Law Audiobooks | Non-Fiction

The Edge of Innocence: The Trial of Casper Bennett

Named 2018 Book of the Year by International Rubery Book Award The Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett's sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author's father, a civil trial attorney who had never before defended anyone for murder. The book not only recreates the tension and excitement of this courtroom battle but also highlights the uncertain edge that often divides guilt from innocence. The author was ten years old when he answered the phone late at night when Bennett called his father from jail, seeking his legal representation. Forty years later and long after his father's death, the author found the Bennett file in the bottom of his mother's closet. From the moment he began reading the papers, the long-forgotten drama cast a spell on him. As he uncovered more and more of the facts, the story he had known as a child disappeared, replaced by one far different. The Edge of Innocence takes the listener through the criminal justice system and ultimately to the trial, where the listener, like a juror, must sift through competing claims and conflicting evidence. Full of twists and turns and colorful characters, The Edge of Innocence is all the more entertaining because it tells a true story.

David Miraldi (Author), Steve Wannall (Narrator)

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Bizarro: The Surreal Saga of America's Secret War on Synthetic Drugs and the Florida Kingpins It Cap

Inside a drug war so screwy that people don't know what's illegal-until it's too late. Bizarro is a must-listen tale of the unprecedented prosecution of Burton Ritchie and Ben Galecki, the Florida-based founders of a sprawling 'spice' (synthetic cannabinoid) operation. With this book, journalist and former New York City narcotics prosecutor Jordan S. Rubin exposes a Reagan-era law called the Analogue Act, which targets dealers selling drugs that are 'substantially similar' to controlled substances-an unwieldy law that produces erratic results in court. Rubin brings listeners deep inside the synthetic war, exploring how Ritchie and Galecki landed in its crosshairs and why one of the DEA's own chemists may have been their best chance at freedom, until he was arrested too. This stranger-than-fiction narrative is backed by thousands of pages of court records and exclusive interviews with defendants, lawyers, law enforcement, celebrities, and more. Bizarro reveals the world of underground chemists making drugs faster than the government can ban them, dealers making millions in a gray market, and a justice system run amok.

Jordan S. Rubin (Author), Stephen Bowlby (Narrator)

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Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood

Policing the Womb brings to life the chilling ways in which women have become the targets of secretive state surveillance of their pregnancies. Michele Goodwin expands the reproductive health and rights debate beyond abortion to include how legislators increasingly turn to criminalizing women for miscarriages, stillbirths, and threatening the health of their pregnancies. The horrific results include women giving birth while shackled in leg irons, in solitary confinement, and even delivering in prison toilets. In some states, pregnancy has become a bargaining chip with prosecutors offering reduced sentences in exchange for women agreeing to be sterilized. The author shows how prosecutors may abuse laws and infringe women’s rights in the process, sometimes with the complicity of medical providers who disclose private patient information to law enforcement. Often the women most affected are poor and of color. Goodwin warns, however, poor women are simply the canaries in the coalmine as some legislators now claim that women’s constitutional rights equal that of embryos and fetuses. In this book, Michele Goodwin brings to light how the unrestrained efforts to punish and police women’s reproduction has led to the United States being the deadliest country in the developed world for pregnant women.

Michele Goodwin (Author), Robin Eller (Narrator)

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Abortion: a personal story, a political choice

From the author of I Hate Men, a personal and political reflection on abortion rights. Discussion about abortion and associated rights are often limited to either 'anti-abortion' or 'pro-choice,' the latter of which focuses on the importance of having the right to choose, rather than on what that right means for real people. In this timely essay, Pauline Harmange provides an intimate, detailed account of her abortion. Reminiscent of Annie Ernaux's Happening, Abortion is nuanced, complex, honest, and precise. Harmange gives voice to the emotions, reflections, and contradictions that someone could experience when they choose to terminate a pregnancy. At a time in which women's reproductive rights are being called into question around the world, Abortion is a clarion call, a powerful personal testimony, and a resolutely political vision: to restore power to our experiences, all our experiences, by sharing them, and to transform society for the better.

Pauline Harmange (Author), Jennifer Smith (Narrator)

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Constitutional Clarity: A Simple Guide to Constitutional Law

Unlock the Secrets of the Constitution Ever felt overwhelmed or confused by the intricacies of the U.S. Constitution? You're not alone. The foundation of American governance, the Constitution can often seem complex and inaccessible. But what if there was a guide that made it all simple? Dive into Constitutional Clarity: A Simple Guide to Constitutional Law and discover the Constitution like never before. This meticulously crafted guide breaks down the core principles, rights, and structures that have shaped the nation for centuries. From the historic origins of constitutional law to the pivotal cases that have defined its interpretation, this book is a treasure trove of insights. Explore the balance between individual freedoms and collective good, unravel the essence of federalism, and compare the U.S. Constitution with its counterparts from around the globe. With chapters dedicated to each branch of government and their powers, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the checks and balances that ensure democracy. Uncover the process of constitutional amendments, learn about the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and get practical tips on engaging with and protecting your constitutional rights. The added appendices offer a full text of the U.S. Constitution, a glossary of key terms, resources for further reading, and guidance on advocacy and engagement. Don't let the Constitution remain a mystery. Equip yourself with knowledge, foster informed discussions, and be an active participant in the democratic process. Whether you're a student, educator, activist, or simply a curious reader, Constitutional Clarity is your key to understanding the Constitution in all its depth and nuance. Embark on this enlightening journey today!

Thomas T. Taylor (Author), Jack Pemberton (Narrator)

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Civil War Chronicles: From Conflict To Redemption

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Introducing the Civil War Chronicles Book Bundle: From Conflict to Redemption Book 1 - Dawn of Disunion: The Roots of America's Civil War Unravel the intricate web of events that led to the eruption of America's Civil War. Book 1 takes you on a riveting journey through the early years of the nation, exploring the political, social, and economic factors that sowed the seeds of disunion. Dive into the lives of the Founding Fathers, the Missouri Compromise, and the inevitable clash between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions. Gain a profound understanding of the tensions that shaped the destiny of a nation. Book 2 - Through the Smoke and Blood: Battles of the Civil War March onto the battlefield and experience the gut-wrenching reality of the Civil War's most significant conflicts. Book 2 places you amid the smoke, chaos, and bloodshed of some of history's most consequential battles. Book 3 - Shattered Bonds: The Human Cost of the Civil War In Book 3, journey beyond the battle lines to uncover the human toll of the Civil War. Explore the stories of families torn apart, soldiers enduring the horrors of war, and civilians caught in the crossfire. Learn about the struggles of women on the homefront, the psychological scars of war, and the brave contributions of African Americans in the fight for freedom. Book 4 - From Reconstruction to Redemption: America's Post-Civil War Struggle As the smoke cleared and the guns fell silent, America faced the daunting task of rebuilding itself. Book 4 delves into the tumultuous period of Reconstruction, where the nation grappled with the challenges of healing wounds and rebuilding a shattered society. Witness the rise of sharecropping, the emergence of Jim Crow laws, and the heroic efforts of African Americans fighting for civil rights. Claim Your Copy Today and Preserve the Legacy of the Civil War for Generations to Come!

A.J.Kingston (Author), Digital Voice Madison G (Narrator)

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The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy

Oligarchy is a threat to the American republic. When too much economic and political power is concentrated in too few hands, we risk losing the 'republican form of government' the Constitution requires. But as Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath show in this retelling of constitutional history, a commitment to prevent oligarchy once stood at the center of a robust tradition in American political and constitutional thought. Fishkin and Forbath demonstrate that reformers, legislators, and even judges working in this 'democracy-of-opportunity' tradition understood that the Constitution imposes a duty on legislatures to thwart oligarchy and promote a broad distribution of wealth and political power. During Reconstruction, Radical Republicans argued in this tradition that racial equality required breaking up the oligarchy of the Slave Power and distributing wealth and opportunity to former slaves and their descendants. President Franklin Roosevelt and the New Dealers built their politics around this tradition, winning the fight against the 'economic royalists' and 'industrial despots.' Today this tradition in progressive American economic and political thought lies dormant. The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution begins the work of recovering it and exploring its profound implications for our deeply unequal society and badly damaged democracy.

Joseph Fishkin, William E. Forbath (Author), Daniel Henning (Narrator)

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Denise Mina’s Case Histories: A BBC Radio True Crime Series

Denise Mina examines the most famous - and infamous - cases in Scottish legal history, and participates in a mock trial Denise Mina is well known for her bestselling 'Tartan Noir' novels. She has twice won the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award, and her 'Paddy Meehan' series has been adapted for BBC TV. Before becoming a novelist, she studied law, and she has a particular interest in true crime. In these six episodes, she uncovers some of Scotland's most dramatic trials that continue to fascinate us years later. Also included is a bonus documentary, The Street Lawyer. The Paisley Snail - 1928. When May Donoghue pours ginger beer into her ice-cream float and a decomposed snail slithers out of the bottle, it sparks a case that will make legal history... Oscar Slater - Rich spinster Marion Gilchrist is brutally murdered in her Glasgow home in 1908. The hunt for her killer leads to Scotland's most dramatic miscarriage of justice: the Oscar Slater trial. The Douglas Cause - In this notorious 18th Century cause célèbre, two leading aristocratic families go head-to-head in a scandalous inheritance battle involving a secret elopement and stolen babies. The Moorov Doctrine - Glasgow, 1930, and a #MeToo-style case of sexual harassment in the workplace establishes one of the most important legal principles in Scottish law today. Madeleine Smith - In 1857, socialite Madeleine Smith is on trial for murder, accused of poisoning her French lover Emile L'Angelier. But did she do it, or not? Burke and Hare - Denise Mina looks at the notorious 19th Century murderers, talking to fellow authors Marisa Haetzman and Ian Rankin about the legalities of body snatching and the legacy of Burke and Hare's grim deeds. The Street Lawyer - Mina joins street lawyer Emmanuel De Abreu and sixth-formers from Glasgow's Lochend Community High School as they take on the roles of defence and prosecution to simulate a famous US murder case. Credits Denise Mina's Case Histories Presented by Denise Mina Legal consultant: Andrew Tickell Produced by Liza Greig Edited by Heather Kane Senior Producer: Lynsey Moyes With Katie Barclay, Alice Bowman, John Cairns, Clare Connelly, Owen Dudley Edwards, Lindsay Farmer, Pamela Ferguson, Michael Fry, Eleanor Gordon, Marisa Haetzman, Martin Hannan, David Hay, Andy Hughes, Helena Kennedy, Bruno Longmore, Hamish MacPherson, Nadine Martin, Mandy McIntosh, Allan Nicol, Janet Philip, Ian Rankin, Alison Rosie and Susanne Tanner First broadcast BBC Radio Scotland, 1 May - 27 December 2019 The Street Lawyer Presented by Denise Mina With Emmanuel De Abreu and pupils from Lochend Community High School First broadcast BBC Radio Scotland, 2 April 2019 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Denise Mina (Author), Denise Mina (Narrator)

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Being Social: The Philosophy of Social Human Rights

Human rights capture what people need to live minimally decent lives. Recognized dimensions of this minimum include physical security, due process, political participation, and freedom of movement, speech, and belief, as well as-more controversially for some-subsistence, shelter, health, education, culture, and community. Far less attention has been paid to the interpersonal, social dimensions of a minimally decent life, including our basic needs for decent human contact and acknowledgment, for interaction and adequate social inclusion, and for relationship, intimacy, and shared ways of living, as well as our competing interests in solitude and associative freedom. This pioneering collection of original essays aims to remedy the neglect of social needs and rights in human rights theory and practice by exploring the social dimensions of the human-rights minimum. The essays subject enumerated social human rights and proposed social human rights to philosophical scrutiny, and probe the conceptual, normative, and practical implications of taking social human rights seriously. The contributors to this volume demonstrate powerfully how important this undertaking is, despite the thorny theoretical and practical challenges that social rights present.

Adam Neal, David Jenkins, Kimberley Brownlee (Author), Alex Wyndham, Danielle Cohen (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Los Dictadores Más Malos De La Historia

Una dictadura es una forma autoritaria de gobierno, caracterizada por tener un solo líder o un grupo reducido de líderes y una escasa o nula tolerancia hacia el pluralismo político o la libertad de prensa. Según otras definiciones, las democracias son regímenes en los que «quienes gobiernan son seleccionados mediante elecciones competitivas»; por lo tanto, las dictaduras no son «democracias». Con el advenimiento de los siglos XIX y XX, las dictaduras y las democracias constitucionales emergieron como las dos principales formas de gobierno del mundo, eliminando gradualmente las monarquías, una de las formas tradicionales de gobierno extendidas hasta entonces. Típicamente, en un régimen dictatorial el líder del país se identifica con el título de dictador, aunque su título formal puede parecerse más a algo similar a líder. Un aspecto común que caracteriza a los dictadores es aprovechar su fuerte personalidad, generalmente suprimiendo la libertad de expresión y el discurso de las masas, para mantener una supremacía y estabilidad política y social completa. La dictadura y las sociedades totalitarias generalmente emplean propaganda política para disminuir la influencia de los defensores de sistemas de gobierno alternativos. A través de este libro el autor comparte contigo acerca de algunos de los dictadores mas malos de la historia humana cuya maldad a dejado una huella imborrable en muchos países.

Onofre Quezada (Author), Anonimo, Onofre Quezada (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - No dejes que tus emociones controlen tu vida Desarrolla tu inteligencia emocional

Imagina o recuerda un día en tu trabajo, cuando perdiste el control y discutiste con ese jefe o compañero de trabajo, puede que hayas terminado a los golpes, terminado una amistad, o cambiado tu futuro profesional, todo por una situación emocional que se fue de tus manos. Piensa que estás mirando un evento deportivo, y ante la impotencia de los desaciertos de tu equipo favorito, golpeas cosas, te pones de mal humor, discutes con alguien que está cerca en ese momento, no pudiste controlar tus emociones. Recuerdas siempre a una persona que querías que fuera tu pareja, a la que quisieras haberle dicho lo que sentías, y siempre vuelves al recuerdo, y al cálculo de lo que podría haber pasado, si le hubieras dicho lo que querías, pero tus emociones te lo impidieron. Una persona normal, en una discusión con otra, pierde el control, y la golpea, de tal manera que la mata o la deja con graves secuelas, terminando en la cárcel por muchos años, cambiando su vida y la vida de la otra persona, y de familiares y amigos de ambas personas, todo por un descontrol emocional. Las situaciones son constantes, la impotencia de la persona que no puede manejar sus emociones, no es menor, como vimos, y son sólo algunos, de los innumerables casos que podríamos mencionar. Deja de ser presa de tus emociones, mejora y desarrolla tu inteligencia emocional, toma control de tu vida.

Lebihanto Estilo De Vida (Author), Lebihanto Estilo De Vida (Narrator)

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Electronic commerce and digital services: from international concepts and normative development in t

THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT HAS NO BOUNDARIES. A new business model, product or technological service emerges all the time. Along with the facilitation and solutions brought by technological development, new problems, conflicts and litigation in social and economic relations also arise. Laws of several countries are not often able to keep up with the digital dynamism. Furthermore, there is not a consensus in international trade organisations on the concept of digital services and electronic commerce. That is the scenario in which the European Union has constantly developed rules to regulate the digital environment, ensuring and combining legal security and standardisation of rules with the practical advantages of these new social and trade relations, stimulating innovation and economic growth. While the WTO and the OECD have not reached a consensus on this matter, the EU has been influencing rules around the world and adding chapters on electronic commerce to its deep integration trade agreements with third countries. The book analyses EU regulations regarding the online environment such as personal data protection, electronic commerce, electronic contract, electronic signature and identification, advertising, digital services, consumer rights, and taxation. It addresses several decisions made by the Court of Justice and national courts of the EU. The influence of the EU in Mercosur is demonstrated through the analysis of laws and jurisprudence of Mercosur countries.

Júlio César Parente Patrocínio (Author), Voz Sintética (Narrator)

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