In Legal Terms

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In Legal Terms: 2020 Taxes Mar 16, 2021

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Have you filed your taxes yet? We’re going to give you tips on filing your 2020 income taxes or give you a jump start your 2021 return. Our guest Gray Edmondson from Edmondson Sage Allen will talk about the tax laws surrounding working from home and take your questions. We’ll also give some IRS tweet tips.

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment

https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: Northeast Mississippi United Way events for 2021 United Way of the Mid-South United Way of Oxford - Lafayette United Way of Southeast Mississippi

IRS Free Tax Prep Help

Calls:

IRS 1040 sent to MS Dept. of Revenue
Is stimulus taxable?
Retroactive taxes
Amended return
Retirement income taxable?
Stimulus check
Selling family business
Social Security benefit taxable?
Filing obligation
Unemployment benefits

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In Legal Terms: 2021 Legislature Mar 09, 2021

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You may have seen her on @Issue or heard her reporting, but today you get a chance to ask MPB News legislative reporter Desare Frazier about what’s going on up at the capitol. We’re going to discuss the bills that are and aren’t going to be passed by your lawmakers.

https://www.mpbonline.org/news/meet-the-team/desare-frazier/

Calls:

where do bill come from
HB 1439 income tax / sales tax
grow marjiuana
sales tax
transgender
sales tax for retirees

Discussion:

teacher pay raise
income tax / sales tax
medical marijuana
medicare expansion
nurse practioners
transgender sports

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In Legal Terms: Drones Mar 02, 2021

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What do you know about drones? Are you involved in piloting one? Have you ever had one fly over your house while you were in the backyard? Our guests Michelle Hanlon, Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law and an instructor of aviation and space law, and law student Nestor Delgado will be here to answer your questions.

Our experts want to work with you to find out what concerns you about drones and where think the law should go. mlhanlon@olemiss.edu https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/

Prof. Hanlon
For All Moonkind
Mr. Delgado's work with legislation
MS legislation
FAA rules
working with ComTIA manual for law enforcement

Calls:

how dones affect birds (our experts couldn't say)
building own drones
regulation on how close drones are allowed to come - "it depends"
peeping Toms

Find out who represents you and makes your laws: commoncause.org/find-your-representative/addr/

Follow Mississippi's legislation: legislature.ms.gov/

Read about: A Summary Of Human History On The Moon at forallmoonkind.org

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In Legal Terms: Advanced Healthcare Directives Feb 23, 2021

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Guest: attorney Kelly Kyle from Kyle Wynn & Associates http://www.kyle-wynn.com/

Calls:

trust and probate
life insurance
power of attorney and advanced health care directives
life tennant
dementia
what can go into a trust
heirs at law
estate planning - special needs trust

Past podcasts with Kelly Kyle 3/27/2018 titled Avoiding Probate and 3/5/2019 Wills and Probate also 11/26/2019 Revocable Trusts most recenly 3/31/2020 Medical Directives

If you’d like some reading material, our guest is a co-author of How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets, the Mississippi Edition

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In Legal Terms: Bail Feb 09, 2021

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Guest: André de Gruy, State Defender

Additional information:

Mississippi Bail Fund Collective https://www.peoplesadvocacyinstitute.com/mbfc
2019 Mississippi Code Title 99 - Criminal Procedure Chapter 5 - Bail https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2019/title-99/chapter-5/
American Bar Association: How Courts Work : Steps in a Trial : bail https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/bail/
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/amendment-viii/clauses/103
MISSISSIPPI RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/Rules%20of%20Criminal%20Procedure%20Post-070117.pdf
2013 Mississippi Code Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Chapter 35 - APPEALS Article 3 - APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT AND RELATED PROCEDURES § 99-35-115 - Bail after conviction of felony; application for emergency hearing upon denial of bail https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-99/chapter-35/article-3/section-99-35-115

Discussion:

What does the Office of State Public Defender do
What is bail
How is bail determined
Posting bail
MS Bail Collective
Rena LEE v. Robert "Tot" LAWSON, Sheriff of Pike County, Mississippi https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/1979/51628-0.html
Excessive bail
When is bail prohibited
Tracking those out on bail
Out on bail while on appeal
Bail bondsmen regualted by insurance commission

Calls:

Bail isn't punishment
Bail fund outiside of Hinds County
Bail isn't / shouldn't be punishment
What does the State of MS spend on those who aren't out on bail
Know one knows how many people are in jail in Mississippi

Virtual Public Briefing The Civil Rights Implications of Cash Bail February 26, 2021 | Washington, DC

10: am - 1:40 pm ET*

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual briefing on February 26, 2021, on bail reform in the United States. The Commission’s investigation seeks to examine the state of bail and pretrial detention practices, including the involvement of the private bail industry, various mechanisms for reform, and the potential regulatory role of the federal government. The Commission will evaluate how cash bail impacts the fair administration of justice and whether it operates in a manner that denies equal protection of the law to individuals on the basis of race or another protected class.

At this public briefing, Commissioners will hear from subject matter experts such as government officials, academics, law enforcement professionals, advocates, and impacted persons. The Commission will accept written materials from the public for consideration as we prepare our report; submit to bailreform@usccr.gov no later than March 26, 2021.

LOCATION: The briefing will be live-streamed.

AGENDA: Briefing (expert panels): 10:00 am – 1:40 pm ET*

Open Comment Session (public testimony): Written comments submitted to bailreform@usccr.gov by March 26, 2021.

Stay abreast of updates at www.usccr.gov and on Twitter and Facebook.

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In Legal Terms: TikTok and Memes Feb 02, 2021

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Guest: Associate Dean Stacey Lantagne from the University of Mississippi School of Law

author of “Famous on the Internet: The Spectrum of Internet Memes and the Legal Challenge of Evolving Methods of Communication.”

How to protect your intellectual Property? Listen and find out.

{an idea is NOT able to be copywriten}

Calls:

Merger doctrine - recipes
Fair use of images
Art gets a copywrite; Inventions get patents
Genitic material
Poor Man's Copy Protection
Flea Market Sales
Notice of copywrite?
Take a photo of your art

Bernie Sanders' inauguration mittens help raise $1.8 million for charity : Brendan Smialowski, a photographer with Getty Images, captured the image of Sanders. The photo agency said it will donate proceeds from the photo to Meals on Wheels of America.

"Weird Al" Yankovic The Saga Begins YouTube Video

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In Legal Terms: Cycling and Insurance Jan 26, 2021

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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: Ethics and Professionalism Jan 19, 2021

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Guest: Professor Patrick Longan, Chair in Ethics and Professionalism from Mercer University School of Law https://law.mercer.edu/academics/centers/clep/

Discussed: