We begin the show discussing weird state laws https://www.usatoday.com/list/news/nation-now/weirdest-laws-every-state/53ad0541-3518-4432-adc4-0fec193d389e/ killing raccoons on Sunday what is Bigfoot bear wrestling legal homicide Statutes, Court ruleings, administrative regulations Mississippi Teacher Strike Statute https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-37/chapter-9/in-general/section-37-9-75/ Canons of Construction https://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/adjunct/dstevenson/2018Spring/CANONS...
Nov 10, 2020•47 min
Election Day! MS Elections Answerline: 1-800-829-6786 MS Elections Fraud Hotline: 1-800-829-6786 https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx To see a sample ballot for your street address, go to yallvote.ms . This will take you to the MS Sec of State’s website. Scroll down to Poling place locator. Type in your address. Your address should pop up, along with your poling place, and your Circuit Clerk’s name and phone number. Below that is what is on YOUR ballot. Everyone will vot...
Nov 03, 2020•49 min
Guest: Richard Courtney from Courtney Elder Law Associates https://elderlawms.com/ When planning for your own or someone else's disability: P P P P P: People - who needs to be in control "after" P: Place - where do you desire the person to live P: Paper - documents - trusts, medical directives, etc P: Professional guidence - this isn't a DIY project See Mr. Courtney's website for free information https://elderlawms.com/frequently-asked-questions/ For attoneys: A Lawyer's Gudie to Working with Sp...
Oct 27, 2020•48 min
Guest for the show: Toni Johnson, Hinds County Election Commissioner - Chair Information about the HINDS County Election Commission http://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/election-commission More Information from the Secretary of State's website: Yallvote.ms Check to see if you are registered to vote here Locate your polling place and see your sample ballot here Update your name and address here Step by step Absentee Voter Guide COVI-19 FAQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Oct 20, 2020•34 min
Guests for In Legal Terms: Jonathan Abram , a Pro Bono lawyer with Hogan Lovells website: Mississippi prosecutors will not retry Hogan Lovells client Curtis Flowers following Supreme Court decision and six trials Asscociate Dean Tucker Carrington, Director of the George Cochran Mississippi Innnocence Project https://innocenceproject.olemiss.edu/ Article: Curtis Flowers’ Conviction Overturned! Henderson Hill, Noted Capital Defense Attorney Article: Noted North Carolina attorney to join Curtis Flo...
Oct 13, 2020•50 min
The cover art IS the ballot measure that will appear on the November 3rd, 2020 General Election Ballot in Mississippi. Along with regular hosts Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law and MPB's Liz Gill, guests for the show included: Hannah Shirley Mecham Law Firm, Andy Taggert Taggert Rimes and Graham , and Ed Langton MS Board of Health Additional information: For Initiative 65: https://www.medicalmarijuana2020.com/ Against Initiative 65: https://www.mississip...
Oct 06, 2020•48 min
Our guest, Lieutenant Governor, Delbert Hosemann talked about his role in Mississippi government, how an idea becomes a law, and about important legislation passed in 2020. Calls: absentee votes creating a law flag change Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2020•50 min
This was an open show to talk about . . . anything! We discussed: notaries - guidance from the Secretary of State's office website Stanley Cup Finals website special elections - Who's running where? Sample ballot website voting during a pandemic voter id registering to vote wearing a mask not wearing a mask while voting In God We Trust Absentee voting 2020 Census call: 1-844-330-2020 Deadline to register to vote for the November 3rd 2020 General Election is October 5th, 2020 yallvote.ms Sample b...
Sep 22, 2020•49 min
This is an encore of http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-expungments Learn more about the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on their website http://www.mvlp.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2020•50 min
Professor Richard Gershon discusses the benefits to setting up a tax exempt not for profit and the hoops you have to jump through to get one made. Professor Gershon is the author of several books and articles on taxation and legal education, and is a co-author contributing annual updates to Attorney Client Privilege in The United States. In 2019 he published the seventh edition of “A Student’s Guide to the Internal Revenue Code (with Professor Jeffrey A. Maine). https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-d...
Sep 08, 2020•48 min
Guest: Pshon Barrett, a former assistant US Attorney, now a private attorney with The ADA Group . Pshon was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and is an ambassador with The ABLE National Resource Center Discussed: ABLE Center the definition of having a disability with respect to the ADA the American's with Disabilities Act Websites mentioned: U.S. Department of Justice https://www.ada.gov/ National Federation of the Blind https://www.nfb.or...
Sep 01, 2020•48 min
Guest attorney Tina Seymour Demoran gives an overview of adoption in Mississippi and addresses listener questions. Topics discussed: requirements cost subsidies infant adoption out of culture adoption family leave privacy reversals inheritance special needs More information: https://www.adoptuskids.org/ Contact: info@adoptuskids.org or adoptms.kids@mdcps.ms.gov IRS Topic Number 607--Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Program IRS.Gov Mississippi Bar (What are the steps in adopting a child?) ...
Aug 25, 2020•50 min
Guests: Bette Bradley, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Jason Derrick, Professor and Chair of the Admissions Committee at the University of Mississippi School of Law Topics covered: what are requirements for getting into law school admission tests traditional and non-traditional students employment after school the American Bar Association exams https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/bette-bradley/ https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-...
Aug 18, 2020•51 min
Guest: Judge Troy Odom https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39 Charged with the responsibility of the filing of matters related to: Divorces, Adoptions, Child Support, Wills and Estate matters, Guardianships, Conservator ships, Land matters, and related issues. The Chancery Judges hear special court cases involving wills and estates, support and custody of minor children, divorces and alimony, and lunacy or commitment hearings. The Judges are known as equity Judges whose...
Aug 11, 2020•48 min
Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime books https://www.upress.state.ms.us/ Books discussed: Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2 A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-Mississippi Mississippi’s Federal Courts https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mississippi-s-Federal-Courts Heroes, Rascals, and the Law https://www.upress.st...
Aug 04, 2020•48 min
Guest: Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/lisa-shaw-roy/ Discussion centered around are restrictions on religious gatherings and mandatory mask orders during a pandemic constitutional. On shutting down one group verses another? Liberty concerns vs equality concerns https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-rejects-nevada-church-challenge-on-virus-rules Does the constitution grant governments greater latitude...
Jul 28, 2020•49 min
Guest: Ron Rychlak, Distinguished Professor of Law, Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government, and Faculty Athletics Representative https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/ Discussion included: how has COVID19 impacted gambling online gambling in Mississippi sports betting Some websites: https://news.yahoo.com/california-man-accused-gambling-away-covid-relief-funds-013747667.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/is-betting-an-athletes-heart-rate-a-game-coming-broad...
Jul 21, 2020•48 min
Guest - Claiborne Ferguson, from The Claiborne Ferguson Law Firm https://www.midsouthcriminaldefense.com/ Discussion: families who have children on the Autism Spectrum Disorder needs for juvenile defendants change in dealing with mental illness training court personnel to recognize mental illness special resources attorneys need The animation that was used in the Heider and Simmel study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTNmLt7QX8E The Mississippi Department of mental health has a webpage that pro...
Jul 14, 2020•45 min
Guest is attorney Louis Watson from Watson & Norris Law Firm. https://www.watsonnorris.com/attorneys/ We started the hour discussing terminations over social media posts then learned about "employment-at-will" and how the pandemic has affected employment law. Here are some of the information that was mentioned during the broadcast: CARES Act https://www.cbh.com/guide/alerts/cares-act-what-you-need-to-know/ US Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd Fair L...
Jul 07, 2020•49 min
Calls: home sales PERS taxable? http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-pers rolling over an IRA to a Roth IRA early withdraw from IRA due to COVID-19 military taxes https://www.irs.gov/individuals/military filing taxes when you don't owe https://www.cbh.com/guide/alerts/cares-act-what-you-need-to-know/ CARES Act: Highlights of the Tax Provisions Provisions Applicable To Individuals Early withdrawals from retirement plans and participant loans Waiver of required minimum distribution...
Jun 30, 2020•48 min
Guest Ben Griffith https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ben-griffith-2/ discusses voting in Mississippi and voting during a pandemic. Calls concerned: mail in voting in other states padded voter rolls and piles of ballots contacting Circuit Clerks office for absentee ballots learning where your polling place is located what if voters are kept away from voting HB 1521 https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/HB1521/2020 Need voter information? www.yallvote.sos.ms.gov Some registered voters are eligible ...
Jun 23, 2020•47 min
Protest concerning police actions have taken place all over the country. One of the prominent signs held up was “Defund the Police”. What does that mean? It’s a catchy phrase for a poster but do Americans REALLY think the police should be abolished? Let’s learn from Cliff Johnson from the MacArthur Justice Center – Mississippi. It’s been a minute since we’ve had someone from the MacArthur Justice Center – Our podcast from April 10th, 2018 with Cliff Johnson profiled the center and its work. http...
Jun 16, 2020•48 min
Guest: Joshua F. Tom, Legal Director and Interim Executive Director of ACLU of Mississippi https://www.aclu-ms.org/ Discussed: individual protests group protests permits speech vs actions difference between protests and civil disobedience rights when you encounter law enforcement protests on streets, sidewalks, parts protests on private property protests at shopping malls burning flags police interfering with protests disturbances at peaceful protests Website information: aclu.org/know-your-righ...
Jun 09, 2020•47 min
Our guest, Charles Stotler, Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, brought us up to date on on the changing world of space law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/charles-stotler/ Past episodes on this subject can be found: In Legal Terms: Aviation Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-aviation-law 01/21/2020 In Legal Terms: Space Force http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-force 04/...
Jun 02, 2020•47 min
HOAs what can they legally do, what do they protect, and what can they exclude. Our guest is attorney Reed Marts from Oxford’s and northwest Georgia’s Freeland – Marts law firm . This is an encore broadcast from June 18th 2019. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-home-owners-associations Questions included: covenants, antennas, publishing names of those with unpaid dues, and forming an HOA. https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
May 26, 2020•59 sec
Are there rough seas ahead for you due to the pandemic? Foreclosures, bankruptcy, or predatory lenders? Our guest from the MS Center for Justice, Director of Consumer Protection, Charles Lee took questions for this podcast. https://www.mscenterforjustice.org/ Resource Information for Consumers A resource on managing personal finances curing COVID19 for Mississippians created by the Mississippi State Extension Service. http://extension.msstate.edu/content/managing-personal-finances-during-covid-1...
May 19, 2020•46 min
A former host of In Legal Terms, Professor Matthew Hall, was our guest for our show concerning The Balance Between Civil Liberty and Public Safety in a Time of Crisis https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/matthew-r-hall/ The U.S. Supreme Court found that the “police power” of the States embraces “reasonable regulations …as will protect the public health and safety.” Jacobson v. Massachusetts , 197 U.S. 11 (1905) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/197/11/ 2016 Mississippi CodeTitle 4...
May 12, 2020•48 min
Guest, attorney Francis Springer,updates us on how Mississippi's Legal System is functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussion included: meeting with clients legal research electronic (or not) court filings emergency proceedings jury duty social distancing courts that are open courthouses that are open rights of the accused people in jail access to hearings confidentiality in communications notary services fraud check websites for the legal service you need to see their availability https...
May 05, 2020•48 min
Guests were Stephanie Showalter-Otts, Director of National Sea Grant Law Center. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stephanie-showalter-otts/ Catherine Janasie, Senior Research Counsel for the National Sea Grant Law Center. https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/catherine-janasie/ Both are attorneys and are a part of the University of Mississippi School of Law. The episode discusses the work of the National Sea Grant Law Center http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/ Information regarding the fishing ...
Apr 28, 2020•47 min
Guests: attorney Vangela Wade, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice and Will Bedwell an attorney in the Center's Biloxi office. Immediate protection for housing: The eviction moratorium operates by restricting lessors of covered properties # from filing new eviction actions for non-payment of rent, and also prohibits “charging fees, penalties, or other charges to the tenant related to such nonpayment of rent.” Sec. 4024(b). The federal moratorium also provides that a lessor (o...
Apr 21, 2020•46 min
