July 5, 1988 - Peter Baird, an Arizona lawyer, speaks at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota as part of Carleton Lecture. Baird’s lecture was on the topic "Confessions, Oaths, Spies and Toads." He gives his account of the Miranda case leading to the Miranda ruling which he brought before the Supreme Court of the United States just out of law school.
July 8, 1988 - Edna Buchanan, author and journalist for the Miami Herald, speaking at Minneapolis conference of investigative reporters. Buchanan’s address was on her experiences as crime reporter for the Miami Herald.
August 12, 1988 - Bob Lutz, deputy chief of police in Minneapolis, and Dan Cain, chairman of the Commission of Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines, discuss their viewpoints regarding sentencing guidelines and violent repeat offenders. Lutz and Cain also answer listener questions.
August 23, 1988 - William McCutcheon, St. Paul police chief, discusses various law enforcement issues. Topics include controversary of his role in prostitution investigation, city zoning, violent crime, and local politics. McCutcheon also answers listener questions.
October 17, 1988 - Mainstreet Radio-Brainerd’s Leif Enger reports on increased law enforcement efforts to protect wildlife from over-hunting and poaching.
November 10, 1988 - MPR’s Stephen Smith interviews various individuals during a trip of Latin American refugees escaping through Minnesota to Canada, utilizing a Duluth sanctuary group, called Refugee Railroad.
May 20, 1989 - MPR’s Kathleen Hallinan profiles Karen Thompson, an activist and feminist, whose court fight over human rights issues captured national attention. Thompson speaks on racism, sexism, gay rights, and disability rights.
June 20, 1989 - Rev. Jesse Jackson giving keynote address at the annual Minnesota Bar Association. Jackson’s speech was titled "The Future of Justice in America: Lawyers as Agents of Change."
November 21, 1989 - MPR’s Stephen Smith presents "Armed in America," an examination on gun ownership and gun control in the United States, and more specifically, in Minnesota. Program highlights topics of crime, protection and cultural impact of firearms.
February 22, 1990 - MPR’s Bruce MacDonald reports on efforts to restore parts of a sexual violence program at the University of Minnesota. The program offered peer counseling and crisis line services, but those services have been cut. UMN President Nils Hasselmo and university students are debating what comes next.