Live Law: Recent Episodes
Nancy Mullane
Not all true stories about the law can be told in a feature report. Some simply have to be told by the students, attorneys, officers, teachers, legislators and kids with a story to tell. Part of the Infinite Guest network from American Public Media.
Sister Alison McCrary is the Community-Police Mediation Program Coordinator for the New Orleans Office of the Independent Police Monitor, a social justice attorney, a Spiritual Advisor on death row, and a Catholic nun. A former Soros Justice Advocacy Fellow, she is a native of rural Georgia and a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee. She received her J.D. from Loyola University’s College of Law in New Orleans and her B.A. in English at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yannick Morgan is a lawyer and a graduate of Yale Law School. But before that, he was a sleeper. A great sleeper. Ever know someone to fall asleep at a swim meet ... that they're in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Clemmie Greenlee works at Eden House in Uptown New Orleans, the first shelter for sex-trafficking victims in Louisiana. The center opened in October 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Skylar Fein is an artist these days. He lives in New Orleans. As a kid, he was a big skateboarder. And recently Skylar found himself back in the skatepark. But this time, he was there to pull off a different kind of trick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week’s story is from Patrice Gaines, a veteran journalist and writer -- she spent 16 years at the Washington Post. But in the summer of 1970, Patrice Gaines was in jail in North Carolina. Her charge? Possession of heroin with intent to distribute -- a felony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today’s story is from Sandi Patton-Imani. One night in 2002 Sandi and her wife Melanie went to their local YMCA in Des Moines to get some exercise. Not a big deal, right? Turns out it was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Calvin Duncan spent over 28 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. In prison, he taught himself the law. He became a jailhouse lawyer and helped a lot of people win their freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices