Blah Blah Law
Blah Blah Law is a podcast by Beauty Beyond Bars that brings the courtroom to your headphones. Each episode dives into the hottest legal topics and untangles the jargon, offering an engaging, courtroom-inspired structure. We begin with an Opening Statement to set the stage, dive into Exhibit A: The Proof to examine the facts, and wrap it all up with a compelling Closing Statement. Our interviews, or as we call them, Direct Examinations, feature experts, activists, and game-changers shedding light on the stories behind the law.
Produced by Beauty Beyond Bars, an organization redefining empowerment and reform, Blah Blah Law makes justice accessible, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Whether you're pre-law, post-law, or just law-curious, we’re here to make sure the verdict is clear: understanding the law has never been this engaging.
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Luigi Mangione and The Myth of Fair Trials in America
"Innocent until proven guilty" is a bedrock principle of American criminal law. The idea is simple: The prosecution bears the burden of proving someone’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Until they do that, the defendant is supposed to be treated as innocent.
Notice I said “supposed to be.”
Because in practice? It is often a different story.
Today, we explore the legal concept of "innocent until proven guilty" - discussing how bail, the court of public opinion, and true crime media impact innocence in the American criminal legal system.