Breaking the law

Welcome to Braking the Law — the podcast where a legal professional and someone who definitely isn't one sit down to ask a simple, uncomfortable question: what happens when the systems meant to...

Every law starts with a reason. Or at least, it's supposed to.

In episode two, Heather and Sean dig into the question underneath all the others — why laws are made? Is it to protect people, to maintain...

You've probably seen the cartoon. A little piece of paper with a face, sitting on the steps of Capitol Hill, explaining how he might one day become a law. Sweet, simple, optimistic.

The reality, it...

Making a law is one thing. Actually enforcing it is something else entirely.

In episode four, Heather and Sean turn their attention to the people and systems tasked with making sure the law means...

Courts. The place where the law stops being theoretical and gets very, very real.

In episode five, Heather takes Sean inside the court system — how it's structured, how it actually functions, and why...

You've seen them in films. Slick offices, sharp suits, someone dramatically slamming a folder on a desk. But what actually goes on inside a law firm — and does any of it look like that?

In episode six...