The Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions




KERA's Think show

Summary: <p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">[2012-07-10 13:00:00] From the archives – Where did our law-related words and phrases originate and how did they become a common part of our everyday language? We found out last December with Elizabeth Thornburg, Professor of Law at SMU’s Dedman School of Law and co-author of “Lawtalk: The Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions” (Yale University Press, 2011).</span></p>