Law audiobooks

Who Says You're Dead?

By: Jacob M. Appel, MD

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas and asks listeners, What would you do?



● A daughter gets tested to see if she's a match to donate a kidney to her father. The test reveals that she is not... Read more

The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America

By: Thom Hartmann

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, explains how the Supreme Court has spilled beyond its Constitutional powers and how we the people should take that power back.

Taking his typically in-depth, historically informed view, Thom Hartmann asks, What if the Supreme Court didn't... Read more

To Serve the Enemy

By: Shane Darcy

Narrated by: Roger Clark

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A constant yet oftentimes concealed practice in war has been the use of informers and collaborators by parties to an armed conflict. Despite the prevalence of such activity, and the serious and at times fatal consequences that befall those who collaborate with an enemy, international law applicable in times of armed conflict does not squarely... Read more

The End of Roe v. Wade

By: Robin Marty & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In the past decade, right-wing efforts to end legal abortion in the United States have reached a fever pitch, with anti-abortion legislation being introduced in several "red"—and even some "purple"—states. This war on abortion has had a chilling effect on women's reproductive health, making abortion accessible in name only in multiple parts of... Read more

Spies on Trial

By: Cecil C. Kuhne III

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Cecil C. Kuhne III describes a number of historical, law changing judicial cases, well-publicized criminal trials of those accused of treason against the United States, as well as lawsuits concerning other unusual matters, such as the governmental restrictions on bugging and other surveillance devices that cannot be sold to the general public.... Read more

Banned

By: Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Narrated by: Siiri Scott

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Within days of taking office, President Donald J. Trump published or announced changes to immigration law and policy. Banned examines the tool of discretion, or the choice a government has to protect, detain, or deport immigrants, and describes how the Trump administration has wielded this tool in creating and executing its immigration... Read more

The Killer's Shadow

By: John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker

Narrated by: Holt McCallany

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Killer Across the Table returns with this timely, relevant book that goes to the heart of extremism and domestic terrorism, examining in-depth his chilling pursuit of, and eventual prison confrontation with Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist... Read more

John Adams Under Fire

By: Dan Abrams & David Fisher

Narrated by: Dan Abrams & Roger Wayne

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

*NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

“An expert, extremely detailed account of John Adams’ finest hour.”—Kirkus Reviews

Honoring the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre

The New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln’s Last Trial and host of LivePD Dan Abrams and David Fisher tell the story of a trial that would change history.

History remembers... Read more

The Watergate Girl

By: Jill Wine-Banks

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Jill Wine-Banks

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

This program includes a prologue and epilogue read by the author.

Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor.

It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy, and women stood up for... Read more

Waiting for an Echo

By: Christine Montross

Narrated by: Christine Montross

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

*L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist* 
*New York Times Book Review Paperback Row*
*New York Times Books to Watch for in July*
*Time Best New Books July 2020*

Galvanized by her work in our nation's jails, psychiatrist Christine Montross illuminates the human cost of mass incarceration and mental illness

Dr. Christine Montross has spent her career treating... Read more

Impeach

By: Neal Katyal & Sam Koppelman

Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Why President Trump has left us with no choice but to remove him from office, as explained by celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal.

No one is above the law. This belief is as American as freedom of speech and turkey on Thanksgiving—held sacred by Democrats and Republicans alike. But as celebrated... Read more

Inheriting Clutter

By: Julie Hall

Narrated by: Jill Blackwood

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

Every day, hundreds of adult children become middle-aged orphans when their elderly parents pass away. . .but what should you do with what they’ve left behind? Professional estate liquidator Julie Hall provides essential guidance for any executor, heir, or beneficiary.You’ve heard the horror stories: arguments over stuff, an inheritance lost... Read more

The Crime Book

By: DK

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

From Jack the Ripper to the modern-day drug cartels, discover the most notorious crimes and criminals in history.

With a foreword written and narrated by bestselling crime author Peter James, The Crime Book explores over 100 crimes and examines the science, psychology and sociology of criminal behavior. Hear the gory details of each crime and... Read more

9/12

By: William H. Groner & Tom Teicholz

Narrated by: Tom Teicholz

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

9/12 is the saga of the epic nine-year legal battle William H. Groner waged against the City of New York and its contractors on behalf of more than ten thousand first responders who became ill as a result of working on the Ground Zero cleanup. These first responders, such as AT&T Disaster Relief head Gary Acker, New York Police Department... Read more

The Articulate Advocate

By: Brian K. Johnson & Marsha Hunter

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An advocate may know what to say but is only effective when he or she knows how to be persuasive. Combining facts with know-how to persuade judges, juries, and arbitrators, the book teaches immediately useful techniques such as how to channel the initial adrenaline buzz, grab and hold the fact finder’s attention, gesture while speaking, speak in... Read more

The Articulate Attorney

By: Brian K. Johnson & Marsha Hunter

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Addressing the distinctive communication skills expected of attorneys—and based on three decades of experience coaching lawyers—this manual of practical, useful solutions integrates cutting-edge discoveries in human factors, linguistics, neuroscience, gesture studies, and sports psychology. These techniques will transform any attorney into a... Read more

Identity Crisis

By: Jefferson Bass

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned forensic anthropologist Bill Bass—founder of the Body Farm—tackles one of his most baffling cases ever in this real-life spellbinder.



In 1978, fifty-six-year-old Leoma Patterson left a bar in Clinton, Tennessee, and was never seen again. Six months later, a female skeleton was found on a wooded lakeshore in a neighboring county. The... Read more

The Essential Scalia

By: Antonin Scalia

Narrated by: Christopher Scalia, Karen Commins & Jason Culp

Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in his own words: the definitive collection of his opinions, speeches, and articles on the most essential and vexing legal questions, with an intimate foreword by Justice Elena Kagan

“[Scalia’s writings] are as readable today as they were when they first appeared. . . . Especially illuminating to anyone who... Read more

On Treason

By: Carlton F. W. Larson

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A concise, accessible, and engaging guide to the law of treason, written by the nation’s foremost expert on the subject

The only crime defined in the United States Constitution, treason is routinely described by judges as more heinous than murder. Today the term is regularly thrown around by lawmakers and pundits on both sides of the aisle. But... Read more

FEDERALIST No. 65. The Powers of the Senate Continued

By: Alexander Hamilton

Narrated by: D. S. Harvey

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. The Federalist papers were written in response to criticism of the Constitution. The articles were first published between October 1787 and August 1788 in newspapers and then published in book... Read more

FEDERALIST No. 66. Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered.

By: Alexander Hamilton

Narrated by: D. S. Harvey

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton advocated instead for the creation of a new government. The delegates... Read more

Usual Cruelty

By: Alec Karakatsanis

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Alec Karakatsanis is interested in what we choose to punish. For example, it is a crime in most of America for poor people to wager in the streets over dice; dice-wagerers can be seized, searched, have their assets forfeited, and be locked in cages. It's perfectly fine, by contrast, for people to wager over international currencies, mortgages,... Read more

The Voucher Promise

By: Eva Rosen

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

The Voucher Promise examines the Housing Choice Voucher Program, colloquially known as "Section 8," and how it shapes the lives of families living in a Baltimore neighborhood called Park Heights. Eva Rosen tells stories about the daily lives of homeowners, voucher holders, renters who receive no housing assistance, and the landlords who provide... Read more

Fight House

By: Tevi Troy

Narrated by: Pat Grimes

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Washington Post bestselling presidential historian and former senior White House aide Tevi Troy examines some of the juiciest, nastiest, and most consequential administration struggles in modern American history. In doing so, he not only provides context on the administrations, the players, and their in-fighting but also show how those fights... Read more