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Law

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Law.

Video playlists about Law

The paths and possibilities of police reform

11 talks • 3h 9m

Thoughtful, actionable TED talks on how we might transform a seemingly impossible problem into a solvable one.

Truths about the US prison system

8 talks • 2h 3m

These engaging talks explore the systemic issues of the US criminal justice system and how they plague everyday people and society as a whole.

The pursuit of justice

10 talks • 2h 36m

Behold, courage. These speakers have the fortitude to stand up to some of the world's greatest injustices.

Talks about Law

Neal Katyal

How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere)

Posted Sep 2020

Joseph Shin

How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system

Posted Aug 2020

John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson

The fight for civil rights and freedom

Posted Jul 2020

Anthony D. Romero

The ACLU's call to defund the police

Posted Jun 2020

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, Anthony D. Romero

The path to ending systemic racism in the US

Posted Jun 2020

Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi

The US is addicted to incarceration. Here's how to break the cycle

Posted May 2020

Hailey Hardcastle

Why students should have mental health days

Posted May 2020

Kade Crockford

What you need to know about face surveillance

Posted May 2020

Dick M. Carpenter II

The injustice of "policing for profit" — and how to end it

Posted Apr 2020

Martha Minow

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Posted Mar 2020

Noelle Martin

Online predators spread fake porn of me. Here's how I fought back

Posted Feb 2020

David J. Bier

How guest worker visas could transform the US immigration system

Posted Jan 2020

Kelsey Leonard

Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans

Posted Dec 2019

Erika Pinheiro

What's really happening at the US-Mexico border — and how we can do better

Posted Nov 2019

Laura Rovner

What happens to people in solitary confinement

Posted Nov 2019

Julie Cordua

How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

Posted Oct 2019

See all 83 talks on Law

Exclusive articles about Law

How the bail system in the US became such a mess — and how it can be fixed

In the United States, nearly 70 percent of the people held in local jails are there for one reason: they don’t have enough money to pay bail. Here’s a look at how this came to b...

Why these prisoners are getting law degrees behind bars

Helping prisoners get a legal education benefits them and the world, says African Prisons Project founder Alexander McLean: They can help their fellow inmates with their legal e...

A brief history of secret prisons in the United States

Secret prisons reflect a parallel legal system for prisoners who are denied access to communications, deprived of their due process rights, and hidden from public scrutiny. Inve...

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