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Courting Voters – Part 4: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Ashley Cleek

• October 18, 2016

“I am going to research their values, but when it comes to the law, they need to set aside their values. That’s kind of a difficult question. What to research?” -Megan Storie This is a…

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Live Law Phoenix – Borders

by Nancy Mullane

• September 20, 2016

Each summer, people from all around the country gather for the Soros Justice Fellowship Conference — three days of meetings, conversations, and workshops by scholars, journalists, attorneys, and advocates working on projects that explore the…

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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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Recuse Yourself – Part 3: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Chloe Prasinos

• May 17, 2016

Judges are supposed to hear cases before them and make fair judgements based on the law. But what if a judge has a bias? Maybe a conflict of interest? When should a judge  step aside…

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Recuse Yourself – Transcript

by Chloe Prasinos

• May 17, 2016

Judges are supposed to hear the case before them and make a fair judgement based on the law. But what if the judge has a bias? Maybe a conflict of interest? When should a judge…

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The Hold Up – Transcript

by Ashley Cleek

• May 3, 2016

It’s an election year — which is already pretty rough going — and then in February, Justice Antonin Scalia died. And in a split second, there was a rare opening on the US Supreme Court….

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The Hold Up

by Ashley Cleek

• May 3, 2016

“The court has to appear normal to the outside world. Even though things are really abnormal inside, it’s my job to keep a sense of normalcy and not to draw attention to the court.” –Chief…

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Rig the System – Transcript

by Jonathan Hirsch

• April 19, 2016

The law isn’t always black and white. Let’s say your neighbor wants to drill for oil in their backyard. It could be loud and it might even pollute the groundwater. You’re worried. Your neighbor feels…

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Rig the System – Part 2: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Jonathan Hirsch

• April 19, 2016

“I never felt more like a hooker at a bus station than when I ran for the Ohio State Supreme Court.”    — Paul Pfeifer, Associate Justice on the Ohio Supreme Court For many people living…

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Revolution in a Cornfield – Part 1: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court

by Ashley Cleek

• March 8, 2016

Kansas state legislators are locked in a balance-of-power fight with justices on the Kansas Supreme Court over how much of the state’s diminishing tax revenue to spend on educating children. “For me, there’s another decision…