The 2016 elections are over. But what did we learn from the results? Over the past 11 months, Life of the Law’s team of reporters, editors and scholars have been taking a hard took at…
Throughout the 2016 election year, Life of the Law’s team of investigative reporters, editors, and scholars partnered to research, produce and publish this five part series on the impact of money and politics on the…
Judges across the country are in a fight to keep their jobs. Unlike judges appointed to federal courts, many state judges run in elections to either get voted onto the court or keep their seat…
HOST INTRODUCTION: Judges across the country are in a fight to keep their jobs. Unlike judges appointed to federal courts, many state judges have to run in elections to either get voted onto the…
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…
This summer, Life of the Law is featuring stories from some of the best and the brightest upcoming audio journalists from Pitzer College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. We’re calling it our New Voices Series….
HOST INTRODUCTION: There’ve been a series of terrorist attacks in Europe, and now France, one of the countries hardest hit, is adjusting to this elevated threat. Last week, the French parliament passed yet another law…
“My wife called me saying, ‘Halim, there were some very big serious police officers who just came to the house.’” – Halim Abdelmalek Europe has suffered a series of terrorist attacks, and now France, one…