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Justice John Paul Stevens

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

It's been nearly a year since Justice John Paul Stevens left the bench after the third-longest tenure on the Supreme Court. Stevens sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss his career, his leadership of the Court's liberal wing, why he doesn't like such labels and how his tennis game is now that he's retired. ... Read more

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It's been nearly a year since Justice John Paul Stevens left the bench after the third-longest tenure on the Supreme Court. Stevens sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss his career, his leadership of the Court's liberal wing, why he doesn't like such labels and how his tennis game is now that he's retired.
... Read more
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The Court and the World

American Law and the New Global Realities

by Stephen Breyer ...

Narrated by Stephen Breyer ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s ... Read more

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In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s
... Read more
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Justice O'Connor's Legacy

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

13 min

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote. ... Read more

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court Friday after a 24-year term. Law analysts discuss her legacy and the view of O'Connor as the "swing" vote.
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First Degree

From Med School to Murder: The Story Behind the Shocking Will Sandeson Trial

by Kayla Hounsell ...

Narrated by Kayla Hounsell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie’s medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. “There’s times for whatever reason that things don’t go quite as planned,” a ... Read more

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A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie’s medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. “There’s times for whatever reason that things don’t go quite as planned,” a
... Read more
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One Vote Away

How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History

by Ted Cruz ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s sudden passing, control of the Supreme Court—and with it the fate of the Constitution—has become the deciding issue for many voters in the 2020 presidential election. And the stakes could not be higher.With a simple majority on the Supreme Court, the left will have the power to curtail or even abolish the freedoms that have made our country a beacon to the world. ... Read more

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With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s sudden passing, control of the Supreme Court—and with it the fate of the Constitution—has become the deciding issue for many voters in the 2020 presidential election. And the stakes could not be higher.With a simple majority on the Supreme Court, the left will have the power to curtail or even abolish the freedoms that have made our country a beacon to the world.
... Read more
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Protect Your People

How Ordinary Families Are Using Participatory Defense to Challenge Mass Incarceration

by Raj Jayadev ...

Narrated by Amir Abdullah ...

Unabridged

5 hours 7 min

The courthouse is an important part of every story of mass incarceration in America and, too often, it is a place of powerlessness for those facing criminal charges, their families, and their communities. But the courthouse can also be an important site of resistance, a place where Americans affected by incarceration can become agents of change—even though they are not lawyers or judges. Writing ... Read more

$15.99 USD

The courthouse is an important part of every story of mass incarceration in America and, too often, it is a place of powerlessness for those facing criminal charges, their families, and their communities. But the courthouse can also be an important site of resistance, a place where Americans affected by incarceration can become agents of change—even though they are not lawyers or judges. Writing
... Read more
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Saving Nine

The Fight Against the Left's Audacious Plan to Pack the Supreme Court and Destroy American Liberty

by Mike Lee ...

Narrated by James Edward Thomas ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

In this national bestseller, discover how the left’s partisan push to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices has fully migrated from the fringes into the mainstream of Democratic politics.It wasn’t long ago that liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were against the idea of overhauling the court for political gain. But now, in the Biden era, more and ... Read more

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In this national bestseller, discover how the left’s partisan push to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices has fully migrated from the fringes into the mainstream of Democratic politics.It wasn’t long ago that liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were against the idea of overhauling the court for political gain. But now, in the Biden era, more and
... Read more
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The Power of Dignity

How Transforming Justice Can Heal Our Communities

by Judge Victoria Pratt ...

Narrated by Judge Victoria Pratt, Cary Hite, Chanté McCormick ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center?The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally ill, Black, and brown people faced in the criminal justice ... Read more

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A renowned judge wonders: What would criminal justice look like if we put respect at the center?The Black and Latina daughter of a working-class family, Victoria Pratt learned to treat everyone with dignity, no matter their background. When she became Newark Municipal Court’s chief judge, she knew well the inequities that poor, mentally ill, Black, and brown people faced in the criminal justice
... Read more
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Packing the Court

The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court

by James MacGregor Burns ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 50 min

For decades, James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. Now he turns his eye to an institution of government that he believes has become more powerful—and more partisan—than the Founding Fathers ever intended: the Supreme Court. Much as we would like to believe that the Court remains aloof from ideological politics, Packing the Court ... Read more

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For decades, James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. Now he turns his eye to an institution of government that he believes has become more powerful—and more partisan—than the Founding Fathers ever intended: the Supreme Court. Much as we would like to believe that the Court remains aloof from ideological politics, Packing the Court
... Read more
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The Great Dissent

How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America

by Thomas Healy ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

No right seems more fundamental to American public life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century, that freedom was still an unfulfilled promise, with Americans regularly imprisoned merely for speaking out against government policies. Indeed, free speech as we know it comes less from the First Amendment than from a most unexpected source: Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell ... Read more

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No right seems more fundamental to American public life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century, that freedom was still an unfulfilled promise, with Americans regularly imprisoned merely for speaking out against government policies. Indeed, free speech as we know it comes less from the First Amendment than from a most unexpected source: Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell
... Read more
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And Justice for Some

An Exposé of the Lawyers and Judges Who Let Dangerous Criminals Go Free

by Wendy Murphy ...

Narrated by Joyce Bean ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

When Wendy Murphy was a young prosecutor, she learned that the deck is stacked in favor of criminal defendants. Between their arrest and (potential) conviction, murderers, rapists, and drug dealers get more than a fair shake—they get an unfair advantage, often at the expense of their victims.In many states, for instance, defendants can subpoena a victim's private medical and counseling files ... Read more

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When Wendy Murphy was a young prosecutor, she learned that the deck is stacked in favor of criminal defendants. Between their arrest and (potential) conviction, murderers, rapists, and drug dealers get more than a fair shake—they get an unfair advantage, often at the expense of their victims.In many states, for instance, defendants can subpoena a victim's private medical and counseling files
... Read more
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SCOTUS Discussions January 2006

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

14 min

Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion and ... Read more

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Right to Die RulingRay Suarez reports on the national impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld an Oregon state law, which authorizes doctor-assisted suicide. Suarez discusses today's ruling with Marcia Coyle, Washington bureau chief and Supreme Court correspondent for The National Law Journal. Then, Suarez speaks with Kathryn Tucker, director of legal affairs for Compassion and
... Read more
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Making the Supreme Court

The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020

by Charles M. Cameron, Jonathan P. Kastellec ...

Narrated by Lee Goettl ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

Appointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees. Media coverage was desultory, public opinion was largely non-existent, and the justices often voted independently and erratically.In ... Read more

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Appointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees. Media coverage was desultory, public opinion was largely non-existent, and the justices often voted independently and erratically.In
... Read more
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Justice Scalia

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the key factor for a judge’s ruling is finding where the balance resides in a case. Margaret Warner interviews Justice Scalia about his new book, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, and asks about his opinions on the Second Amendment and the Affordable Care Act. ... Read more

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the key factor for a judge’s ruling is finding where the balance resides in a case. Margaret Warner interviews Justice Scalia about his new book, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, and asks about his opinions on the Second Amendment and the Affordable Care Act.
... Read more
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OBJECTIF ENM - COMMENT DEVENIR MAGISTRAT?

La méthode infaillible en 7 points pour réussir le concours

by Thémis ATHENA ...

Narrated by Pedro Musko ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

À Jour de la réforme du concours 2024 -LIVRE DE PRÉPARATION ENTIÈREMENT CONSACRÉ AUX CONCOURS DE L'ENM: 1ᵉʳ, 2ᵉ et 3ᵉ concours-LE SEUL LIVRE à jour de la réforme qui traite intégralement et uniquement du métier et des concours d'accès à la magistrature.Écrit par un haut fonctionnaire, enseignant en classe préparatoire depuis plus de 12 ans, spécialiste de l'accompagnement d'étudiants aux concours ... Read more

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À Jour de la réforme du concours 2024 -LIVRE DE PRÉPARATION ENTIÈREMENT CONSACRÉ AUX CONCOURS DE L'ENM: 1ᵉʳ, 2ᵉ et 3ᵉ concours-LE SEUL LIVRE à jour de la réforme qui traite intégralement et uniquement du métier et des concours d'accès à la magistrature.Écrit par un haut fonctionnaire, enseignant en classe préparatoire depuis plus de 12 ans, spécialiste de l'accompagnement d'étudiants aux concours
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Edge of Doubt, The

The Trial of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen

by David Miraldi ...

Narrated by Randy McCarten ...

Unabridged

13 hours 24 min

In the tight-knit community of Lorain, Ohio, a whirlwind of horror swept through as unsettling allegations surfaced - a trusted bus driver and her alleged companion accused of shattering the innocence of preschoolers in the respected Head Start program. The verdict? Life-long prison sentences that would cast a shadow over a community, and initiate an untiring quest for truth.'The Edge of Doubt' is ... Read more

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In the tight-knit community of Lorain, Ohio, a whirlwind of horror swept through as unsettling allegations surfaced - a trusted bus driver and her alleged companion accused of shattering the innocence of preschoolers in the respected Head Start program. The verdict? Life-long prison sentences that would cast a shadow over a community, and initiate an untiring quest for truth.'The Edge of Doubt' is
... Read more
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Philosophy and the Law

How Judges Reason

by Stephen Mathis ...

Narrated by Stephen Mathis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality
... Read more
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Medical Marijuana

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

14 min

Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour, discusses the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, June 6, 2005, with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune. ... Read more

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Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour, discusses the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, June 6, 2005, with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune.
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The Supremes' Greatest Hits, 2nd Revised & Updated Edition

The 44 Supreme Court Cases That Most Directly Affect Your Life

by Michael G. Trachtman ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

Can the government seize your house to build a shopping mall? Can it determine what control you have over your own body? Can police search your cellphone? The answers to those questions come from the Supreme Court, whose rulings have shaped American life and justice and allowed Americans to retain basic freedoms such as privacy, free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Especially relevant in ... Read more

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Can the government seize your house to build a shopping mall? Can it determine what control you have over your own body? Can police search your cellphone? The answers to those questions come from the Supreme Court, whose rulings have shaped American life and justice and allowed Americans to retain basic freedoms such as privacy, free speech, and the right to a fair trial. Especially relevant in
... Read more
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In Harm’s Way

The memoir of a child protection lawyer from the most secretive court in England and Wales – the Family Court

by Teresa Thornhill ...

Narrated by Emma Spurgin Hussey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

‘Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.’ – Louise AllenWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children?Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.What's it like to act for a father who has recently overcome his drug problem but risks losing his beloved son to foster care?Or to represent a young mother whose ... Read more

$24.99 USD

‘Should be required reading for those who care about how society treats our most vulnerable citizens.’ – Louise AllenWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children?Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.What's it like to act for a father who has recently overcome his drug problem but risks losing his beloved son to foster care?Or to represent a young mother whose
... Read more
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CLUBFOOT THE AVENGER (UNABRIDGED)

by VALENTINE WILLIAMS ...

Narrated by EDGAR BUSTAMANTE ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

At the conclusion of The Return of Clubfoot, Dr. Grundt has been left for dead on a south sea island by former secret agent Desmond Oakwood. Oakwood and his brother Francis are now retired from the Secret Service and are living comfortably retired in England. But the body of an apparent suicide is discovered in a car park in London, and the possibility that Grundt is alive and seeking revenge in ... Read more

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At the conclusion of The Return of Clubfoot, Dr. Grundt has been left for dead on a south sea island by former secret agent Desmond Oakwood. Oakwood and his brother Francis are now retired from the Secret Service and are living comfortably retired in England. But the body of an apparent suicide is discovered in a car park in London, and the possibility that Grundt is alive and seeking revenge in
... Read more
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Dead Man Walking

Examining the Death Penalty in America

by Daniel Zaborowski ...

Unabridged

4 hours 59 min

"Dead Man Walking: Examining the Death Penalty in America" is a comprehensive analysis of the death penalty in the United States. Written by Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun who has worked with death row inmates for over 30 years, the book covers the history of the death penalty in America, the legal and ethical debates surrounding it, and real-life cases that highlight the flaws and ... Read more

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"Dead Man Walking: Examining the Death Penalty in America" is a comprehensive analysis of the death penalty in the United States. Written by Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun who has worked with death row inmates for over 30 years, the book covers the history of the death penalty in America, the legal and ethical debates surrounding it, and real-life cases that highlight the flaws and
... Read more
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Last Branch Standing

A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court

by Sarah Isgur ...

Narrated by Sarah Isgur ...

Unabridged

11 hours 23 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ... Read more

$23.00 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
... Read more
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Supreme Power

Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court

by Jeff Shesol ...

Narrated by Mel Foster ...

Unabridged

23 hours 53 min

Beginning in 1935, in a series of devastating decisions, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of Franklin Roosevelt's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new ... Read more

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Beginning in 1935, in a series of devastating decisions, the Supreme Court's conservative majority left much of Franklin Roosevelt's agenda in ruins. The pillars of the New Deal fell in short succession. It was not just the New Deal but democracy itself that stood on trial. In February 1937, Roosevelt struck back with an audacious plan to expand the Court to fifteen justices—and to "pack" the new
... Read more

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