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In Legal Terms: Wills 2024 Feb 06, 2024

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We’ve got one of our most popular guests, Kelly Kyle from the firm of Kyle Wynn, on to discuss our most popular topic – wills and estate planning.

He's firm has some upcoming estate planning seminars: https://www.kyle-wynn.com/seminars-blog#Seminars

Pearl - Tuesday, February 20, 2:30 p.m. • Fairfield Inn, 407 Riverwind Drive
Pearl - Tuesday, February 20, 6:00 p.m. • Fairfield Inn, 407 Riverwind Drive
Ridgeland - Wednesday, February 21, 10:00 a.m. • Hyatt Place, 1016 Highland Colony Pkwy. (at Renaissance)
Ridgeland - Wednesday, February 21 at 2:30 p.m. • Hyatt Place, 1016 Highland Colony Pkwy. (at Renaissance)
Vicksburg - Thursday, February 22 at 10:00 a.m. • Courtyard by Marriott, 1 Underwood Drive (off Clay Street)
Clinton - Thursday, February 22 at 2:30 p.m. • Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 495 Springridge Road
Madison - Saturday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m. • Courtyard by Marriott, 601 Baptist Drive

Your rights are being determined right now. Find out what’s going on. The next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter.

February 12th is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s office on that day and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than February 12th are eligible to vote in the March 12, 2024 Primary Elections. If you want to have a say in who is nominated by ONE party or THE OTHER for president, or the 4 House of Representatives seats or Senator Rodger Wicker’s Senate seat you have less than a week to get registered. https://www.sos.ms.gov/index.php/elections-voting/voter-registration-information

On Thursday, February 8, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. Anderson. Former President Trump and his attorneys are challenging a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that prevents his name from appearing on the ballot in that state.

The arguments themselves are expected to be one-hour in length. Attorneys for each side receive 30 minutes to make their case and answer questions from the Justices. We do not how exactly how long the Special Coverage will last - it depends on the precise start and end time of the court session itself, followed by analysis.

Podcasts discussed:

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-flowers-v-mississippi

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-hippa

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In Legal Terms: MSPS Jan 30, 2024

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Department of Public Safety? What all is that and how does it affect you? Eric Brown, General Counsel for MSPS will tell us. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division Guest co-host Adam Kilgore General Counsel, The Mississippi Bar. https://www.msbar.org/media/3109/what-to-do-when-you-get-a-bar-complaint-adam-kilgore.pdf

Attorney volunteers are needed to serve as judges during the 2024 Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored annually by the YLD of the Mississippi Bar. There will be three Regional Competitions: Southern on January 27 in Gulfport, Central on February 3 in Jackson, and Northern on February 10 in Oxford. The Statewide Competition will be March 1-2 in Jackson. More Info: https://msbar.org/pro.../high-school-mock-trial-competition/

Have you thought about a career in law enforcement? In Legal Terms did a show with the director of training from the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center . You can find that podcast from December 21st 2021 here: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-enforcement-training

What’s up with our Mississippi legislature? Find out! The next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling is at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/issue/

IRSs News for 2024

State Sex Offender Registry

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In Legal Terms: Property Distribution Jan 23, 2024

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Laws are not the same from place to place in America. What might be legal in Louisiana or California isn’t necessarily the law here in Mississippi. Let’s learn about some of those differences today with our guest Professor Cal Peeler a guest professor at Ole Miss Law School. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/calvin-peeler/

What courts handle the distribution of property in a divorce?

Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws. Land records are filed in Chancery Court.

We’ve talked about domestic law a few times here on In Legal Terms. Most recently August 22nd of 2023 our guest was Chancery Court Judge Troy Odum and Child Support

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-child-support

https://courts.ms.gov/aboutcourts/aboutthecourts.php

If you want to know what’s going on with our legislature, what’s being discussed, watch committee meetings, or see a calendar just head over to their website:

https://www.legislature.ms.gov/calendars-and-schedules/

I am very proud to announce that the next season of the MPB News program @Issue will be starting Friday, February 9th at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on our YouTube channel. Michael Guidrey from MPB News will be joined by Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones for weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues. Will Stribling will be at the state capitol as MPB News' Legislative reporter.

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In Legal Terms - Classic: Home Owners' Associations Jan 16, 2024

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Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz PLLC took listener questions and spoke about HOAs, Home Owners' Associations.

Questions included: covenants, antennas, publishing names of those with unpaid dues, and forming an HOA.

https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/

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In Legal Terms - Classic: Employment Law - Discrimination Jan 09, 2024

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Whether you’re a worker or a boss you may have employment law questions. We’re brought in employment law expert Attorney Chiquita Hall Jackson to answer them. We learn about discrimination and harassment and take questions. https://www.facebook.com/halljacksonandassociatespc/ (312)255-7105 https://www.hall-jacksonandassociates.com/

Employment Law Guide - https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/elg/

Labor laws and worker protection - https://www.usa.gov/labor-laws

Labor & Employment Law - https://www.msbar.org/inside-the-bar/sections/labor-employment-law/

National Employment Lawyers Association - https://www.nela.org/

US Dept of Labor: Occupational Safety and Heath Administration - https://www.osha.gov/

US Equal Employment Opportunity commission

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In Legal Terms: Wishes 2023 Dec 19, 2023

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For the third year: What do you wish for? Legally speaking? Does Mississippi or our country have laws you wish were repealed? If you could make the laws what would you wish for?

If you’d like to better know the rights you have, you can read The Constitution of the State of Mississippi adopted November 1st 1890 annotated, updated May 2022. It’s on the Secretary of State’s website. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/Mississippi_Constitution.pdf

Want to search and learn about a specific law? The Secretary of State’s searchable Unannotated Mississippi Code is a link to information provided by LexisNexis Publishing, the official publisher of the Mississippi Code. https://www.sos.ms.gov/communications-publications/mississippi-law

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In Legal Terms: Informational Tax Returns Dec 12, 2023

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Our guest Professor Robert Duran from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/robert-duran/

Who needs to file an informational return? https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/a-guide-to-information-returns

If you want the definitive information concerning federal income taxes – https://www.irs.gov/ is your website. You can get answers to your tax questions, check your federal tax withholding, or make a payment.

Where do your income tax dollars go? Defense, Health and Human Services, Social Security, and to pay down debt. https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Outlays-by-Agency-2023.pdf
Our government collects money from Individuals’ and corporate income, social insurance, and Customs Duties. https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Receipts-by-Source-2023.pdf

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In Legal Terms: Online Gaming Dec 05, 2023

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If you could bet online or from your phone – which is against the law now in Mississippi – what would you gain? What could be the detriment? That’s what our legislature is considering now and we have a member of their taskforce on the show today – Professor Ron Rychlak. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

https://www.betmississippi.com/

https://www.msgamingcommission.com/

Is internet gambling legal? No. Internet gambling is illegal under state law. Online sites may advertise they are “legal” and “licensed” forms of gaming. They may be legal or licensed where the bets are received, but it is illegal to place bets from Mississippi with these businesses.

Do you know what all sports you can bet on? Some are:

In Yacht Racing, the International Sailing Federation sanctioned events
The Olympics - Approved List to be sent from MS Gaming Commission
Japan Nippon Professional Baseball and Korean Baseball League

https://www.msgamingcommission.com/images/uploads/MGC_Approved_Sports_Wagering_Catalog.pdf

The MS Gaming Commission has a form:

“REQUEST TO OFFER WAGERS ON EVENT OTHER THAN A HORSE RACE, GREYHOUND RACE, OR ATHLETIC SPORTING EVENT “

What would you like to bet on? I wonder what has been approved and what’s been disallowed!

https://www.msgamingcommission.com/images/uploads/Request_to_Offer_Wagers.pdf

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In Legal Terms: Immigration 2023 Nov 21, 2023

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Thanksgiving is this week. Traditionally, we remember immigrants who came to this land and we celebrate their joining with the native population to give thanks. Is that a true depiction of what happened? Does that happen now? We’re talking about immigration and immigrants in our area. https://law.uark.edu/service-outreach/clinics/index/uid/am242/name/Amelia+McGowan/

Past podcasts:

Immigration Law : May 23, 2017 Attorney Lee Russell discussed Immigration Law, the role of ICE, and visa overstays. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257674
Immigration: October 1, 2019 Guest: Patricia Ice, Legal Project Directorat Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance spoke about the work of MIRA and the ramifications to families from the August 2019 immigration raids in Mississippi https://yourmira.org/ http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-immigration

If you want to read what the Immigration and Customs Enforcement has to say about the 2019 searches: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-executes-federal-search-warrants-multiple-mississippi-locations

Even though ACLU is the “American” Civil Liberties Union, their website says: Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them if stopped by law enforcement. Their website has information in English and a pdf you can download for Spanish speakers. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrant-rights

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In Legal Terms: new legislator Justis Gibbs Nov 14, 2023

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We just finished Mississippi House and Senate Elections. Have you ever thought about running, yourself? We’ll learn what’s involved from a newly elected house member: Representative Justis Gibbs from District 72. http://www.gibbstravis.com/our-team/justis-r.-gibbs-ii

If you’re interested, to be a Mississippi state senator you must be:

A qualified elector of the state four years
At least 25 years old
An actual resident of the district or territory represented for two years before the election.

To be elected a Mississippi state representative you must be:

A qualified elector and resident citizen of the state four years
At least 21 years old
A resident of the district represented for two years before the election

That information and the requirements for other elected offices can be found on the Secretary of State’s website.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/candidate-qualifying-forms

Mississippi has two main political parties.

If you’re interested in running for public office as a member of the Republican party, you’ll need to learn about them. You can do that at their website: https://www.msgop.org According to their website you can learn about the party and platform, shop their store for merch, and view the event calendar.

If you are interested in running for public office as a member or the Democratic Party of the State of Mississippi, their website is : https://www.mississippidemocrats.org/ There you can learn about getting involved and voting, contacting party officials, and they too have a merchandise store.

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