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Law

Podcast: Yellowstone's Zone of Death

Can a legal loophole make it possible to get away with murder?

The Podcast Team April 5, 2023

Central Islip, New York

The Gallery of Shorthand

A museum that houses a collection of stenography machines plus dozens of books, photographs, and guides to shorthand languages from around the world.

What Does It Mean to Trademark a Color?

The signature shade of Marrakesh's Jardin Majorelle is legally protected—but the deep blue hue is also common in Moroccan culture.

Annie Hariharan January 27, 2023

automotive history

After a Decades-Long Ban, San Jose's Lowriders Are Ready to Cruise Again

This vibrant culture never faded away in the city's Mexican American community.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing November 18, 2022

Mary Edwards Walker and the Queer Suffragists Who Changed History

They wore pants, advocated for free love, and refused to back down.

Sarah Durn July 20, 2022

In Iceland, Cats Face Curfews and Bans Aimed at Curtailing Their Murderous Ways

The cat-loving island nation is redefining its relationship with the 'elegant assassins.'

Egill Bjarnason June 13, 2022

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Minnehaha County Courthouse Original Courtroom

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

In Japan, School ‘Intruder’ Drills Are Full-Contact and Unpredictable

In response to safety concerns, teachers and staff are trained to subdue and disarm.

Allan Richarz May 13, 2022

Podcast: The Rotary Jail Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team April 13, 2022

Karlsruhe, Germany

Platz der Grundrechte (Square of Fundamental Rights)

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

Boyertown, Pennsylvania

Site of the Rhoads Opera House Fire

The site of a tragedy in 1908 that claimed the lives of 171 people and changed fire safety laws across the state.

Can India Solve Its Macaque Conundrum With Contraception?

The science of controlling marauding, sacred monkeys, from the new book by best-selling author Mary Roach.

Mary Roach September 7, 2021

The Fight to Secure Rights for Rainforests

The Sarayaku people of Ecuador are seeking legal protection for Amazonian plants and animals.

Emily Laber-Warren April 30, 2021

What Does the Title 'Esquire' Mean, Anyway?

And what does it have to do with lawyering?

Dan Nosowitz February 3, 2021

Inside the Deep Gun Culture of Gwalior, India

Relics of outlaws, markers of status, and enforcers of social hierarchy, firearms are woven into rural life.

Neha Mehrotra December 17, 2020

The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Rural France May Soon Be Protected by Law

“If you can’t handle that, you’re in the wrong place."

Sam Harrison July 28, 2020

Around the World in Things You Can't Do to Flags

You might be able to tell where you are by what happens if you set one ablaze.

Dan Nosowitz May 25, 2020

Jamestown, New York

Robert Jackson Center

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.