In Legal Terms

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From traffic tickets to misdemeanor offenses, municipal courts handle a range of everyday legal issues. We hope to explain how the system works, what your rights are, and how to prepare if you ever have to appear in court. Our guest is City of Columbus Prosecutor and former Lowndes County Municipal Court Judge Nicole Clinkscales Is there a special election today where you live? Governor Tate Reeve...

Mississippi had its Municipal Primary elections last Tuesday. It got us to thinking about our two main political parties; so we invited them to come on the show and tell us what they want us to know and give our listeners a chance to ask what they want to know. Today, we’ve got Representative Cheikh Taylor, Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party . We're also joined by Mikel Bolden, Exec...

It’s Alcohol Awareness Month. Our guests from the Mississippi Department of Revue, their Director of Public Relations and Communications, Tina Richardson and Riley Nelson, Chief of Enforcement Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control. We're talking about liquor sales, laws, taxes, and vendor questions. Oh and it’s primary election day!! I love a good website and DOR has one. dor.mo.gov from the...

Mississippi has great weather and great topography for riding a bicycle. But whether YOU are on the bike or YOU are in the car, we all need to know the rules of the road and everyone’s rights. Attorney Baskin Jones is here to help us learn. Does this talk make you want to take a bike ride? Visit Mississippi dot org has an information page to help you plan a ride in various parts of the state...

Our guest today is Mississippi attorney Francis Springer. We touched on the importance of no conflicts of interest in client / lawyer relationship If you need some answers after the recent storms in Mississippi : MS Legal Services dot org is a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Mississippi. Their disaster relief webpage has information about Federal Agencies t...

What does Mississippi have to do with getting to the Moon? What are the laws concerning the Moon? We’ll find out with the help of our guest Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Co-Founder, President & CEO of For All Moonkind   In 1971, Apollo 14 was the third Moon mission of the U.S. Apollo space program,...

An effort to create a statewide board to study domestic violence deaths, to uncover trends, and guide opportunities for intervention, support and policy unanimously passed both legislative bodies . We’ll learn about domestic violence law and resources for those affected from our guests from the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence : Vera Johnson, Program Specialist and Luis Montgomery,...

The Mississippi Center for Justice has a new President and CEO, Kimberly Jones Merchant . She’s our guest today to remind us of the focus and goals of the center and what we might expect in the future. What’s going on this and next month at MCJ? They have an event calendar so you can see that there’s a “My Home My Rights” presentation tomorrow, February 26th at Rust College and an Expungement Clin...

Our laws are argued and upheld in our courts by Officers of the Court. Is there a standard of behavior for them? Maybe “ethical” rules? Let’s find out from our host – Adam Kilgore, former General Council for Mississippi Bar. And guest Cliff Johnson , Director of the MacArthur Justice Center. Oath for Lawyers Mississippi - Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1...

Are you registered to vote? We’ve got municipal elections coming up and you’ve got less than 2 weeks to get registered for those primaries. Our guest is attorney Leah Wong from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and she’ll help us learn about bolstering voter participation, the challenges facing voters in the state. NAACP Legal Defense Fund : about, history, staff, careers, how to get on their mailing...

Mississippians pride themselves on being patriotic. What what’s more patriotic than serving your country in the military? We’ll learn about military and veterans’ legal rights with today’s guests Ira Rushing from Tully Rinckey. In 2020, Black Soldiers comprised approximately 21% of the active-duty Army, 15% of the Army National Guard and 21% of the Army Reserve. Black Americans serve in the Army a...

I’m calling this episode “Real ID for-real this time”. We’ve been thrilled to have Department of Public Safety General Council Eric Brown join us a few times on In Legal Terms. We’ve discussed Real IDs but the requirements for those IDs have been postponed many years many times. We’ll find out what’s up now. And we’re grateful that Treasure Tyson, Director of Driver Service Bureau will be here als...

Attorney Francis Springer has a unique point of view – he’s an attorney but he’s also been a deputy sheriff. We’ll learn about your rights when interacting with police; how you could or shouldn’t handle a stop. You can find a complete list of traffic laws in Mississippi in Title 63 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated https://mdot.ms.gov/safetyeducati...

In the SEC, the SWAC, The Sun Belt Conference, and all over America we’re celebrating college football and its student athletes. They work so hard for the enjoyment of the fans of their schools and lately they and other student athletes are being compensated for their Name, Image and Likeness. Our guest, attorney Andrew Coffman from Phelps Dunbar will tell us a bit about the laws and rights associ...

Snippet A Radio. Public Affairs Program MPB’s In Legal Terms 2024 Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s In Legal Terms heard weekly Tuesdays at 10am on MPB Think Radio. Hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore and MPB Think Radio Producer Liz Gill. The show all about you and your rights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Radio. Public Affairs Program MPB’s In Legal Terms 2024 Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s In Legal Terms heard weekly Tuesdays at 10am on MPB Think Radio. Hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore and MPB Think Radio Producer Liz Gill. The show all about you and your rights.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Gershon obituary We’ve got a fantastic show for you today – if I do say so myself. I’m Liz Gill – MPB’s host. We’re going to Celebrate 10 years of In Legal Terms. We’re also celebrating Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He’s been here with the show since the beginning. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/ Guests include: forme...

Happy New Year! What I mean is, Happy “ Fiscal “ New Year. Our state starts a new year with new laws. We’ll learn about those new laws from MPB’s legislative reporter – Will Stribling . We’ll learn what laws didn’t pass also. The Mississippi Public Service Commission , on June 13, 2024, approved a new area code to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code. The new area code is 471. Exi...

MPB Think Radio’s In Legal Terms with expert host attorney Adam Kilgore. We’ve got our most popular topic on the show today – Estate Planning. Everyone will die at some point. If you want a say on what happens to your property after you die, now is the time to make plans. Our guest Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn and Associates will give us tips. If you’d like to read up on estate planning, Kyle-Wyn...

Youth Court can deal with Children in Need of Supervision, Delinquent Children, and Neglected and/or Abused Children. That takes some special finesse that our guest possesses – attorney Chad King from Thompson Addison. (Who was also our guest for In Legal Terms: Adoption 2024 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 ) A podcast of interest: In Legal Terms: Foster Care Tuesday, March 21, 2023 with guest: Andrea Sand...

How has your year gone? A year ago we had a newly elected Representative to the Mississippi House on the show to see what his hopes, dreams and plans were. We’re welcoming back Representative Justis Gibbs to see how’d that go? In Legal Terms: new legislator Justis Gibbs Tuesday, November 14, 2023 ECM Legislative Roster Mississippi Legislative Roster Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi in the Appl...

We’re at the end of the year, which is also almost the beginning of the year, so as an early holiday present – let’s talk about taxes!! I think the name of the game is to push taxes to some other time, but we’ll let our guest tell us some strategies that might work for you. We’ve got attorney Samantha Moore from Butler Snow to talk tax and estate planning with us. What are some things you mig...

We can think of ethics as the principles that guide our behavior toward making the best choices that contribute to the common good of all. Who decides what’s ethical or not? Let’s find out from our guest Tom Hood, Executive Director, Mississippi Ethics Commission . What do they do?     The Mississippi Ethics Commission has four main areas of authority under four separate laws:...

What does Mississippi have to do with getting to the Moon? What are the laws concerning the Moon? We’ll find out with the help of our guest Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Co-Founder, President & CEO of For All Moonkind   In 1971, Apollo 14 was the third Moon mission of the U.S. Apollo space program,...