Freedom isn't the end of the story for exonerees
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When we hear about the wrongfully convicted, media coverage usually ends with the person being relea...
How a 1980s lynching case helped bring down the Klan
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of March 21, 1981, the body of 19-year-old Michael Donald was found hanging from a tr...
In ‘The Last Good Girl,’ Allison Leotta tackles the fraught subject of campus rape
22 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author Allison Leotta has used her 12-year experience as a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washingt...
Before stop-and-frisk there were vagrancy laws; ‘Vagrant Nation’ explores their rise and fall
11 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
From the 18th century through the beginning of the 1970s, American officials had an incredibly versa...
Prosecutor's book offers first-hand look at 'Making a Murderer' subject Steven Avery
22 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A year before Netflix's viral hit Making of a Murderer was making headlines, Manitowoc County pr...
Harper Lee Prize winner tells how history and race shaped her Southern gothic novel
21 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Secret of Magic is a book within a book. It is both the title of Deborah Johnson’s 2015 Harpe...
Linda Fairstein chats about her Alex Cooper series--and reveals an exciting new project
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the hands of author Linda Fairstein, fictional sex-crimes prosecutor Alex Cooper has enjoyed a ca...
Grammar nerds, meet your Comma Queen
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Norris has been a copy editor for the New Yorker since 1978. In her new book, Between You & Me:...
Author tells tangled tale of the $19B verdict against Chevron in 'Law of the Jungle'
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, an Ecuadoran court found the Chevron Corporation liable for environmental damage caused by ...
All is not as it seems for 9th Circuit clerk in ATL founder's new novel (podcast)
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Modern Law Library, moderator Lee Rawles chats with Above the Law's David Lat...
How a series of attacks by a breakaway Amish sect became a landmark hate-crimes case
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Amish religion is a branch of Christianity that adheres to a doctrine of simplicity, nonviolence...
Boies and Olson reveal the backstory of the case against California’s Proposition 8 (podcast)
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up during BTK serial-killing spree informed author’s new crime novel (podcast)
28 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Why should 9/11 terrorism trials be held at ‘Mother Court’ in New York? Author explains (podcast)
30 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How 50 children were saved from Nazi Germany by a Philadelphia lawyer and his wife (podcast)
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This 18th-century British judge helped SCOTUS decide the fate of Guantanamo detainees (podcast)
30 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
‘Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance’ author shares weird-but-true laws from around the globe (podcast)
27 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What makes lawyers great romance novelists? (gallery and podcast)
13 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What martial arts training can do for lawyers (podcast)
23 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What were the best legal novels of 2013? (podcast)
19 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Unconventional childhood helps ‘Free Spirit’ author to advocate for domestic-abuse victims (podcast)
25 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Government surveillance revelations are having a chilling effect on lawyers, says author (podcast)
16 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Rosa Parks’ attorney: ‘If the story would be told, I’d have to tell it’ (podcast)
20 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Author on how ‘tremendously radical’ women blazed trails into the legal profession (podcast)
10 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The life and lovers of legendary Hollywood lawyer (podcast)
13 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
‘Lawyer Bubble’ author discusses what the future looks like for today’s new lawyers
09 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Want to protect individual freedom? Have a strong central government, says ‘Rule of the Clan’ author
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
What if Crim Law was taught by cartoons?
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
How to practice law in a ‘sharing economy’ (Podcast)
14 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Is Batman a State Actor? ‘Law of Superheroes’ Authors Dish on Comics in the Courtroom
10 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Conspiracy of Silence’ Allowed Judges’ Kids-for-Cash Scandal to Occur, Says Author
12 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Voter Fraud v. Voter Suppression: Author Explains That Neither Is Quite What We Think
22 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Good Girls Revolt’ Author Discusses Groundbreaking 1970s Sex-Discrimination Suit Against Newsweek
09 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author Describes Clash of Titans Jefferson and Marshall in ‘The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr’
24 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
After Going from BigLaw to ABC News, Author of ‘Exit Interview’ Witnessed Seismic Changes
10 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Five-Finger Discount’ Costs Billions, Says Author of Shoplifting Book ‘The Steal’
27 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Scalia Discusses Views on Textualism and the Process of Co-Writing His New Book
26 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Judge Pens Memoir About His Time on the Bench and His High-Profile Cases in ‘Disrobed’
23 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Failing Law Schools’ Author Challenges Law Schools to Make Dramatic Changes
09 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Breach of Trust’ Tells Ripped-from-the-Headlines Tale of Government Corruption and Intrigue
25 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Author Discusses How to Identify and Deal with an ‘Almost Psychopath’
11 Jun 2012
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Lack of Online Privacy Rights Is Very Troubling, Says Author
29 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Show Trials’ Author Advocates for Systemic Changes to Immigration Courts
14 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Born, Not Raised’ Author Discusses the Flaws in the Juvenile Justice System
23 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
‘Devil in the Grove’ Author Discusses Early Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Case
09 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas