Adam Liptak, New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent, talks about Chief Justice John Roberts' 2016 Year-End-Report, which focuses on the work of the district court judges.

Judge Marc Carter created the first Veterans’ Court in Texas. Listen as Judge Carter, a veteran himself, talks about the need for and effectiveness of providing veterans who wind up in court with a second chance. 

This year’s Supreme Court high-profile cases address transgender rights, racial bias in the justice system, voting right, and immigration. Erwin Chemerinsky fills listeners in on which ones stand to have the most impact on state courts.

In this extra feature, Tammy O’Kelley, executive director of the Randolph County Tourism Development Authority, shares the history of ghost Laura Worth, a local woman who had been given a room in the basement after falling on hard times in the 1930s. “Miss Laura” haunts the courthouse with her tin cans. 

Booooooooo! Did we scare you? If you aren’t scared now, you probably will be by the end of this special episode. Moderator Jesse Rutledge speaks with ghost hunter Douglas Myers about the spooky sightings court staff has witnessed at the Wayne County Courthouse in Wooster, Ohio. Shelle Stormoe, former education outreach coordinator for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, also shares a terrifying story about the ‘hanging judge’ that looms around the Desha County Courthouse in Arkansas City. 

Host: Jesse Rutledge
 Guest: Shelle Stormoe

In this extra feature, Shelle Stormoe, former education outreach coordinator for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, reveals more of the haunting history at the Desha County Courthouse, including the courthouse's spooky sleepovers and the nameless ghost that has the ability to open locked doors.