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: Odessa Summers
For 22 years, Philadelphia FIGHT has hosted an entire month of free workshops, trainings, and outreach about HIV and AIDS. This year, Life of the L...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:58
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Since 2014 the department of justice and President Obama have been working to right the wrongs of the war on drugs. Through Clemency, Obama has com...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 15:28
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Bail is supposed to allow a person accused of a crime to put some money up as a type of collateral - a promise they will return for their court dat...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 27:06
Caption: John and Stuart celebrate after legally marrying in 2008., Credit: Bella Pictures
Marrying the person you love is the ideal, right? So what happens when you finally get to do that, only to have the government tell you, never mind...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 31:17
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Osagie Obasogie, Credit: Riverview Photography
This week we take you to New Orleans, for stories told by legal scholars about what life's like as a legal scholar.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:41
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France has been under a “state of emergency” since November, raising questions about the appropriate balance between security and civil liberties.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 25:50
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When should a judge step aside? As more and more money floods into judicial elections across the nation, states are grappling with this question. P...

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:36
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There are 28 judicial emergencies on federal courts throughout the country. A judicial emergency is when there's been a vacancy on the court for to...

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 22:00
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Domestic oil drilling offers private landowners the promise of riches in their own backyard. But what if you don’t want to live next door to an oil...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 22:39
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This week we take you to Nashville for BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS: stories about the blues, jazz, songwriting and a cabin in the woods.

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:00