Movies (and TV) at the Law Library

When Boston lawyer, Ally McBeal, meets up with a former college friend who hires her at his prestigious law firm, things get complicated when she learns she'll be working with her first love and his wife. Ally slips into one fantasy after another to try and cope with her new life. Law Library has only season 1.

Once a third-rate superhero, Harvey Birdman is now a third-rate lawyer. His cases always involve legal disputes between cartoon characters, many from Hanna Barbera cartoons. The Law Library has only season 1.

Police City Detectives Lennie Briscoe and Ed Green are working the streets of New York City in relentless pursuit of criminals. Once the criminals are caught by Briscoe and Green, it is up to Executive ADA Jack McCoy and his assistant ADA Serena Southerlyn to bring them to justice.

Ben Matlock is an Atlanta defense attorney who investigates crimes and fights for his clients, usually clinching a last-minute "Not guilty" verdict. Matlock is aided by loyal partner and daughter Charlene and smooth private investigator Tyler Hudson. The Law Library has only the complete first season.

An unconventional judge presides over a wacky courtroom in the State of New York's Criminal Court in this hilarious sitcom. The Law Library has only season 1.

Raymond Burr stars as the brilliant defense lawyer Perry Mason who always wins his case with last minute evidence or sternly solicited confessions. The Law Library has only season 1, vol. 1.

Episode one explores how recent scientific discoveries have toppled the concept of biological race. Episode two questions the belief that race has always been with us. It traces the race concept to the European conquest of the Americas. Episode three focuses on how our institutions shape and create race.

Known as the court of last resort, the Supreme Court, where nine judges appointed for life make monumental decisions that govern our everyday lives, from the contents of the nation's daily newspapers to what we can do in the privacy of our own homes. With immense power and considerable mystery, the court of final appeal has helped author the history of America.

PBS mini-series that challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men's domain and reveals the central role of women in the quest for peace and justice in modern warfare.