Chapter 4: "To serve as a judge"

Grenada’s Black revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983, along with seven others. The whereabouts of their remains are unknown. Now, The Washington Post’s Martine Powers uncovers new answers about how the U.S. fits into this 40-year-old Caribbean myst ... Show More

Journey through the messy past and uncertain future of America’s national parks. The Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham ventures off the marked trail to better understand the most urgent stories playing out in five iconic landscapes today. “Field Trip” is a new podcast series t ... Show More

Sheriff’s deputies burst through the front door of a man’s home as he slept. He said they pointed a gun at his head and ransacked his home in search of drugs and cash. The no-knock search warrant they used was threadbare. But that wasn’t the worst of it. The Washington Post’s Jen ... Show More

The judge prepares to rule in Catherine’s competency hearing. Will Troy finally get the justice he’s been seeking for almost a decade?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

With her confirmation to the US Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has made history. We dig into her past as a public defender and discuss the importance of her confirmation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The Supreme Court just completed a historic term that sent the country spinning and CNN’s own Joan Biskupic is here to help make sense of it all. Joan’s 30-year career reporting on the court has afforded her a front row seat to its profound changes. Her newest book is titled Nine ... Show More

From bitter custody battles to killer teens to the psychotic homeless, retired California Supreme Court Judge LaDoris Cordell has seen it all. She shares many of her more alarming stories and tells Danielle how our justice system can do better. 

A judge who works in the juvenile justice system blows the whistle and reveals her plan to take power away from judges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

A judge who works in the juvenile justice system blows the whistle and reveals her plan to take power away from judges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Laura gets a call from a relative who provides insight into Sarah's past. Sarah has her day in court. Her victims have the chance to say their piece, but still struggle to make sense of what happened to them. The judge issues a surprising sentence.See omnystudio.com/listener for ... Show More