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Just Rights is a podcast that delves into the intricate world of law, offering insights, stories, and discussions on a wide range of legal topics. Whether you're a law student, an aspiring lawyer, or simply curious about the justice system, this podcast aims to inform, inspire, and provoke thought. Join me as we navigate through the complexities of the legal profession, uncovering stories of triumph, exploring pressing social issues, and advocating for a more just society. Welcome to the Just Rights Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"On Centre Court, an Everyman and a Champ Play It Just Right" is from the June 29, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Clarey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from Indonesian sweatshops to oil-based violence in Nigeria, the challenges of regulating harmful corporate practices in some of the world’s most difficult regions long seemed insurmountable. Human rights groups and businesses were locked in a stalemate, unable to find common ground. In 2005, the United Nations appointed John Gerard Ruggie to the modest task of clarifying the main issues.

"Right on Hollywood with Christian Toto" covers Hollywood from that rare, right of center perspective. The weekly show examines pop culture trends, celebrity activism and the latest Cancel Culture headlines. The founder of HollywoodInToto.com brings 20-plus years experience covering entertainment to the show, along with provocative interviews with artists challenging the status quo.

As women's rights are increasingly under attack, journalist Rebecca Kelliher dives into the gripping history of abortion pills, weaving together the many people who, across decades and continents, have sought to ensure access to these medications Spanning more than a century and several...

In January of 1950, Mary Church Terrell, an 86-year-old charter member of the NAACP, headed into Thompson’s Restaurant, just a few blocks from the White House, and requested to be served. She and her companions were informed by the manager that they could not eat in his establishment, because they were “colored.” Terrell, a former suffragette and one of the country’s first college-educated African-American women, took the matter to court. Three years later, the Supreme Court vindicated her outrage: District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co., Inc. was decided in 1953.

It has been well-established that many of the injustices that people around the world experience every day are the result of wide-scale structural problems of politics and economics. These are not merely random personal problems or consequences of bad luck or bad planning. Confronted by this fact, it is natural to ask what should or can we do to mitigate everyday injustices? Just Responsibility integrates ways of taking political responsibility into a rich theory of political community, accountability, and leadership in which taking responsibility for injustice itself transforms the fabric of political life.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times; The New York Times Book Review; NPR; Publishers Weekly “This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic...