Shannon Heffernan
Recent Pieces from Shannon Heffernan
Life of the Law #11 - Without Means
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From: Life of the Law
More than 30,000 people died by guns in 2011 in the US. Of those, close to 20,000 died by suicide. Many still do not make a connection between gun availability and suicide ...
Life of the Law #04 - Law in Translation
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From: Life of the Law
Vietnamese fishing communities are still finding themselves grounded by the BP oil spill, one of the largest environmental disasters of the century. These fishermen and women ...
Life of the Law #09 - Reporter on Death Row
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From: Life of the Law
What do we really know about death row in California? When we don’t know we create, we imagine.
Life of the Law #08 - Redesigning Justice
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From: Life of the Law
Red Hook is an isolated neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, once known as the “crack capital of America.” In 2000, residents banded together to create a community justice center ...
Life of the Law #07 - Felony Factory
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From: Life of the Law
You’ve just been arrested, charged with a felony and can’t afford to pay your bail, let alone hire a lawyer. You know you have the right to a trial by jury or judge, but what ...
Life of the Law #05 - Tough Crowd
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From: Life of the Law
Is the law ever a laughing matter? We present to you a brief history of attempted comedy in the toughest room in the country—the Supreme Courtroom.
Life of the Law #03 - Two Sides of A River
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From: Life of the Law
The riverbank is a public space open for everyone. But people do not always agree on how to best spend a hot summer day.
Life of the Law #02 - Jailhouse Lawyers
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From: Life of the Law
In California, there are hundreds if not thousands of people practicing criminal law though they’ve never passed a bar exam. They don’t wear suits. They don’t have ...
Life of the Law #01 - The Secret Power of Jury Nullification
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From: Life of the Law
Juries have a little known power that allows them to ignore the law and vote with their own instincts. This piece explores how juries have used that power and whether it is ...
