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Slate's Jurisprudence: Mixed Legacy of Simpson Trial

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By Alex Chadwick

Published June 8, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Nearly 10 years ago, former football great O.J. Simpson was arrested for the murders of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick joins NPR's Alex Chadwick to talk about the legal legacy of what was once dubbed the "trial of the century."

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