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**Life of the Law**

Law is alive. It doesn’t live in books and words. It thrives in how well we understand and apply it to everyday life.

We ask questions, find answers, and publish what we discover in feature episodes and live storytelling.

Latest Episodes:

61: Outside the Womb Jul 14, 2015

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What happens when the law changes and people find themselves in legal limbo in a foreign country?

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60: The Bear Jun 30, 2015

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Frank 'The Bear' Abramovitz lost his wife to cancer. That’s when he took over her business, and became a bounty hunter.

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59: The Trauma Room Jun 16, 2015

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When prisoners act out, they get put in solitary confinement -- the penal version of go to your room and think about what you've done. But for the women that reporter Annie Brown talked to with histories of trauma, being in solitary confinement was more like go to your room and think about what’s been done to you.

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58: Oswald Is Still Dead Jun 02, 2015

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Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered before he could stand trial for the assassination of JFK. But that hasn’t stopped people from trying to get him into a courtroom, over and over again.

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57: Drag.net May 19, 2015

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Amateur sleuths armed with their own laptops, public information and a lot of spare time are working alone and in groups to crack criminal cases. Sometimes it works and sometimes it goes very, very badly. Welcome to the future of crowdsourced law enforcement.

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56: Tipping the Scales May 05, 2015

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Are aggressive, expensive elections corrupting the court system? Or are they evidence of a strong democracy?

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55: Marijuana Rules Apr 20, 2015

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Recreational pot has earned the state of Colorado $53 million dollars in tax revenue. All on a drug that, according to federal law is still illegal. How does a marijuana business navigate all the uncertainty?

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54: Bad Gig Apr 07, 2015

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Exotic dancers, on-call drivers, and writers might have a different name for what they do -- freelancing, part-time work and independent contracting -- but it all means the same thing. Work that doesn’t start at 9 and end at 5. And sure, it has its perks, but do 1099 workers have protections?

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53: Anatomy of a Confession Mar 24, 2015

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A triple murder, a habitual liar on a stolen motorcycle and a confession that doesn’t add up. Why would anyone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? On Life of the Law, the story of a man dying of cancer on Texas’s Death Row who confessed to a crime he says he didn’t do.

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52: Birth Rights Mar 10, 2015

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Pregnant with options. There’s the stroller, the crib, and the adorable baby clothes. And, for more than 50,000 women each year birthing plans also include choosing the right midwife even in states where birth by midwife is not legal.

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