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Law

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

Video playlists about Law

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.

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.

Talks about Law

Baratunde Thurston

How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time

Posted May 2019

Jarrell Daniels

What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other

Posted May 2019

Kim Gorgens

The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

Posted Apr 2019

Carole Cadwalladr

Facebook's role in Brexit — and the threat to democracy

Posted Apr 2019

Lindy Lou Isonhood

A juror's reflections on the death penalty

Posted Feb 2019

Marian Wright Edelman

Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty

Posted Jan 2019

Ai-jen Poo

The work that makes all other work possible

Posted Dec 2018

Darieth Chisolm

How revenge porn turns lives upside down

Posted Oct 2018

Tracie Keesee

How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together

Posted Sep 2018

Nikki Clifton

3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking

Posted Sep 2018

Lindsay Malloy

Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit

Posted Jul 2018

Laura L. Dunn

It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence

Posted May 2018

Robin Steinberg

What if we ended the injustice of bail?

Posted Apr 2018

Eve Abrams

The human stories behind mass incarceration

Posted Mar 2018

Peter Ouko

From death row to law graduate

Posted Feb 2018

Vivek Maru

How to put the power of law in people's hands

Posted Jan 2018

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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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