Life of the Law

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

Life of the Law publishes a new, unique episode every other Tuesday morning on our website - www.lifeofthelaw.org, Panoply, iTunes and on most podcast apps.

Investigative reports
Audio diaries
Live storytelling events (recorded)
In-Studio discussions


127 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Life of the Law #01 - The Secret Power of Jury Nullification
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Juries have a little known power that allows them to ignore the law and vote with their own instincts. This piece explores how juries have used tha...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, WJCT, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:47
  • Purchases: 5
Life of the Law Short #32 Privacy Issues
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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
Life of the Law Short #31 Taxation without Representation
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Series: Life of the Law
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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
Life of the Law Shorts #30 Trouble With Profiling"
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Series: Life of the Law
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
Life of the Law Shorts #28 - Bad Constitution
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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
Life of the Law Shorts #26 - School Discipline
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Series: Life of the Law
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
Life of the Law Shorts #25 - Release Day
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Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Curtis Penn, on his release day, takes his first walk of freedom on Chrissy Field in San Francisco., Credit: Nancy Mullane
For eighteen years, California’s three strikes law leveled harsh penalties against repeat felons: anyone with two felony convictions received 25 ye...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1

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