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The courtroom can be a battlefield over money, people’s rights, and even their lives. For some cases, the consequences can affect us long after the verdict is read. Based on extensive interviews and court transcripts, Wondery’s new podcast LEGAL WARS puts you inside the jury box of some of the most famous court cases in American history, including Hulk Hogan’s courtroom wrestling match with Gawker, the battle for free speech on the internet, and the Rodney King trial that set off the LA Riots. Host Hill Harper, actor and Harvard Law School graduate, brings you the drama, the larger-than-life characters, and the real-world impact these cases had on our society. To hear more episodes, listen exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for this and more exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App.

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Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trials - Dirty Lenny

2021/07/10

Comedian Lenny Bruce was one of mid-century America’s most wanted outlaws. He didn’t rob banks or steal government secrets, but he did use dirty words in public—a lot.

Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trials - Reeling

2021/07/10

Lenny Bruce believed the First Amendment protected every word he said. He was willing to stake his career and his freedom on it. And in 1964, a trial in New York City would require him to do just that.

Lenny Bruce Obscenity Trials - No Remorse

2021/07/10

Lenny Bruce becomes convinced that the entire criminal justice system is out to get him--including his own lawyers.

The Scopes Trial - Evolution: Bad for Students, Great for Business

2019/03/14

What began as a scheme concocted in the back room of a Tennessee drugstore, has snowballed into a legal circus. Two of the country’s most prestigious lawyers are going head to head before a national audience, with God, man and monkey on trial.

The Scopes Trial - Hot for Genesis

2021/07/10

Thousands of people gather at the courthouse to watch the trial of the century--a showdown between two legal heavyweights: the bible-thumping William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, the defender of anarchists. On trial is the question of who gets to decide what people think.

The Scopes Trial - There’s Gonna Be an Evolution

2021/07/10

The Scopes Monkey Trial is all but over--reporters have already started heading home--but Clarence Darrow has one more card up his sleeve. He calls William Jennings Bryan as a witness, and makes the Great Commoner look like an even greater fool.

The Goldwater Rule - In Your Heart You Know He’s Right

2021/07/10

People running for president often have a lot of enemies. But rarely do they get an exact count. So when a muckraking magazine publishes a story titled “1,189 Psychiatrists Say Goldwater is Psychologically Unfit to Be President!,” the 1964 Republican Presidential nominee, Barry Goldwater cries libel.

The Goldwater Rule - In Your Guts, You Know He's Nuts

2021/07/10

There’s no question: the statements Fact magazine published about Barry Goldwater were strange, inflammatory, and seriously damaging. But were they true? In 1968, the Arizona Senator and his family take the stand to sort Fact from fiction.

The Goldwater Rule - Fact

2021/07/10

The freedom of the press is safe, right? The publisher of Fact magazine certainly thinks so. But Barry Goldwater’s legal team argue that the magazine has crossed a line and should pay for it.Goldwater v. Ginzburg will ultimately establish new limits on what mainstream media can write about famous people.

The Goldwater Rule - Verdict

2021/07/10

Stanley Arkin was a lawyer for Fact Magazine’s Warren Boroson in the Goldwater libel suit. He shares his thoughts on the case. Plus, why he doesn’t disagree with the verdict, even though his side lost.

Chicago 8 - I, Pigasus

2021/07/10

Outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, a would-be peaceful protest erupts in violence. Investigators call it a “police riot,” but five months later, the newly elected President Nixon finds someone else to blame.

Chicago 8 - The Hanging Judge

2021/07/10

The Chicago 8 are brought up on conspiracy charges and tried as a group, despite their tenuous connections to and fundamental disagreements with each other.

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PMRedruj 2022/03/04

Paid, but still hearing ads

Good shows

★★★★★

Pig h8er 2022/05/04

Entertains and Informs

Makes legal matters interesting!

★★★★☆

🧟‍♂️gg 2021/08/06

Trump the greatest president ever!

Trump voted greatest president in our life time and Obama was a traitor to our country!!!

★★★★☆

jvgreenblatt 2020/08/22

Pharma Bro is an excellent 3-episode series

I really enjoyed Pharma Bro, but I would have liked to hear interviews/quotes from some of the actual participants in the case

★☆☆☆☆

Escaping Californian 2021/04/01

Misleading attempt to rewrite history

Interesting until you come across an attempt to mislead. The podcast quotes a former head of counter intelligence and try’s to pass over and mispronou...

★★★★★

Bastardsack 2021/02/24

Loved it!

This was a great podcast. Very well narrated. But now, it’s one of the many in my sub list that have become just another add for something else. I’d l...

★★★★★

Sbjun 2020/12/30

Life is not always fair!

I never expected the ending, shame on me! The reason we should always remember is that money can help win any case. Also, wonder what the forefathers ...

★★★★★

gobravesboy 2020/10/01

Bring it back

This was a interesting pod. Please bring it back

★★★★★

MDC-2015 2020/07/31

What Happened

Some Wondery podcasts have corny narration and silly attempts to recreate voices. But, Legal Wars has great narration and very believable voices. This...

★★★★★

EchoBack18 2020/07/25

Compelled to write my first review!

I have been listening to a lot of pod casts recently, many of which I really enjoyed. However, I usually don’t write reviews because I just want to st...

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