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Season 4:1 Mar-a-Lago

Season 4:1 Mar-a-Lago

Season 4:1 Mar-a-Lago Librarians brought missing documents—including missing classified documents—in the possession of the former president to light. This resulted in an unprecedented search of the former president’s home. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza join Liisa Speaker on In the Name of the Law to discuss the search and what the legal procedures that follow could mean for the former president and the country. Read More
Season 4:2 Helping Juveni…

Season 4:2 Helping Juveniles Navigate the Legal System

Season 4:2 Helping Juveni… Some politicians and media performers have been claiming that juvenile crime rates have spiraled out of control. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza join Liisa Speaker on In the Name of the Law to discuss these claims and set the record straight. They also provide tips on how young people and their parents can protect themselves against the criminal prosecution system. Read More
Season 4:3 The Case of Br…

Season 4:3 The Case of Brittney Griner

Season 4:3 The Case of Br… Basketball star Brittney Griner made global headlines when she was found guilty on drug charges and sentenced to nine years in prison after she carried a tiny amount of cannabis oil into Russia. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza join Liisa Speaker on In the Name of the Law to discuss the Griner case and sentencing disparities here in the United States. Read More
Season 4:4 Miracle McGlow…

Season 4:4 Miracle McGlown

Season 4:4 Miracle McGlow… Miracle McGlown was serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for drug conspiracy until President Barack Obama reduced his sentence in 2017. Miracle is now a successful business owner. He makes quality leather goods, such as purses and luggage, that are sold at 1elevenleather.com. He joins Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza to discuss his business and ways to keep young people from landing in criminal trouble in this episode of In the Name of the Law with Liisa Speaker. Read More
Season 4:5 Solitary Confi…

Season 4:5 Solitary Confinement

Season 4:5 Solitary Confi… We often hear talk about the lengthy prison terms that people receive for committing various crimes. But we rarely talk about the conditions that they serve those sentences under. Mary Chartier, Takura Nyamfukudza, and Marisa Vinsky join Liisa Speaker to talk specifically about solitary confinement and its devastating effects. Read More
Season 4:6 First Amendmen…

Season 4:6 First Amendment Cases

Season 4:6 First Amendmen… There have been several cases in the news lately that involved the First Amendment. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza – who have successfully asserted First Amendment defenses in numerous cases – join Liisa Speaker on In the Name of the Law to discuss these cases and more. Read More
Season 4:7 Returning Citi…

Season 4:7 Returning Citizens

Season 4:7 Returning Citi… Returning citizens face numerous institutional and social obstacles that make their reintegration more challenging than it needs to be upon their release from incarceration. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza join Liisa Speaker on In the Name of the Law to talk about the many obstacles that returning citizens face when coming home. Read More
Season 4:8 Captive Labor

Season 4:8 Captive Labor

Season 4:8 Captive Labor The topic of forced labor is getting more attention across the county. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza join Liisa Speaker on this episode of In the Name of the Law to discuss, among other things, the conditions that the millions of people who are incarcerated in state and federal prisons across America must contend with when they are forced to perform labor. Read More
Season 4:9 Marvin Cotton…

Season 4:9 Marvin Cotton – Exoneree and Author of Better Not Broken

Season 4:9 Marvin Cotton… Marvin Cotton was wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years and ultimately released in 2020 after evidence that proved his actual innocence was uncovered. Marvin is a published author and popular motivational speaker. He joins Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza to discuss his business ventures and surviving a miscarriage of justice in this episode of In the Name of the Law with Liisa Speaker. Read More
Season 4:10 Genealogy &am…

Season 4:10 Genealogy & Privacy

Season 4:10 Genealogy &am… Today, people can learn about and connect with relatives in ways that were not possible until the advent of internet genealogy sites that allow people to submit their DNA. However, local and federal law enforcement have begun to access these websites to try and solve crimes. Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza join Liisa Speaker in this episode of In the Name of the Law to discuss privacy issues, the Fourth Amendment, and other topics related to this practice. Read More