Not So Grand Jury

Join Mike and Geoff for a quick follow-up on our discussion about warrantless searches from last week's Zootopia episode. Plus the guys talk about a few tropes that have cropped up in the shows and movies they've been watching. Comments welcome and encouraged. Are there any tropes you've noticed happen particularly frequently? Let us know! Also, next week we will have a special gues...

Apologies for the one-day delay in getting this episode out.  It is probably Derrick's fault due to being distracted watching all the World Cup games...  (By the way, Balogun's red card was BS!) Anyway, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Zootopia (2016), the animated buddy cop comedy film.  Among other things, the guys discussed the treatment of Officer Hopps as a police officer, police un...

Because our episode on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Measure of a Man (Season 2, Episode 8) was already pretty long, a conversation regarding a 3-minute poker game hit the cutting room floor.  It's now back as a sidebar!  So, enjoy a quick intro from Geoff, Mike, and Derrick, and then a long conversation with Geoff, Derrick, and Wes Rist, our guest host for the TNG episode. Comments wel...

Second part of a 2-part episode is here (and apologies for the one-week delay in the release).  Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil, focusing on the Punisher Trial. The sponsor of the podcast is Moore Law PLLC , a law firm that focuses on business law and general commercial litigation.  If you would like to set up a free consultation, please fill out the form locat...

Hey there, listeners. Our plan was to have Part 2 of our Daredevil: Season 2 discussion up this week but travel and work got in the way of finishing the edit. So you’ll have to wait for next week to hear us talk about the actual Punisher trial. Comments? Questions? Corrections? Send us a message! Please connect with us!  IG:  @notsograndjury .  Email:  notsograndjury@gmail.com .  LinkedIn:  Not So...

For this sidebar, we bring in a new segment, informally called "Mike and Geoff Yell into the Void."  First, from a conversation from two weeks ago, Mike brings up his concerns regarding the (absolutely ridiculous and corrupt) $1.766 billion settlement between Donald Trump, et al. and his own IRS.  Second, we go forward in time where we discussed only a few days ago all the updates to thi...

Two-parter coming your way!  Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil (see Season 1, Episode 13 for our discussion of Season 1).  This episode hits a bunch of issues, including whether Nelson & Murdock could exist in real life, issues with being a fact witness and a lawyer, Matt's many conflicts with being Daredevil and a lawyer, and many other things.  Stay tu...

The first part of Daredevil Season 2 will come out next week.  This week, we discuss listener feedback that we've received over the last few months. Thank you so much for the feedback, everyone!  Please keep 'em coming! Comments? Questions? Corrections? Send us a message! Please connect with us!  IG:  @notsograndjury .  Email:  notsograndjury@gmail.com .  LinkedIn:  Not So Grand Jury . ...

A whole section of our conversation in the last episode on Judgment at Nuremberg hit the cutting room floor, mostly because we didn't think you, as the listener, wanted a 2+ hour episode.  Well, we picked it up off the floor and made it a sidebar!  So, enjoy a conversation amongst the three of us, mostly led by Mike, which was presented as "what would happen after a Nuremberg-trial-esque...

Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg.  Among other things, we discuss the actual Nuremberg Trials, the differences between reality and the fictionalized version of the Judges Trial in the movie, judicial independence. Excerpts from the Justice Cases discussed by Geoff can be found here:  The Nuremberg Trials: The Justice Trial . The article discussed by Derrick on i...

The movie being discussed on next week's episode is the 1961 movie Judgment at Nuremberg.  That is all!   See you next week. Comments? Questions? Corrections? Send us a message! Please connect with us!  IG:  @notsograndjury .  Email:  notsograndjury@gmail.com .  LinkedIn:  Not So Grand Jury .  Bluesky:  @notsograndjury.bsky.social .

Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss an episode of King of the Hill that revolves around a new employee Rich, voiced by Ben Stiller, harassing all of the employees.  Our primary discussion is on sexual harassment in the workplace, and we also discuss some related issues including appropriate processes for investigating employee complaints.   Thank you to Derrick's friend, and friend of the podcas...

All three members of the Not So Grand Jury are here to discuss the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which Geoff and Derrick helped administer a few weeks ago.  If you would like to learn more about the competition, feel free to take a look at the website for the International Law Student Association ( https://www.ilsa.org/about-jessup/ ) or otherwise search around the int...

The Not So Grand Jury welcomes back friend of the podcast and special guest Wes Rist to discuss a 1989 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which mostly revolves around the question of whether android officer Lt. Commander Data, played by Brent Spiner, is property or a sentient being.  Wes is an international human rights lawyer who specializes in atrocity prevention (in addition to being a...

"I didn't kill my wife! . . . I don't care." Yes, that's right, we are talking about the 1993 classic action-thriller starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.  On this episode, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the history and role of the U.S. Marshals, drug trials and approvals, custodial interrogation, and the various crimes committed by Dr. Richard Kimble throughout t...

A super-quick sidebar this week just to let you know that next week the guys will be discussing the iconic 1993 film The Fugitive. We really enjoyed the discussion. We hope you enjoy it as well. See you then! Comments? Questions? Corrections? Send us a message! Please connect with us!  IG:  @notsograndjury .  Email:  notsograndjury@gmail.com .  LinkedIn:  Not So Grand Jury .  Bluesky:  @notsogrand...

"You can't get drunk on jum. It's a breakfast liqueur." In this second of two installments, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick finish the discussion of Scrubs Season 6, Episode 17 (Their Story) and then chat about Season 8, Episode 8 (My Lawyer's in Love).   We discuss gender affirming care, "extra hot tea for Ted" + the McDonald's hot coffee case, Ted's Alaska b...

Eaaaaggllllleeeeee!  In this first of two installments, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 5, Episode 8 (My Big Bird) and start the discussion of Season 6, Episode 17 (Their Story).  We discuss, among other things, morbidity and mortality conferences, keeping exotic pets (like ostriches) as pets, contract mistake, and opening someone else's mail.  We will be back with Part II in two week...

Derrick and Geoff preview next week's episode, the second in our Scrubs triptych and talk about some listener feedback. In particular, we appreciate everyone's selections for favorite episode from last year. It seems you all really like our guests. We're trying not to take that personally. Comments? Questions? Corrections? Send us a message! Please connect with us!  IG:  @notsogrand...

Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the ninth and tenth episodes of the fourth season of Scrubs (2004).  We discuss misconceptions around HIPAA, "ambulance chasing", medical malpractice lawsuits, depositions, and Doug, the (new) pathologist. Just like the Ludacris arc on Law & Order: SVU, it was long overdue for Scrubs to do an arc on the Not So Grand Jury.  Expect a few more Scrubs epi...

Another short one today!  In next week's Not So Grand Jury, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick will discuss epsidoes nine and ten of the fourth season of Scrubs, a couple of episodes that deal with medical malpractice. Should be interesting! Comments? Questions? Corrections? Send us a message! Please connect with us!  IG:  @notsograndjury .  Email:  notsograndjury@gmail.com .  LinkedIn:  Not So Grand J...

Derrick is away this episode so we brought in someone with actual relevant experience for a change! (Note: that was Geoff's comment. Of course.) Alison Gill has nearly 2 decades of experience in federal legislative and policy matters. Currently the Director of Nominations and Democracy at the National Women’s Law Center, she spends her days opposing biased and unqualified judicial nominees an...

Quick one today!  First, in next week's episode, Geoff, Mike, and special guest Alison Gill, the Director of Nominations and Democracy at the National Women's Law Center (and Geoff's former boss), discuss the 1995 film The American President, directed by the late, great Rob Reiner.  To get the most out of the episode, especially with Alison's expertise, watch or re-watch it bef...

Lincoln Lawyer is back... on the podcast.  In this episode, we discuss Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 of the Lincoln Lawyer Netflix Series.  Among other things, we discuss the supposed "ethical dilemma" that Micky faces, his decision to allow his client to meet with the police, allowing another client to talk to the police without him present, and sexual relations with a client. The sponso...

The first sidebar of 2026!  So first thing's first, next week we will be coming back to the Netflix show Lincoln Lawyer.  We did Season 1 of the Lincoln Lawyer in Season 1 of our podcast, so it's only fair that we discuss Season 2 in Season 2!  Confusing?  Probably.  Anyway, next week we will be discussing Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2, of the Lincoln Lawyer.  Watch it so that you can fol...