Slate's Jurisprudence: Jackson's Celebrity Witnesses

NPR | By Dahlia Lithwick

Published February 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Lawyers for Michael Jackson recently released a star-studded list of the witnesses it may call during the singer's high-profile molestation trial. Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick joins NPR's Madeleine Brand to talk about the latest developments.

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