Law audiobooks

Our Republican Constitution

By: Randy E. Barnett

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The Constitution of the United States begins with the words: "We the People." But from the earliest days of the American republic, there have been two competing notions of "the People," which lead to two very different visions of the Constitution.



Those who view "We the People" collectively think popular sovereignty resides in the people as a... Read more

Believers, Thinkers, and Founders

By: Kevin Seamus Hasson

Narrated by: John McLain

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In Believers, Thinkers, and Founders: How We Came to Be One Nation Under God, Kevin Seamus Hasson — founder and president emeritus of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — offers a refreshing resolution to a familiar conundrum: If there is real religious freedom in America, how is it that our government keeps invoking God? He’s everywhere —... Read more

Imbeciles

By: Adam Cohen

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 13 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction

One of America’s great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court’s infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of “undesirable” citizens the law of the land
 
In 1927, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling so disturbing, ignorant, and cruel that it stands as one of... Read more

Dark Territory

By: Fred Kaplan

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Fred Kaplan.Kaplan probes the inner corridors of the... Read more

Negotiator

By: Philip J. Bigger

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The first and only biography of intrepid attorney James B. Donovan, who was recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to broker near-impossible negotiations—now the basis for Steven Spielberg’s Cold War film, Bridge of SpiesCharming, bold, and good-humored, James Donovan was a larger-than-life figure who led a fascinating and magnificently varied... Read more

Incarceration Nations

By: Baz Dreisinger

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Baz Dreisinger, a professor, journalist, and the founder of the Prison-to-College Pipeline, looks into the human stories of incarcerated men and women and those who imprison them, creating a jarring, poignant view of... Read more

The Great Escape

By: Angus Deaton

Narrated by: Matthew Brenher

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton—one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty—tells the remarkable story of how, beginning... Read more

The Idealist

By: Justin Peters

Narrated by: Corey Brill

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This smart, “riveting” (Los Angeles Times) history of the Internet free culture movement and its larger effects on society—and the life and shocking suicide of Aaron Swartz, a founding developer of Reddit and Creative Commons—written by Slate correspondent Justin Peters “captures Swartz flawlessly” (The New York Times Book Review).

Aaron Swartz... Read more

The Wilmington Ten

By: Kenneth Robert Janken

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In February 1971 racial tension surrounding school desegregation in Wilmington, North Carolina, culminated in four days of violence and skirmishes between white vigilantes and black residents. The turmoil resulted in two deaths, six injuries, more than $500,000 in damage, and the firebombing of a white-owned store, before the National Guard... Read more

“I Am a Man”

By: Joe Starita

Narrated by: Armando Durán

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1877, Chief Standing Bear’s Ponca Indian tribe was forcibly removed from their Nebraska homeland and marched to Oklahoma—known then as Indian Territory—in what became the tribe’s own Trail of Tears. “I Am a Man” chronicles what happened when Standing Bear set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to return the body of his only son to their... Read more

Stolen Years

By: Reuven Fenton

Narrated by: Will Damron, JD Jackson & Bahni Turpin

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

There is a grisly murder in your neighborhood. You stand outside with your neighbors and watch, or maybe you peek out your curtains. Hours pass, then days, maybe years. Then one day there is a knock at your door and the police take you in for questioning. Do you remember what happened? Do you have an alibi? Can you take countless hours of... Read more

Dissent and the Supreme Court

By: Melvin I. Urofsky

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 19 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

From the admired judicial authority, author of Louis D. Brandeis (“Remarkable”—Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books; “Monumental”—Alan M. Dershowitz, The New York Times Book Review), Division and Discord, and Supreme Decisions—Melvin Urofsky’s major new book looks at the role of dissent in the Supreme Court and the meaning of the... Read more

The Ecology of Law

By: Ugo Mattei & Fritjof Capra

Narrated by: Jeff Hoyt

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Fritjof Capra partners with distinguished legal scholar Ugo Mattei to reveal that our legal system must catch up with the current scientific under-standing of the world if it is to contribute to solving the great crises of our times.

At the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal... Read more

The Ecology of Law

By: Fritjof Capra & Ugo Mattei

Narrated by: Jeff Hoyt

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE 2015 IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD IN POLITICS/CURRENT EVENTS

The Ecology of Law

Fritjof Capra and Ugo Mattei argue that at the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal system based on an obsolete worldview. Capra, a bestselling author, physicist, and systems theorist, and Mattei, a... Read more

On Liberty

By: Shami Chakrabarti

Narrated by: Shami Chakrabarti

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of On Liberty, written and read by Shami Chakrabarti.

On 11 September 2001, our world changed. The West's response to 9/11 has morphed into a period of exception. Governments have decided that the rule of law and human rights are often too costly.

In On Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti -... Read more

Showdown

By: Wil Haygood

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal doctrine, integrated schools, and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also made them impossible to deny in the courts and in the streets. In this stunning new biography, award-winning author Wil Haygood surpasses the emotional impact of his inspiring best seller The Butler... Read more

The Court and the World

By: Stephen Breyer

Narrated by: Stephen Breyer

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

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... Read more

How To Survive A Traffic Stop In The United States

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Trevor Clinger

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A traffic stop is the most common interaction you'll have with local law enforcement in the United States. It's essential to educate yourself about U.S. laws and understand your rights, as well as what officers are not permitted to do during an investigation. The 1st, 4th, and 5th Amendments are crucial in these situations, and this brief guide... Read more

Forensics

By: Val McDermid

Narrated by: Sarah Barron

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Val McDermid is one of the finest crime writers we have, whose novels have captivated millions of listeners worldwide with their riveting narratives of characters who solve complex crimes and confront unimaginable evil. In the course of researching her bestselling novels, McDermid has become familiar with ever branch of forensics, and now she... Read more

Who Or What Is ISIS (Islamic State Of Iraq And Al-Sham)?

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: John Clark

Length: 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Online news articles, television news channels, and your local newspaper have probably mentioned ISIS at least once throughout their existence. ISIS is viewed as a terrorist organization by some countries, and by others, it is seen as people's only hope for having their religion protected from foreign and domestic influences. Before you go... Read more

Silk Road: The History Of The Online Black Marketplace And It's Brief Existence

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Violet Meadow

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the untamed frontier of online commerce where regulations and controls dissolve into anonymity. Silk Road, a controversial digital marketplace, defied governmental oversight to offer a platform for buying and selling illicit goods discreetly. Was it a bold social experiment challenging the limits of governmental control, or simply a... Read more

Content

By: Cory Doctorow

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Hailed by Bruce Sterling as a "political activist, gizmo freak, junk collector, programmer, entrepreneur, and all-around Renaissance geek," Cory Doctorow is the web's most celebrated high-tech pop-culture maven. Content is the first collection of Doctorow's infamous articles, essays, and polemics.Here's why Microsoft should stop treating its... Read more

Silk Road: What It Was And How It Worked

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Tom Burka

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

As internet access becomes ubiquitous, online transactions soar, leading traditional retail stores to decline in favor of the convenience of e-commerce. Enter Silk Road, the notorious online marketplace where anonymity reigns supreme, allowing users to purchase anything from unregistered firearms to large quantities of drugs from global dealers.... Read more

The Drinkable Drug: Lean (Purple Codeine Drank)

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Dabney Cord Justin

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

This compelling article explores the rise of a new designer drug known as 'lean,' popularized by the hip-hop community across the nation. Combining ingredients often found in legally prescribed painkillers, this illegal substance has tragically led to numerous fatalities and chronic health issues due to its rampant abuse and addictive nature. As... Read more