In Legal Terms

Today’s topic is one we’ve covered many times but still so many of us die without a will or without having made estate plans. This Thanksgiving is a great time to talk with your family about your plans, their plans, and where the plans are written down. If you need a starting point for crafting your estate plan, MPB has got a digital worksheet for you. Freewill is a site that will help you organiz...

We hope you don’t need a public defender but its good to know how the system works. Our guest is the State Defender, André de Gruy who will tell us about the agency, who they defend and where. https://www.ospd.ms.gov/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s election day – I hope you’ll exercise your civic duty and vote. Our guest is an elected official that is NOT up for re-election just now – it’s Hinds County Justice Court Judge Kenny Lewis. We’ve also got Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods. https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/justicecourt/justicecourt.php Judge Kenny Lewis http://www.hindscountyms.com/court-systems/justice-court-judges/district...

A recent ruling stated giving pandemic relief funds to private schools for infrastructure improvements is unconstitutional. We’ll learn about this case with one of the attorneys involved Will Bardwell, with Democracy Forward. https://democracyforward.org/team/will-bardwell/ https://democracyforward.org/work/ms-leg-funneling-money/ a 501 c 3 organization https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/mississ...

We’re pleased to have as our guest today Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann. He’s going to share what he's been up to and what he hopes happens in the next session. https://ltgovhosemann.ms.gov/ The 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 that’s the first Tuesday after the first Monday in J...

What happens when our volunteer soldiers in America are exposed to toxic chemicals? What about their families? We’re going to talk about one instance – the Marine training base Camp Lejeune. Our guest is Oxford attorney, Roberts Wilson. https://www.wegetjustice.com/ https://www.wegetjustice.com/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/ https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure...

Civil liberties are freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. One of the watch dogs for your civil liberties is the Americans Civil Liberties Union. McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with the ACLU Mississippi will discuss the rights of LGBTQ Americans. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney ACLU Mississippi has a great page where you c...

How do cases get to the US Supreme Court? What’s coming up this fall / winter? We learn from our guest attorney Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/ Thank you for listening to In Legal Terms on MPB Think Radio. Our Fall on-air fundraising campaign is on---we’re asking you to give for the love of Mississippi.  1-888-372-4483 https://dona...

Who provides tax help, fraud assistance, Medicare answers, and is a government watch dog? AARP. We’ll learn today how they fight for the rights of citizens over 50 years of age and their families. Guest: Kimberly Campbell,  State Director of AARP MS https://states.aarp.org/mississippi/ Anyone can become a member. All people age 50 and older are eligible for full membership with AARP. Wit...

Have you ever been on a grand jury? Have you ever received a Subpoenas? Those are our topics today with Guests: Attorneys Matthew Eichelberger and Jenny Eichelberger.  https://www.ike-law.com/attorneys/j-matthew-eichelberger/ https://www.ike-law.com/attorneys/jennie-a-eichelberger/ 01/18/2022 In Legal Terms: Subpoenas http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-subpoenas Today i...

Mississippians are very creative – with literature, music, art. Our guests attorneys and Professors Molly Fergusson and Will Wilkins will answer questions about copyrights and trademarks. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/molly-fergusson/ https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/will-wilkins/ From listener Randell: In today's episode there was discussion about copyright law as it applies...

We love our freedoms and rights in America. Our courts are one way to ensuring that we have them. Today, we’ll learn about our religious freedoms as guaranteed by the US Supreme Court with help from our guest Professor Lisa Shaw Roy. Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer Carson v. Makin Kennedy v. Bremerton School District A Rabbi is suing Florida Espinoza v Montana E...

Many of our laws give preferential treatment to individuals that are married to each other. What legal benefits are there to being married? We’ll learn today with our guest attorney Rick Courtney. We’ll answer questions about how spouses are treated as it relates to property, taxes, social security, and medical decision making. https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/ On Money Talks, heard on MP...

If you fear for your life, what can you do about it? What are your rights surrounding self-defense? Is your home, your castle to defend? We’ll learn about those rights from attorney Francis Springer. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/ If you’d like to take some time to read over information about self-defense, you can read: MS § 97-3-15. Homicide; justifiable homicide; use of defensive force; duty...

Most people pay into insurance so that if “something goes wrong” the insurance company will take care of them. What kinds of insurance are there? How much do you need? What should you say and to whom if you are in a wreck? Our guest is attorney Baskin Jones from Jones Law Group. https://injuredinmississippi.com/ For more information about insurance, you are encouraged to visit the website for the...

Do you have what it takes to be a public servant? What DOES it take to be a public servant? We’ll learn how a Mississippian can run for a political office with our guest, Secretary of State Michael Watson. https://www.sos.ms.gov/ 2022 Candidate Qualifying Guide https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2022%20Candidate%20Qualifying%20Guide_FINAL.pdf Voter Registration Tool Kit: https://ww...

We’re pleased to welcome back from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, attorneys Seirra Williams and Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director and General Counsel. They’ll tell us about their upcoming clinics and about their services. https://mvlp.org/ 3/30/2021 In Legal Terms: MVLP http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-mvlp 9/24/2019 In Legal Terms: Expungements http:...

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall are all lovely seasons but fleeting. It’s always tax season though. Whether you need to finish up from last year, get the jump on this year, or just learn some new information, it’s always time for a tax show with our favorite tax guru Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law. If you’ve had other folks prepare your tax returns for you, t...

What's the difference between defamation, lies, exaggeration, and free speech? And what is permissible in the eyes of the law? Professor Gershon instructs us and takes your questions.  Want to read more? Here are some websites: Justice Thomas Wants The Court To ‘Reconsider’ Its First Amendment Jurisprudence      https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/justice-thomas-wants-the...

One year ago, our guest on the show was Professor Yvette Butler who specializes in racial justice, economic justice, criminal system reform, civil rights, and civil liberties. When she was on the show, we discussed the then just argued Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If you haven’t heard, the US Supreme court released its ruling. We’ll discuss that today. https://law.olemiss.edu/facu...

Do you dream of starting your own business? Do you and some friends have an idea for a business? Our guest today is William Bettis, an Attorney with Butler Snow to answer our questions about starting a business. https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/william-bettis/ The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office website has some information about starting a business. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/docum...

We really want you to call in for this show! It's the first day of summer so we thought we’d do a lite fluffy topic: what laws should people abide by more? What ticks you off? Or you could say what laws should be enforced more? Auto Correct: Pet Peeves YouTube podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s5CCoK2G64 Turn signals Taking up more than one parking space The Johnson Amendment Corruption of...

We do a show on wills about 3 times a year. They allow our listeners to call in to ask an attorney a question. Our attorney today is Kelly Kyle. We’ll discuss who needs a will and what happens when you die if you don’t have a will. http://www.kyle-wynn.com/home.html 9/7/2021 In Legal Terms: Draft a Will http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-draft-a-will 2/23/2021 In Legal Terms...

Today we'll have a discussion about the over-enforcement of misdemeanor crimes. We’ll talk about how the misdemeanor system impacts equality in the US with our two guests Professor Alexandra Natapoff, Lee S. Kreindler Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, and Professor Cliff Johnson, Director of the MacArthur Justice Center, University of Mississippi School of Law. https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/...

We want to live in a great community but does anyone like their Home Owner’s Association? What legal actions can they take against you? What legal actions can you take against them? Our guest is attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz in Oxford. https://freelandmartz.com/ According to the one website, there are over 370,000 homeowner associations in the United States. Collectively, this represents...