Film przedstawia prawdziwą historię życia Eleanor Riese, kobiety mającej problemy z psychiką, która wypowiedziała wojnę szpitalom nie dającym możliwości wyboru takim pacjentom, jeśli chodzi o sposób ich leczenia. Otrzymała ona pomoc od Colette Hughes, pani adwokat, która zajęła się jej sprawą.
"Monster" opowiada historię Steve'a Harmona (Kelvin Harrison Jr. ), siedemnastoletniego prymusa z elitarnej szkoły średniej, którego świat lega w gruzach, gdy zostaje oskarżony o morderstwo i grozi mu spędzenie reszty życia za kratkami. Tak zaczyna się dramatyczna odyseja przez skomplikowaną batalię sądową, która zaważy na losach tego inteligentnego i lubianego ucznia z Harlemu.
Dziennikarka Jenny Eliscu i reżyserka Erin Lee Carr drążą temat walki Britney Spears o wolność, prezentując nieznane wcześniej wywiady i poufne materiały.
In late 19th-century Turin, the young Lidia Poët, fights against everything and everyone to get what is rightfully hers: to be enrolled in the official register of lawyers. A profession, at the time, reserved exclusively for men. Nevertheless, nothing could stop her dream of becoming the first female lawyer in Italy.
James Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling challenging cases and defendants which put his skills to the test regularly.
A panel of three judges hear court cases, argue the merits of the case amongst themselves, and render a verdict.
Tang Mei Qi (Felicia Chin) decides to divorce her philandering husband Jian Jun Hao (Steve Yap). Jun Hao uses his affluence and under-handed methods to gain custody of their daughter. To safeguard themselves, everyone turns against Mei Qi, all except for her former schoolmate Lian An Sheng (Zhen Huan Zhang). An Sheng wins the custody case for her, spurring Mei Qi to resume her interest to read law. After overcoming many obstacles, she finally passes her bar exam. She eventually falls in love with An Sheng who stands by her during her most difficult times. Just as everything is going well, An Sheng is charged with murder. Mei Qi decides to fight for An Sheng. Although she believes in An Sheng but all the evidences are stacked against him. How will Mei Qi defend him? Or will she accept the fact that he is indeed a murderer?
In 1983, the wife and stepdaughter of Dutch Jaitsen Singh are gruesomely murdered in California. Singh is convicted of inciting the murders, but has maintained his innocence for nearly 40 years. Given the way his case was handled at the time, this may well be true. Filmmaker Hans Pool investigates this intriguing and complex case and gets exclusive access to court and police documents that reveal a shocking story about racism, corruption, a mistress and a dubious key witness. How did Singh's American dream turn into a nightmare?
Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. The script, published by Currency Press, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Television Script.
Mulla Krekar was a danger to the Norwegian security, yet he lived in the country for 30 years. This documentary follows the hated mullah and his faithful lawyer from the beginning to the end of the case.
The U.S. justice system is explored through the perspective of Loredana Nesci, whose experience in law enforcement began as a police officer before she became a criminal defense attorney. Loredana has an unconventional and potent passion for discovering the truth and doing what she thinks is right by her clients. Her reputation is that of a cut-to-the-chase legal crusader who defends those who sorely need it -- not hardened criminals, just regular people who may have made bad choices and find themselves judged and condemned.
