4, 2016

HOST INTRO: Douglas Collier is currently serving a life sentence inside San Quentin State Prison.  For years, he shared a 9×4 cell with his friend Tony, a fellow inmate.  Then, Tony got sick.  His arteries…

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Winter of Love – Transcript

by Aviva DeKornfeld

• June 28, 2016

HOST INTRODUCTION: This summer, we’re changing things up a bit at Life of the Law. We’re presenting some amazing audio documentaries produced by at universities and colleges around the country. Our first story is from…

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Winter of Love

by Aviva DeKornfeld

• June 28, 2016

This summer, Life of the Law is featuring stories from some of the best and the brightest upcoming audio journalists from Pitzer College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. We’re calling it our New Voices Series….

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BONUS EPISODE: Life as Lady J

by Nancy Mullane

• June 21, 2016

“A lot of these guys don’t understand the difference between transgenderism and homosexuality and that’s my biggest struggle right there. Trying to let these guys know I’m not homosexual but because I’m in prison, that’s…

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Liberté & Securité – Transcript

by Emma Jacobs

• May 31, 2016

HOST INTRODUCTION: There’ve been a series of terrorist attacks in Europe, and now France, one of the countries hardest hit, is adjusting to this elevated threat. Last week, the French parliament passed yet another law…

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Liberté & Securité

by Emma Jacobs

• May 31, 2016

“My wife called me saying, ‘Halim, there were some very big serious police officers who just came to the house.’” – Halim Abdelmalek Europe has suffered a series of terrorist attacks, and now France, one…