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Law 101 features numerous free audio learning resources about various topics in law along with some lecture courses and audio books on legal matters. Listen to podcasts which explore the complex topics of law. Learn about the U.S. Supreme Court and landmark court cases all on audio.

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The American Legal Experience
by Lawrence Friedman

The legal system in America is the basis of freedom as we know it today. The system is based, ultimately, on the common law of England, but it has grown, developed, and changed over the years.

Creative Commons
by Wikipedia

The Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to legally build upon and share.

Crime Scene Investigation, Part I
by Robert C. Shaler

The director of the Forensic Science Program at Pennsylvania State University, Professor Robert C. Shaler leads a comprehensive study of the intricacies of an intriguing, and always topical, science.

Do You Have the Right Legal Docs in Place?
by Sharon L. Lechter

In this audio, Sharon is joined by Darra Lynn Rayndon, a certified tax law specialist with the firm of Rayndon & Associates. Darra specializes in tax matters, in properly structuring and protecting her clientsâ€™ estates and business matters.

Essay on the Trial by Jury
by Lysander Spooner

Spooner examines the history and powers of a jury, from the magna carta in King John's time, to the practices in the 18th century. A classic work on law, Spooner argues that the decision of the jury is sovereign over the king's law.

Essentials of the Supreme Court
by Kermit Hall

In this introductory lecture Professor Kermit Hall lays out the basics of the Supreme Court from its origin in the U.S. Constitution.

Free Culture
by Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig could be called a cultural environmentalist. One of Americaâ€™s most original and influential public intellectuals, his focus is the social dimension of creativity...

Fundamental Cases: The Twentieth-Century Courtroom Battles That Changed Our Nation
by Alan M. Dershowitz

The courtroom trial has fascinated human beings from the beginning of recorded history. Trials are theater, trials are history, and the great trials of the twentieth century and beyond provide a unique window into American history and the sense of America's enduring commitment to law.

The History of the Supreme Court
by Peter Irons

This course takes a historical look at the people who bring cases before the Supreme Court and the justices who decide what the Constitution means in each dispute.

Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
by Michael Sandel

In this complete, 12-lecture video course from Harvard University, Professor Michael Sandel presents his popular course which explores difficult moral dilemmas and how we respond to them.

The Law
by Frederic Bastiat

Frederic Bastiat's "The Law" produced by FreeAudio.org is one of the best free audio books available. Bastiat's brief treatise on law is a passionate cry for his belief that law should only be put in place to maintain life, liberty, and property.

Law in America
by Lawrence Friedman

Lawrence M. Friedman is Professor of Law at Stanford University and author of 23 books about law and legal history. Hailed as American lawâ€™s greatest living historian, Friedman traces the evolution of Americaâ€™s legal system from the colonial period to the present.

The Law of the Land: A History of the Supreme Court
by Kermit Hall

The Judiciary in general and the Supreme Court of the United States in particular represent the republicâ€™s most unusual and least understood branch of government. Unlike the elected executive and legislative branches, the justices of the Supreme Court are appointed and serve during good behavior.

The Law Report Podcast
by ABC Radio National

The Law Report is clear, jargon-free information about the law and those who make it, break it, and have to comply with it.

The Majesty of the Law
by Sandra Day O'Connor

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor explores the law, her life as a Justice...

Natural Law and Human Nature
by Joseph Koterski

What do we mean by inalienable human rights? Is legislation the basis for those rights?

Philosophy and the Law: How Judges Reason
by Stephen Mathis

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 Scopes Monkey Trial
by Alan M. Dershowitz

In this lecture American lawyer, prolific author, and Harvard professor Alan M. Dershowitz examines one of the most significant American cases in the 20th century: The Scopes Trial. Dershowitz looks closer at the trial than its typical portrayal of fundamentalist creationism vs. evolution...

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