Oct 11, 2018
In 399 B.C., Socrates , one of the fathers of philosophy,was convicted by a jury of his fellow Athenians and ended his life, as ordered by the judgment of the court. Who was Socrates and why did his peers condemn him to death? We will explore these questions in this episode and perhaps learn there is such a thing as too...
Aug 20, 2018
One man's fight for the right of all accused of crime to have the assistance of a lawyer in attempting to preserve their freedom. Clarence Earl Gideon , an inmate in a Florida penitentiary , battled all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking his freedom.
Aug 20, 2018
The Trial of J.P. Zenger in 1735 was all about the freedom of the press
and the governments attempt to punish those who criticize the powerful.