ABA Journal: Modern Law Library
A podcast by Legal Talk Network - Wednesdays
237 Episodes
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How Anthony Comstock's anti-obscenity crusade changed American law
Published: 6/6/2018 -
How Nixon used a law firm stint to resurrect his political career and win the presidency
Published: 5/23/2018 -
How can we fight to reduce bias? 6th Circuit judge shares her thoughts
Published: 5/10/2018 -
How broken windows policing changed the legal landscape in ‘Misdemeanorland’How broken windows policing changed the legal landscape in ‘Misdemeanorland’
Published: 4/25/2018 -
Roe v. Wade had a broader impact than the public realizes, says author of 'Beyond Abortion'
Published: 4/11/2018 -
Uncovering the secret history of how corporations gained their civil rights
Published: 3/21/2018 -
Dark tale of 'The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist' brings wrongful convictions to light
Published: 3/7/2018 -
A stalled elevator leads to love in lawyer's best-selling romance novel
Published: 2/21/2018 -
Teamsters lawyer pens children’s book to show importance of the labor movement
Published: 2/7/2018 -
Bryan Garner reflects on his friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia in ‘Nino and Me’
Published: 1/17/2018 -
How a Quaker’s suit against the Secretary of Defense still impacts cases over government surveillance
Published: 1/3/2018 -
Barbie v. Bratz: What happened when toy titans took each other to court
Published: 12/20/2017 -
Georgetown law prof calls for complete re-imagining of criminal justice system in 'Chokehold'
Published: 12/6/2017 -
Will big data tools make policing less biased--or violate people’s rights?
Published: 11/15/2017 -
What can we learn from the history of interracial relationships in America?
Published: 10/4/2017 -
How the author of 'The Forgotten Flight' fought to bring justice for terror victims' families
Published: 9/6/2017 -
First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era
Published: 8/3/2017 -
Merriam-Webster editor shares the 'secret life of dictionaries'
Published: 7/19/2017 -
Harper Lee Prize finalists discuss their novels, careers, and the first time they read 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Published: 7/5/2017 -
How government actions, not personal choices, created segregated neighborhoods
Published: 6/21/2017
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