In Legal Terms

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In Legal Terms: Abide / Enforce Laws Jun 21, 2022

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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 government officials
Fulling funding the IRS
Enforcing Civil Rights laws
Flag etiquette
Tailgating
Subpoenas and contempt of court
Jury duty
Follow laws
Repeal mandatory sentencing laws
Threatening statements

https://grassodefense.com/5-most-frequently-broken-laws/

https://www.herrmanandherrman.com/blog/5-driving-laws-you-didnt-know-you-were-breaking/

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In Legal Terms: Wills with Kelly Kyle Jun 14, 2022

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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: Advanced Healthcare Directives http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-advanced-healthcare-directives

3/31/2020 In Legal Terms: Medical Directives http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-medical-directives

Questions:

Living trust
Transfer upon death
Probate
Power of attorney
Executor
Death in another state
Title transfer
Life estate
Power of attorney
Joint ownership
Trustee

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In Legal Terms: Misdemeanors Jun 07, 2022

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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/directory/11764/Natapoff

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/cliff-johnson/

Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal by Alexandra Natapoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd91vfE9IjM

“Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem,” a documentary about the misdemeanor system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHnzqQIkJaM

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In Legal Terms: HOAs 2022 May 31, 2022

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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 over 40 million households (over 53% of the owner occupied households in America). https://hoa-usa.com/

Reminder: today (05/31/2022) is the Primary Election Runoff Voter Registration Deadline. If you’re not registered to vote NOW, you can’t vote in next month’s primary election. But if you register today, you can vote if there’s a runoff in the primary. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf

Friday, June 3rd 2022, there’s an expungement and will clinic in Jackson – It’s 11 to 3 at the MS Urban League with the MS Center for Justice. https://www.facebook.com/MVLP601/photos/a.10152213177355340/10159790806620340/

Saturday, June 4th, 2022, is the In-Person Absentee Voting Deadline, 12:00 p.m.: Circuit Clerks’ offices MUST remain open from 8:00 a.m. until noon. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf

Questions:

How to know you have an HOA
HOAs are horrible
CCRs
Owners control
Setting up an HOA
Notification
Oversite
HOAs are great

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In Legal Terms: MCJ Heirs' Property May 24, 2022

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When family members don't have a will but leave their property to their decedents quite a quagmire can arise. The Mississippi Center for Justice helps those who qualify with this problem and also give educational presentations and seminars.

https://mscenterforjustice.org/heirs/

MCJ’s Heirs’ Property Help line 877-952-4347

email MCJ'S Heirs' Property Team: HP@MSCENTERFORJUSTICE.ORG

Pre-register for MCJ's Expungement and Wills Clinic

June 3, 2022

601-352-2269 ext. 129 for expungements

ext. 122 for wills

https://www.facebook.com/MVLP601/photos/a.10152213177355340/10159790806620340/

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In Legal Terms: Changing Your Name May 17, 2022

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Have you ever wanted to change your name? How do you do it in Mississippi? Who do you need to tell? Our guest Chancery Court Judge Troy Odom gives us the details.

https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39

Instructions for PRO-SE Adult Name Change Petitions (without an attorney) from DeSoto County https://www.desotocountyms.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4600/Instructions-ProSe-Name-Change-Adult?bidId=

MISSISSIPPI NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES Procedures may vary by county. If you have any questions, please contact the ACLU of Mississippi TEAP Advocacy Coordinator https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/namechange_roadmap_aclu_teap_03_0.pdf

Questions:

Social Security Name Change in Mississippi
Changing gender on birth certificate
Changing title anecdote
Adopted parent name revocation
Changing parent after DNA test
Nickname
Stage name

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In Legal Terms: Law School Admissions May 10, 2022

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Are you looking for a versatile career that could help you impact the lives of others? Do you have a passion about how our country is “ruled”? Then you might want to attend law school. We can answer your questions and give you something to think about. Our guest is Dean Bette Bradley, from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/bette-bradley/

Website for law schools:

University of Mississippi School of Law https://law.olemiss.edu/

Mississippi College School of Law https://law.mc.edu/

Organization accredits law schools:

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/

Ole Miss is accredited: https://law.olemiss.edu/about/aba-required-disclosures/

MS Law is accredited: https://law.mc.edu/disclosures

Ole Miss 3+3 Program: https://law.olemiss.edu/video/33-program/

Previous Ole Miss Law School In Legal Terms broadcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-school

Will Kim Kardashian become a lawyer? https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2967727/kim-kardashian-law-school-baby-bar/

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In Legal Terms: Land Titles May 04, 2022

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Our guest for the show is property attorney, Terry Little from Harper Little in Oxford. Do you need an attorney for a closing? How can you handle a boundary line dispute? Our callers asked many, many questions! https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/about

You only have one week to get your voter registration up to date. Our U.S. Congressmen are running for re-election: Trent Kelly, Bennie Thompson, Michael Guest, Steven Palazzo

This week: Circuit Clerks’ offices MAY remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., including the noon hour (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2)) for voter registration.

Saturday, May 7th: Circuit Clerks' offices MUST remain open from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2)) for voter registration. Monday May 9th is the Voter Registration Deadline, at 5:00 p.m. Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit or Municipal Clerk’s Office on the 9th and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than the 9th are eligible to vote in the June 7, 2022 General Election. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2); MS Code Ann. §23-15-47(2)(a)

Primary Election Day (U.S. Congress): Polls open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-1031; MS Code Ann. § 23-15-541(1))
Mississippi Levee Commissioners General Election. Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey & Washington Counties

Terry Little was a guest on previous In Legal Terms podcasts:

June 15, 2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-property-law
November 17, 2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-estate-law

Need a lawyer? https://www.msbar.org/ has a lawyer directory and under For the Public there are a list of resources for pro bono assistance – that means free.

Title insurance
Boundary issue
Land in will
Survey and adverse possession
Property from paying taxes
Title
Closing delayed
Mineral rights
Estate and Power of Attorney

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In Legal Terms: Mediation Apr 26, 2022

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Our guest today is attorney Susan Steffey from Watkins & Eager. We talk about mediation. You don’t have to go to court. You can work together to get a satisfactory resolution. https://www.watkinseager.com/professionals-susan-l-steffey

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In Legal Terms: Animal Rights with PETA Apr 19, 2022

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From MPB Think Radio, this In Legal Terms, the show all about you and your rights. Well, not “your rights”. Today is about animals and THEIR rights. Our guest is Jared Goodman, General Counsel of Animal Law for The PETA Foundation.

https://www.peta.org/

On April 6th, 2021 we had as a guest PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-peta

If you’re an animal lover or like hearing about nature, you’ll probably like Creature Comforts, MPB’s Thursday 9am Central call in show. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ Creature Comforts is also a podcast: creaturecomforts.mpbonline.org

If you’re looking to adopt or if you need someone to take over an animal you’ve found consider looking at the website https://www.nokillnetwork.org/d/Mississippi/ And if you’ve worked with a shelter, they’d like you to leave a review for others to know what to expect with that facility.

Ukraine efforts: https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-germany-helps-ukraine-animals/

Cruel Wildlife Control: https://www.peta.org/issues/wildlife/cruel-wildlife-control/

Animal experimentation: https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/

Mississippi and the Animal Legal Defense Fund: https://aldf.org/state/mississippi/

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