The Devil’s Advocates
By: Michael S. Lief & H. Mitchell Caldwell
Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye, Stefan Rudnick...
Length: 21 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
The Devil’s Advocates shows us the crimes and trials that have so captivated the public, cases that have also helped to illuminate underlying principals of the American criminal-justice system over the years.Future President John Adams illustrates the principle that led to the right to a fair trial as he argues on behalf of the British soldier... Read more
View audiobookWhat Were You Thinking??
By: Mark Barondess
Narrated by: Mark A. Barondess
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
Wouldn't it be nice if you could sit down with an attorney who normally charges $600 per hour—or more—and receive expert legal advice on what is no doubt one of the biggest decisions you will ever make? Listening to What Were You Thinking?? gives you that opportunity. This is an absolutely indispensable guide for anyone considering coupling or... Read more
View audiobookOne L
By: Scott Turow
Narrated by: Holter Graham
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Decades after Scott Turow entered law school comes an all new unabridged production of this classic with a special introduction by and interview with the author
One L, Scott Turow's journal of his first year at law school and a bestseller when it was first published in 1977, has gone on to become a virtual bible for prospective law students. Not... Read more
History of Supreme Court Vacancies
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
In a prelude to the expected battle over the next Supreme Court justice nomination, an historian explains the selection and confirmation process and the past battles between Congress and the president. Read more
View audiobookJustice O'Connor's Legacy
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 13 minutes
Abridged: No
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
View audiobookPointing from the Grave
By: Samantha Weinberg
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
This is the remarkable and gripping true story of a murderer and his victim, and of the tiny molecule that linked their fates. It is both the history of a science overlaid with human drama and a human tragedy inextricably entwined with science. It is about two lives made and destroyed by DNA—and by each other.In 1984, Helena Greenwood, a young... Read more
View audiobookVoucher Wars
By: Clint Bolick
Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
Length: 9 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
In June 2002, the US Supreme Court's ruling in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris opened the door to school choice. In Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle over School Choice, Clint Bolick recounts the dramatic twelve-year struggle to finally give families a choice in education. As the central figure in the legal battle over school choice, Bolick tells... Read more
View audiobookMedical Marijuana
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
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
View audiobookWin Your Case - Abridged
By: Gerry Spence
Narrated by: Gerry Spence
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: Yes
From renowned trial attorney and New York Times bestselling author Gerry Spence: a must own book for every lawyer and business professional seeking to make cutting-edge winning presentations--in court, at work, everywhere, any time.
Gerry Spence is perhaps America's most renowned and successful trial lawyer, a man known for his deep convictions... Read more
Men in Black
By: Mark R. Levin
Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The Supreme Court endorses terrorists’ rights, flag burning, and importing foreign law. Is that in the Constitution? You’re right: it’s not. But these days the Constitution is no restraint on our out-of-control Supreme Court. The Court imperiously strikes down laws and imposes new ones purely on its own arbitrary whims. Even though liberals like... Read more
View audiobookSupreme Court: Death Penalty
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that applying the death penalty to offenders under the age of 18 is unconstitutionally cruel, ending the practice nationwide. Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune discussed today’s juvenile death penalty ruling. Read more
View audiobook50 Years Later - Brown v Board of Education
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case desegregated America's public schools, but most minority students still attend schools where they are the majority. Gwen Ifill talks to four experts (Sheryll Cashin, John McWhorter, Franklin Raines, Roger Wilkins) about the ways the landmark decision has brought about change, and the ways... Read more
View audiobookMeasuring America
By: Andro Linklater
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
"This expertly written and eminently enjoyable chronicle is highly recommended for history and history of science collections." —Library Journal
"Make room on the library shelf for the never-before-told saga of the survey that converted the vast wilderness west of the Ohio River into a commodity marked out for government sale." ... Read more
Heart Full of Lies - Abridged
By: Ann Rule
Narrated by: Blair Brown
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: Yes
From #1 New York Times bestselling true-crime author Ann Rule comes “a convincing portrait of a meticulous criminal mind” (The Washington Post) in this chilling tale about a beautiful and charming widow with a dark side.
An idyllic Hawaiian wedding held the promise of a wonderful future for handsome, athletic Chris Northon, an airline pilot, a... Read more
The Majesty of the Law - Abridged
By: Sandra Day O'Connor
Narrated by: Sandra Day O'Connor
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In The Majesty of the Law, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, and ideas, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, and through... Read more
View audiobookWhat Kind of Nation
By: James F. Simon
Narrated by: John Lescault
Length: 12 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
The bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than 150 years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles.In this dramatic... Read more
View audiobookAffirmative Action
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in two cases involving the University of Michigan rules using race as a factor in admissions. Ray Suarez discusses the action at the high court with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Read more
View audiobookThe Majesty of the Law
By: Sandra Day O'Connor
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Shows us why Sandra Day O’Connor is so compelling as a human being and so vital as a public thinker.”—Michael Beschloss
In this remarkable book, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution.... Read more
Televising Juries
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No
PBS NewsHour presents a discussion on whether cameras should be allowed to tape the proceedings of a capital murder trial, including jury deliberations. Read more
View audiobookA Trial by Jury
By: D. Graham Burnett
Narrated by: D. Graham Burnett
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Jury duty happens to everyone. When the call came to Graham Burnett, a young historian, he had a shock in store. A Trial by Jury is his startling account of how performing this familiar civic duty challenged him in ways he never thought possible and turned into one of the most consuming experiences of his life.
Burnett begins with the story of... Read more
Strands of Justice
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No
PBS NewsHour presents a discussion on whether DNA databanks infringe on defendants' rights. Read more
View audiobookNo Island of Sanity
By: Vincent Bugliosi
Narrated by: Joseph Campanella
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
In a series called “ The Library of Contemporary Thought,” top opinion-makers explore the most provocative, fascinating, and momentous issues that have occurred in the United States. In this first volume, famed Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi takes on the Supreme Court. Considered by some to be an island of... Read more
View audiobookNo Island of Sanity - Abridged
By: Vincent Bugliosi
Narrated by: Joseph Campanella
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
In a series called “The Library of Contemporary Thought,” top opinion-makers explore the most provocative, fascinating, and momentous issues that have occurred in the United States. In this first volume, famed Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi takes on the Supreme Court. Considered by some to be an island of sanity surrounded by a sea of... Read more
View audiobookFür starke Kinder - 15 bekannte Lieder aus dem Grips Theater Berlin
By: JAKO-O & Volker Ludwig
Narrated by: JAKO-O
Length: 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Eine Produktion von JAKO-O mit den besten Liedern aus den bekannten Stücken des Grips Theaters. Starke und lustige Lieder für selbstbewusste Kinder und die, die es werden wollen. Fetzige Retro-Musik, die auch Erwachsene gern hören. Read more
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