NY Legal History Podcast

How Emeline Got Free Audiostory Now Available!

How Emeline Got Free is an audio drama that tells the story of the landmark Lemmon Slave Case from the perspective of Emeline Thompson, the eldest of the eight enslaved women and children whose freedom was at stake at this 1852 trial.


The Historical Society of the New York Courts Podcast series shines a light on New York’s legal history through the perspective of the State’s courts. They are listed in reverse chronological order.

                        

Episode #30: Bard's Acts: Pondering New York's "Grandfather of Landmarks” (Wrecking Ball Series Episode 6)

Episode #30: Bard’s Acts: Pondering New York’s “Grandfather of Landmarks” (Wrecking Ball Series Episode 6)

At his death, the 96 year-old Albert Sprague Bard had occupied the landmarked Broad Exchange Building for six decades after ...
Episode #29: The 1876 Election — Samuel Jones Tilden v. Rutherford B. Hayes

Episode #29: The 1876 Election — Samuel Jones Tilden v. Rutherford B. Hayes

In 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes, the Republican candidate, won the presidential election against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. The outcome, however, ...
Episode #28: Chatting with the Authors of Judicial Notice — Buffalo v. Rochester: The Judge and the Anarchist at the Dawn of the 20th Century

Episode #28: Chatting with the Authors of Judicial Notice — Buffalo v. Rochester: The Judge and the Anarchist at the Dawn of the 20th Century

Host Eric van der Vort, Ph.D., speaks with retired judge Richard A. Dollinger about his Judicial Notice Issue 18 article, ...
Episode #27: A Conversation with Andrew Berman: The “Cher” of Preservation (Wrecking Ball Series Episode 5)

Episode #27: A Conversation with Andrew Berman: The “Cher” of Preservation (Wrecking Ball Series Episode 5)

In this fast-paced episode of our podcast series Wrecking Ball, host and creator Adrian Untermyer, Esq. discusses the present and ...
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