Life of the Law

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A podcast featuring documentary stories and investigations of people’s relationship to the law. Take a listen.

We feature a new episode every other Tuesday morning on the Panoply Network of Podcasts (from Slate). Visit our website Life of the Law for more information about our project, our team and our live storytelling events. You can email us with story pitches, suggestions, and feedback at connect@lifeofthelaw.org

Series

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127 Pieces

A podcast offering documentary stories and investigations of people's relationship to the law.


Pieces

Caption: Veronica Martinez with her daughter inside Folsom Women's Prison in Northern California., Credit: Nancy Mullane
Veronica Martinez is a mother in prison. While in county jail awaiting trial she gave birth to her daughter Amaya Martinez. The Bureau of Justice S...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 24:13
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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 doin...

Bought by WABE, Troy Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
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April means two things: spring and tax time! The US tax system is really, really complicated. Every time you do your taxes, you’re answering to mul...

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 3
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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 doin...

Bought by KMUZ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 17:42
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: U.S. Mexico Border, Credit: Jude Joffe-Block
Is ‘looking Mexican’ a legal reason for the Border Patrol to stop a car? Federal law says agents have to have ‘reasonable suspicion’ that something...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, KUOW, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 4
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Border Patrol agents are only allowed to stop a car if they have ‘reasonable suspicion’ that something illegal is going on. But does looking ‘Mexic...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMUZ, Accessible Media Inc., KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 12:47
  • Purchases: 5
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With more than 300,000 words and over 800 amendments, Alabama’s Constitution is 40 times longer than the US Constitution, and holds the record for ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 3
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With more than 300,000 words and over 800 amendments, Alabama’s Constitution is 40 times longer than the US Constitution, and holds the record for ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 16:39
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kyle Thompson, Credit: American Civil Liberties Union
Thousands of kids are arrested in school every year. About a third of U.S. schools have a regular police presence on campus; some school districts ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, WABE, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Kyle Thompson, Credit: American Civil Liberties Union
Thousands of kids are arrested in school every year. About a third of U.S. schools have a regular police presence on campus; some school districts ...

Bought by KMUZ, WEZU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 17:23
  • Purchases: 3