In Legal Terms

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In Legal Terms: Educational Rights Jan 25, 2022

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What are some of the laws surrounding teaching? How does our state teach how our citizens obtained their legal rights? Is Critical Race Theory new?

Our guest is Chauncey Spears, Education Policy Analyst from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

https://mscenterforjustice.org/academic-freedom/

The Center supports every student’s right to a good education. This support includes fighting unjust attempts at whitewashing the history of racism in Mississippi and curbing the academic freedom of teachers and professors in our public school and university classrooms. MCJ supports the full and honest teaching of history and other academic subjects so as to help students understand the past and present contexts of their lives. Learning full and honest history and protecting the free exchange of ideas in classrooms are essential to racial reckoning and must take place in Mississippi to keep the state progressing toward a better future for all citizens. MCJ works with other advocacy groups and educators to protect the sacred space and trust educators must have in cultivating the minds of students here in Mississippi.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2113.xml

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In Legal Terms: Subpoenas Jan 18, 2022

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What is a subpoena? We’ll learn from our guest Mississippi attorney, Baskin Jones. https://injuredinmississippi.com/

Past broadcasts with Mr. Jones: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance-encore and http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

MS Bar Association resources such as Lawyer Directory and How to Select a Lawyer: https://www.msbar.org/

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In Legal Terms: Child Custody Jan 11, 2022

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If there’s a child in your life, you’ll want to hear today’s show. It’s about custody and visitation during divorce. If you want to know what the law is, just ask our guest law Professor Deborah Bell. You can send us an email to our address legalterms@mpbonline.org

https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/pro-bono-resources/

If you’re looking for free legal resources for your legal situation, the Mississippi Bar Association’s website suggests:

American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi 601-354-3408 https://www.aclu-ms.org/
Catholic Charities Legal Assistance Clinic 601-355-8634 https://www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org/
Choctaw Legal Defense 601-650-7487 http://www.choctaw.org/
Gulf Coast Women’s Center for Nonviolence and Northcutt Legal Clinic 228-864-7144 Crisis Line: 1-800-800-1396 Pine Belt Office: 601-705-0139 http://www.gccfn.org/wordpress/
Mission First Legal Aid Office 601-608-0056 https://www.missionfirst.org/legal-aid
Mississippi Center for Legal Services 1-800-498-1804 https://www.mslegalservices.org/
Mississippi College School of Law Clinical Programs 601-925-7180 http://www.law.mc.edu/academics/clinics
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project 601-960-9577 https://www.mvlp.net/
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services 1-800-498-1804 http://nmrls.com/
University of Mississippi School of Law Clinical Programs 662-915-7429 https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/experiential-learning/clinics/

Calls:

guardian ad litem
license to have kids?
no fault divorce

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In Legal Terms: Cycling and Insurance Encore Jan 04, 2022

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Guest: Baskin Jones from Jones Law Firm https://injuredinmississippi.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/baskinjonesattorney

Suggestion: READ THE DECLAIRATIONS PAGE OF YOUR INSURANCE FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE

Our show discussed:

how cyclists ARE treated
what to do if injured
MS state laws
safe passing
dooring laws
DUI
vehicle Insurance issues

Calls concerned:

biker's rights
car drivers
experence getting hit by car
uninsured
"what if"
some can't pay for insurance

Resources:

https://www.bikewalkmississippi.org/

https://visitmississippi.org/blog/mississippis-best-cycle-trails/

https://mdot.ms.gov/portal/bikeped

https://bike.olemiss.edu/safetytips/mississippi-laws/

https://bikeleague.org/bike-law-university

https://injuredinmississippi.com/practice-area/bicycle-accident-lawyer/

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In Legal Terms: Inaccurate Info Encore Dec 28, 2021

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Do you love a good legal thriller? But just like you shouldn’t get your legal advice from Google, you shouldn’t base your legal knowledge on movies and tv. Sometimes they are so wrong! How wrong? Professor Gershon is going to tell us.

Great movies - bad legal advice!

Body Heat
Married in Vegas
Daredevil
Batman

https://www.ranker.com/list/legal-drama-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv

https://www.biglawinvestor.com/lawyer-movies/

https://www.paralegaledu.org/2017/10/5-ways-movies-and-tv-get-the-legal-process-wrong/

https://alltimelists.com/5-stupid-legal-mistakes-in-movies/

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In Legal Terms: Law Enforcement Training Dec 21, 2021

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We’ve often had people who interpret the law or create the law on the show. Today we’ve got someone who teaches Mississippians how to enforce the law, Dean Bearden, Director of Training at North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center. https://www.nmletc.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nmletc.tupelo/?ref=page_internal

https://twitter.com/nmletc

Some of the educational opportunities in our state:

Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers’ Training Academy is in Pearl with the Department of Public Service https://www.dps.ms.gov/MLEOTA
MS Delta Community college has an academy in Moorhead MS https://www.msdelta.edu/leta/
The University of Southern Miss has a_ Law Enforcement Training Academy at Camp Shelby, MS https://www.usm.edu/law-enforcement-training-academy/continuing-education-training-schedule.php
Meridian Public Safety Academy is through Meridian Community College. https://meridiancc.edu/workforce/grants-and-development/law-enforcement/index.html

Calls:

K9
assessments for police
political views
drug usage
training

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In Legal Terms: Wishes Dec 14, 2021

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Pretend you just pulled with wishbone and WON! What do you wish for? What do you wish for Mississippi’s laws? Maybe some of our legislature will be listing to this podcast and will make your dreams come true.

Wishes:

divorce process easier
legalize medical marijuana
expansion of Medicaid
Increase teacher pay
COVID-19 relief funds spent wisely
infrastructure improvements
land rules publicized
church and state separation
covid vaccine
Medicare
government "do" for the people
abortion
recognize religious rights
2 party system
fully fund K-12 education
political parties compromise

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In Legal Terms: MS Abortion lawsuit ENCORE Dec 07, 2021

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Last Wednesday (12/01/2021) the US Supreme Court heard Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It was about Mississippi’s Abortion Ban. The Opinion won’t be known until this summer but In Legal Terms talked about the case in June of 2021.We’ll have a link to the SCOTUS blog from the case on this show’s information page.

https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-1392.html

ENCORE:

Mississippi is in the national news. The US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It’s a case about Mississippi’s Abortion Ban. We’ve got Constitutional Law professor Yvette Butler to explain what’s going on.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/

https://www.scotusblog.com/

If you’re an In Legal Terms fan, I hope you’ve listened to our podcast from October 13th of 2020 when we talked about the US Supreme Court case Flowers v. Mississippi

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

MPB Think Radio YouTube Channel

Dobbs v. Jackson WHO - case about whether all laws banning abortion pre-viability are unconstitutional.

Mississippi's abortion law: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1510IN.htm

Could Roe v. Wade be overturned?

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In Legal Terms: Family Law Task Force Nov 30, 2021

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Mississippi Family Law could be changing. There’s a task force considering reforms. We’ll learn what needs to be reformed and what some possible options are with our guest Judge Troy Odom. https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39

Judge Odom who was a guest on our show 08112020 to talk about the Chancery Court.

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

https://courts.ms.gov/news/2021/0616.21%20Task%20force,%20domestic%20relations.php

The Task Force, composed of judges, attorneys, child advocates, and law professors, will study models used by other states for child support, child care, and support expenses and will analyze current trends of law regarding no-fault divorce, child support payments past the age of majority for disabled children, and costs for guardians ad litem who represent the best interests of children.

The 2021 Legislature established a task force to study Mississippi’s domestic relations laws and to develop recommendations to the Legislature and the Mississippi Supreme Court for the purpose of revising Mississippi’s domestic relations laws and rules of court. Our guest is Judge Troy Odom a member of that task force.

In Legal Terms has talked about Family Law before. You can find our broadcasts about:

Divorce and Money 051121 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-divorce-and-money

Laws affecting Children 030320 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-childrens-issues

Divorce 031720 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-divorce-in-mississippi

Divorce and taxes 031020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-divorce-and-taxes

Child Custody 021919 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-custody

Divorce 2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625762e

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In Legal Terms: SCOTUS Nov 23, 2021

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A new term of the US Supreme Court started last month. What have they discussed, what will they discuss, and who’s on the bench doing the discussing? Our guest for the show today is attorney Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice.

https://mscenterforjustice.org/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-fascinating-facts-on-the-supreme-courts-birthday

Did you know there were Justices on our US money? John Marshall was on the $500 bill, while Salmon P. Chase was on the $10,000 bill. Neither bill is in circulation today.

We are in the area of the Robert’s Court. It is the 17th. Supreme Court historians categorize eras in court history by the name of the chief justice presiding over the court and its sessions. There have been 17 chief justices and hence, 17 “Courts.”

Did you know there was a Grandfather / grandson justice duo? John Marshall Harlan II served from 1955 to 1971. His grandfather was the legendary John Marshall Harlan, who served on the Court from 1877 to 1911. The elder Harlan was known as the Great Dissenter for his opposition to rulings that promoted Jim Crow laws in the South.

Creation of Supreme Court, powers, members.
Now many members, Stare Decisis.

Supreme Court Oral Arguments Live https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/live.aspx

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