Law audiobooks

The Free Speech Century

By: Geoffrey R. Stone & Lee C. Bollinger

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 14 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The Supreme Court's 1919 decision in Schenck vs. the United States is one of the most important free speech cases in American history. Written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, it is most famous for first invoking the phrase "clear and present danger." Although the decision upheld the conviction of an individual for criticizing the draft during World... Read more

Women and Leadership

By: Deborah L. Rhode

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In Women and Leadership, the eminent legal scholar Deborah L. Rhode focuses on women's underrepresentation in leadership roles and asks why it persists and what we can do about it. Although organizations generally stand to gain from increasing gender equity in leadership, women's underrepresentation is persistent and pervasive. Rhode explores... Read more

Under the Trestle

By: Ron Peterson, Jr.

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Under the Trestle is the true story of the most compelling murder case in Virginia history. In 1980, beautiful Gina Renee Hall, a Radford University freshman, went to a Virginia Tech nightclub on a Saturday night. She was never seen again. Her abandoned car was found parked beneath a railroad trestle bridging the New River, with blood in the... Read more

Speech Police

By: David Kaye

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Who polices speech online? Who is in charge?

"There is an epidemic sweeping the world," the Nigerian Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said. "It is the epidemic of fake news. Mixed with hate speech, it is a disaster waiting to happen." Some argue that the disaster has already happened. But is the solution as simple as ridding social media of... Read more

Nation of Immigrants, A \ país de inmigrantes, Un (Spanish ed)

By: John F. Kennedy

Narrated by: Joaquin Chablé

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A lo largo de su presidencia, John F. Kennedy estuvo apasionado por el tema de la reforma migratoria. Él pensaba que los Estados Unidos son una nación de personas que valoran equitativamente las tradiciones y la exploración de nuevas fronteras, dignos de la libertad para construir mejores vidas para sí mismos en su país adoptivo.Esta edición del... Read more

Marijuana 360

By: Nancy E. Marion & Joshua B. Hill

Narrated by: Norah Tocci

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. Since then, thirty states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Nine of those states, including Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington, have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Many states, including Arizona and Ohio, are... Read more

Give Me Liberty

By: Richard Brookhiser

Narrated by: Tony Messano

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-winning historian recounts the history of American liberty through the stories of thirteen essential documents
Nationalism is inevitable: It supplies feelings of belonging, identity, and recognition. It binds us to our neighbors and tells us who we are. But increasingly -- from the United States to India, from Russia to Burma --... Read more

Understanding Government Contract Law

By: Terrence M. O'Connor

Narrated by: Dave Clark

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

This updated classic offers clear and concise explanations of the basic legal concepts of government contract law for professionals at any stage of their career. Written in straightforward language for contracting officers, contract administrators, contractors, subcontractors, and others in the procurement field, this new edition has been... Read more

Managing the Modern Law Firm

By: Laura Empson

Narrated by: Henrietta Meire

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The last ten years have been a period of extraordinary change for law firms. The rapid growth of corporate law firms and the emergence of global mega-firms have strained the traditional partnership model of management. Some managers of law firms are appalled at the creeping "corporatism" that they fear may result. However, a growing number... Read more

America, Compromised

By: Lawrence Lessig

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"There is not a single American awake to the world who is comfortable with the way things are." So begins Lawrence Lessig's sweeping indictment of contemporary American institutions and the corruption that besets them. We can all see it—from the selling of Congress to special interests to the corporate capture of the academy. Something is wrong.... Read more

They Don't Represent Us

By: Lawrence Lessig

Narrated by: Lawrence Lessig

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

“This urgent book offers not only a clear-eyed explanation of the forces that broke our politics, but a thoughtful and, yes, patriotic vision of how we create a government that’s truly by and for the people.”—DAVID DALEY, bestselling author of Ratf**ked and UnriggedIn the vein of On Tyranny and How Democracies Die, the bestselling author of... Read more

Blind Injustice

By: Mark Godsey

Narrated by: BJ Harrison

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing upon stories from his own career, Godsey shares how innate psychological flaws in judges, police, lawyers, and juries coupled with a "tough on crime" environment can cause investigations to go awry, leading to the convictions of innocent people.



Godsey explores distinct psychological human weaknesses inherent in the criminal justice... Read more

The Unforgiven

By: Edith Brady-Lunny & Steve Vogel

Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

It's a case reminiscent of the explosive story of Susan Smith, convicted in the drownings of her two young sons in South Carolina. But in The Unforgiven, three young children are in the back seat of a car driven by Amanda Hamm's boyfriend as it slips into an Illinois lake. Amanda and her boyfriend survive. Her three children do not.



The question... Read more

Objection

By: Debra Lieberman & Carlton Patrick

Narrated by: Matthew Josdal

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment?



In Objection, psychologists Debra Lieberman and Carlton Patrick examine disgust and its impact on the legal system to show why... Read more

How to Fight Anti-Semitism

By: Bari Weiss

Narrated by: Bari Weiss

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • The prescient founder of The Free Press delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.
 
“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York Times

On October 27, 2018,... Read more

The Law of the Land

By: Charles Rembar

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 16 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

National Book Award Finalist: "A learned, thoughtful, witty legal history for the layman" (The New Yorker).What do the thoughts of a ravenous tiger have to do with the evolution of America's legal system? How do the works of Jane Austen and Ludwig van Beethoven relate to corporal punishment? In The Law of the Land, Charles Rembar examines these... Read more

Deep Conviction

By: Steven T. Collis

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 12 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Deep Conviction features four ordinary Americans who put their reputations and livelihoods at risk as they fought to protect their first amendment right to live their personal beliefs. Though these individuals couldn’t be more different, they share a similar conviction and determination, and the principles of religious freedom apply equally to... Read more

The Measure of Madness

By: Cheryl Paradis

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

At the heart of countless crimes lie the mysteries of the human mind. In this eye-opening book, Dr. Cheryl Paradis draws back the curtain on the fascinating world of forensic psychology, and revisits the most notorious and puzzling cases she has handled in her multifaceted career.



Her riveting, sometimes shocking stories reveal the crucial and... Read more

The High-Conflict Custody Battle

By: Amy J.L. Baker, PhD, J. Michael Bone, PhD & Bri...

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Is your ex-spouse trying to gain custody of your kids? Has he or she launched a campaign to make you look like a bad parent, both in the eyes of your children and the law? You aren't alone. Unfortunately, high-conflict custody battles are all-too-common in today's world. So how can you arm yourself with the mental and legal resources needed to... Read more

Gideon's Promise

By: Jonathan Rapping

Narrated by: Frank Gerard

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A blueprint for criminal justice reform that lays the foundation for how model public defense programs should work to end mass incarceration.

Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a... Read more

Paralegal Career For Dummies

By: Lisa Zimmer Hatch & Scott A. Hatch

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Your career as a top-notch paralegal starts here.



The demand for paralegal professionals is exploding, and Paralegal Career For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains the skills and requirements needed to pursue this rewarding career. Inside, you'll discover the ins and outs of paralegal skills, from preparing documents and performing legal research to... Read more

Limited Liability Companies For Dummies

By: Jennifer Reuting

Narrated by: Stina Nielsen

Length: 14 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Limited Liability Companies For Dummies, 3rd Edition offers a clear, concise guide that explains the pros and cons of LLCs, and shares insider tips on everything from choosing your members and your company name to creating and filing your Articles of Organization and managing day-to-day operations. You'll find the most current, real-world advice... Read more

Our Non-Christian Nation

By: Jay Wexler

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side, but that doesn't mean... Read more

Legal Eagles

By: Indu Bhan

Narrated by: Kiran Multani

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Indian judicial system has garnered worldwide fame through its historical and remarkable judgements and the hard work of its judges and lawyers rarely catches the glaze of common public. Legal Eagle tries to bridge this gap. Indu Bhan’s 'Legal Eagles: Stories of top seven Indian lawyers’ traces the story of the top seven lawyers in India.... Read more