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The End of the Law is a show that looks at what happens when the extremes of human behavior meet the fringes of the law. Each episode delves into a current event and challenges the law to prove its relevance—is it an effective umpire and does it nudge history’s path forward?

Send questions and comments to theendofthelaw@gmail.com

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The End of the Law is a show that looks at what happens when the extremes of human behavior meet the fringes of the law. Each episode delves into a current event and challenges the law to prove its relevance—is it an effective umpire and does it nudge history’s path forward?

Send questions and comments to theendofthelaw@gmail.com

    Ep. 9: Campaign Finance

    Ep. 9: Campaign Finance

    If we've learned anything from this election cycle, it's more money than ever is being spent to get particular candidates elected. How did we get here? And what has allowed for this flood of money in the first place? Find out about the law behind Super PACs on this episode of The End of the Law.

    • 25 min
    Ep. 8: Apple v. FBI

    Ep. 8: Apple v. FBI

    In the wake of San Bernardino, the FBI is demanding that Apple break into a terrorist's iPhone. Apple said no. Learn about the legal backdrop on this episode of The End of the Law.

    • 29 min
    Ep. 7: The Right to be Forgotten

    Ep. 7: The Right to be Forgotten

    Do you ever worry those old Facebook posts will ever come back to haunt you? You should. Figure out if there's a right to be erased from the internet on this episode of The End of the Law.

    • 25 min
    Ep. 6: Modern Slavery

    Ep. 6: Modern Slavery

    Slavery is as real today as it was 300 years ago, even though the world's strongest international laws ban and punish it. How? Turns out it is partly in the hands of the courts, but partly our fault as well. Hear all about modern slavery on this episode.

    • 29 min
    Ep. 5: American Drone Killings

    Ep. 5: American Drone Killings

    Car chases? Assassinations? Explosions? Secret government deliberations creating literal kill-lists? Yeah man, this is all real. And what’s more, they feature US citizens on both ends – the hunters, and the hunted. Find out if the US’s drone killing program is legal on today’s episode of The End of the Law.

    • 26 min
    Ep. 4: Gendercide

    Ep. 4: Gendercide

    Women are discriminated against, that's not news. But how are they discriminated against when we are at our worst: in war? Listen to this episode of The End of the Law to get a glimpse into ISIS's discrimination against women, and the discriminatory global response.

    • 28 min

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