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Now an insider at The People vs. O. J. Simpson reveals the untold story of the most widely followed trial in American history and the indelible impact it has had on the judiciary, the media, and the public. As the Los Angeles Superior Court's media liaison, Jerrianne Hayslett had unprecedented access to the trial - and met with Judge Lance Ito daily - as she attempted, sometimes unsuccessfully, to mediate between the court and members of the media and to balance their interests.

A documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard’s official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwreck stories in Great Lakes history. It is also one of maritime lore’s great mysteries, the details of its disappearance as obscure now as on that fateful November day in 1975.

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...

From her first strokes as a novice, Ginny Gilder found herself in a new world, training with Olympic rowers and participating in the famous Title IX naked protest, which helped define the movement for equality in college sports. Short, asthmatic, and stubborn, Gilder made the team against all odds and for the next 10 years devoted herself to answering a seemingly simple question: how badly do you want to go fast?

Beware Euphoria uncovers the roots of America's moral obsession with drug regulation, offering a lively and fascinating history of the nation's racialized fear of intoxication. Challenging the idea that early anti-drug laws in the United States arose from racial animus, George Fisher instead shows in textured detail how United States drug laws were driven by a deep-seated cultural taboo against euphoria and a preoccupation with white moral integrity.

Sir Edward Marshall Hall (1858–1927), known as ‘The Great Defender’, was arguably the last of the great celebrity ‘orator advocates’ to serve at the British bar, and “had the gift of throwing the whole of his personality into the case.” In a sometimes turbulent career, he was famed...

Discover the big ideas behind more than 90 of history's most important legal rulings and milestone laws - from the earliest civilizations to the 21st century. From the philosophical, religious, and moral codes of the world's earliest societies, such as the Law Code of Hammurabi and the Ten...

Justice in Plain Sight is the story of a hometown newspaper in Riverside, California, that set out to do its job: tell readers about shocking crimes in their own backyard. But when judges slammed the courtroom door on the public, including the press, it became impossible to tell the whole story. Pinning its hopes on business lawyer Jim Ward, whom Press-Enterprise editor Tim Hays had come to know and trust, the newspaper took two cases to the US Supreme Court in the 1980s. Hays was convinced that the public - including the press - needed to bear witness to justice....

A far-reaching examination of how America came to treat street and corporate crime so differently. While America incarcerates its most marginalized citizens at an unparalleled rate, the nation has never developed the capacity to consistently prosecute corporate wrongdoing. Dual Justice unearths...

An unprecedented look inside the nation’s most influential prosecutorial office—the Southern District of New York—and how it has defined and defended the American justice system. Situated at the fulcrum of money and power in America’s financial capital, federal prosecutors in the SDNY...

O que há em comum entre acontecimentos tão distantes no tempo como a Revolução Protestante, a Revolução Francesa e a Revolução Americana? Fácil: a presença fundamental de advogados….

Experience an immersive narrative history uncovering the grim reality of medieval Europe’s most misunderstood outcasts. Perfect for an educational commute, this atmospheric journey strips away horror myths to expose the executioner as a trapped worker within a rigid political system. Through...

Trace the dramatic history of economics and financial crises through humanity’s oldest conflict: unpaid debt. Perfect for an enlightening morning commute, this thought-provoking narrative reveals how society evolved from punishing financial failure with bondage to engineering modern systems of...

Explore the dark history of treason and espionage, where the line between loyal patriot and dangerous traitor vanishes. Perfect for an engrossing commute or deep-focus learning, this tense narrative transforms dry legal statutes into high-stakes human drama. Journey from the bloody courts of...

Trace the sweeping history of human civilization as society battles raw power to forge the fragile rule of law. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this captivating historical journey explores how early communities transformed bloody vengeance into written codes. Watch as empires carve...

Trace the dark history of human justice to discover when a fatal act transforms from survival into a brutal crime. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or a thought-provoking deep dive, this gripping sociological exploration examines how humanity defines homicide. From ancient blood feuds to...

Witness how religious persecution fueled a terrifying machinery of state control and social terror in medieval Europe. Perfect for your daily commute, this gripping historical narrative plunges you into the shadowy courtrooms of the past. Experience a deeply reflective journey through the...

From tribal vengeance to the modern rule of law, discover the gripping history of human justice and civilization. Perfect for an intellectual morning commute, this sweeping historical narrative explores how ancient kingdoms, religious empires, and democratic revolutions fought to define right...

Uncover the dark history of political treason and how ultimate betrayal shaped empires through chilling espionage. Perfect for a gripping commute or a deep-focus learning session, this intense historical journey reveals why defying the crown was punished beyond ordinary crime. From the...

Discover why humans risked death for reputation in this gripping history of trial by combat and gentlemanly codes. Perfect for your morning commute or an intense weekend listening session, this captivating narrative explores violence as a calculated social tool. When courts and kings failed...