A TOL Brief is the perfect legal explainer in five minutes or less. It’s not a law school course, it’s a simple but powerful response to a specific question.
They can be questions from your daily life, such as “When can the police search a car?” or “When can the government read personal emails?” TOL briefs can also speak to the crucial social justice issues of our time, such as “When can the police use deadly force?”
Our TOL Briefs are all made by lawyers or under the supervision of and reviewed by a lawyer or law professor.
While we receive submissions from across the country and around the world, we only release the best explainers that meet our rigorous criteria. We're not just talking about video quality and audio quality. TOL Briefs are made by lawyers that are the perfect combination of knowledgeable and inspired to communicate in a clear and enjoyable way.
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