Surrogate Motherhood

The New York Times Retro Report of March 23 is about a battle 28 years ago between a surrogate mother and genetic father for the custody of Baby M and how this legal question has evolved since then. 13 min 19 sec, no transcript, but there is a long article accompanying the video .

Women and the law in 19th century Britain

On April 1, the BBC Radio 4 programme Witness talked about the absence of rights of married women in Britain over 175 years ago through the story of a society hostess, Caroline Norton, whose husband had stopped her from seeing her children and had accused her of having an affair with the Prime Minister of the day. 9 min, no transcript

U.S. Supreme Court Oral Announcements

The Court has released recordings of its opinion announcements for the 2011 term. The Oyez site has already made available four major cases from last term. The cases are The Affordable Care Act Cases, United States v. Alvarez (Stolen Valor Act of 2005), Arizona v. United States (Arizona law about immigration), Miller v. Alabama (life without the possibility of parole for minors). Transcripts available.