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Have you ever wanted to know the definition of a legal term? Do you find yourself wondering what your rights are when it comes to your property, marriage, or health? If you answered yes to one of those questions, In Legal Terms is the show for you. Tune in and learn more about your legal rights and how the law affects your day to day life. The show is set to consistently provide thought-provoking commentary and opinions on legal topics, whether local or national. Court trials, U.S. Supreme Court arguments, hearings, and other timely legal topics are all covered on In Legal Terms.

In Legal Terms, hosted by Adam Kilgore, attorney with some of Mississippi's top legal leaders and experts as guests, airs Tuesday mornings at 10 am CST on MPB Think Radio and on www.mpbonline.org/. Email the show: legalterms@mpbonline.org.

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We treasure our right to protest, but where is the line between protest and harassment? When does your right to speak your mind turn into a criminal offence? We’ll learn with Joshua Tom, Legal Director, ACLU of Mississippi.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: First Amendment, Public Forum, Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
ACLU.org has a Know your rights: protesters rights page. There’s a PDF for organizing a protest or attending one. There’s information about taking pictures or videos, sharing information on social media, and if you get stopped by the police while protesting.
I love our show because we try to stay topical. I’ve come across two news articles with information about cars - that In Legal Terms has already covered. I read about a theft of two guns from an unlocked vehicle in the Tupelo area. If you listened to our show about Gun Rights, you would have known what a problem that is. I’ve also come across a notification about the Touch Law – 30 states now have laws against touching your phone while you drive – these 30 states include Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana. But if you were an In Legal Terms listener you already knew about this law.

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

The Governor recently reconvened the legislature for a special session to address Youth Court. Why? What is Youth Court? What do we need to know? Our guest: attorney Lindsey Herr will catch us up.

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Youth Court, Delinquent Child, hild in Need of Supervision (CHINS)

I love that MPB can meet you where you are. We’ve got shows that can give you a little bit of information and we’ve got shows that can supplement that information. Where am I going with this? The MPB News podcast @Issue has talked about the Governor’s Special Session on Youth Court. You can find the podcast and additional YouTube videos on mpbonline.org.

Speaking of our legal show – we had a podcast about Youth Court in December of 2024. If you’re interested in a legal topic, check to see if we’ve covered it or suggest it to our email legalterms@mpbonline.org or leave us a voice note from the MPB public media app’s Talk to Us feature.

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Have you heard of collaborative law in divorce? Today, we’re talking about how to handle divorce through mediation instead of court. Our guest is attorney Mark Chinn from Chinn and Associates PC.

We thank you for listening to our show today, but we realize some folks like their information in video form. If that’s you, we’ve got ya. Our guest’s website: chinnlaw.com has videos on rules for life & advice and family law basics. And PODCASTS too!

Are you “vintage”? If you remember the 70’s or the 80’s or you’re an old soul who loves a vintage feel, we’ve got something to interest you. We’ve got a SHOP tab where you can purchase our old E TV logo shirts, Public Media is Punk mugs, or a Read, Listen, Think, Repeat, MPB tote bag. There’s tons of merch, as the kids say, on hats, tumblers, and Neighborhoodies from mpbonline.org

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Collaborative, Participation Agreement, Interest-Based Negotiation

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Are you ready for the next election? Do folks need to prepare for elections? How? Why? Is it really that important to pay attention to elections? We’ll see what our guests from Y Vote have to say about the matter.

Events:

07/16/26 Hal and Mal's: The Walk In 5-7pm, Jackson MS

07/18/26 Museum of Muslim Cultures 10-4, Jackson MS

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Suffrage, Election Administration, Civic Engagement

Everyone likes a short cut. And if it’s a cute short cut that’s even better. Yall vote dot ms is a cute shortcut to access the website of the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office where our election information can be found. There you can learn about absentee voting, verify your registration information, learn where your polling place is, view a sample ballot, and more. Promote the Vote 2026 program will be announced August 3rd from the MS Secretary of State’s Office. We’ll have a 2026 through 2028 election guide on the podcast information for this show.

2026 Mississippi Voter Information Guide from the MS Secretary of State's Office

Reminder! There will be two special elections on November 3rd:

House District 70 (Hinds County): Vacated due to the passing of Representative William “Bo” Brown (D).House District 77 (Rankin and Simpson Counties): Vacated due to the passing of Representative Price Wallace

How can you help Mississippi during election season? Money always helps! You could give to a group that promotes civic engagement that you have investigated such as Mississippi Votes, the League of Women Voters, Nonprofit Vote, or our guests Y VOTE with Mississippi United. You could give your time: volunteer to help with an organization. You could get paid to help! Sign up to be a poll worker from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Poll Worker Portal.

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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A new custody law went into effect on July 1st in Mississippi. Learn more about Family Law with attorney Matt Easterling from Roberson Easterling.

If you’re interested in learning about other new laws in Mississippi, have we got some information for you – our June 18th podcast with Clarion Ledger Reporter Bea Anuchi discussed some other new laws. She was also a guest on @Issue on MPB News July 6th.

Our laws are made by lawmakers. Some of them were at the Neshoba County Fair Recently. Our MPB News reporters were there and reported on what was said. We’ve curated those videos and articles on this show’s podcast information for you.

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In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are:

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I’m sure you’ve been hearing about America 250 but did you know that America 50 – Lafayette visits Mississippi was an event?! We’ll learn with historian Brother Rogers, formerly with Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

At noon Wednesday, July 1, Brother Rogers presents “Lafayette Visits Mississippi as the 'Guest of the Nation'” as part of the History Is Lunch series. In connection with America250, Rogers examines the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1825 visit to Natchez during his farewell tour, highlighting his role as a Revolutionary War hero. This program takes in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums.

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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On July 4th you can listen to United in Song, Mississippi Celebrates America 250 on MPB Think Radio. It’s the audio compilation from the recent concert held in the Mississippi Coliseum. The two chances to catch the concert are Saturday at 1pm and 8pm. It will be broadcast on MPB TV later this summer.

If you need more patriotic celebrations stick with MPB. Our TV channel will show: A Capitol 4th on Friday the 3rd, a 46-year holiday tradition at the U.S Capitol, with all-star musical and patriotic performances by pop, country, R&B, Broadway, classical and gospel artists, and more! Also, America Made in Virginia is a star-filled tribute to America’s Semi quin centennial, LIVE from revolutionary Colonial Williamsburg, VA on July 4! Both at 7pm.

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Workplace injuries can destroy a family. What’s a Mississippian to do? We’ll learn with attorney Andre Ducote, from Morgan & Morgan what are our laws and options. Workers’ Compensation is our topic.

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Workers' Compensation, Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), Compensable Injury

Do you want to learn more about personal injury incidents and cases? ForThePeople.com, the website of the firm of Morgan & Morgan where our guest is a partner has information such as what is a personal injury lawsuit, how much is my case worth, and why some cases get turned down.

When you do need information, I like to go straight to the source. Who is that for Workers’ Compensation? It’s Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Their website has information for injured workers, employers, medical & insurance providers, attorneys, and a FAQ and resources section.

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In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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It’s almost the New Year! – for laws in Mississippi. We’re learning about the new laws that will and will not take effect in Mississippi with guest Bea Anhuci, State government reporter for the Clarion Ledger.Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Sine Die, Conference Committee, Effective Date

Who’s your state representative and who’s your state senator? If you don’t know you can go to legislature dot ms dot gov There’s a legislative district map where you can enter your address, and the map will zoom to that area, you can click on your district and see a photo or your representative and learn your district number. From the main page you can navigate to take a virtual tour of the Capitol and watch videos of committee sessions.

Where can you get some Mississippi legislative news between sessions? MPB News produces @Issue. Monday’s broadcast / podcast talked with the co-chair for the select committee on school consolidation. Listen to that interview and discussion or watch it from mpbonline dot org

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Civics is the study of government and citizenship, teaching people about their rights, responsibilities, and how to participate in their communities and nation. That’s the mission of our show also! Our guest is uniquely qualified to further that mission – Justice Randy “Bubba” Pierce former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice and former legislator.

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: civics, civic duty, rule of law

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What are our civic duties? According to Arizona State Center for American Civics duties include such as voting, paying taxes, casting educated votes, serving on juries, defending the country in the armed forces, and participating in civic organizations.

One of our civic duties is to defend our country in the armed forces. We’ve done a couple of broadcasts about that. If you’d like to learn a little bit about military and the law check out one of our In Legal Terms podcasts from September 9 or February 4th both from 2025.

Another civic duty is to serve on juries. We’ve done a couple of broadcasts on that. May 28th 2024 and May 15th 2018.

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It's one of the most common phrases heard in television courtrooms. But what exactly is hearsay? Why do judges sometimes exclude it? Why are there so many exceptions? We’ll learn with our guest is Professor Frank Rosenblatt from the Mississippi Christian University School of Law.

Does all this lawyer talk make you want to attend law school? One of our past shows was with MC Law’s Dean John Anderson from Mississippi College. If you’d like to learn a bit about the two law schools in Mississippi, give that podcast a listen.

This attorney also knows a bit about the military. We learned about Military and the law when Professor Frank Rosenblatt was on our show last September. Very interesting and informative.

In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: HEARSAY, DECLARANT, CROSS-EXAMINATION, DISCUSSION

Here's the hearsay quiz!

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In Legal Terms, the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

We've got a discussion about conspiracies, evidence, and public trust with attorney Francis Springer.

Past podcasts with Francis:

In Legal Terms: Ethics in the Afternoon

In Legal Terms: In The News

In Legal Terms: Ask Us Anything

In Legal Terms: Client Lawyer Relationship and other topics

In Legal Terms: Traffic Stops

In Legal Terms: DUI

MPB's @Issue podcast

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The Department of War just released the second tranche of records under PURSUE. The first tranche was released on May 8, 2026.

Exculpatory Evidence, Ethics, and the Road to the Disbarment of Mike Nifong: The Critical Importance of Full Open-File Discovery

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Give Us the Aliens

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Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Conspiracy, Defamation, Burden of Proof

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In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

Are you a part of a Board of Directors? Do you have a Board that is involved in your life at work, home, or at a volunteer group? Board governance: how does it work? How is it SUPPOSED to work? We’ll learn about this with our guest: Professor Martin Edwards from the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Many charities have boards of directors. If you’re curious about board responsibilities, you might be curious about charities. The MS Secretary of State’s Charities Division is responsible for the registration and regulation of all charitable organizations and fund-raisers who solicit contributions in Mississippi. The division is also responsible for the investigation of charity complaints and/or violations to the State’s charitable laws.

It’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: today we’ve got fiduciary.

If you’re interested in the role of board members you may be interested in Parliamentary Procedure. We did a show about that on August 24th of 2024.

I have fallen down the election rabbit hole. There’s another round of elections going on that you might need to know about!

July 7th is the Voter Registration Deadline to vote in the
Special Primary Election on August 5th, for the
General election on November 4, 2025.

Who’s involved?

House Districts 16 and 22 – Chickasaw County; 36, 39 and 41 - Clay County, the Aberdeen area, and Columbus.

Senate Districts 1 - Hernando, 2 - Southaven, 11 - Tunica, 19 - Olive Branch. Also districts 34 - part of Hattiesburg, 41 - Columbia, 42 – more of Hattiesburg, 44 - Purvis, and 45 – Camp Shelby.

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We’ve got a show today unlike any other. Our guest, attorney and former deputy sheriff, Francis Springer and our host, Adam Kilgore, are having an “Ask Us Anything” show.

Follow up on getting a birth certificate.
Traffic stop
Co-signing
Contingency cases
Open Meetings

Today’s Legal Term on In Legal Terms: The Posse Commitatus Act

We’ve got some news you’ll want to know if you drive OUTSIDE of the state of Mississippi. In 30 states, including Alabama and Tennessee, as of June 5, 2025 a new law takes effect to ban all handheld device use while driving. This includes calls, emails, texts, or using the internet. Devices cannot be accessed even at a stop light or traffic jam. It’s called the Touch Law.

What a wild election process last week – and it is still not over!

Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be in actual receipt by 5pm today of absentee ballots returned by mail for ballots to be timely. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day.
Today also: Last day voters who cast an affidavit ballot by reason of voter photo ID may present an acceptable form of photo ID or complete an affidavit of religious objection in the Municipal Clerks’ Offices.
Friday the13th Municipal Election Commissioners shall certify the General Election Results and forward certified results to the MSOS.

By state statute, whenever a race is tied, it shall be decided by a coin toss or a drawing of straws. And toss a coin is what a Rankin County Justice Court Judge had to do when the Pelahatchie Alderman’s ward one race was a tie at 34 votes each.

Our lawmakers passed a budget for the state. Would you like to know more? The MPB News broadcast: @ISSUE had one last show on Friday about the Special Session. You can now listen to the podcast or watch the show on Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s YouTube Channel.

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It’s everywhere! We just talked about it on Everyday Tech on Monday. We’re talking about it again in 2025 on In Legal Terms. Why are we talking about artificial intelligence, AI, again on our show? Let’s find out.

Guest: Megan McGrew from Baker Donelson. Megan serves as Director of Legal Process Engineering where her focus is on the concierge approach to the application of legal innovation tools and technologies into the working lives of attorneys and their clients. She uses her experience in legal project management, legal process improvement, knowledge management, pricing, data analytics, and implementation of legal innovation tools to develop bespoke offerings that truly fit the need of the attorneys, their practice, the clients, and their engagements.

Her past broadcast with us: 02/28/2023 In Legal Terms: AI Software

Everyday Tech is MPB’s technology show where you can call in with your questions about tech and get the opinion of expert Sabir Adbul-Haqq. Yesterday, June 2nd THEY talked about AI. The Bean Path was their guest: AI Month is a month-long exploration of artificial intelligence and its real-world impact — from art and gaming to business and STEM education. Each week features unique experiences across the Jackson metro area, including live talks, virtual sessions, hands-on workshops, and STEAM days for all ages. Whether you're an AI beginner or an advanced tech enthusiast, there's something for everyone.

It’s election day, Mississippi. Municipal Elections are today from 7am to 7pm. “My Election Day” website on the Secretary of State’s site has your sample ballot.

Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: machine learning

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How would you feel if you needed to go to court or conduct legal business but weren’t fluent in the language? Our guests will help us understand court interpreter service in Mississippi: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access Mississippi Supreme Court and Dr. Javier Gerardo Gómez, Credentialed Court Interpreter.

H.B. 1217 became law July 1, 2023. The new laws prohibit Limited English Proficient individuals from being responsible for the costs of court interpretation in all bilingual proceedings for civil and criminal matters. The law also now clarifies that a Limited English proficient individual is entitled to the services of an interpreter in any instance arising out of or pertaining to the individual’s involvement in litigation.

The Administrative Office of Courts has developed the Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program. For more detailed information please contact: Administrative Office of Courts

Attention: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access

Post Office Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205

T: 601-359-4469

deenie.miller@courts.ms.gov

For assistance with interpreters for the hearing impaired, please visit the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf at the following link: https://www.rid.org or https://www.odhh.org

Dr. J.G. Gómez, U.S. Army Veteran - Credentialed Interpreter and Translator Language Educator and Technologist - Gómez Language and Culture Services, LLC

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Mississippi Municipal elections are Tuesday, June 3rd. It got us to thinking about our two main political parties. So we invited them to come on the show and tell us what they want us to know and give our listeners a chance to ask what they want to know. Today, we’ve got Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party Mike Hurst.

04/08/2025 MS Democratic Party

When’s our next election? The GENERAL ELECTION DAY FOR MUNICIPALITIES is Tuesday, June 3rd: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office within five business days.

Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: Amicus curiae

Do you want to know where you can get more information about Mississippi Republicans? msgop.org

You can learn about the party, the platform, shop the store or donate.

Would YOU like to be more involved in the Mississippi Republican Party? On the website: MSGOP.org there’s information about Mississippi Federation of Republican Women, The Mississippi Federation of College Republicans, Young Republican Federation of Mississippi. There are also different volunteer services that folks can sign up for.

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Finally, In Legal Terms gets a chance to talk about Volunteering. The week of April 21st the MPB Think Radio shows talked about different volunteering opportunities and the benefits you receive by giving to your community. Today, we’ve got Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Would you like to Volunteer with the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project? If you’re an attorney, law student, college student, or paralegal you can register with MVLP or you could sign up to help with a specific legal clinic. This is done on their website: mvlp.org and click on “Get Involved”.

If you’re in need of the services of the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, you might want to attend one of their Self Representation Clinics. There are clinics that discuss: Irreconcilable Differences Divorces, Uncontested Guardianships, Advance Healthcare Directives, Power of Attorneys, Simple Wills, Misdemeanor Expungements, Felony Expungements, and Foreclosure Prevention. We’ll have the link to the dates for these clinics on this shows information page on our website and podcast.

The week of April 21st the MPB Think Radio shows and podcasts talked about different volunteering opportunities and the benefits you receive by giving to your community. Find each podcast or go to mpbonline.org/radio and listen to each show. Deep South Dining had Stewpot. Now You’re Talking had MS Commission for Volunteer Service. Fix It 101’s guest was Habitat for Humanity. The Sit Down talked with Shower Power. Next Stop Mississippi hosted Miss Mississippi Volunteer. Our other shows integrated volunteering into their show topics.

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If you or someone you know wants a new job, you’ll probably have to interview for it. What can an interviewer legally ask you? What are some of the tips when hiring workers? We’ll learn about employment law today with MPB’s own Human Resource’s Director Sarah Mann who is also a lawyer.

New segment: “Legal Terms” on In Legal Terms. Adam, what’s the difference between an attorney and a lawyer?

When I went to the Secretary of State’s website, I got a pop up window that said: Sign up now for election text alerts from the Mississippi Secretary of State! Text "MS ELECTIONS" to 80946.

And YESTERDAY was the Voter Registration Deadline to be eligible to vote in the June 3, 2025 Municipal General Election. If you missed out – still register for the next primary or election or runoff election.

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency, but they have local offices in Mobile, Memphis, and Jackson. Their website has tons in employment law answers.

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We hope to grow older and be treated with respect as we age. Legal issues associated with the elderly fall under “Elder Law”. Our guest, Richard Courtney will answer our questions about this aspect of the law. Our guest has quite a lot of information on his website: elderlawms.com. You can watch a video and read information. You can also request a free planning guide for assisting special needs children and adults with finances and rights.

What do Elders fear? Change, Conflict, Loss of Control

We grateful for thepast times Richard Courtney has been a guest on our show to discuss wills, estates, elder law, disability law, Medicaid. Find our past podcasts.

Did you know Thursday is a “legal” holiday? May 1st is National Law Day. When declaring Law Day, President Eisenhower is quoted as saying, “If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.” Show some support and care for the freedom and civility that is provided under the rule of law by celebrating Law Day! So congratulations to those who celebrate, please do so responsibly.

I’ll have a link to the American Bar Association’s page that shows some of their events.

MPB and NPR have a special broadcast tomorrow night. Wednesday, April 30th at 7pm central. NPR will mark the 100th day of the Trump Adm8inisrtation with a Special Report hosted by Michel Martin. The 2 hour live special will look at what the Administration has accomplished, what has changed and what might be next.

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This is National Volunteer Month and MPB Think Radio is talking about volunteerism this week. Many of our shows are talking about how you can volunteer. Listen to our live shows or their podcasts to learn more. If you go to https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ you can see images (thumbnails) of our shows so you can find the podcasts. The MPB public media app also has all our podcasts in one place.

I absolutely love the volunteer service Kelly Kyle provides outside of the legal world. Here are some YouTube Videos of Kelly and his friends Bella, Dolly and Cadence !

We are scheduled to have Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project as our guest on the show May 13th. Here's our podcast with her from 2024 and 2022.

Today, we’re going to have one our most popular guests and topics – attorney Kelly Kyle helping us learn about wills and estate law.

We’re glad to have attorney Kelly Kyle here with us today because he’s going to have a busy week next week. He and his partner are host hosting estate planning seminars in PEARL, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, Clinton, Madison, Flowood next week.

Today is special day in the city of Jackson. What about where you live? Today, April 22nd , is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. If you voted in the Primary April 1st you can vote but only in the party’s primary you already voted in. If you didn’t vote in the April 1st primary, you can vote in either party’s primary. There are 28 municipalities with runoff elections today.

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From traffic tickets to misdemeanor offenses, municipal courts handle a range of everyday legal issues. We hope to explain how the system works, what your rights are, and how to prepare if you ever have to appear in court. Our guest is City of Columbus Prosecutor and former Lowndes County Municipal Court Judge Nicole Clinkscales

Is there a special election today where you live? Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has set a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 18 (Leake, Neshoba, and Winston Counties). The vacancy is due to the resignation of the Honorable Jenifer B. Branning upon her election to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January 6 2025. The special election will be held today, April 15, 2025.

There’s voting for everyone this Saturday! Saturday April 19th Runoff Election In-Person Absentee Deadline: Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

But beginning this Saturday, if no Primary Runoff Election, folks can vote by an absentee ballot in the Municipal Clerk’s Office for the General Election which is June 3rd. IF BALLOTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO RUNOFF, the ballots shall be made available as soon as possible after the runoff election is certified.

April 22nd, next Tuesday, is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

What’s the saying – Only two things are for sure: death and taxes? We want to remind you that today – April 15th is Tax Day. The tax deadline for 2024 tax returns is April 15, 2025.

If you need more time to file your taxes, request an extension by the April tax filing due date. This gives you until October 15 to file without penalties. Make sure you pay any tax you owe by the April filing date. The extension is only for filing your return. https://www.irs.gov/

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Mississippi had its Municipal Primary elections last Tuesday. It got us to thinking about our two main political parties; so we invited them to come on the show and tell us what they want us to know and give our listeners a chance to ask what they want to know. Today, we’ve got Representative Cheikh Taylor, Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party. We're also joined by Mikel Bolden, Executive Director of the Mississippi Democratic Party. (We're scheduled to speak with the chair of the Mississippi Republican Party on May 20th, 2025.)

Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has set a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 18 (Leake, Neshoba, and Winston Counties). The vacancy is due to the resignation of the Honorable Jenifer B. Branning upon her election to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January, 6 2025. The special election will be held on April 15, 2025.

Some of our primary races had so many candidates that there might need to be a runoff.

April 12th – Saturday - Runoff Absentee Voting begins: Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

April 22nd is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Do you want to know where you can get more information about Mississippi Democrats? Their website: MississippiDemocrats.org

You can learn about voting, the party, volunteering and upcoming events like the Community Conversation: April 24: 6-8pm at the Tougaloo College Auditorium.

MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTY

P.O. Box 1583

Jackson, MS 39215

811 E. River Pl. Ste 102

Jackson MS 39202

Telephone: (601) 969-2913

Fax: (601) 354- 1599

info@mississippidemocrats.org

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It’s Alcohol Awareness Month. Our guests from the Mississippi Department of Revue, their Director of Public Relations and Communications, Tina Richardson and Riley Nelson, Chief of Enforcement Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control. We're talking about liquor sales, laws, taxes, and vendor questions. Oh and it’s primary election day!!

I love a good website and DOR has one. dor.mo.gov from there you can click on ABC, titles and tags, cannabis – whatever you want answers about.

Are you ready to vote today? If not, I’ve got some assistance for you. Yallvote.ms is the short cut to get tons of election information. They’ve got a “My Election Day” button to click to see where you vote, see a sample ballot, and see who your current office holders are. If you aren’t registered to vote . . . get yourself registered before May 5th so you CAN vote in the General Municipal Election, June 1st.

Can alcoholic beverages be sold on election day? According to the FAQ page of the Department of Revenue’s ABC section:

Sales of alcoholic beverages are not limited or restricted on election days. Local governments cannot restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores or on-premises ABC permittees on election days. Beer sales on election days may be restricted by a local ordinance.

Office of Consumer Services can provide information about services offered by DMH and DMH certified community service providers. Information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling the DMH Helpline at 1-877-210-8513. Receive information about mental health, IDD, and substance abuse services available in your area.

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Mississippi has great weather and great topography for riding a bicycle. But whether YOU are on the bike or YOU are in the car, we all need to know the rules of the road and everyone’s rights. Attorney Baskin Jones is here to help us learn.

Does this talk make you want to take a bike ride? Visit Mississippi dot org has an information page to help you plan a ride in various parts of the state over various terrains.

In addition to Visit Mississippi, M-DOT has some advice for folks on bikes. M-DOT shares a 2019 report card for Mississippi from the League of American Bicyclist, where our state gets pretty bad grades. The good news is Go Gulfport has received a grant to help enhance cycling infrastructure and active transportation. You can read about the good, the bad, and the helpful from M-DOT’s website.

Next Tuesday is an important day – no foolin’. Next Tuesday, April 1st is election day! Polls will be open 7am to 7pm for municipal primary elections. We’ll have the link for the My Election Day website so you can type in your address and see the sample Republican and Democratic ballot for you

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Our guest today is Mississippi attorney Francis Springer. We touched on the importance of no conflicts of interest in client / lawyer relationship

If you need some answers after the recent storms in Mississippi : MS Legal Services dot org is a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Mississippi. Their disaster relief webpage has information about Federal Agencies that provide disaster assistance, Locating and applying for disaster assistance, and suggestions for settling insurance claims after a disaster.

MDOT says: If a traffic light is flashing yellow, it’s important to remember that there is no need to come to a stop, but motorists should stay alert for other drivers entering the highway and proceed with caution. When approaching a flashing red traffic light, drivers must come to a complete stop. An intersection with flashing red lights in all directions should be treated as a four-way stop. In the event of a power outage, treat dark traffic lights as a stop sign and intersections as a four-way stop. .

Money Talks, one of our MPB local shows heard at 9am just before In Legal Terms on Tuesday, is also a podcast. You can find their: Money Talks: Prepare for Emergencies podcast with tips on Preparing Before the Storm. That “storm” might be weather, economic, or family issues.

Our listeners came together to offer advice to caller "Ann" on getting a copy of her birth certificate. How to Request a Copy of a Panama Canal Zone Record Listener "Bob" suggested the hospital Ann was born in was in fact in the canal zone. If the person was born in the Canal Zone, he or she acquired U.S. citizenship at birth if born between February 26, 1904 and October 1, 1979, and one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the person’s birth. USCIS The Canal Zone ceased to exist on October 1, 1979. See the so-called Torrijos–Carter Treaties (September 7, 1977). If the person was born in the Republic of Panama, but not in the Canal Zone, one parent must have been a U.S. citizen parent employed by the U.S. Government, or by the Panama Railroad Company, at the time of the person’s birth.

Also was the suggestion to contact their congressman.

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What does Mississippi have to do with getting to the Moon? What are the laws concerning the Moon? We’ll find out with the help of our guest Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Co-Founder, President & CEO of For All Moonkind

In 1971, Apollo 14 was the third Moon mission of the U.S. Apollo space program, but the flight was unique in one way: tree seeds were taken on the flight to later germinate “Moon Trees”! When selected for the Apollo 14 mission, Astronaut Stuart Roosa was allowed to carry approximately 500 tree seeds with him into space. The species selected were sycamore, loblolly pine, sweetgum, redwood, and Douglas fir, taken from lots of seeds collected at two U.S.F.S. Institute of Forest Genetics (I.F.G.) stations, the southern station in Gulfport, Mississippi, and the western station in Placerville, California. Mississippi State University proudly displays its Sycamore Moon Tree on campus near the Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, the home playing venue for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. A Sycamore was planted at Camp Iti Kana, a Girl Scout camp near Wiggins, Mississippi. There’s is located near the camp flagpole.

A “Moon Tree” was planted on the grounds of Bayou Academy in Cleveland, Mississippi in late May 2024. As a seed, the Sweetgum traveled 270,000 miles around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft in 2022.

NASA Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi is contributing directly to the agency’s effort to land the first woman, the first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the Moon – for the benefit of all humanity. Work at the nation’s largest – and premier – propulsion test site will help power SLS (Space Launch System) rockets on future Artemis missions to enable long-term lunar exploration and prepare for the next giant leap of sending the first astronauts to Mars.

Michelle's inspiration: Star Trek

Liz's thoughts about items left on the moon: Salvage One

Adam remembered The Expanse (tv show and book series)

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An effort to create a statewide board to study domestic violence deaths, to uncover trends, and guide opportunities for intervention, support and policy unanimously passed both legislative bodies. We’ll learn about domestic violence law and resources for those affected from our guests from the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Vera Johnson, Program Specialist and Luis Montgomery, Compliance and Public Policy Specialist.

Where can you get more information about our guests? mcadv.org from there you can read past newsletters, learn about their resources, and contact the staff for assistance or more information.

If you want to track a bill going through our legislature, how can you? legislature.ms.gov From there you can search for a “measure” from either chamber, contact your representative, or watch a live committee meeting.

Some municipal elections have so many primary candidates that there might be a runoff in some races. Those Primary Runoff elections will be April 22nd. If you did not get registered to vote yet, you’ve got 3 weeks to register before any runoff elections.

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The Mississippi Center for Justice has a new President and CEO, Kimberly Jones Merchant. She’s our guest today to remind us of the focus and goals of the center and what we might expect in the future.

What’s going on this and next month at MCJ? They have an event calendar so you can see that there’s a “My Home My Rights” presentation tomorrow, February 26th at Rust College and an Expungement Clinic March 13th in Clarksdale.

Do you believe that “Justice Takes All of Us”? If you agree you might like that on a tote bag! Or a mug, mouse pad, or water bottle. Or could you order any of that or a t-shirt at the MCJ store or just make a donation.

You’ve only got until Monday to do something that will impact your life for years. This week, Municipal Clerks’ offices may remain open from 8am to 7pm, including the noon hour, for voter registration. You have until Monday, March 3rd to get registered to vote in our Primary Election either in person or have your application postmarked by Monday.

You can vote right now by absentee ballot, by mail, if you’ll be away from your home county on April 1st. In-Person Absentee Voting beginning Saturday, March 22nd. Here's the Secretary of State's 2025 Election Calendar.

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Our laws are argued and upheld in our courts by Officers of the Court. Is there a standard of behavior for them? Maybe “ethical” rules? Let’s find out from our host – Adam Kilgore, former General Council for Mississippi Bar. And guest Cliff Johnson, Director of the MacArthur Justice Center.

Oath for Lawyers Mississippi - Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)

Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1)

Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403)

Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61)

Section 73-3-35 - Oath in each court

THE MISSISSIPPI BAR: A LAWYER'S CREED

MISSISSIPPI RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Today! February 18th

· 18th Absentee Ballots Available in the Municipal Clerk’s Office in the Primary Election.

· 20th Municipal Clerks’ Offices mail absentee ballots to voters on the permanently disabled list.

· March 3rd is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline for the April 1, 2025 Municipal Primary Elections.

https://yallvote.ms/ is a shortcut website to reach the secretary of state’s website to learn about voting.

If you want to know more about our laws as they are being debated and passed – MPB’s @Issue is the show for you. Listen on MPB Think Radio at 6:30pm on Fridays or go to the @Issue page of the News Department on mpbonline.org for links to videos with addition interviews.

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Are you registered to vote? We’ve got municipal elections coming up and you’ve got less than 2 weeks to get registered for those primaries. Our guest is attorney Leah Wong from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and she’ll help us learn about bolstering voter participation, the challenges facing voters in the state.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: about, history, staff, careers, how to get on their mailing list, and how to make a donation.

From NPR: On Jan. 3, the day the new Republican-led Congress was sworn in, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, reintroduced legislation aimed at stopping noncitizens from voting in federal elections — something that is already illegal and which research has universally shown rarely happens.

From Newsweek: The SAVE Act lists several types of documentation that would be accepted, including a form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005, a valid United States passport, valid military ID, forms of Tribal identification, and proof of naturalization. Many of these forms of ID, other than a passport, either include a birth certificate or must be presented alongside a birth certificate.

For our listeners who are interested The Memorial Service for Professor Richard Gershon will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Weems Auditorium (Room 1078) of the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford. A reception will follow in the atrium.

If you are an eligible Mississippi voter and need transportation assistance, we will provide a FREE ride to your Circuit Clerk's Office to get a Mississippi Voter ID Card.

Just call our FREE Voter ID hotline at 1-844-MSVOTER (1-844-678-6837) and tell us where you live. We will give you the names of local transportation providers to contact to make travel arrangements to fit your needs. A transportation provider will pick you up, take you to the Circuit Clerk's Office and bring you home. There is NO charge to you for the ride. It is EASY and FREE.

Feb 18th Absentee Ballots Available: Municipal Clerk’s
24th – 28th Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices may remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., including the noon hour.
March 1st Voter Registration: Municipal Clerks’ Offices MUST be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. for voter registration.
March 3rd Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline: Applicants who register in-person in the Municipal Clerk’s office or Circuit Clerk’s office today and those who mail registration applications post-marked no later than today are eligible to vote in the April 1, 2025 Municipal Primary Elections.

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Mississippians pride themselves on being patriotic. What what’s more patriotic than serving your country in the military? We’ll learn about military and veterans’ legal rights with today’s guests Ira Rushing from Tully Rinckey.

In 2020, Black Soldiers comprised approximately 21% of the active-duty Army, 15% of the Army National Guard and 21% of the Army Reserve. Black Americans serve in the Army at a rate that is higher than their representation in the U.S. population. The active-duty percentage of Black Soldiers has remained higher than the representation of Black Americans in the U.S. population since 2002, with peaks in 2002 and 2014. In 2022, 146,793 veterans lived in Mississippi. 39,900 or 27% were Black or African American only. I am thankful for our Mississippians who have chosen to serve our country.

https://usafacts.org/topics/veterans/state/mississippi/ https://www.army.mil/blackamericans/index.html

If you’re interested in learning about the law and your rights in Mississippi, tune in to @Issue, MPB News’ Legislative Issues program heard here on MPB Think Radio at 6:30pm each Friday during the session or go to mpbonline.org and click on News to find video interviews from this session and previous broadcasts.

What’s our timeline having to do with elections in Mississippi?

Absentee Ballot Applications are now available in your Municipal Clerk’s Office.
Beginning the 15th: Municipal Clerks’ Offices will send absentee ballots for the first and second Primary Elections to UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens) voters who requested an absentee ballot this calendar year, i.e., since Jan. 1,2025.
18th Absentee Ballots Available in the Municipal Clerk’s Office in the Primary Election.
20th Municipal Clerks’ Offices mail absentee ballots to voters on the permanently disabled list.
March 3rd is the Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline for the April 1, 2025 Municipal Primary Elections.
March 22nd To be eligible to vote in the upcoming Primary Elections, Circuit Clerks or Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be in actual receipt of a completed FPCA - federal post card application - from a UOCAVA voter.

I’ll have link to the Federal Voting Assistance Program and our Secretary of State’s websites that talk about voting while serving overseas.

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I’m calling this episode “Real ID for-real this time”. We’ve been thrilled to have Department of Public Safety General Council Eric Brown join us a few times on In Legal Terms. We’ve discussed Real IDs but the requirements for those IDs have been postponed many years many times. We’ll find out what’s up now. And we’re grateful that Treasure Tyson, Director of Driver Service Bureau will be here also to answer questions about driver's licenses.

Founded in 1938, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety currently has over 1,400 employees throughout the state. Those employees perform a variety of tasks, including issuing driver’s licenses and firearm permits, patrolling our roads and highways, keeping drugs off the streets, providing training and certification to law enforcement agencies, conducting forensic analysis and investigations, and much more.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) will kick off its 2025 National Educating America Tour with a free Alzheimer’s & Caregiving Educational Conference for Mississippi residents on Wednesday, February 19 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm CT at the Hilton Jackson Hotel (1001 East County Line Road, Jackson). The free conference is open to everyone and will allow participants to learn from experts in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, brain health, caregiving, and legal and long-term care planning. Register by visiting //www.alzfdn.org/tour. Advance registration is highly recommended. Our friend Richard Courtney will be the legal representative speaking.

What’s up with our Mississippi legislature? Find out! The next season of the MPB News program @Issue has started. It’s heard on Fridays, at 6:30pm on MPB Think Radio. There will be additional content on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube channel. Republican Austin Barbour and Democrat Brandon Jones will participate in the weekly recaps and roundtable discussions about current issues.

January 31st is the Qualifying Deadline at 5:00 p.m. for Party primary and independent candidates for municipal office.

March 3rd Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline for mail registration applications post-marked no later than March 3rd are eligible to vote in the April 1, 2025 Municipal Primary Elections.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2025/2025%20Website%20Calendar%20-%20Municipal%20Elections.pdf

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Attorney Francis Springer has a unique point of view – he’s an attorney but he’s also been a deputy sheriff. We’ll learn about your rights when interacting with police; how you could or shouldn’t handle a stop.

You can find a complete list of traffic laws in Mississippi in Title 63 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated

https://mdot.ms.gov/safetyeducation/teens/mississippi-traffic-safety/

HB 349 was passed and signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves during the last legislative session. It’s a ban on “squatted vehicles,” which prohibits modifications to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.

Auto Correct discussed this on their suspension broadcast on May 2nd 2024.

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0349.xml http://autocorrect.mpbonline.org/episodes/auto-correct-suspension

ACLU Mississippi has a webpage that provides tips for interacting with police and understanding your rights.

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In the SEC, the SWAC, The Sun Belt Conference, and all over America we’re celebrating college football and its student athletes. They work so hard for the enjoyment of the fans of their schools and lately they and other student athletes are being compensated for their Name, Image and Likeness. Our guest, attorney Andrew Coffman from Phelps Dunbar will tell us a bit about the laws and rights associated with NIL.

If you’re curious about NIL I’ve got a 10-minute podcast for you. MPB’s 10 Minute Time Out recently had a NIL episode. Here’s the link to own award-winning broadcaster Lacey Alexander’s show.

Next Monday (01/20/2025) is MLK Day and it’s also Inauguration Day. MPB Think Radio will broadcast the audio from a 1973 special MPB TV interview with Coretta Scott King on the anniversary of Dr. King’s actual birthday - tomorrow, Jan. 15th That’s at 6:30pm. On Monday the 20th our special programing of President’s Trump’s Inauguration from 10am to noon.(and yes, it the NCAA Men’s Football National Championship). He's MPB Think Radio's Schedule.

Surprise! It’s election season. It’s always election season. Gov. Tate Reeves has scheduled six special elections in Mississippi this year: two for the Mississippi House of Representatives, three for trial courts and one for a district attorney position.

The residents of Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc and Webster Counties will choose a representative for Mississippi House District 23 on March 25.
Lauderdale County residents in the district will vote for a House District 82 representative on March 25 to fill a vacancy.
Clarke and Lauderdale counties will vote for their choice for the 12th Chancery District, Place 1 Judge seat on Feb. 3.
Pearl River County voters will vote for their choice of Pearl River County Court Judge in a Nov. 4 special election.
Forrest and Perry counties will vote for circuit court judge on Nov. 4.

The qualifying deadline for the House of Representatives, county, circuit and chancery judge special elections is on Feb. 3 at 5 p.m.

The 1st Circuit Court District includes residents in Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties; they will vote for their choice for district attorney on Nov. 4. The qualifying deadline for the district attorney special election is on Sept. 5 at 5 p.m.

(Mississippi Free Press)

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A Radio. Public Affairs Program

MPB’s In Legal Terms 2024

Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s In Legal Terms heard weekly Tuesdays at 10am on MPB Think Radio. Hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore and MPB Think Radio Producer Liz Gill. The show all about you and your rights.

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A Radio. Public Affairs Program

MPB’s In Legal Terms 2024

Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s In Legal Terms heard weekly Tuesdays at 10am on MPB Think Radio. Hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore and MPB Think Radio Producer Liz Gill. The show all about you and your rights.

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Richard Gershon obituary

We’ve got a fantastic show for you today – if I do say so myself. I’m Liz Gill – MPB’s host. We’re going to Celebrate 10 years of In Legal Terms. We’re also celebrating Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He’s been here with the show since the beginning. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/

Guests include:

former Director of Radio at MPB, Jason Klein
original expert co-host Matthew Hall, Associate Professor of Law and Jesse D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer
original producer and host Rita Brent, https://www.ritabrent.com/

Plus many other coworkers and former guest of In Legal Terms.

Not everyone has the chance to listing to our show live. If you’ve missed any of our program you can listen to the whole show http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/
We hope you’ll subscribe to our podcast and download some episodes so you can listen offline – in the car, on an airplane, or on vacation away from the internet.

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Happy New Year! What I mean is, Happy “ Fiscal “ New Year. Our state starts a new year with new laws. We’ll learn about those new laws from MPB’s legislative reporter – Will Stribling. We’ll learn what laws didn’t pass also.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission, on June 13, 2024, approved a new area code to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code. The new area code is 471. Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers, or requests for additional lines, may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.

We had Public Service Commissioner, for the Northern District, Chris Brown on In Legal Terms April 9th. You can listen to that podcast to learn more about the Public Service Commission.

You can find out vehicle information by listening to MPB’s Auto Correct. On recent broadcast/podcasts Germaine Flood and Master Mechanic Coach Charlie Melton talked about 2 bills that recently passed the Mississippi legislature:

House Bill 0349 Squatted vehicles; prohibit modifications to motor vehicle which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender. bans vehicles with front fenders that are four or more inches higher than rear fenders.

Senate Bill 2695 Driver's education; revise certain provisions related thereto.

If you’re interested in finding out what our Mississippi House and Senate members are up to you can read or watch them online. https://www.legislature.ms.gov/ is the website to read about measures.

Now, if you want power yourself – you can register to vote. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s website has a wealth of information about registering to vote. October 7th is the deadline for registering to vote in the November general election.

AUGUST 7th Qualifying Period Begins. First day candidates may file petitions and/or qualifying

statements for the offices of County School Board, Municipal Separate School District

Trustee, Special Municipal Separate School District Trustee or Consolidated/Consolidated

Line School District Trustee. Think about it. Could you see yourself on your county’s school board?

ILT Podcast about voting rights

ILT Mobile sports betting podcast

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MPB Think Radio’s In Legal Terms with expert host attorney Adam Kilgore.

We’ve got our most popular topic on the show today – Estate Planning. Everyone will die at some point. If you want a say on what happens to your property after you die, now is the time to make plans. Our guest Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn and Associates will give us tips. If you’d like to read up on estate planning, Kyle-Wynn’s website has a resources tab with pdfs with information on HIPPA, trusts, veteran’s benefits and Medicaid information.

https://www.mpbfoundation.org/ has a link and information about creating a will. There’s also information about leaving a legacy and planned donations.

About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. The percentage of people with Alzheimer’s dementia increases with age. 33.4% of people age 85 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia. People younger than 65 can also develop Alzheimer's dementia. Although prevalence studies of younger onset dementia in the U.S. are limited, researchers believe about 110 of every 100,000 people age 30 to 64 years, or about 200,000 Americans in total, have younger-onset dementia. https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf

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Youth Court can deal with Children in Need of Supervision, Delinquent Children, and Neglected and/or Abused Children. That takes some special finesse that our guest possesses – attorney Chad King from Thompson Addison. (Who was also our guest for In Legal Terms: Adoption 2024 Tuesday, June 25, 2024)

A podcast of interest: In Legal Terms: Foster Care Tuesday, March 21, 2023 with guest: Andrea Sanders, Commissioner for Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services.

Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (CPS)

The State of Mississippi Judiciary; Administrative Office of Courts has a great website with authoritative information and links to many aspects of our Youth Court in Mississippi.

Families of at-risk or delinquent youth can get help from the Mississippi Department of Human Services Division of Youth Services.

Do you need a quick gift for a loved one? How about you print off a copy of the Mississippi Voter Registration Application and gift it with an envelope and a stamp.

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How has your year gone? A year ago we had a newly elected Representative to the Mississippi House on the show to see what his hopes, dreams and plans were. We’re welcoming back Representative Justis Gibbs to see how’d that go?

In Legal Terms: new legislator Justis Gibbs Tuesday, November 14, 2023

ECM Legislative Roster Mississippi Legislative Roster Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi in the Apple Store and Google Play Store

It took a month and a day, but we now have elected State Sen. Jenifer Branning as the Mississippi Supreme Court Justice for District 1, the Central District with a difference of 1,440 votes. While we’re waiting for the next election cycle, now is the time to register to vote. Have you moved? Remember to register, you need to fill out the paper application and turn it into your Circuit Clerk’s office. If you don’t have access to a printer to download and print the application, maybe give your Circuit Clerk’s office a call and see if they will mail you one.

We’re only in a lull in elections for a minute! The primary and general election will take place in 2025 for Jackson’s mayor and municipal races. Mississippi Voter Information Guide 2024 and MS Secretary of State 2020-2030 Elections Calendar

In Legal Terms: Celebrating 10 years and Professor Gershon Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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We’re at the end of the year, which is also almost the beginning of the year, so as an early holiday present – let’s talk about taxes!! I think the name of the game is to push taxes to some other time, but we’ll let our guest tell us some strategies that might work for you. We’ve got attorney Samantha Moore from Butler Snow to talk tax and estate planning with us.

What are some things you might need to pay taxes on that you wouldn’t think you have to pay taxes on?

Scholarships
Gambling and Fantasy football winnings
Found Property
Prizes based on your quality of work
Canceled Debt
Barter

In Legal Terms: Medicaid Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Giving Tuesday: MPB Foundation

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We can think of ethics as the principles that guide our behavior toward making the best choices that contribute to the common good of all. Who decides what’s ethical or not? Let’s find out from our guest Tom Hood, Executive Director, Mississippi Ethics Commission.

What do they do?

The Mississippi Ethics Commission has four main areas of authority under four separate laws:

The Ethics in Government Law– prohibits public officials and employees from having economic conflicts of interest.
The Open Meetings Act– requires governmental boards and commissions to meet in public, unless they enter executive session by following a specific procedure for limited reasons.
The Public Records Act– ensures the public can inspect and copy most government documents.
The Campaign Finance Law– authorizes the Ethics Commission to issue advisory opinions to candidates about the use of campaign funds.

What do they Don't Do

Unethical Personal Conduct
Criminal Activity
Elections
Judges
General Questions of Government Law
Lawyer Ethics

U.S. House Ethics Committee Chairperson is our own Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss.,

The Ethics Committees are unique among all House and Senate committees in that they are bipartisan committees.

On February 3, 1993, the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, issued by the Office of Government Ethics for codification at 5 C.F.R. Part 2635, replaced the many individual agency standard of conduct regulations with a uniform set of standards applicable to all employees of the executive branch.

Because they are intended to answer questions about the ethical conduct of more than a million individuals employed by more than 100 different Federal agencies, the Standards of Ethical Conduct are detailed.

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What does Mississippi have to do with getting to the Moon? What are the laws concerning the Moon? We’ll find out with the help of our guest Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Co-Founder, President & CEO of For All Moonkind

In 1971, Apollo 14 was the third Moon mission of the U.S. Apollo space program, but the flight was unique in one way: tree seeds were taken on the flight to later germinate “Moon Trees”! When selected for the Apollo 14 mission, Astronaut Stuart Roosa was allowed to carry approximately 500 tree seeds with him into space. The species selected were sycamore, loblolly pine, sweetgum, redwood, and Douglas fir, taken from lots of seeds collected at two U.S.F.S. Institute of Forest Genetics (I.F.G.) stations, the southern station in Gulfport, Mississippi, and the western station in Placerville, California. Mississippi State University proudly displays its Sycamore Moon Tree on campus near the Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field, the home playing venue for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. A Sycamore was planted at Camp Iti Kana, a Girl Scout camp near Wiggins, Mississippi. There’s is located near the camp flagpole.

A “Moon Tree” was planted on the grounds of Bayou Academy in Cleveland, Mississippi in late May 2024. As a seed, the Sweetgum traveled 270,000 miles around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft in 2022.

NASA Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi is contributing directly to the agency’s effort to land the first woman, the first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the Moon – for the benefit of all humanity. Work at the nation’s largest – and premier – propulsion test site will help power SLS (Space Launch System) rockets on future Artemis missions to enable long-term lunar exploration and prepare for the next giant leap of sending the first astronauts to Mars.

Michelle's inspiration: Star Trek

Liz's thoughts about items left on the moon: Salvage One

Adam remembered The Expanse (tv show and book series)

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This time of year, some folks start to celebrate Christmas or Thanksgiving. That’s up for debate. What isn’t up for debate is hunting seasons. It depends on where you are, what you’re hunting, and what you’re using to hunt. Learn with us about Mississippi’s rules and regulations with Lt. Ricky Barry from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.

Folks can hunt White Tailed deer and squirrel, rabbit, possum, racoon, bobcat just now. But it’s not quail season yet. Check our podcast information for the link to the 2024-2024 hunting seasons schedule found on the Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks website to know where and how and who can hunt just now.

There’s a terrific website that’s easy to follow and find what you’re looking for – in my opinion. For the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and parks: mdwfp.com

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving: November 26th GENERAL and SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. On this Saturday, November 16th Absentee Voting: Circuit Clerks’ Office must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. What will be voted on? The Mississippi Supreme Court Central District and the contested Mississippi Court of Appeals race.

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Our guests are Nathan Blevins, the Deputy Commissioner of Community Corrections.

Terri Maranoci, Community Corrections Director

Cecil Lott, Community Corrections Associate Director with the MS Board of Parole 239 North Lamar Street, Suite 501, Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 576-3520

(601) 576-3528

Information about parole in Mississippi, including the current Parole Board Members, Parolee Search, and Victim Parole Notification.

MS Department of Corrections

The Community Corrections division is responsible for the following agency functions:

Community Work Centers
Restitution Centers
Technical Violation Centers
Interstate Compact
Probation
Parole
Intensive Supervision Program
Earned Released Supervision
Transitional Housing Services

Do you need a ride to the polls today?

WLOX reports that Lyft and Uber are offering 50% off rides to polling stations on Election Day as part of its voting access program. Lyft users can take advantage of the discount by preloading the code VOTE24 into their app until November 5.
BlackNatchez.org is offering rides to the polls on Tuesday to anyone who lives in Adams County and needs one. For more information or to arrange a ride in Adams County, call Chakatria Fitzgerald at 318-719-0801; Adams County Supervisor Angela Hutchins at 601-807-0790; and the Rev. Maurice Irving at 601-807-6324.
University of Mississippi Voting Engagement Ambassadors, is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 to help students travel to polling locations in Lafayette County. Any student who is registered to vote in Lafayette County can use the shuttles for free.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office has a complaint form online if you need to report a violation. I’ll have that link on our podcast information. Should you have any questions, please contact the Elections Division at (800) 829-6786.

To report a violation of your voting rights, intimidation, or suppression of your voting rights you can report it by: filing a report online with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Voting Section or calling 1-800-253-3931

According to usa.gov: You have the right to cast your vote in private. There is no law against asking someone who they are voting for. But you do not have to share that information with anyone if you do not want to.

MPBonline.org will have election results as the come in. MPB Think Radio will begin national election coverage at 6pm tonight. At 7pm, when our Mississippi polls close, we’ll add our local election results as they come in to the National Election Coverage. MPB News Director Teresa Collier will report our results.

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It’s two weeks before our election but we’re not talking about voting today – don’t forget you can vote early if you’re 65 or over or have a reason you'll be away from your home county on Election Day. Get more information at the Secretary of State's voting information website.

We’re very proud to have members of the Mississippi Special Education Coalition as our guests today to discuss the education rights for your student and the report the Coalition published. Joining us are Julian Miller from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Cassie Tolliver from Disability Rights Mississippi, and Ayanna Hill from American Civil Liberties of Mississippi.

The SPLC has created a guide for parents of children with disabilities titled “Helping Your Child With a Disability Get a Good Education,” including state-specific guidance for parents in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Article: Coalition trains advocates of children with disabilities in Mississippi

The Office of Special Education website is designated to provide important information to families of students with disabilities. Links to a variety of resources are provided related to child developmental milestones and ways to help your child succeed in school. If you are unable to find answers to your questions on their site they suggest you contact their office at 601-359-3498.

On the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education website, you can access the Access for All Guide which was developed by the MDE in collaboration with educators across the state to help teachers address issues that impact learners with a wide variety of needs. I would hope that having access to this information might help families better understand the classroom environment.

In Legal Terms has had 3 shows dealing with education this fall – on October 15th we learned about Special needs law and Able accounts. We talked generally about student rights on August 27th. August 6th was MPB Think Radio’s Education Week. Our broadcast /podcast was about Mississippi’s law schools.

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Is your home yours to do with as you please? Maybe not if your property is within a Homeowner’s Association. What are your rights if you buy a home with an HOA? We’ll learn with the help of attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz.

Are you a fan of CCR – Creedence Clearwater Revival? What do you know about C, C & Rs? Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions are, in essence, the rules of a community. They describe the HOA’s obligations and rights to its members and vice versa. An association’s CC&Rs are recorded and filed officially with the state.

Two weeks from today, Mississippians will go to the polls to elect our president and vice president, our four representatives to Congress and one of our senate seats. I’m also voting for a Supreme Court Justice and an Election commissioner. What’s on your ballot? You can find out by going to yallvote.ms or you could go to your County Circuit Clerk and vote early if you’ll be away from your home county on election day or you have another qualifying event - like you’re 65 or over.

If you are intrigued or vigilant about HOAs, we’ve got some podcasts for you. Today’s guest Reed Martz from Freeland Martz has also talked about gun rights.

HOAs podcasts 05/21/2022 , 05/26/2020 , 06/18/2019

Gun rights 04/04/2023 , 11/24/2020

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One of the best websites in the state belongs to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office. Among other information, It has all the voting details, dates, and facts you could need. But, some folks can’t get to a website so we’re talking about what you need to know to vote next month in our elections with Mississippi’s Secretary of State himself, Michael Watson.

An application for voter registration must be postmarked or hand delivered to the Circuit Clerk’s Office located in the county of your voting residence no later than 30 days before an election. That’s Monday, October 7th this year. Online you can verify your voter registration and update your voter registration information from the sos.ms.gov website.

Let’s assume you are registered to vote, but you’d like to vote absentee early. IF you’re sixty-five (65) years of age or older you can either vote in person or by mail absentee before November 5th. Under Mississippi law, there are many categories of people who are entitled to vote by in-person absentee or entitled to vote absentee by mail-in ballot. . Your County Circuit Clerk, is responsible for absentee voting and providing absentee ballots. Please contact your County Circuit Clerk to see if you are entitled to vote under Mississippi’s absentee voting laws.

November 5th is our next election day. That night, after the polls close at 7pm, MPB Think Radio and mpbonline.org will have coverage of the results.

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Last month when the dean of the Ole Miss law school was one of our guests, we mentioned their Air and Space Law division. We’ve got one of the directors of that program, Charles Stotler, as our guest today. We’ll learn about drones and electric aircraft among other topics.

Thank you to law students Lonnie Cain and Caleb Baily for participating with our show.

For our farmers who are listening: Those interested in learning about the use of unmanned aircraft systems as row crop application sprayers are invited to a seminar at Mississippi State University.

The MSU Spray Drone/UAS Seminar will be held at the Bost Extension Center Oct. 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. This meeting will be presented in person and available online. Topics include regulatory updates, the current Federal Aviation Administration-approved spray drone list, current and potential spray drone restrictions and ongoing spray drone research at MSU.

In 2023 the governor signed Senate Bill 2853 with the description:Small unmanned aircraft systems; require state purchase and servicing of from American companies only. Make sure you know our Federal and Mississippi air and space laws.

Earlier this month MPB News reported: Electric plane startup partners with UMMC, MSU and Jackson airport

A network of electric aircraft charging stations is being built by BETA across the eastern United States so the needed infrastructure is there when electric planes are actually being flown. One of the chargers was unveiled at the Jackson airport on Tuesday, September 3rd, the fourth in the state.

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The topic of generative AI encompasses so much of our lives today. We’re going to focus on how it affects our legal practices. And we’ll learn what “generative AI “ means. To help us, we’re pleased to welcome attorney Molly Walker from Bradley.

In Current events - Sample ballots are ready for the national election. You can see yours from the Secretary of State’s website. They’ve got a handy way to reach the website: https://yallvote.ms/

Absentee ballot applications are available now. Absentee voting starts Monday. If you think you’ll be away from your home county on November 5th, you can vote early. Check with your county’s Circuit Clerk’s Office.

With the election soon, you can’t vote if you’re not registered! Last week County Election Commissioners met to purge rolls in Mandatory Voter Roll Maintenance. You can check to see if you’re registered by going to the Secretary of State’s website. You can reach out to your county’s Circuit Clerk’s Office of you need a voter registration application mailed to you. But you must be registered by October 7th to vote November 5th.

Former In Legal Terms host Rita Brent is presenting: "Rhythm, Blues, & Ballots" A spirited night of LIVE music, political insight, and fellowship! Friday, 9/27, at Johnny T's in Jackson, MS. Panel discussion with community leaders about the upcoming election and other important voting matters starts at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the LIVE concert starting at 8:00 p.m. Voter registration will be available on-site

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The Mississippi Center for Justice is about advancing racial and economic justice. We could take a week to talk about everything they do there, but we’ve only got President and CEO Vangela Wade for the next hour to learn about their work and upcoming events.

The Mississippi Center for Justice opened its doors in 2003 with a simple mission: dismantling the policies that keep Mississippi at the bottom of nearly every indicator of human well-being. If you’d like to help with that – consider registering to vote. You can print off a voter registration application from the Secretary of State’s website or maybe ask your county’s circuit clerk’s office to mail you an application.

The MS Center for Justice - They’re some busy folks! There’s a Health Law – lunch and learn in Indianola next week in addition to a Fair Housing and Expungement Education event in Gulfport. The 3rd week of October holds a Small Farmer’s Conference, a Social Justice Empowerment Brunch, the Champions of Justice Signature Event. and the Great Mississippi Road Trip scheduled. We haven’t even made it out of the month. There are more events on their calendar with many more months of events taking place.

Their website has ways to donate, their social media links, events, and ways to “join their fight”. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Look for the Legacy Leadership podcast of MPB Think Radio's Money Talks

Past podcasts with MS Center for Justice staff:

05/07/24 Robert McDuff MCJ

10/17/23 Champions of Justice - MCJ

08/01/23 Expungements

03/14/23 Loans

05/24/22 MCJ Heirs' Property

01/25/22 Educational Rights

11/09/21 Heirs' Property Help

01/12/21 Asylum and Immigration

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I love a good theme show – today is “personal injury after Labor Day”. Mississippi is a state that wants to protect life. What happens if there's an injury during labor. We’ll talk about that with attorney Baskin Jones.

If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/

Our show is about you and your rights. If you or a loved one will be away from your home county on November 5th – our national election day – you still have the right to vote. If you’re in the military or living overseas, you can still vote also. Find out more by visiting the Secretary of State’s website or calling your county circuit clerk. Absentee ballot applications are available Monday. Voting starts Monday the 23rd of September 2024.

We’ve been grateful that attorney Baskin Jones has partnered with us a few times. If you’re interested in the topic of personal injury look for our In Legal Terms podcasts from April 2nd of 2024 and October 10th and April 11th of 2023.

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

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

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

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MPB Think Radio has been talking about “education” on many of our shows this month. Today, we’re learning about the Right of Students with attorney McKenna Rainey from ACLU – Mississippi.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office has a great website about voting. If you need to register to vote you can print off a form, or just call and ask your county clerk to mail you a form. If you’re interested in helping to register folks to vote, there’s a tool kit online with all the details.

If you’re interested in Student Rights you’re probably interested in Education. There so much to read and learn about helping students on MPB’s learning page and on the MS Department of Education’s website.

I love a good handout to remind me of what I’ve learned. ACLU Mississippi has a Student manual on rights that can be downloaded. There are also their webpages on rights for youth and LGBTQ students. Donations are also accepted on that website.

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Whether you’re at a PTA meeting, City Council meeting, or watching our legislature at work, you’ll notice the Parliamentary Procedure that’s used. These rules exists to facilitate the transaction of business and to promote cooperation and harmony. But it can be a foreign language or a dance you don’t know the steps. To help us out we’ve got attorney Mary Largent Purvis, Director of Legal Analysis and Communication at Mississippi College School of Law.

Delta State University has a cheat sheet you can download to learn about Robert’s Rules of Order. And Project Guttenberg, an online library of free eBooks, is offering a link to download a free digital version of the updated original book by Henry M. Robert.

The National Council of State Legislatures has an online set of classes for elected officials to help them learn parliamentary procedures. InsideHigherEd.com recently published an opinion article that suggests college students would be better advocates for promoting world peace if they learn parliamentary procedures and employed Talking and listening, rather than shouting down other views.

Mississippi doesn’t have the technology for online voter registration. And if you don’t have a computer and printer at your house, you can just call your county courthouse, and they can mail you a voter registration form. Be sure to register by October 7th to vote in our next general election. The secretary of state’s website sos.ms.gov

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Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project helps individuals represent themselves in court through self-representation clinics. They are able to do this with help from volunteer lawyers. We learn more about the MVLP from their Executive Director and General Counsel, Gayla Carpenter-Sanders.

If you need a little bit of help with a legal matter that can be handled without an attorney, you might want to attend one of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Projects Self Representation Clinics. There are clinics that discuss: Irreconcilable Differences Divorces, Uncontested Guardianships, Advance Healthcare Directives, Power of Attorneys, Simple Wills, Misdemeanor Expungements, Felony Expungements, and Foreclosure Prevention.

The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project has many opportunities for attorneys, law students, college students and paralegals with a willingness to serve. Folks Volunteer at legal clinics, there are attorney resources, and Continuing Legal Education opportunities. M V L P.org/volunteer has the details.

Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project relies on the generosity of donors to help connect low-income clients with volunteer attorneys who will fight for their rights. That might be by large or small contributions or by selecting MVLP as a Community Rewards Program recipient from Kroger or Amazon. M V L P.org/donate has more information.

Past podcasts:

07/26/2022 In Legal Terms: MVLP 2022

3/30/2021 In Legal Terms: MVLP

9/24/2019 In Legal Terms: Expungements

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It’s Education Week on MPB Think Radio. For In Legal Terms, we’ve brought on the Deans for the two law schools in our state: John Anderson from Mississippi College and Fred Slabach from the University of Mississippi. We hope to learn about the differences between the two schools, what prospective students need to know, and what one can do with a law degree.

Law School Admission Council

Complete 2 Compete (C2C) is a statewide initiative designed to inspire Mississippi's adults to complete their college degrees.

Get2College is a college access program of the Woodward Hines Education Foundation. We help you plan, prepare, and pay for college. Free support for Mississippi students and educators.

It’s not too soon to get registered to vote. Educate yourself! The Secretary of State’s website has so much information. Register by October 7th, 2024. All votes matter. Learn your rights. Learn if you’re eligible to vote absentee. Learn what you need to bring to the polls.

We’ll all be voting on law makers soon. You can learn from a non-partisan group – The League of Women Voters - about who’s running and where you can get more information about candidates, voting, and how to be a poll worker. Their website is VOTE411.org In Legal Terms has had representatives of the League of Women Voters on a couple of times. Voting with LWV-MS 09/26/23 and League of Women Voters 01/15/19

Who are our legislatures in our state? You can educate yourself by going to the website legislature.ms.gov and checking out your senator and representative, what various committees are up to, and take a virtual tour of the building.

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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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We’re discussing liquor laws today. Our guests are from the Department of Revenue: Riley Nelson – Chief of Enforcement for the ABC and attorney Matthew Henry.

https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc

We hope we can answer your questions with our show today, but if we miss something, maybe it’s answered on the Department of Revenue’s Frequently Asked Questions page.

The legal drinking age for beer and/or alcohol is 21 years of age. However, a person who is 18-21 years of age, in the presence of his parent or legal guardian, may consume beer with the consent of the parent or legal guardian. Please note that this exception is for beer only and specifically does not include hard liquor or wine products that contain more than 5% alcohol by weight. Further, a person who is at least 18 years of age and who is serving in the U.S. military may possess and consume beer on military property where or when the consumption of beer is allowed.
But also - Persons under the age of 21 may be inside licensed premises; however, they cannot be allowed to drink or be sold alcoholic beverages. Please note that the owner of the premises may prohibit minors from their premises at the owner’s discretion.

Since 1966, ABC agents have successfully prosecuted in excess of 40,000 liquor law violations and destroyed approximately 3,000 illicit whiskey stills. https://www.dor.ms.gov/abc/abc-enforcement

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How would you feel if you needed to go to court or conduct legal business but weren’t fluent in the language? Our guests will help us understand court interpreter service in Mississippi: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access Mississippi Supreme Court and Dr. Javier Gerardo Gómez, Credentialed Court Interpreter.

H.B. 1217 became law July 1, 2023. The new laws prohibit Limited English Proficient individuals from being responsible for the costs of court interpretation in all bilingual proceedings for civil and criminal matters. The law also now clarifies that a Limited English proficient individual is entitled to the services of an interpreter in any instance arising out of or pertaining to the individual’s involvement in litigation.

The Administrative Office of Courts has developed the Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program. For more detailed information please contact: Administrative Office of Courts

Attention: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access

Post Office Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205

T: 601-359-4469

deenie.miller@courts.ms.gov

For assistance with interpreters for the hearing impaired, please visit the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf at the following link: https://www.rid.org or https://www.odhh.org

Dr. J.G. Gómez, U.S. Army Veteran - Credentialed Interpreter and Translator Language Educator and Technologist - Gómez Language and Culture Services, LLC

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Everyone loves a puppy! We’ll learn about your rights with a service animal with guest Robert Schwinn the National Legal Administrator at Canine Companions and disability attorney Rick Courtney whose daughter has a service animal.

Canine companions website: https://canine.org/

From their website anyone can pre-order their 2024 puppy calendar, sponsor a puppy, or learn how to donate or volunteer.

National Headquarters:

1-866-CCI-DOGS (224-3647)

P.O. Box 446

Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446

If you’d like to read up on Mississippi law, check out

2013 Mississippi Code

Title 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE

Chapter 6 - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Article 5 - MISSISSIPPI SUPPORT ANIMAL ACT

§ 43-6-155 - Support animals' access to public places; limitations

https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-43/chapter-6/article-5/section-43-6-155

It’s always best to go to the official source for information. https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/

US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division: ADA requirements: service animals page where you can learn how “service animals are defined, where they are allowed, and how they must behave. According to their website:

Staff may ask two questions: (1) is the dog a service animal required because of a disability, and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform.

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Happy New Year! What I mean is, Happy “ Fiscal “ New Year. Our state starts a new year with new laws. We’ll learn about those new laws from MPB’s legislative reporter – Will Stribling. We’ll learn what laws didn’t pass also.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission, on June 13, 2024, approved a new area code to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code. The new area code is 471. Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers, or requests for additional lines, may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.

We had Public Service Commissioner, for the Northern District, Chris Brown on In Legal Terms April 9th. You can listen to that podcast to learn more about the Public Service Commission.

You can find out vehicle information by listening to MPB’s Auto Correct. On recent broadcast/podcasts Germaine Flood and Master Mechanic Coach Charlie Melton talked about 2 bills that recently passed the Mississippi legislature:

House Bill 0349 Squatted vehicles; prohibit modifications to motor vehicle which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender. bans vehicles with front fenders that are four or more inches higher than rear fenders.

Senate Bill 2695 Driver's education; revise certain provisions related thereto.

If you’re interested in finding out what our Mississippi House and Senate members are up to you can read or watch them online. https://www.legislature.ms.gov/ is the website to read about measures.

Now, if you want power yourself – you can register to vote. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s website has a wealth of information about registering to vote. October 7th is the deadline for registering to vote in the November general election.

AUGUST 7th Qualifying Period Begins. First day candidates may file petitions and/or qualifying

statements for the offices of County School Board, Municipal Separate School District

Trustee, Special Municipal Separate School District Trustee or Consolidated/Consolidated

Line School District Trustee. Think about it. Could you see yourself on your county’s school board?

ILT Podcast about voting rights

ILT Mobile sports betting podcast

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We’re learning about adoption law today with our guest attorney, Chad King from the firm of Thompson Addison. https://thompsonaddison.com/team-member/chadking/

The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services can give you more information about adoption and foster care. In Legal terms had their commissioner Andrea Sanders on a recent broadcast.

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

We also talked with folks from the Office of the State Defender about Youth and Family Defense

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-youth-family-defense-program

Senate Bill 2244 Foster care children; allow free access to museums and state parks, allow free transcripts from colleges and junior colleges. Was a bill recently passed by our Mississippi legislature. We’ll learn about that and other new laws next week on In Legal Terms.

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2244.xml

If you like watching videos or documentaries about adoption – The MPB Public Media App and PBS.org is for you! Many of the videos are free to watch. But if you are a sixty dollar annual contributor (that could be five dollars a month), you have the member benefit of Passport. You’re able watch any of the videos online and on our app.

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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

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 2 weeks to get registered. https://sos.ms.gov/

IRSs News for 2024

State Sex Offender Registry

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Some good news has come out of our latest legislative session; ways to protect youth and families. We’ll let our guests from the Office of the State Public Defender explain: André de Gruy, State Defender, Jennifer Morgan - Family Defense Program Manager, and Tonya Rogillio - IDT Coordinator. We’re talking about the Youth and Family Defense Program.

One place to find a directory of public defender is the Office of State Public Defenders: ospd.ms.gov and click on Find a Public Defender. There you’ll see Felony level, certified parent, certified youth, and certified death penalty defenders.

There’s a Juneteenth Free Expungement Clinic Saturday, June 15th 2024 from 9am to noon in Canton. Get the address and list of things you MUST bring by checking the Office of State Public Defender’s facebook page post

If you’re interested in hearing more about the work from the office of State Public Defender, André de Gruy, check out our past podcasts:

In Legal Terms: Juvenile Life Without Parole 05/16/2024

In Legal Terms: Public Defenders 11/15/2022

In Legal Terms: Public Defender System Reforms

In Legal Terms: Bail 02/09/2021

In Legal Terms: Capital Defense 10/15/2019

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We’ve all bought something before. Have you bought something that has harmed you? Whose fault is that? We’ll learn about product liability law with attorney Trey Bourn from Butler Snow.

The website https://www.butlersnow.com/ has a long long list of News & Events you can select from to learn more about many subjects. More information about our guest can be found as well as the blog: Product Lines https://www.butlersnow.com/news-and-events/category/product-lines-blog

If you’re interested in the topic of product liability, In Legal Terms did another podcast on the topic a couple of years ago.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/in-legal-terms-product-liability

If you need help selecting a lawyer there’s a “How to Select A Lawyer” article on the Mississippi Bar website. https://msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/

Spoliation: The destruction or alteration of evidence resulting from a party's failure to preserve evidence relevant to a litigation or investigation.

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Jury duty – there’s two ways to think of it: a chance to do your American civic duty or a big disruption to your life. How do you see it? We’ll learn more about Jury duty today with attorney Charles “Chuck” Mullins from Coxwell and Associates. If you like to read up on personal injury, nursing home abuse, dog bite law or so many other topics before you act when choosing an attorney Coxwell Law.com has a huge list of topics you can learn about. You can also learn about today’s guest – Charles Mullins, the attorney who’s helping us learn about jurys. https://www.coxwelllaw.com/

There are different kinds of jurys. If you travel more than 50 miles and need to stay overnight, you might be reimbursed for a hotel, milage, and get a daily attendance fee. Read your details! https://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/petit-jury-information

We’ll have the Mississippi Bar’s video about being on a jury on our information page. https://msbar.org/for-the-public/juror-video/ and Juror's Guide (msbar.org)

From the website https://www.desotocountyms.gov/388/Jury-Duty: If you receive a phone call stating that you have missed your jury duty service and you are in contempt of court, please immediately contact the DeSoto County Sheriff. No one from this office will ever direct you to pay a contempt of court fine over the phone.

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Attorney Francis Springer has a unique point of view – he’s an attorney but he’s also been a deputy sheriff. We’ll learn about your rights when interacting with police; how you could or shouldn’t handle a stop.

You can find a complete list of traffic laws in Mississippi in Title 63 “Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations” of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated

https://mdot.ms.gov/safetyeducation/teens/mississippi-traffic-safety/

HB 349 was passed and signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves during the last legislative session. It’s a ban on “squatted vehicles,” which prohibits modifications to motor vehicles which raise front fender a certain height above the rear fender.

Auto Correct discussed this on their suspension broadcast on May 2nd 2024.

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0349.xml http://autocorrect.mpbonline.org/episodes/auto-correct-suspension

ACLU Mississippi has a webpage that provides tips for interacting with police and understanding your rights.

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MPB Think Radio’s In Legal Terms with expert host attorney Adam Kilgore.

We’ve got our most popular topic on the show today – Estate Planning. Everyone will die at some point. If you want a say on what happens to your property after you die, now is the time to make plans. Our guest Elizabeth Wynn from Kyle-Wynn and Associates will give us tips. If you’d like to read up on estate planning, Kyle-Wynn’s website has a resources tab with pdfs with information on HIPPA, trusts, veteran’s benefits and Medicaid information.

https://www.mpbfoundation.org/ has a link and information about creating a will. There’s also information about leaving a legacy and planned donations.

About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. The percentage of people with Alzheimer’s dementia increases with age. 33.4% of people age 85 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia. People younger than 65 can also develop Alzheimer's dementia. Although prevalence studies of younger onset dementia in the U.S. are limited, researchers believe about 110 of every 100,000 people age 30 to 64 years, or about 200,000 Americans in total, have younger-onset dementia. https://www.alz.org/media/Documents/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdf

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Our guest today is Robert McDuff from the Mississippi Center for Justice. Rob works with litigation cases relating to voting and election issues, racial discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, reproductive freedom, police misconduct, consumer protection, and prisoners’ rights.

Information about the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice, can be found on their website: https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Or on their social media accounts: Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and YouTube

In Legal Terms: Loans Tuesday, March 14, 2023

In Legal Terms: Champions of Justice – MSCJ; Tuesday, October 17, 2023

In Legal Terms: LGBTQ+ Tuesday, October 11, 2022

In Legal Terms: Public Funds Private Schools Tuesday, November 1, 2022

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

In Legal Terms: Heirs' Property Help Tuesday, November 9, 2021

In Legal Terms: Mississippi Center for Justice Tuesday, August 7, 2018

In Legal Terms: Flowers v Mississippi Tuesday, October 13, 2020

In Legal Terms: Housing with MS Center for Justice Tuesday, April 21, 2020

If you’re interested in supporting the Mississippi Center for Justice, you’re in luck. They’re hiring. Their career page has a list of opportunities to work with the Center. They also accept donations since they are a not-for-profit organization.

In Legal Terms: Law Libraries Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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We're talking about The Mississippi Bar. Here to tell us about the work of The Mississippi Bar is their General Counsel Adam Kilgore and Deputy General Counsel Missye Scott.

There are over 50 bar associations in Mississippi. https://www.msbar.org/programs-affiliates/local-bar-associations/

Where can you look up a lawyer? https://msbar.reliaguide.com/home

Welcome to new In Legal Terms expert host: Adam Kilgore!

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Our laws are created to help us and protect us. We should try to know our laws and regulations, so we don’t step over the line so as to be illegal, but we should know where the line is to get the most of our rights. Richard Courtney is going to help us navigate the Mississippi laws of Medicaid.https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/

There’s an easy to remember website where you can see if you qualify for Medicaid, locate a regional office, or watch a webinar. It’s https://medicaid.ms.gov/

If you love to know your rights – you could go to Bendefits.gov “your path to government benefits” to learn more about Mississippi Medicaid. https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1631

Mississippi Medicaid has a twitter account: @MSMedicaid https://twitter.com/MSMedicaid

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Each of our participants have been affected by a death caused by a drunk driver. We want to discourage you from drinking and driving. If you are stopped under suspicion of DUI you do have rights. Our guest attorney Francis Springer is going to tell us what those rights are. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

If you’d like some extra information about Driving Under the Influence, check out the Mississippi Bar website and their page about driving under the influence. Like did you know if a driver is under 21, they are defined as intoxicated if their blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02?

https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/driving-under-the-influence/

A person who is over 21 and gets a DUI, if there’s anyone under 16 in the car, the driver is guilty of Child Endangerment also. I hope this hits home to anyone who considers driving after drinking.
We’ve talked about what could happen if you’re charged after a first offense of DUI but did you know: states talk to each other. If you get a DUI in another state, Mississippi still knows about it. So don’t have a first offense then you won’t have a second.

https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2015/title-63/chapter-11/section-63-11-30

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You sign contracts every day. Do you read them? Do you have to read them? What makes a contract. Learn with us from Professor Martin Edwards from the University of MS School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/martin-edwards/

The Band Van Halen notoriously had a clause in their contract forbidding brown M&M’s.

Insurance policies are contracts, but most of us rarely read them. What’s hidden in the fine print? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/contest-fine-print-contract-win-georgia-donelan-andrews-a8814311.html

We may think that contracts are a recent thing – but history scholars are Contract History Scholars Are Aware of a 4,300-Year-Old Written Purchase/Sale Agreement from 2300 BCE. So if you think you don’t need a written contract – folks have known for a while now that written contracts are useful.

https://www.contractsafe.com/blog/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-history-of-contracts

If you’re a contracts fan AND a movie buff, you’ll want to watch these movies with contacts at the heart of their plot: Shrek Forever After, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Disney The Little Mermaid, and Willy Wonda and the Chocolate Factory.

https://blog.axdraft.com/contract-management/6-iconic-legal-contracts-in-movies/

Samuel L. Jackson - he has a clause that allows him to golf twice a week during movie shoots.

Queen Latifah has included an anti-death clause in all her contracts; her quote: “If I die, I can’t be in the sequel,” she explained earlier this year.

Julianna Margulies wouldn’t agree to star in The Good Wife drama unless her contract stated that she was allowed to wear a wig.

Know your worth! https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/star-contract-clauses

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Our most popular topic on this program is about Estates! Wills, trusts, probate, wealth transfers. We’ve got attorney Samantha Moore from Butler Snow to answer our questions. https://www.butlersnow.com/professionals/samantha-moore

The Mississippi Bar has: Where’s There’s a Will, There’s a Way article on their website: https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way/

You can get expert information from facebook – sometimes. That is when you follow Butler Snow LLP. https://www.facebook.com/ButlerSnowLaw You can get even more information about the firm and out guest from their website: https://www.butlersnow.com/professionals/samantha-moore

If you are still wondering why you need a will, read “Why You Need a Will” on Mississippi Legal Services website: https://www.mslegalservices.org/resource/why-you-need-a-will a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Mississippi.

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Did you know one in five children in the US lives in a household with child support? Today, we’ll learn and get answers from Adjunct Professor and Chancellor for the Twentieth Chancery District, Place 2 Judge Troy Odum about child support in Mississippi.

In 2018, 14.7 million children lived in households receiving child support payments, about 1 in 5 children in the US, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The median child support amount received was $1,800 About 30% of parents who are owed child support payments get nothing, according to data from the Census Bureau.
In 2017[1], the 5.4 million parents who were owed child support payments received 62% of the amount they were supposed to get, on average.

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-child-support-do-parents-actually-receive/

If you would like to learn more about child support, head to the Mississippi Heath and Human Services website: https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/child-support/

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Let’s talk about marriage and estate planning. Does your spouse get everything? What about assets you inherited from a first spouse – do they go to the 2nd spouse? Attorney Rick Courtney will answer my questions and yours. https://elderlawms.com/

Social Security survivors benefits are paid to widows, widowers, and dependents of eligible workers. This benefit is particularly important for young families with children. You can set up your “my social security account” at https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/ https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/

Drones are used today in construction, agriculture, real estate, insurance, food delivery; the list goes on. You need to know the laws concerning drones in cases one flies over you or you’d like to use one in your business. Our guests are co-directors of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi: Michelle Hanlon and Charles Stotler. https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/llm/llm-faculty/

Extension for Real Life: the extension service for MS State University has a YouTube video and blog: So, You Got a Drone. The post will help you to know what you can and can’t do with it.

https://extension.msstate.edu/blog/so-you-got-drone

Where are resources on how you use your drone? Whether you’re a public safety drone operator, certificated remote pilot, model aircraft flyer, or a drone racer at https://www.faa.gov/uas

Beginning September 16, 2023, all drone pilots who are required to register their UAS must operate in accordance with the rule on Remote ID. https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/remote_id

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We’ve got attorney Charity Bruce from the MS Center for Justice talking about expungements. Who can get them? Why do you want one? https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/charity-bruce/

601-352-2269

https://mscenterforjustice.org/work/expungement/

https://mscenterforjustice.org/shop/

Voices of Mississippi https://mscenterforjustice.networkforgood.com/events/59721-voices-of-mississippi-benefit-concert

An immersive multimedia experience and concert event celebrating the people and the art of Mississippi through song, film, and live storytelling. Proceeds will support the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice.

"Voices of Mississippi" combines blues, folk, gospel music, and spoken-word storytelling to paint a powerful portrait of the state’s contribution to American culture. The event features live musical performances integrated with film, audio recordings, and archival photographs -- all combining to tell a uniquely Mississippi story.

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Whether it’s for population control or sport, Mississippi has rules and regulations concerning hunting and fishing. What are they? We’ll find out today from Major Chris Clark from the Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. https://www.mdwfp.com/

North 662-563-6222

South 601-783-2911

Main number: 601-432-2400

Wildlife: 601-432-2199

Until September 30th it’s Frog Season in Mississippi with a Daily Bag Limit of 25 per night. It’s also Raccoon season with a limit of one per party per night. But the calendar flips September 1st.

https://www.mdwfp.com/media/303438/2022-2023-hunting-seasons.pdf

https://www.mdwfp.com/media/304469/2023-2024-hunting-seasons.pdf

Residents who are blind, paraplegic, a multiple-amputee, adjudged 100% disabled by the Social Security Administration, or 100% service-connected disabled by the Veterans Administration or Railroad Retirement Board are NOT required to purchase a hunting or fishing license [MS. Code 49-7-5 and 49-7-9]. Residents exempt based on these criteria are required to have proof of residency, disability status or other physical impairment in their possession while engaged in hunting and fishing activities unless an exempt license is purchased. The Disabled Exempt license is an annual privilege.

https://www.mdwfp.com/license/disabled-exempt-license/

Register you boat https://www.mdwfp.com/law-enforcement/faq/

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Sometime your need for financial information intersects with the need for legal assistance - that happens with Planned Giving. Our guest, Marc Littlecott, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy and Charitable Gift Planning Professional, answers our questions.

If you’d like to ask other money questions or listen to the questions of others, just tune into MPB’s Money Talks heard on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am Central from https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ or listen to their podcast moneytalks.mpbonline.org

If you’d like to leave a legacy to support a favorite charity, we have two suggestions: the MPB Foundation has information on mpbfoundation.org . Our guest is Marc C. Littlecott Advancement Director for Estate & Planned Giving for the University of Mississippi, University Development works with those who wish to leave a legacy to support Ole Miss. Check out their website umlegacy.org

MPB’s Money Talks discussed Community Foundations on a past broadcast. http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-community-foundations

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Happy New Year to everyone in Mississippi – by that I mean new laws. The laws voted in and signed during the previous legislative session have taken affect now and we’ll learn what they are with MPB’s Mississippi Edition, Executive Producer and former legislative reporter Kobee Vance. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/politics/mississippi-politics/here-are-the-mississippi-laws-that-take-effect-july-1/

https://desotocountynews.com/mississippi-news/new-mississippi-laws-effective-july-1/

https://www.wxxv25.com/mississippi-has-new-laws-taking-effect-july-1-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-laws-medicaid-porn-ballots-ba9a656cfcc3d060df1e5379d4dce125

and the Alabama law we might need to know https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2023/06/16/distracted-driving-bill-signed-into-law-by-gov-ivey/

Podcasts of MPB's Mississippi Edition: https://www.mpbonline.org/news/mississippi-edition/

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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/

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/

We learn about the newest US Supreme Court decisions that have been handed down.

Our guests

attorney Amir Badat from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/staff/amir-badat/ https://www.naacpldf.org/support/
attorney Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/max-meyers/ https://mscenterforjustice.org/#signup Max's podcast with In Legal Terms: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-loan

Last week, In Legal Terms was happy to have as our guest, ACLU – Mississippi executive directory Jarvis Dortch discussing voting rights. If that’s of interest to you, give our podcast a listen http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-voting-rights Or read the transcript found on our YouTube Channel’s recording – MPB Think Radio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM_5QInXJsQ&t=4s

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It always seems to be an election year for something. This summer is no exception. Today we will learn what we need to know to protect each of our votes with help from our guest Jarvis Dortch, Executive Director ACLU Mississippi. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/jarvis-dortch-executive-director

https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/let-people-vote

https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/news/fight-against-gerrymandering-mississippi

In Legal Terms loves to provide information for you on what your rights are. We talked about voting on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Voting During a Pandemic http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-voting-during-a-pandemic and on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Election Day 2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-election-day-2020

ACLU Mississippi professionals have taught us our rights concerning free speech and L G B T Q + rights. Look for those podcasts Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Protests http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-protests and Tuesday, October 11, 2022 LGBTQ+ http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-lgbtq

We’ve talked about the recent Supreme Court decision concerning Alabama voting rights, we’ll learn what else the US Supreme Court has decided on next week’s June 20th, 2023 show.

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It’s election day – I hope you’ll exercise your civic duty and vote. Our guest is an elected official that is NOT up for re-election just now – it’s Hinds County Justice Court Judge Kenny Lewis. We’ve also got Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods.

https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/justicecourt/justicecourt.php

Judge Kenny Lewis http://www.hindscountyms.com/court-systems/justice-court-judges/district-4

Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods http://www.hindscountyms.com/departments/justice-court

Manual for Justice Court: https://mjc.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/134/2020/06/Manual-for-Mississippi-Justice-Courts-2021.pdf

Training from Judicial College. Our podcast 10/29/2019 In Legal Terms: MS Judicial College http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-judicial-college

Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Podcast: 1/15/2019 In Legal Terms: League of Women Voters http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-league-of-women-voters

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2021JD/Entire%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf

If you get to the poll and don’t have your current ID:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/expired_form.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/press/november-8-election-day-reminders

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/What_if_I_dont_have.pdf

After you go to sos.ms.gov to see what your races are https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/polling-place-locator you can go to vote 411.org The League of Women voters sent out questionnaires to candidates. They’ve put word for word the responses. Learn a little bit about your judges – who took the time to reply – so you’ll be an informed voter.

https://www.vote411.org/

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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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Mississippi is the birthplace of American Music so it’s appropriate for us to talk about Copyright law and music. Our guest, Professor Stacey Lantagne discusses current events and gives us tips. https://wne.edu/law/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?uid=1567

Here are some of the songs that were part of famous music copyright cases:

Vanilla Ice

Robin Thicke

BEATLES

2LiveCrew

LED ZEPPELIN

ED SHEERAN

Michael Bolton

Love Is A Wonderful Thing

Katy Perry

John Fogerty

Dua Lipa

Taylor Swift

Playas Gon' Play

We’re so grateful that Professor Stacey Lantagne from Western New England School of Law was able to join us today. She’s been a partner with us talking about:

NFTs, genetic testing, memes, and other intellectual property. I’ll have a link to those past podcasts in the information for this show.

February 22, 2022 NFTs http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-nfts February 2, 2021 TikTok and Memes http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-tiktok-and-memes April 14, 2020 Intellectual Property During COVID-19 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property-during-covid-19 December 10, 2019 Intellectual Property http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property September 11, 2018 Genetic Testing http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763a

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How do you feel about life without parole? What if the offender is a juvenile? We’ll be talking with Professor Frank Rosenblatt from Mississippi College https://www.mc.edu/faculty/u/frosenblatt and our State Public Defender Andre de Gruy https://www.ospd.ms.gov/ about what the law is in our state.

If you like learning a little bit more about our topic – consider going to www.Cfsy.org The website for Campaign for Fair Sentencing for Youth.

We strive to keep you updated with what’s going on legally in Mississippi. State Public Defender Andre de Gruy has helped us out a few times.

November 15, 2022 In Legal Terms: Public Defenders http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-public-defenders
September 14, 2021 In Legal Terms: Public Defender System Reforms http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-public-defender-system-reforms
February 9, 2021 In Legal Terms: Bail http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-bail

We are so grateful that wonderful legal experts take time to join us each week. Were you with us when we learned about Military Law on June 29, 2021 when attorney Frank Rosenblatt joined us. Now he’s a professor with Mississippi College. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-military-law

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Jurors aid in the maintenance of law and order and uphold justice among their fellow citizens. Their greatest reward is the knowledge that they have discharged this duty faithfully, honorably, and well. We’re going to focus on Grand Juries today with our guest, Professor Emeritus Phillip Broadhead. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/phillip-w-broadhead/

Individuals who are interested in applying to the University of Mississippi school of law might want to listen to one of our two podcasts we’ve done concerning admission.

05/10/2022 Law School Admissions http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-school-admissions

12/03/2019 Law School http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-school

We also talked about Grand Jurys on 09/20/2022 Grand Jurys http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-grand-jurys

There are 6 Steps in the Application Process at The University of Mississippi School of Law

https://law.olemiss.edu/admissions/apply/application-process/

Step 1 – Take the LSAT & Register with LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service

Step 2 – Submit application through the LSAC website

Step 3 – Submit personal statement

Step 4 – Submit Letters of Recommendation

Step 5 – Submit application fee

Step 6 –Submit Residency Form For Establishing MS Residency

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Have you thought about getting a divorce? We’ll learn what you need to know and how the process works in Mississippi with guest attorney, Francis Springer. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

Baby boomer divorce rates have risen dramatically over the last 30 years. So-called gray divorce rates, amongst adults aged 50+, the national divorce rate has roughly doubled since 1990. For those aged 65+, it has actually tripled, from 2 in 1,000 married persons to 6 in 1,000. This indicates people over 50 are more likely to get divorced now than ever before.
Did you know: America has the third-highest divorce rate in the world. We’re after the Maldives and Belarus.

https://legaljobs.io/blog/divorce-rate-in-america/

Francis Springer has been very generous with his time and volunteering to be a guest on In Legal Terms.

Wage Law on Jan 17th , 2023 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wage-law
Self-defense on August 16th of 2022 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-criminal-defense
Criminal Defense on April 12th of 2022 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-criminal-defense
Miranda Rights on October 26th of 2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-miranda-rights

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I have some good news for some of you – you can still file your 2022 taxes today (April 18th, 2023) and not be late! TODAY is tax filing day! Not the 15th. Do you need some last-minute advice? That’s what we’re here for. or this is the show you need to start organizing for 2023 - be kind to your future self!

I’m sure, because they’re adorable and eye-catching, the IRS has added some cats to their twitter post images. Today they’ve got “There’s no stopping time. But last-minute IRS tips can help you meet the April 18th tax deadline” and there’s a graphic of a cat with a rope with a hook trying to pull the hands of a clock back. With the irs dot gov slash newsroom website.

They also have a kitten wearing a tutu and pearls with the tag: Curiosity will not do you any harm. Check the IRS ‘Where’s my refund” tool.

Don’t miss the puppy on the image with “ Friendly reminder: If you need to fetch tax forms by the April 18 deadline, visit the IRS site.

There are a bunch of others if you want to scroll and see cute puppies. https://twitter.com/IRSnews

IRS Free File has guided tax preparation for AGIs $73,000 or less and also fillable forms. https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free

IRS Face-to-Face Saturday Help May 13, 2023, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In Mississippi it’s at 100 W. Capital St., Jackson, MS at the McCoy Federal Building https://www.irs.gov/help/irs-face-to-face-saturday-help

Mississippi storm victims now have until July 31, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced

The IRS is offering relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a result of tornadoes and severe storms that occurred on March 24 and 25. This means that individuals and households that reside or have a business in Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties qualify for tax relief. Other areas added later to the disaster area will also qualify for the same relief. The current list of eligible localities is always available on the Tax Relief in Disaster Situations page.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-mississippi-storm-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-april-18-deadline-other-dates-extended-to-july-31

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This isn’t MPB’s Auto correct but we’re going to talk about cars today – or car wrecks, I should say. We’ll learn about fault, negligence, and bike accidents too. Our guest is attorney Baskin Jones. https://injuredinmississippi.com/about-us/

Sometimes, when I’m sitting at a computer, I’ll start clicking on a website that will get me thinking of another topic so I go off to look at that information. If you find yourself going down rabbit holes, you’ll love visiting the Mississippi Insurance Department’s website. Really, there is so much to learn there, you’ll enjoy clicking away.

https://www.mid.ms.gov/default.aspx

If you should need an attorney and not know what to do, my favorite place to turn to is The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/ Their For the Public tab has information you can use to select an attorney or find out who might could help you for free.

We appreciate our guest attorney, Baskin Jones coming in today to discuss Insurance. He’s been generous with his time in the past.

8/9/2022 Insurance http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-insurance

1/18/2022 Subpoenas http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-subpoenas

7/13/2021 Turning 18 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-turning-18

1/26/2021 Cycling and Insurance http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

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With laws, we craft them, then hopefully abide by them. Contact your senators and legislators to get laws passed or repealed and learn the laws so you know your rights. We’re talking about gun rights today with our guest attorney, Reed Martz.

We are thankful that attorney Reed Martz has joined us in the past..

HOAs 05/31/23 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-hoas-2022 & 06/18/19 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-home-owners-associations
Gun Rights 11/24/2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-hoas-2022

If you’re looking for more information about state laws of concern to gun owners in the Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee – Reed’s website has content. https://midsouthgunlawyer.com/

If you’d like to read more about national firearms rights and regulations, check out the webpage for the national bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. https://www.atf.gov/

Where do you go to get a firearms permit in Mississippi? The same place you go to get your drivers’ permit – the Department of Pubic Safety. https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Firearms/Home

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Sometimes things just aren’t going your way and you feel the need to tell someone about it.

We’re talking about Free Speech and the Right to Protest with our guest Professor Chris Green https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/christopher-green/

Freedom of Speech is a pretty important right and we’ve discussed it a couple of times but in the distant past.

March 12th of 2019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257624
April 25th of 2017 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257677

We’ve enjoyed having our guest Professor Chris Green on the show a time or 2.

Supreme Court Justices on 9/18/2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257639

And Constitutional Originalism on 1/29/2019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-constitutional-originalism

If you want to be prepared before your next protest, consider listening to our podcast on Protests with ACLU Mississippi. They’ve got a website called Protester’ Rights.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

6/9/2020 In Legal Terms: Protests http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-protests

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Our guest protects children and strengthens families. We’re pleased to welcome Andrea Sanders, Commissioner for Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services. https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/about/commissioners-message

Foster Parent Recruitment – Things you should know https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/programs/foster-care

When you go to Heart Gallery – part of the MDCPS website – you will truly fell a tugging in your heart. There are bios listed for children who are waiting for adoption https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/heart-gallery

We want you to know what your rights are when borrowing money. Whether it’s for a house or if you need a quick loan. That’s why we’ve asked Mississippi Center for Justice attorney: Max Meyers, Director of Economic Justice to join us. The contact number for his department is 601-709-2141.

For those who face payday lenders or are looking at foreclosure, the assistance the Mississippi Center for Justice provides is wonderful. But if you aren’t facing that problem, maybe you can help by joining the fight with the Mississippi Center for Justice. They have a page on their website: ms center for justice dot org where you can sign up to receive e-mail updates They are thankful for support as they continue to advance racial and economic justice in Mississippi every day. https://mscenterforjustice.org/#signup

If you would like more information on Predatory Lending concerning payday loans or foreclosure prevention – we’ve got a website for you: ms center for justice dot org slash resources That ink will be on our show’s information page also. https://mscenterforjustice.org/resources/

Where are my Tupelo In Legal Term fans? The Lee county circuit Court affirmed the city of Tupelo’s plan to build affordable housing! Yu can read more about it on the Mississippi Center for justice website or our website where I’ll have a link. https://mscenterforjustice.org/lee-county-circuit-court-affirms-city-of-tupelos-plan-to-build-affordable-housing/ Clinics for assistance: Tupelo April 3rd 2023, Iuka April 4th, Okolona April 5th. Call 469-230-2828 for more information.

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A consumer is entitled to a refund if the airline cancelled a flight, regardless of the reason, and the consumer chooses not to travel. Also: A consumer is entitled to a refund if the airline made a significant schedule change and/or significantly delays a flight and the consumer chooses not to travel.

According to the US Department of Transportation: if you have a flight cancellation or delay that was controllable by the airline you might be entitled to:

Rebook passenger on same airline at no additional cost for significant delays
Rebook on partner airline or another airline with which it has an agreement at no additional cost for significant delays
Meal or meal cash/voucher when flight delay results in passenger waiting 3 hours or more
Complimentary hotel accommodations for any passenger affected by an overnight delay
Complimentary ground transportation to and from hotel for any passenger affected by an overnight delay

You can also see what airlines guarantee that families with children can sit together.

https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer

If you’ve got some flights in your future you might want to learn what’s the best option for you –

Should you sign up for Clear? Or TSA PreCheck? Or Global entry? Each are ways, for a price! you can expedite your security screening at airports.

CLEAR allows for a quick identity verification experience. Clear reduces your wait time even further by automating the identity verification process and whisking travelers to the front of security lines.
With TSA PreCheck, you’ll get access to an expedited security line and reduced security measures. You can leave your shoes, belt and a light jacket on, and you can leave your laptop and 3-1-1 liquids in your bag. PreCheck is available at more than 200 airports with 80 airlines. It costs $85 for five years.
Global Entry (which includes TSA PreCheck) is an incredibly useful tool for the frequent flyer since it allows you to clear U.S. Customs and Border Protection in minutes after a trip abroad. It costs $100 for five years.

https://www.clearme.com/

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry

https://www.tsa.gov/precheck

If you have a flight to the European Union, and it’s delayed 3 hours or more, you might be entitled to over $600 dollars! I’ll have a link to the Air Passenger’s rights on the show information for this podcast.

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/index_en.htm

https://www.tsa.gov/travel

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/03/2023-04494/airline-ticket-refunds-and-consumer-protections-public-hearing

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Guests: Megan McGrew, J.D., MBA, Lean Certified, PMP, SSBB; Technology Committee Chair for The Mississippi Bar and Director of Legal Process Engineering at Baker Donelson and Adam Kilgore, General Council for The Mississippi Bar

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The contents of a will or the lack of one can tear a family apart. What happens if a new, unknow family members asserts they are a descendent due to DNA testing? We’ll talk wills and estates with attorney Kelly Kyle. http://www.kyle-wynn.com/ Kyle Wynn is an exclusively elder law and estate planning law firm serving clients in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee for more than forty-two years from offices in Madison, Hernando, and Diamondhead, Mississippi, and Arcadia, Louisiana

http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/rulesofconduct/files/tableofconsanguinity.pdf

Past podcasts:

06/14/2022 In Legal Terms: Wills with Kelly Kyle http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-with-kelly-kyle
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

If you’re interested in DNA testing for ancestry purposes there are large data bases which many people participate such as 23 and Me or Ancestry dot com. You can purchase home DNA test kits from chain drug stores. The website for the Mississippi Bar has a page for the public concerning determining paternity if you’re interested https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/determining-paternity/

9/11/2018 In Legal Terms: Genetic Testing http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763a

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What a month we’ve had. Weather balloons collecting data, unidentified aerial phenomenon doing who knows what. If something is flown over your house, what are your rights? Can you pilot a device wherever you’d like? We’re talking Air and Space Law with one of its directors – Professor Michelle Hanlon. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/

Senate Bill 2022 ( passed in 2015)

According to this law, any person who looks through a window, hole, or opening, or otherwise views by means of any instrumentality, including, drones into the interior of any area in which the occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy, with the intent to invade the privacy of a person or persons inside and without the consent or knowledge of every person present, shall be guilty of a felony.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2022SG.pdf

If you’re thinking about operating a drone at the University of Mississippi, you better have read their 5 page policy concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems otherwise known as drones. At the end of their written policy, they’ve added some helpful links to FAA regulations. So for help learning what’s legal and allowable, check out their policy – even if you’re not in Oxford. https://secure24.olemiss.edu/umpolicyopen/GetPdfActive?pol=12220606&ver=active&file=12220606_active_20220128.pdf&cod=DSA.EM.100.001

Professor Michelle Hanlon, co-director for the Center for Air and Space Law, has been welcomed to the show a few times before.

03/15/22 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-law-2022

03/02/21 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-drones

06/02/20 Charles Stotler http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-law-in-2020

04/30/19 Charles Stotler http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-force

09/25/18 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257638

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Are you ready to place your bets on the Super Bowl? How about on Ole Miss repeating as baseball champs? Where and how can you do that in Mississippi? Our guest, professor Ron Rychlak is our guest. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

If you or someone you know lets gambling get out of hand, you can call The Mississippi Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling. Their phone number is 1-888-777-9696 the website is: http://www.msgambler.org/

https://www.msgamingcommission.com/links/problem_gaming

If you’re looking to gamble in Mississippi – head over to Tunica, Coahoma, Washington, Warren, or Adams County along the river. You can also go to Harrison County on the coast. Neshoba and Jones Counties have tribal casinos.

If you’ve got a kid who will fly the nest this year – you’ll want to teach them adult skills like doing laundry and how to make appointments. Also teach them about gambling responsibly. More than one in every 20 college students has an issue with compulsive gambling.

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We’re learning from the General Council of the Mississippi Department of Public Service what’s new! Eric Brown will tell us about the Mobile ID.

When you go to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s website: https://www.dps.ms.gov/ you can select “Drivers Service Appointment” and then pick from first time, renewals, reinstatement of driver license, firearm permits, sex offender registration, and more.

If you would like to anonymously report information regarding crimes, that can save law enforcement agencies hundreds of investigative man hours in solving crimes just call the Crime Stoppers tip line: 1-888-8CRIMES. https://www.dps.ms.gov/crime-stoppers

The MS Department of Public Safety has a FAQ page –Bureau of Investigation, the MS Forensics Lab, Law Enforcement Officer Training Academy, and the Medical Examiner. All this is accessed from https://www.dps.ms.gov/faq

Every time you go to the doctor’s office you have to fill out a HIPPA form. What is that? Is it taking away my rights? Is it protecting my rights? We’ll learn with University of Mississippi Medical Center attorney, Benson Hill, Privacy and Information Security Officer: what is HIPPA?

To learn more about Heath Information Privacy, go straight to the source: the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html has multiple webpages explaining your rights.
You can read publications and resources about HIPPA from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html
If you would like to know what UMMC’s HIPPA policies are: https://www.umc.edu/Compliance/HIPAA-Policies.html

Let’s start the new year off right, making sure your compensation is fair and legal. Today we’ll discuss wage and hour law with our guest, attorney Francis Springer. We’ll learn about the Fair Labor Standards Act and how it regulates how many employees are paid. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

The FirstStep Poster Advisor is one of a series of elaws (Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses) developed by the U.S. Department of Labor to help employers and employees understand their rights and responsibilities under Federal employment laws. Available in English and other languages, the poster may be downloaded free of charge and printed directly from the Advisor - free of charge. We’ll have a link to that site on the show information for this broadcast.

https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/firststep/results.htm?fs=CN0D00000GYNN0000000NNYYN00000000MS#flsa

If you’re interested in hearing a discussion about minimum wage, that was a topic covered by MPB’s Money Talks when their guest was State Economist, Corey Miller. You can find a link to that podcast from March 16th of 2021 on the show information for this podcast.

http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-minimum-wage

What about minimum wage in Mississippi? We have no state minimum wage law. It’s one of 5 states, including Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, and South Carolina that haven’t set a wage minimum separate from the federal rate which currently is $7.25 per hour.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state

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Welcome to 2023. We know we have both lawyers and people who might be clients one day who listen to our show. We hope in 2023, you’ll be the best you can be. We learn from our guest Mississippi Bar General Council Adam Kilgore “what makes a good lawyer” and “what makes a good client”.

The website: https://www.msbar.org/ is a wealth of information. There’s a video explaining jury duty, there’s a sheet that explains the court system in Mississippi. I like the legal terms and procedures page. (I found out the ms bar and the NCAA have different definitions of “holding”.) Don’t forget, if you need to hire a lawyer there’s a page dedicated to how to choose an attorney.

For the public, there so much information right on the front page of the Mississippi Bar website. There’s a handout for consequences of DUI – that should be mandatory reading in high school – There’s a tab called “Law as a Career” and information about the Consumer Assistance Program which helps people with questions or problems with Mississippi attorneys.

My favorite part of The Mississippi Bar website: the Pro Bono Resources. If you qualify, there are lists of organizations that help individuals that can’t afford legal representation. From the north to the south and in between, you or a person you’d like to assist might find a clinic that could assist.

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ENCORE FROM 07/13/2021

Anyone have a 16 to 21-year-old? Or know one? What do you need to know that you can or can’t do when you turn 18? Are you an adult? Are the parents still “in charge”?

Guest: attorney Baskin Jones https://injuredinmississippi.com/ who was on our show January 26th 2021 when we talked about Cycling and Insurance. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

MS Code 1-3-27:

The term “minor,” when used in any statute, shall include any person, male or female, under twenty-one years of age.

The Legal Documents You May Want When Your Child Turns 18

Healthcare Proxy (also referred to as a healthcare agent or medical power of attorney, a healthcare power of attorney, or durable power of attorney for health care)

Mississippi healthcare proxy form:

https://www.nrc-pad.org/images/stories/PDFs/mississippi_hcpa.pdf

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) authorization (also called a HIPAA release)

Mississippi HIPPA form:

https://eforms.com/images/2016/10/Mississippi-HIPAA-Authorization-Form.pdf

Durable Power of Attorney (Durable POA)

Separate forms for medical and finances.

https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-durable-power-of-attorney/

Advance Directive Form:

https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-advance-health-care-directive/

What you can do at 18:

Vote
Join the Military
Register for Selective Service
Get a pody piercing or tattoo
Sign a contract

What you CAN NOT do at 18:

buy a lottery ticket
change your name
open a brokerage account or buy stock
be called for jury duty

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ENCORE FROM 01/25/2022

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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We’re joined by Professor Matthew Hall today to learn about our rights when dealing with the police – when they stop you, when they come to your home.

On Friday, June 19, 2020, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba signed an executive order amending the Use of Force Policy for the Jackson Police Department. It’s on the JPD website. Many police departments have website, facebook pages, and other ways you can learn about the police in your area. https://www.jacksonms.gov/departments/jackson-police-department/

The Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Enforcement Period concluded Sunday, November 27th, at midnight. The period began on Wednesday, November 23rd, at 6:00 a.m. MHP issued 9,179 citations, made 172 arrests for impaired driving, and investigated 212 crashes resulting in 43 injuries with six fatal crashes and six deaths. The fatal crashes occurred in Stone, Scott, Leake, Rankin, Clarke and Marshall Counties. https://www.picayuneitem.com/2022/11/thanksgiving-holiday-travel-enforcement-period/

ACLU – Mississippi has a “know your rights, police encounters website”. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/police-encounters

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Have you been buying lots of “stuff” this month? What if your purchase is defective? What if it is dangerous? We’re talking about the world of product liability with our guest attorney Baskin Jones. https://injuredinmississippi.com/

Previous podcasts with Baskin:

08/09/2022 Insurance http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-insurance

01/18/2022 Subpoenas http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-subpoenas

07/13/2021 Turning 18 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-turning-18

01/26/2021 Cycling laws http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

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What do you wish for? Legally speaking, I mean? Does Mississippi or our country have laws it shouldn’t or what does it need? If you could make the laws, what would you wish for?

Past wishes:

HB 530 The "Strategically Accelerating the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers (START) Act of 2022" The average annual teacher raise will be $5,140, and the raise will begin for the 2022-2023 school year. Starting teacher pay will increase from $37,123 to $41,638, putting Mississippi above the southeastern and national averages. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0530.xml

Jackson water infrastructure https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/doj-appointee-eyes-1year-window-for-jackson-water-upgrades/

SB 2095 passed into law Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2095.xml

Current (and past) wishes:

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2021/how-medicaid-saves-lives-act-and-other-federal-options-can-ensure-all-americans-have
https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/postpartum-medicaid-extension-would-cost-mississippi-7000000/
https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/rural-mississippi-hospitals-are-in-economic-crisis/

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One show will generate questions that will inspire a topic for another show. Last week we talked about wills and we had a caller who asked about trustees. So that’s today’s topic. What are their duties? How do you get one? How do you get rid of one? Our guest to help us: Richard Courtney https://elderlawms.com/

Past podcasts with Richard Courtney as our guest: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-guest-richard-courtney

Today’s topic is one we’ve covered many times but still so many of us die without a will or without having made estate plans. This Thanksgiving is a great time to talk with your family aboutyour plans, their plans, and where the plans are written down.

If you need a starting point for crafting your estate plan, MPB has got a digital worksheet for you. Freewill is a site that will help you organize your estate plan so you can get started. https://www.freewill.com/mpbfoundation

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has a link where you can fill out an Advanced Healthcare Directive.

https://www.umc.edu/news/Miscellaneous/2019/April/April%20CONSULT/UMMC_Advance_Healthcare_Directive.pdf

Sometimes it’s good to hear what others are asking – that will lead you to think about your own situation. In Legal Terms has produced around 3 shows each year for the last 5 years discussing estate planning. Listening to these podcast can help you know what to do.

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We hope you don’t need a public defender but its good to know how the system works. Our guest is the State Defender, André de Gruy who will tell us about the agency, who they defend and where. https://www.ospd.ms.gov/

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It’s election day – I hope you’ll exercise your civic duty and vote. Our guest is an elected official that is NOT up for re-election just now – it’s Hinds County Justice Court Judge Kenny Lewis. We’ve also got Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods.

https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/justicecourt/justicecourt.php

Judge Kenny Lewis http://www.hindscountyms.com/court-systems/justice-court-judges/district-4

Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods http://www.hindscountyms.com/departments/justice-court

Manual for Justice Court: https://mjc.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/134/2020/06/Manual-for-Mississippi-Justice-Courts-2021.pdf

Training from Judicial College. Our podcast 10/29/2019 In Legal Terms: MS Judicial College http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-judicial-college

Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Podcast: 1/15/2019 In Legal Terms: League of Women Voters http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-league-of-women-voters

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2021JD/Entire%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf

If you get to the poll and don’t have your current ID:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/expired_form.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/press/november-8-election-day-reminders

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/What_if_I_dont_have.pdf

After you go to sos.ms.gov to see what your races are https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/polling-place-locator you can go to vote 411.org The League of Women voters sent out questionnaires to candidates. They’ve put word for word the responses. Learn a little bit about your judges – who took the time to reply – so you’ll be an informed voter.

https://www.vote411.org/

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It’s election day – I hope you’ll exercise your civic duty and vote. Our guest is an elected official that is NOT up for re-election just now – it’s Hinds County Justice Court Judge Kenny Lewis. We’ve also got Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods.

https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/justicecourt/justicecourt.php

Judge Kenny Lewis http://www.hindscountyms.com/court-systems/justice-court-judges/district-4

Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods http://www.hindscountyms.com/departments/justice-court

Manual for Justice Court: https://mjc.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/134/2020/06/Manual-for-Mississippi-Justice-Courts-2021.pdf

Training from Judicial College. Our podcast 10/29/2019 In Legal Terms: MS Judicial College http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-judicial-college

Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Podcast: 1/15/2019 In Legal Terms: League of Women Voters http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-league-of-women-voters

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2021JD/Entire%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf

If you get to the poll and don’t have your current ID:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/expired_form.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/press/november-8-election-day-reminders

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/What_if_I_dont_have.pdf

After you go to sos.ms.gov to see what your races are https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/polling-place-locator you can go to vote 411.org The League of Women voters sent out questionnaires to candidates. They’ve put word for word the responses. Learn a little bit about your judges – who took the time to reply – so you’ll be an informed voter.

https://www.vote411.org/

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A recent ruling stated giving pandemic relief funds to private schools for infrastructure improvements is unconstitutional. We’ll learn about this case with one of the attorneys involved Will Bardwell, with Democracy Forward. https://democracyforward.org/team/will-bardwell/

https://democracyforward.org/work/ms-leg-funneling-money/ a 501 c 3 organization

https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/mississippi-judge-blocks-private-schools-taxfunded-grants/

No religious or other sect or sects shall ever control any part of the school or other educational funds of this state; nor shall any funds be appropriated toward the support of any sectarian school, or to any school that at the time of receiving such appropriation is not conducted as a free school. https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/mississippi-constitution/ms-const-art-8-sect-208/

Carson v Macon https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-1088

Are you planning or hoping to vote Absentee for the General election in next?

September 24th – Absentee ballots were available at County Circuit Clerk’s Office.
November 5th – In-person absentee voting deadline and the County Circuit Clerk’s Office is open until noon for in-person absentee voting.
November 8th – General Election and Regular Special Election Day. Polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
November 8th – Mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before this date to be valid.

How and who can vote absentee in Mississippi’s General Election in 2 weeks?

Any person who is temporarily residing outside of their county of residence, and the ballot must be mailed to an address outside the county.
Any person who has a temporary or permanent physical disability and who, because of such disability, is unable to vote in person without substantial hardship to himself, herself or others, or whose attendance at the voting place could reasonably cause danger to himself, herself or others.
The parent, spouse or dependent of a person with a temporary or permanent physical disability who is hospitalized outside of his or her county of residence or more than fifty (50) miles distant from his or her residence, if the parent, spouse or dependent will be with such person on election day.
Any person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information

College kids (we hope you planned ahead):

OPTION 1: Keep Your Voter Registration At Your Parents’ Or Guardian’s Home

OPTION 2: Register Or Move Your Registration To Vote At School Residence

https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/voting-college-student

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We’re pleased to have as our guest today Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann. He’s going to share what he's been up to and what he hopes happens in the next session.

https://ltgovhosemann.ms.gov/

The 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 that’s the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January and lasts 90 days this year.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/htms/timetable.xml

During legislative sessions, visitors may view the Senate and House of Representatives from their respective galleries. Public galleries are accessible from the fourth floor of the Capitol. Visitors are asked to silence any electronic devices while in the galleries and not take photographs.

http://www.legislature.ms.gov/about-the-capitol/public-galleries/

Questions:

ARPA
Post Partum care
UMMC / BCBS
Medicare Expansion
Block grants

Did you know that there’s a House Webcast, a Senate Webcast, and a Mississippi Legislature You Tube Channel? http://www.legislature.ms.gov/

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What happens when our volunteer soldiers in America are exposed to toxic chemicals? What about their families? We’re going to talk about one instance – the Marine training base Camp Lejeune. Our guest is Oxford attorney, Roberts Wilson. https://www.wegetjustice.com/

https://www.wegetjustice.com/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/

https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/

Civil liberties are freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. One of the watch dogs for your civil liberties is the Americans Civil Liberties Union. McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with the ACLU Mississippi will discuss the rights of LGBTQ Americans. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney

ACLU Mississippi has a great page where you can learn more about protecting YOUR rights: police encounters, voting rights, constitutional rights, in addition to LGPBQ Student rights, Immigrant Rights and Abortion Rights. https://www.aclu-ms.org/

LGBTQ Justice Project https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/lgbtq-justice-project

ACLU OF MS OPPOSES HB 1523 – RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/press-releases/aclu-ms-opposes-hb-1523-religious-liberty-accommodations-act

SB 2536: ANTI-TRANSGENDER STUDENT ATHLETE https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/legislation/sb-2536-anti-transgender-student-athlete

Absentee ballots are available now and Absentee Voting, is available during the work week and the morning of Saturday, October 29th 2022 for the November 8th election at your Circuit Clerk’s Office.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf

ACLU Mississippi has a printable card on their website to present to a poll worker if for transgender voters if their gender identity is different than the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate. https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/poll_workers_how-to_card_for_trans_voters.pdf

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How do cases get to the US Supreme Court? What’s coming up this fall / winter? We learn from our guest attorney Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Thank you for listening to In Legal Terms on MPB Think Radio. Our Fall on-air fundraising campaign is on---we’re asking you to give for the love of Mississippi. 1-888-372-4483 https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/donate

Listen to live audio: https://www.supremecourt.gov/

Listen to audio recordings of US Supreme Court https://www.oyez.org/

Past podcast with Max Meyers: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-scotus 11/23/2021 In Legal Terms: SCOTUS http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-scotus

Guest Constitutional Law scholar Professor Chris Green gives us information about the appointment of Supreme Court Justices. 9/18/2018 In Legal Terms: Supreme Court Justices http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257639

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Who provides tax help, fraud assistance, Medicare answers, and is a government watch dog? AARP. We’ll learn today how they fight for the rights of citizens over 50 years of age and their families. Guest: Kimberly Campbell, State Director of AARP MS

https://states.aarp.org/mississippi/

Anyone can become a member. All people age 50 and older are eligible for full membership with AARP. With a life expectancy of 77 in Mississippi that would give you more than 25 years of benefits.

If you are interested in learning more about fraud, financial ramification of being a care giver, avoiding health care coverage gaps, or Medicare enrollment decisions sign up at https://learn.aarp.org/

Read about: The Caregiver Act Mississippi GAP Act Credit for Caregivers Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act

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Have you ever been on a grand jury? Have you ever received a Subpoenas? Those are our topics today with Guests: Attorneys Matthew Eichelberger and Jenny Eichelberger.

https://www.ike-law.com/attorneys/j-matthew-eichelberger/

https://www.ike-law.com/attorneys/jennie-a-eichelberger/

01/18/2022 In Legal Terms: Subpoenas

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

Today is national voter registration day. If you’d like to get a voter registration drive going Our Secretary of State’s office has a tool kit for you. Remember, you have to be registered to vote by October 10th for the November 8th general election.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/VoterRegistrationToolkit062922.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting

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Mississippians are very creative – with literature, music, art. Our guests attorneys and Professors Molly Fergusson and Will Wilkins will answer questions about copyrights and trademarks.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/molly-fergusson/

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/will-wilkins/

From listener Randell:

In today's episode there was discussion about copyright law as it applies to the codes adopted by a city. The International Family of Codes (such as the fire code discussed) offers free online viewing of the code. https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes

We love our freedoms and rights in America. Our courts are one way to ensuring that we have them. Today, we’ll learn about our religious freedoms as guaranteed by the US Supreme Court with help from our guest Professor Lisa Shaw Roy.

Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer

Carson v. Makin

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

A Rabbi is suing Florida

Espinoza v Montana

Engel v. Vitale

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Constitutionality of restriction on religious gatherings and mandatory mask: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-mask-constitutionality

Religious Freedom: 04/02/2019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257622

12/19/2017 In Legal Terms: Holiday Decorations in Public Places http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257659

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Many of our laws give preferential treatment to individuals that are married to each other. What legal benefits are there to being married? We’ll learn today with our guest attorney Rick Courtney. We’ll answer questions about how spouses are treated as it relates to property, taxes, social security, and medical decision making. https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/

On Money Talks, heard on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am Central and on its podcast, there was a recent show about Unmarried Households and Money. Look for the May 3rd, 2022 podcast to listen. http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-unmarried-households

We’ve loved having Rick on the show over the years. Here's a link to where you can find all his broadcasts. 8/5/2022 In Legal Terms: guest Richard Courtney to hear him discuss Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs Law and other topics.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-guest-richard-courtney

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/639/Marriage-License

Marriage License

Applications are accepted in the County Court Office on the 2nd floor of the DeSoto County Courthouse, located at 2535 Highway 51 South in Hernando, Mississippi. Room 200.

Applications are accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.

The Clerk's office accepts walk-ins, no appointment necessary.

Obtaining a Marriage License

To obtain a marriage license is DeSoto County, both applicants must appear before the Circuit Clerk.

Effective January 13, 2020 the cost of the marriage license increases to $37, we accept cash or card. Beginning June 1, 2022 there will be a charge to process all credit card transactions.
Proof of age is required by both applicants in the form of drivers licenses, ID, passport or birth certificate.
There is no blood work or waiting period required and the license does not expire once it has been issued.
If either applicant has been married before we must know the date the last marriage ended. If the divorce was within the last 6 months, we must have a copy of the divorce decree.
Our office only issues the marriage license, our Judges do not perform ceremonies in DeSoto County.
Parental Consent is required for any applicants under the age of 21. Parental consent forms are available in the office or you can print the Out of Office Parental Consent (PDF) form. The form must be signed in front of a Notary and a copy of the drivers license is required from the parent signing the consent form.

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If you fear for your life, what can you do about it? What are your rights surrounding self-defense? Is your home, your castle to defend? We’ll learn about those rights from attorney Francis Springer. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

If you’d like to take some time to read over information about self-defense, you can read: MS § 97-3-15. Homicide; justifiable homicide; use of defensive force; duty to retreat Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, TITLE 97. CRIMES, CHAPTER 3. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

https://lawofselfdefense.com/statute/ms-%C2%A7-97-3-15-homicide-justifiable-homicide/

Past episodes with Francis Springer:

October 26th of 2021 Miranda Rights http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-miranda-rights

April 12th of 2022 Criminal Defense http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-criminal-defense

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Most people pay into insurance so that if “something goes wrong” the insurance company will take care of them. What kinds of insurance are there? How much do you need? What should you say and to whom if you are in a wreck?

Our guest is attorney Baskin Jones from Jones Law Group. https://injuredinmississippi.com/

For more information about insurance, you are encouraged to visit the website for the Mississippi Insurance Department: https://www.mid.ms.gov

There you can read about: Automobile Insurance And You, What The Law Requires, Liability: What You Need To Know, and Tips for Keeping Costs Low

In Legal Terms has been so grateful that Richard Courtney has been a guest on our show to discuss Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs Law and other topics. You’ll find links to all his broadcasts on the information for this recording. In Legal Terms is heard live Tuesdays at 10am Central on MPB Think Radio and at mpb online / radio https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/

03/08/2022 Wills http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-with-richard-courtney

10/12/2021Elder Abuse http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elder-abuse

04/13/2021 Executors http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor

10/27/2020 Special Needs Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law

07/02/2019 Gap Act http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-gap-act

05/14/2019 Wills and Probate http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate-and-executors

08/08/2017 Estate Planning http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625766b

10/28/2016 Special Needs Law Month http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625768b

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Do you have what it takes to be a public servant? What DOES it take to be a public servant? We’ll learn how a Mississippian can run for a political office with our guest, Secretary of State Michael Watson. https://www.sos.ms.gov/

2022 Candidate Qualifying Guide https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2022%20Candidate%20Qualifying%20Guide_FINAL.pdf

Voter Registration Tool Kit: https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/VoterRegistrationToolkit062922.pdf

We’re pleased to welcome back from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, attorneys Seirra Williams and Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director and General Counsel. They’ll tell us about their upcoming clinics and about their services. https://mvlp.org/

3/30/2021 In Legal Terms: MVLP http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-mvlp

9/24/2019 In Legal Terms: Expungements http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-expungments

Need help and qualify? https://ms.freelegalanswers.org/

https://mvlp.org/clinics

July 29, 2022 - Hinds County Legal Clinic
August 3, 2022 - Winston County Legal Clinic (Wills, AHD, POA)
August 26, 2022 - Simpson County Guardianship Clinic
September 16, 2022 - Harrison County Guardianship Clinic
October 6, 2022 - Lafayette County Guardianship Clinic
Sunflower & Humphreys County Legal Clinic

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Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall are all lovely seasons but fleeting. It’s always tax season though. Whether you need to finish up from last year, get the jump on this year, or just learn some new information, it’s always time for a tax show with our favorite tax guru Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law.

If you’ve had other folks prepare your tax returns for you, the IRS has gotten much more “user friendly” https://www.irs.gov/ has a “file your taxes for free” spot with information and links to software you can use.

The IRS is hiring 470 revenue agents who will specialize in auditing or examining both individual and business taxpayers nationwide. These positions are at grades 5-12 in the federal civil service system with a base pay ranging from $31,083 to $68,299. Throughout July, the IRS is holding a series of virtual information sessions for interested applicants. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/special-virtual-sessions-coming-up-for-those-interested-in-compliance-positions-irs-hiring-470-revenue-agents

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What's the difference between defamation, lies, exaggeration, and free speech?

And what is permissible in the eyes of the law? Professor Gershon instructs us and takes your questions.

Want to read more? Here are some websites:

Justice Thomas Wants The Court To ‘Reconsider’ Its First Amendment Jurisprudence https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/justice-thomas-wants-the-court-to-reconsider-its-first-amendment-jurisprudence/

New York Times Company v.Sullivan https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/39

Can An Opinion Be Defamatory? https://www.minclaw.com/legal-resource-center/what-is-defamation/can-opinion-defamatory/

Exploring Constitutional Law http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/lying.html

Constitution Check: Is lying ever protected by the First Amendment? https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/constitution-check-is-lying-ever-protected-by-the-first-amendment

Defamation and Social Media: What You Need To Know https://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/defamation-and-social-media--what-you-need-to-know.html

PARODY & SATIRE https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/topics/freedom-of-speech-2/arts-first-amendment-overview/parody-satire/

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One year ago, our guest on the show was Professor Yvette Butler who specializes in racial justice, economic justice, criminal system reform, civil rights, and civil liberties. When she was on the show, we discussed the then just argued Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If you haven’t heard, the US Supreme court released its ruling. We’ll discuss that today. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/yvette-butler/

Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions - by MPB News Published on July 5, 2022

https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/judge-wont-block-law-banning-most-mississippi-abortions/

If you want more information on Supreme Court rulings

https://www.supremecourt.gov/

Professor Butler was a guest on our show in June of 2021 just after Dobbs v. Jackson WHO was argued. You can listen to that broadcast on our podcast to take you back to our thoughts a year ago.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-abortion-ban-case

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Do you dream of starting your own business? Do you and some friends have an idea for a business? Our guest today is William Bettis, an Attorney with Butler Snow to answer our questions about starting a business. https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/william-bettis/

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office website has some information about starting a business. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Business%20Entities%20(Clean).pdf

2/20/2018 In Legal Terms: Starting a Business http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257653

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/

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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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

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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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/

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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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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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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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

If you’ve missed any of our program you can listen to the whole show's recording at in legal terms.mpbonline.org http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/ Also: mpbonline.org/radio where you can listen live to Think Radio and MPB Music Radio. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/

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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/

Questions:

neighbor's dog
abusers
roadside zoos
controlled hunts
kill shelters
volunteers and vets

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Needing criminal defense must be one of the worst times in a person’s and a family’s life. We’d like to help out by providing some information, that we hope you won’t ever need! Our guest, attorney Francis Springer will answer some questions and help us become better informed.

https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

If you’d like general information in addition to dockets, briefs, orders and opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Mississippi: https://courts.ms.gov/

The Mississippi Bar suggests: You should choose a lawyer as you would a doctor, dentist, accountant or anyone who provides services. Comparison shop. Check the credentials of different attorneys. Discuss fees with them candidly. And don't forget to talk with them about the wisdom of retaining legal counsel in the first place.

https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/

The Mississippi Bar has a list of ProBono options – that means free. We also have a few podcasts dealing with the public defender system. https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/pro-bono-resources/

9/14/2021 In Legal Terms: Public Defender System Reforms

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-public-defender-system-reforms

5/28/2019 In Legal Terms: Indigent Defense

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

4/3/2018 In Legal Terms: Public Defenders

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625764e

What does it mean to be under arrest? https://lustick.com/resource/are-you-under-arrest/

There are many courts that hear criminal cases. https://courts.ms.gov/aboutcourts/aboutthecourts.php

Questions:

nolle prosequi https://criminaldefenseattorneytampa.com/legal-defenses/nolle-prosequi/
mental illness
arrested while on bond
consumer protection with MS Attorney General Money Talks podcast from 10/29/2019 http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-elder-financial-abuse
comments
theft from retirement account

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Is this your favorite time of the year? Trees are budding. Bushes are blooming. Individual income taxes are due! You can think of it as a chore . . . OR . . maybe it’s a fun puzzle or a stroll down memory lane of everything you did during the past year. We’ve got tax tips to help make filling out your income taxes easier.

Your first stop should always be: https://www.irs.gov/

Income Taxes due Monday, April 18th, 2022.

Need to file an extension on FILING your taxes? https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf Taxes/money is still due April 18th, 2022.
Standard deduction
Charitable deductions
IRA deductions
529 accounts

Make your charitable contributions to MPB Foundation at: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/donate

or call 1-888-372-GIVE, 1-877-372-4483

We weren’t able to broadcast a show last week due to the Senate Conformation Hearing for Ketanji Brown Jackson. What kind of conformation power does the Senate have, anyway? We’ll find out with our guest Christopher Green, Professor of Law at the University of MS School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/christopher-green/

Our guest is Professor Christopher Green has been on the show before:

1/29/2019 In Legal Terms: Constitutional Originalism http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-constitutional-originalism

9/18/2018 In Legal Terms: Supreme Court Justices broadcast just after Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Conformation Hearing. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257639

If you’d like to explore more on this topic you can go to the Senate’s website:

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Origins_AdviceConsent.htm

Questions:

judges for life
fixing flaws
Senate actions
back door discussions
decorum

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Time to stretch your imagination today. We’re discussing Space law – did you know Mississippi is a leader in that field? Hmm? Have I got your curiosity peeked? Professor Michelle Hanlon is our guest. We discuss the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi and some of the benefits of space exploration. We discuss what laws cover these situations. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/

At MPB we are proud of the law school and their space law program. We’ve done a few In Legal Term episodes on various aspects of this program: drones, aviation law, space force.

03/02/2021 drones http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-drones

06/02/20 space law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-law-in-2020

01/21/20 aviation law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-aviation-law

04/30/19 space force http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-force

Another podcast of interest:

04/23/2019 In Legal Terms: National Sea Grant Law Center. Our guest was Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625761f

Spinoff highlights NASA technologies that benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/

Mississippian Frank White, author of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution. https://frankwhiteauthor.com/

NASA has a camera that shows views from the International Space Station. https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ESRS/HDEV/

See the International Space Station fly by: https://www.issdetector.com/

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has a website: http://unoosa.org/

They even have a twitter account https://twitter.com/unoosa

For All Moonkind, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to protect each of the six human lunar landing and similar sites in outer space as part of our common human heritage. In 2018 we were granted the status of Permanent Observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. https://www.forallmoonkind.org/

Questions:

Debris remediation
Space law
Stennis Space Center
Commercializing the moon
Salvage

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Due to breaking news, we had less time to record this episode.

A couple of times a year we bring you an attorney to talk with you about wills and the benefits of estate planning. We’ve got attorney Rick Courtney. https://elderlawms.com/

We love talking about wills on In Legal Terms because you love asking about wills. Here are Rick’s past shows.

10/12/2021 In Legal Terms: Elder Abuse http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elder-abuse
4/13/2021 In Legal Terms: Executor http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor
10/27/2020 In Legal Terms: Special Needs Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law
5/14/2019 In Legal Terms: Wills and Probate and Executors http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate-and-executors

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Our host is Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law. I’m Liz Gill. Times change. Laws change. We had a show about the “new” Real ID back in 2019. Then a little thing called a pandemic happened so the date to need a real ID was pushed back. We’ll find out more about this and more about Mississippi’s Department of Public Safety from its General Council, Eric Brown. https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division

What can you get at the Department of Public Safety? Regular driver’s license, Learner’s permit, Disability ID car, Firearm permit application, Out-of-state drivers license transfer, or Sex offender registration. Start at https://www.ms.gov/home from there you can click on Driving in Mississippi to find where to make an appointment or click on one of the other gateways. Schedule an appointment: https://telegov.egov.com/dps

Get information from: https://twitter.com/MSHwyPatrol

To help make Mississippi a safer place by providing information regarding possible drug trafficking or illegal drug sales call the tip line number for the Bureau of Narcotics of Mississippi is 1-800-844-6272

Questions:

ID for federal institutions
Enhanced concealed carry § 45-9-101 https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-45/chapter-9/license-to-carry-concealed-pistol-or-revolver/section-45-9-101
Moving from another state
Skip the line
What do you need to bring
Needs a lawyer https://www.msbar.org/
Car’s license https://www.dor.ms.gov/
Self service machine
Appointment
What if you’re not a legal resident

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Our guest is a fun one today. Professor Stacey Lantagne, Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi School of Law will help us understand the law around NFTs - Non-fungible tokens.

Professor Stacey Lantagne, https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stacey-lantagne/ has been on our show in the past discussing:

TickTock 02/02/21 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-tiktok-and-memes

Protecting your Intellectual property 041420 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property-during-covid-19

Fair use of Intellectual property 121019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property

Genetic Testing 091118 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763a

If you’re interested in learning more about patents and trademarks: The Mississippi Library Commission was designated as an official Patent & Trademark Resource in 1990 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. A wide variety of services are provided from extensive holdings of patent & trademark resources. While the primary users are inventors, attorneys, and researchers, the services are open to the general public. As a patent training and search can take between one and three hours, we recommend you schedule a time to meet with Lawrence Smith, Collection Management Director and Patent Librarian, by emailing him at lsmith@mlc.lib.ms.us or calling 601.432.4120.

https://www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ptrc/

I’m interested in NFTs – especially when I read an article about how an artists and computer programmer partner paid off their mortgage in 6 hours with their Dasterdly Ducks images. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/271028/20220125/nft-ducks-120-000-six-hours-nft-ducks-designer-home-foreclosure.htm

What interests you? We’d love to tell you what the law is and you’re your rights are concerning that subject. Contact us on the show’s email address legalterms@mpbonline.org

NFTs, explained https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq

What are the copyright implications of NFTs? https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/what-are-copyright-implications-nfts-2021-10-29/

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) https://www.copyright.gov/dmca/

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We truly hope when you need a lawyer you find someone you trust and with whom you feel comfortable. If not, we’re talking with General Council of the Mississippi Bar, Adam Kilgore. We’ll learn about fee disputes and take your questions.

https://www.msbar.org/media/3117/adam-kilgore.pdf

Rule 1.5 of MS Rues of Professional Conduct : reasonable fees https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf

Calls:

probate of a will
getting information from attorney
access to land
class action lawsuits
old check
tort
legal documents

Currently, the University of Mississippi School of Law and Mississippi College School of Law are the only law schools in the state.

There are currently 9 online / residential programs approved by the American Bar Association for a gaining a Juris Doctor degree.

With law schools increasingly expanding into online instruction, the ABA has begun to issue waivers to hybrid programs–those that mix traditional campus learning with online courses–so they can apply for accreditation. With trained faculty and significant technological investment, distance learning proponents even argue that law degree programs can be completed exclusively online.

https://onlinemasteroflegalstudies.com/law-degrees/juris-doctor/

If you need to remember one thing from In Legal Terms, I think it should be the website for the Mississippi Bar. The address has pro bono resources, a lawyer directory, and suggestions on how to select a lawyer. That website is msbar.org

MS Bar Consumer Assistance: 601-948-2344

Main office number: 601-948-4471

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Today we’re going to learn about “Evidence”. What does the 4th amendment say about searches and seizures. What happens at searches at your house, your car, in your phone? Sit back and listen as we hear about this from our guest Professor Ron Rychlak from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

Calls:

no knock warrants
game warden
represent yourself
4th amendment road blocks
cell phone searches
boarder cell phones
lights when you drive
MS laws
email - freedom of information act

Our guest is Mark Garriga an attorney with Butler Snow and former legislator. The two houses in Mississippi have passed medical marijuana and sent a bill to the Governor. Now what? https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/mark-garriga/

https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/mississippi-medical-marijuana-bill-passes-house-and-senate-through-final-votes/

Senate Bill 2095 http://legislature.ms.gov/legislation/measure-search

A website were you can type in your address and it will show you your Mississippi house and senate elected official: http://openstates.org/find_your_legislator

To learn about House Bill listen to Money Talks from 02/01/2022. Guest Dr. Brian Pugh, Executive Director for the Stennis Center for Public Service and author of Chaos and Compromise: The Evolution of the Mississippi Budgeting Process discussed the proposal to phase out personal income tax in Mississippi. http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-income-tax-phaseout

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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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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/

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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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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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/

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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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

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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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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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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Every now and then I have to give a gift to Professor Gershon – a show about his favorite topic: the IRS tax code! So, this is your chance to ask about probing questions about IRAs and making charitable contributions – and other tax deductions. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/

Internal Revenue Service https://www.irs.gov/

The IRS form W 4 is what lists out what you want withheld from income you are due. If you have multiple jobs or you and your spouse both work or you receive income from other sources you might want to take a closer look at your withholding. https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-w-4

https://twitter.com/IRSnews

https://twitter.com/IRSsmallbiz

https://twitter.com/RecruitmentIRS

https://twitter.com/IRSenEspanol

https://twitter.com/IRStaxpros

https://twitter.com/IRStaxsecurity

April 18th, 2022 is Tax Day

Topic No. 306 Penalty for Underpayment of Estimated Tax https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc306
Expanded tax benefits help individuals and businesses give to charity during 2021; deductions up to $600 available for cash donations by non-itemizers https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/expanded-tax-benefits-help-individuals-and-businesses-give-to-charity-during-2021-deductions-up-to-600-available-for-cash-donations-by-non-itemizers
IRA Contribution Limits https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-ira-contribution-limits

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We’ve got a topic today that you may be very familiar with and it’s been a headache your whole life or it’s a new concept for you – Heirs’ Property. What it is? Who does it affect? Learn with us today with our guests from the Mississippi Center for Justice: Vangela Wade, President and CEO and Andrea Barnes, director of the HP Project.

https://mscenterforjustice.org/

"Donate" and "Join Our Fight" button are on the website

Heirs' Property Hot Line: 1-877-952-4347

Jackson Office: 601-352-2269

Email concerning Heirs' Property: hp@mscenterforjustice.org

Heirs' Property Webinar: https://mscenterforjustice.org/?s=heirs

According to a report by the US Department of Agriculture’s Southern Research Station: It is conservatively estimated that there are more than 1.6 million acres of heirs’ property with a value of $6.6 billion in counties of the demographically defined Black Belt of the South. https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/compass/2020/07/30/srs-publication-highlights-heirs-property-ownership-and-land-loss/

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Is it just too much of a temptation to draw the voting boundaries so that your party benefits? What’s that called? – oh, yes – gerrymandering. We’ve had the 2020 census, now is it time to redraw some districts? We’ll learn with University of Mississippi School of Law Professor Hans Sinha. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/hans-p-sinha/

Further reading:

https://gerrymander.princeton.edu/info/

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/state-redistricting-litigation

2020 Census shows Mississippi 1 of 3 states to lose population _ With those numbers, Mississippi will retain four congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representative. The Magnolia State has had four U.S. House seats for 20 years now, since the 2000 Census caused Mississippi to lose a seat. https://www.djournal.com/news/state-news/2020-census-shows-mississippi-1-of-3-states-to-lose-population/article_4622c083-2805-568f-944d-1a5a900f5365.html

According to a recent report: Redistricting – The Fight For Fair Maps In Mississippi put out by ACLU Mississippi in August of 2021, the current legislative lines maximize the number of districts with White populations while heavily concentrate Black voters into certain districts, effectively bleeding surrounding districts of Black voters. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/publications/redistricting-report-2021

Senate special elections 11/02/2021: District 32: between Meridian and Louisville, District 38: the most west and south of the state. House special elections: District 29: north and west of Cleveland. https://yallpolitics.com/2021/10/28/special-elections-in-mississippi-coming-up-tuesday-november-2nd/

Hinds County sheriff, Hinds County District 5 constable and Hinds County District 1 county court judge https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/10/21/sheriff-constable-judge-ballot-nov-2-hinds-county-election/8466438002/

DeSoto County: There are three races on the November 2, 2021 Ballot: Justice Court Judge - District 1, Election Commissioner - District 2, Election Commissioner - District 3

Marion county: Special Election for - Election Commissioner, and General Election for School Board Trustee https://www.circuitclerkmarioncountyms.com/elections.html

Calls:

how to solve Gerrymandering?
population's desires not reflected by representatives
medical marijuana
polling places
federal approval of voting
amendment
overturned redistricting
what's best?

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From MPB Think Radio, this In Legal Terms, the show all about you and your rights. Our host is Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law.

You’ve heard on tv and in the movies – you have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney. But what does that really mean? What rights do you have if you are arrested? We’ll learn from former sheriff’s deputy and current attorney Francis Springer from The Springer Law firm. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about

The American Civil Liberties Union has a printable list of what you should and should not do if you’re stopped by the police, if the police come to your door, or if you’re arrested. You might want to read this now because you won’t have time when you need the knowledge!

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police/

We’re talking with attorney Francis Springer, this time about your Miranda Rights. But if you’d like to listen to past episodes, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 we talked about Easements and Roads

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-easements-and-roads

and on on Tue, Dec 8, 2020 our subject was Administrative Law

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

Calls:

traffic stop
court appointed attorney
drunk consent
qualified immunity
revenge against police
race and stops
acts by police
body cams
bad apples

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College kids have won the right to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness. Adults can now gamble on college sports. We’re going to talk about these new laws concerning making money off of college sports. We can’t take your legal calls today but we’d love for you to call and make a contribution to support In Legal Terms and MPB. 1-888 – 372 – GIVE 1-888-372-4483 or contribute at mpbonline.org

Fall 2021 link: : https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast

Guest: Ron Rychlak, Distinguished Professor of Law, Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government, and Faculty Athletics Representative https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

Additional information:

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31086019/everything-need-know-ncaa-nil-debate

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/is-betting-an-athletes-heart-rate-a-game-coming-broadcasting-guest-column-1303582/

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Sometimes you can fight for your rights. Sometimes you might need others to step in for you. We’re talking about Elder Abuse and undue influence with attorney Richard Courtney. Maybe you’ll hear something that will make a difference in the lives of those around you. https://elderlawms.com/

We’re pleased to have attorney Richard Courtney with us again today. You can hear his past broadcasts with us on our podcasts from April 13th 2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor or October 27th 2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law .

Fellow of the Nation Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Mississippi Adult Protective Services website on the information for this broadcast. The Vulnerable Person Abuse Hotline is 844-437-6282 to REPORT ABUSE OR NEGLECT. Call the local law enforcement agency or 911 if the situation is a life threatening emergency.

https://www.mdhs.ms.gov/adults-seniors/adult-protective-services/

The Mississippi State University Extension Service has information on Senior Concerns such as Elder Abuse, Financial Abuse, and Identity Theft. I’ll have their websites on the information page for this broadcast.

http://extension.msstate.edu/content/senior-concerns

Calls:

How to find what assets a deceased person has
Executor
Left out of will
After caregiver dies
Who pays for funeral
Heir proof?
Not married

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We’re talking about the work of the Mississippi NAACP with guests Dr. Corey Wiggins, the Executive Director and the Rev Jimmy Richard, a volunteer with the MS NAACP who serves as the state Legal Redress Chair and President of the Pearl River County NAACP

http://naacpms.org/

https://twitter.com/MSNAACP

https://www.facebook.com/mississippi.naacp

We’re glad to welcome Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable and consultant Jennifer Riley Collins. We’ll be taking about their efforts to promote equitable pay, healthcare, and workforce justice in Mississippi.

MS Black Women's Roundtable https://msbwr.org/

Jennifer Riley Collins consulting https://www.jrileycollinsconsulting.com/

Equal Pay Hearing - Held by the Senate Labor Committe 09/29/2021 9am Mississippi State Capital Room 216 Lilly Ledbetter will address the hearing.

Here is the hearing link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRZT68uO6aw&ab_channel=MississippiLegislature

Watch the live steam: http://www.legislature.ms.gov/ or find the YouTube video afterward: https://www.youtube.com/c/MississippiLegislature/videos

Register to vote in Mississippi: https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/voter-registration-information

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What’s the crime rate in Mississippi? What if you’re charged but can’t afford an attorney? What if you commit a crime and you’re a juvenile? Our guest André de Gruy, State Public Defender gives us some answers. http://www.ospd.ms.gov/ContactOSPD.html

Discussion:

violent crime rate
homiside rate
state funded public defender's office
other states
counties
reforms
reform to juvenile habitual defenders
life in prision without parole for juveniles

Calls:

what is the rate
biggest offenders
plan
due process

We all know we need a will or some kind of estate planning but what information do you need to gather to create one? Can you create one yourself? What do you need to provide to an attorney to help you draft your estate plan for after you’ve died? Our guest is attorney Kelly Kyle. http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html

The MPB Foundation has partnered with FreeWill to give you the ability to gather the information needed to create your will. If you go to their website: mpbfoundation.org you’ll see the link for FreeWill. It’s a free service that FreeWill claims just takes 20 minutes to create or update your legally‑binding will.

Calls:

Aunt and Uncle died soon after one another - no will
What does "property" in a will mean
another couple who died
how to leave to one but not all
who needs a will
father who died
month who died

Past In Legal Terms episodes with Kelly Kyle

02/23/2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-advanced-healthcare-directives
03/31/2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-medical-directives
11/26/2019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate

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We’ve got a show that covers multiple topics – law, global trade, climate change with our guest Professor Antonia Eliason from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/antonia-eliason/

Discussion:

Why carbon initiatives is a local and global issue
EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
what is goal
will it help the world
trade law
cap and trade
US proposals

Calls:

carbon credits http://extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/forestry/carbon-credits
lead in fuel https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1031429212/the-world-has-finally-stopped-using-leaded-gasoline-algeria-used-the-last-stockp
China
India

Additional information:

https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/legal-issues-european-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_3661

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If you are an American, you have civil liberties, and our watchdog is the ACLU. We’re going to learn what is currently on their radar with our guest – Joshua Tom, Legal Director with the American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/joshua-tom-legal-director

Contact the ACLU in Mississippi: 601-354-3408

P.O. Box 2242

Jackson MS 39225

Past ACLU / In Legal Terms shows:

06/09/2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-protests
10/16/2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257635

In Legal Terms: Gerrymandering podcast 09/04/2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763b

Having a good relationship with your lawyer will make your legal trouble a little less troubling. That’s especially important during our pandemic. What can you do? What should you know? Our guest Adam Kilgore General Councel of the Mississippi Bar will tell us.

https://www.msbar.org/

Discussion:

how are courts working during pandemic
lawyer discipline complaints
statistics
fees
contingent fees
retainers
communication

Calls:

what lawyer can do what
help https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/pro-bono-resources/
retainer
fees

In Legal Terms: Choosing a lawyer

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-choosing-a-lawyer

Who provides tax help, fraud assistance, Medicare answers, and is a government watch dog? AARP. We’ll learn today how they fight for the rights of citizens over 50 years of age and their families.

Guest: Kimberly Campbell, State Director of AARP MS

https://states.aarp.org/mississippi/

Anyone can become a member. All people age 50 and older are eligible for full membership with AARP. With a life expectancy of 77 in Mississippi that would give you more than 25 years of benefits.

If you are interested in learning more about fraud, financial ramification of being a care giver, avoiding health care coverage gaps, or Medicare enrollment decisions sign up at https://learn.aarp.org/

Read about:The Caregiver ActMississippi GAP ActCredit for Caregivers Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act

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Anyone have a 16 to 21-year-old? Or know one? What do you need to know that you can or can’t do when you turn 18? Are you an adult? Are the parents still “in charge”?

Guest: attorney Baskin Jones https://injuredinmississippi.com/ who was on our show January 26th 2021 when we talked about Cycling and Insurance. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

MS Code 1-3-27:

The term “minor,” when used in any statute, shall include any person, male or female, under twenty-one years of age.

The Legal Documents You May Want When Your Child Turns 18

Healthcare Proxy (also referred to as a healthcare agent or medical power of attorney, a healthcare power of attorney, or durable power of attorney for health care)

Mississippi healthcare proxy form:

https://www.nrc-pad.org/images/stories/PDFs/mississippi_hcpa.pdf

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) authorization (also called a HIPAA release)

Mississippi HIPPA form:

https://eforms.com/images/2016/10/Mississippi-HIPAA-Authorization-Form.pdf

Durable Power of Attorney (Durable POA)

Separate forms for medical and finances.

https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-durable-power-of-attorney/

Advance Directive Form:

https://eforms.com/power-of-attorney/ms/mississippi-advance-health-care-directive/

What you can do at 18:

Vote
Join the Military
Register for Selective Service
Get a pody piercing or tattoo
Sign a contract

What you CAN NOT do at 18:

buy a lottery ticket
change your name
open a brokerage account or buy stock
be called for jury duty

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Happy New Year – sort of. It’s a new year for legislation in Mississippi. We’ll discuss the new laws that made it through our legislature and got the governor’s signature.

Senate Bill 2621: This bill creates a task force to study domestic laws, including those surrounding divorce.
Senate Bill 2536: This law mandates that people identified as male at birth cannot participate in female sports activities.
Senate Bill 2795: Centers on criminal justice reform. The new law expands parole eligibility and would allow as many as 3,000 of the state’s roughly 17,000 people now in prison to become eligible for parole within three to five years. Those convicted of violations deemed violent crimes committed without a weapon, such as simple robbery or burglary, would be eligible for parole after serving 20 years or 50% of their sentence, whichever is less. They currently have to serve 50%. And some convicted of possession of drugs or of selling drugs and those convicted of some other nonviolent crimes would be eligible after serving 10 years or 25%, whichever is less.
House Bill 196: The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act provides women in prison with minor children more opportunities to see the children and provides additional rights for pregnant women, such as allowing a newborn to remain with the mother for 72 hours unless there are medical concerns and prohibiting invasive searches of pregnant women. The new law also would provide additional rights for all women, such as access to menstrual hygiene products.
Senate Bill 2569: This bill makes it a misdemeanor to tamper with urine samples used for testing. A third conviction could result in a felony conviction.
House Bill 277: Allows tribal identification cards to be used as identification cards for various activities, such as proving age to purchase liquor or cigarettes or to purchase lottery tickets. The new law also allows the card to be used to purchase hunting and fishing licenses and for other activities. A tribal identification card including a photo already can be used to vote.
Senate Bill 2253: Allows a concealed carry permit to be combined with a driver’s license or state-sponsored identification card.
Senate Bill 2313: The Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletic Compensation Act allows college athletes to contract with an agent for their names, images or likenesses to be used, for instance, to endorse a product and receive compensation for that endorsement. College athletes have been prohibited from earning income based on their athletic achievements, but the NCAA, college athletics’ governing body, is currently rewriting those rules.
Senate Bill 2606: The Mississippi Native Spirits Law allows liquor and wine produced in the state more leeway in its sales, such as allowing sales where it is produced, and allowing direct sales by bypassing the state’s liquor and wine warehouse.

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

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

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

In Legal Terms: Divorce 2018

https://www.si.com/college/2021/07/01/jackson-state-antwan-owens-first-nil-endorsement-deal

https://247sports.com/Article/Arkansas-Football-Trey-Knox-lands-promotional-deal-with-PetSmart-under-new-NIL-rules-Name-Image-Likeness-167296461/

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-ids NEW DATE: Beginning May 3, 2023, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States. https://www.tsa.gov/real-id

"New laws hit the books in Mississippi on Thursday | Mississippi Politics and News - Y'all Politics" https://yallpolitics.com/2021/06/30/new-laws-hit-the-books-in-mississippi-on-thursday/

"Several new Mississippi laws going into effect on July 1" https://www.wlox.com/2021/06/30/several-new-mississippi-laws-going-into-effect-july-1/

"Governor signs law expanding parole eligibility in Mississippi" https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/04/22/governor-signs-law-expanding-parole-eligibility-mississippi/

"New Occupational Licensing Law Goes Into Effect This Week | Mississippi News | US News" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2021-06-29/new-occupational-licensing-law-goes-into-effect-this-week?context=amp

"Mississippi 2021 Legislative Session | Mississippi Today" https://mississippitoday.org/2021-legislative-session/

"New Law Allows Delivery of Alcohol to Homes - HottyToddy" https://www.hottytoddy.com/2021/07/01/new-allow-allows-delivery-of-alcohol-to-homes/

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At MPB we want to give you what you want to know about – just ask us. Someone wanted to know about military courts, so we’ve got attorney Franklin Rosenblatt from the firm of Butler Snow on the show today.

“Armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and now Space Force. The term “uniformed services” means— the armed forces; the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

Mr. Rosenblatt co-wrote: Military Justice Cases and Materials Third Edition published in 2020. It will introduce you to military justice while also deepening your understanding of criminal law and procedure, comparative law, international law, and constitutional law. https://cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781531016470/Military-Justice-Third-Edition

From COVID information, tax tips, and explanations of Mississippi Executive Orders Butler Snow’s blogs might have some useful information for you. https://www.butlersnow.com/

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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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Boundary disputes, leases, real estate closing. They aren’t everyday problems for most of us. But it’s good to know IN CASE. We’re discussing property law with attorney Terry Little. https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/about

Terry was alson on the Nov 17th 2020 podcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-estate-law

Discussion:

What is a closing?
What are Section 1031 property exchanges?
Settlement agents

Calls:

mineral rights
HOA language
neighbor's tree
inherited land
criminal activity on your land
will and property question
abastract and deeds

ILT: Easements and Roads May 4th, 2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-easements-and-roads

Money Talks podcast June 15th, 2021 had a call about Section 1031 exchange http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/

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We’re answering questions about age, race, gender or national origin employment discrimination. Marsha Rucker the Regional Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is our guest.

Employees and Job Applicants, also employers can find lots of information at eeoc.gov

Employment Discrimination types are: Age, Disability, Equal Compensation, Genetic Information, Harassment, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Race/Color Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sex, and Sexual Harassment

Discussion:

what is the EEOC
who does it serve
Birmingham Beverage case https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/birmingham-beverage-pay-825000-settle-eeoc-lawsuit-race-discrimination
Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964
discrimination
genetic information
dress codes

Calls:

right to sue
case backload
email - online applications and credit history questions

Today is municipal election day in Mississippi. Polls are open 7am to 7pm. If you are inline at 7pm you can vote. Absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked on or before today and received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office within five (5) business days.

Please check your city’s website for any COVID changes – There’s quite a few in Jackson where we’re voting for mayor and each wards’ city council member. .

https://www.jacksonms.gov/municipal-elections/

https://www.jacksonms.gov/documents/sample-ballot-june-8-2021-general-election/

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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/

Did anyone see this coming? Surprise! It doesn’t matter whether you wanted medical marijuana or not or you wanted Initiative 65 or the Alternative – Mississippi voters can not at this time pass any initiatives – the process is unconstitutional no matter the subject area. This morning we’re talking about the recent – last Friday – Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that our state’s initiative process is unconstitutional with our guest: attorney Mark Garriga of Butler Snow.

Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana and the Initiative Process

Previously on In Legal Terms:

March 23rd, 2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marijuana-in-mississippi
October 6th, 2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-initiative-65-and-alternative-65a

Discussion:

AG letter
reuse petitions
don't blame the court
previous initiatives
statute of limitations
it's up to the legislature
Governor Tate Reeves
Changing the initiative
What can people do?

Contact your representative on Mississippi's legislature that creates your laws: http://www.legislature.ms.gov/

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Divorce is a time that could change your financial status for the rest of your life. What do you need to know about alimony, child support, or who gets the retirement account? Our guest, Medora Justice, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Investment Fiduciary will speak about financial planning around a Divorce and answer your questions. Ms. Justice works for Hardy Reed. www.HardyReed.com mjustus@hardyreed.com info@hardyreed.com Medora Justuce,

Financial Terms Glossery website

Money Talks the show broadcast live Tuesdays at 9am just before In Legal Terms has a podcast about divorce and taxes. Look for the Nov. 7th from 2017

Calls:

Changing a divorce decree
Changing your name

Discussion:

Whati is a CDFA
Why to use a CDFA
Finanical issues in a divorce
Lawyer or no lawyer
Taxes
Retirement planning
Social Security

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The land that you take to get to your home. Is that yours? What if you share that path? Does that make it a road? How can you get access to your land and who else could use that method? We’re talking about roads and easements today with our friend, attorney Francis Springer https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about 601-605-5004

MDOT has free resources to help you deal with traffic. Access what you need to know about road conditions, construction zones, weather and more – even locate welcome centers and rest areas. Their website is mdottraffic.com and there will be a Mississippi Department of Transportation official on Auto Correct Thursday May 6th 2021 at 10am on MPB Think Radio.

Mississippi Roads – the MPB TV program can be seen over the air or on mpbonline.org Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 10:30 am or 5:30 pm. It’s available on MPB TV’s YouTube Channel and on the MS Roads facebook page. The audio of the show has been turned into the podcast: Mile Marker.

If you like to research laws on your own – consider visiting Justia US Law’s website concerning Title 65 – Highways, Bridges and Ferries Chapter 7 Public Roads and Streets; Private Way.

Calls:

easement
easement
how to find out who owns land
road to his home
heir's property easement
how to buy land
diveway became county road
easement not used
easement

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Guest: Pshon Barrett, a former assistant US Attorney, now a private attorney with The ADA Group. Pshon was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and is an ambassador with The ABLE National Resource Center

Discussed:

ABLE Center
the definition of having a disability with respect to the ADA
the American's with Disabilities Act

Websites mentioned:

U.S. Department of Justice https://www.ada.gov/

National Federation of the Blind https://www.nfb.org/

American Council of the Blind https://www.acb.org/

Help with Filing a Complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.ada.gov/filing_eeoc_complaint.htm

2020 Census https://2020census.gov/

Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Accommodations

CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html

Mississippi's Online Voter Information Center yallvote.sos.ms.gov

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What’s up with income taxes for 2020? We’ll talk about how to get them done, what’s new, and what do you think is fair.

Federal and Mississippi Income Taxes due date and file date is now May 17th, 2021.

Where can you find someone to help you do your taxes?

https://southernpartners.org/vita/ Southern Bank Corp banks: Curbside service is available Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9AM – 4PM. Call your local branch for details on contactless (email) tax preparation. Here’s a list of cities with Southern Bankcorp branches: Clarksdale, Drew, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Madison, Picayune, Ruleville, Shelby
Mercy Housing Development in Gulfport
Entergy, has some locations where they will help you file your taxes: https://eitclocations.com/ - these are in Clarksdale and Shelby
The United Way also offer VITA. Call the organization that serves your area.
If you or a friend has access to a computer: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/find-a-location-for-free-tax-prep

Families in the U.S. and territories qualify for the newly expanded CTC. Joint filers making up to $150,000, single head of households making up to $112,500, and other single filers making up to $75,000 qualify for the full advanced periodic payment of the CTC. In a very positive change from the current law, the expansion of the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan means that you do not have to be employed to receive the benefit; even families who have no income at all will be eligible.

If you are unmarried and earn less than $112,500 per year or are married and your household income is less than $150,000 per year, you will receive $3,600 per child under six years old and $3,000 per child age six to 17. Estimates project that families will receive about $300 per child for children under six, and $250 per child between ages six and 17, for each periodic payment.

So, for example, if you have one child, aged seven, you will receive $3,000 over the course of a year, or $250 per month.

The cash benefit begins to reduce by $50 for every additional $1,000 of income earned. Higher-income families who previously qualified are still eligible for the $2,000 per child benefit for individuals making up to $200,000 and joint filers making up to $400,000. Meaning, they will not receive less than what they previously did under current law.

Tax Changes that are proposed for the current congress:

The top individual federal income tax rate would rise from 37% to the pre-Trump rate of 39.6%.
The corporate rate would rise from 21% to 28%; a 15% alternative minimum tax would apply to corporate book income of $100 million and higher.
Individuals earning $400,000 or more would pay additional payroll taxes.
The maximum Child and Dependent Tax Credit would rise from $3,000 to $8,000 ($16,000 for more than one dependent).
Tax relief would be offered for student debt forgiveness and the first-time homebuyers’ credit would be restored.
The estate tax exemption would drop by about 50%.

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

Income $72,000 and below:

Free federal tax filing on an IRS partner site
State tax filing (free with some offers)
Guided preparation – simply answer questions
Online service does all the math

Income above $72,000:

Free electronic forms you fill out and file yourself
No state tax filing
You should know how to prepare paper forms
Basic calculations with limited guidance

The most popular software makers are Turbo Tax, H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer. They each have a free version, a Deluxe or Classis version, a Premier, and a Self-Employed version.

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/best-tax-software/

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/best-tax-software

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What do you do when some dies? What does an executor do? That’s today’s topic with guest Rick Courtney from Courtney Elder Law Associates. https://elderlawms.com/

You can find his podcasts on the following dates: October 27th 2020, July 2nd 2019, and May 14th 2019

If you find someone has died - call the police or sheriff, or their doctor.

Thank you to Elder Law Associates for this checklist. CHECKLIST THINGS TO DO WHEN A PERSON DIES

Notify immediate family and close friends
Evaluate the emotional impact on the surviving spouse, children and close relatives and friends; arrange for support
Deal with donation of bodily organs to an "organ bank." as appropriate
Arrange care for dependents, if any
Notify attending physician or coroner
Arrange care for pets, if any
Evaluate the need for security at Decedent's residence
Cancel or rearrange home deliveries?
Have Post Office hold mail?
Find perishable property (food, plants, etc.), arrange for care or disposal
Find and review Decedent's expressed funeral and burial wishes
Notify agent under any power of attorney
Prepare and arrange for obituary
Arrange for mortuary, cemetery, burial, cremation, as appropriate
Arrange funeral/burial services
Notify other members of family and friends
Keep records of all payments for funeral and other expenses
Locate safe deposit box(es); follow safe deposit box procedures (see page 2)
Locate wills, codicils, trusts
Locate life insurance policies
Locate other important documents, relationships, accounts, investments, etc.
Advise Social Security, Medi-Cal, other agencies as appropriate
Investigate social security benefits
Investigate life insurance
Investigate union death benefits
Investigate veterans burial allowance and other benefits
Investigate fraternal organizations
Investigate employee benefits, including accrued vacation pay, death benefits, final wages, retirement plans, deferred compensation, medical reimbursements,
Investigate refunds on insurance or canceled subscriptions
Investigate Keogh and IRA accounts
Investigate business, partnership and investment arrangements
Retain and meet with attorney regarding estate matters
Retain and meet with CPA as to tax and accounting matters
Meet with life insurance agent to collect proceeds or consider options
Obtain death certificates (ask attorney how many are needed)
Deal with fire, theft, liability and auto insurance on Decedent's property
Work with attorney and CPA to prepare inventory, list of accounts and list of debts
Review credit cards and charge accounts, cancel as appropriate
DO NOT pay any of Decedent's debts until attorney discusses with family or executor
Obtain valuations of assets, as appropriate
If Trust involved, arrange for any allocations and transfers
Arrange for final income tax return and estate tax return, as necessary

Safe Deposit Box Access Procedures

Suggestion: If there is any danger of a will or trust contest, or a conflict between executor, trustee, family or beneficiaries, DO NOT go to safe deposit box without the involvement of an attorney experienced with estate administration.

Owner(s) Deceased: California Probate Code§ 331 authorizes a person who has the key to a safe deposit box of a deceased person to have access to the box, even before any action has been taken with the probate court. The financial institution shall first obtain proof of the decedents death and reasonable proof of the identity of the person seeking access. The person may then:

open the box (under the supervision of an officer or employee of the financial institution),
make an inventory of the contents,
remove instructions for disposition of the decedent's remains, and
after copies have been made and placed in the box, remove wills and trust instruments.

Except for the disposition instructions, wills and trust instruments, no other contents shall be removed under these provisions. The person shall deliver all wills found in the box to the clerk of the superior court, and mail or deliver a copy to the person named as executor.

Surviving Co-Owner(s): Surviving Co-Owners have the right to access, as provided in their agreements with the financial institution. When accessing a safe deposit box after the death of a co-owner:

At least two people should be present at the first opening, and should make an inventory of the contents in detail on letter size paper, with both persons signing and dating the paper.
After copies have been made and placed in the box, remove documents as needed.

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It’s been 12 months, but did you watch Tiger King on Netflix? We’re going to talk about Animal Rights and Captive Animal Law Enforcement with Brittany Peet, PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement from PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-peet-84763b1b/

https://www.peta.org/

Calls:

book suggestion: A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement by Ernest Freeberg
owning a deer in Mississippi?
Zoos that meet Global Federation of Animal Sanctuary standards or Association of Zoos and Aquariums
can't own a while tailed deer but can own a red in MS
PETA rescue practices https://www.peta.org/about-peta/learn-about-peta/helping-animals-in-hampton-roads/
email about chaining dogs

Discussed:

what is a captive animal
Tiger King series
Animal Welfare Act
Endangered Speicies act
Iditarod

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We’re pleased to have representatives from Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on the show today. They’ll tell us about expungements and foreclosure prevention their work with family law matters and how they have shifted to virtual clinics in light of the pandemic.

https://mvlp.org/

https://mvlp.org/clinics

October 29 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Stabilizing the Economy: Expungement Clinic Topics: Felony Expungement and Misdemeanor Expungement

Helping low-income individuals solve legal problems https://www.mslegalservices.org/

https://ms.freelegalanswers.org/ See if you qualify. Ask a question. Check your email. Log back in.

Homes facing foreclosure? https://www.mshomesaver.com/ If you previously received assistance from Homesaver, you are not eligible for assistance again. If you previously applied but never received assistance, you must log back in under your previous application with your username and password. The system will not let you begin a new application.

Beginning September 1, 2020, if you need assistance with your mortgage payments, please visit the link below to find a HUD-approved housing counselor who can assist you with your foreclosure prevention needs. https://apps.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=MS

Ms Sanders was previously a guest on In Legal Terms to tell us about the work of the MVLP on September 24th 2019 and on October 24th, 2017.

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Mississippians overwhelmingly passed Initiative 65 to enable medical marijuana. What’s next? Why is the legislature working on legislation about it now? We'll learn from guest Mark Garriga, an attorney with Butler Snow. https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/mark-garriga/

Our discussion touched on why the legislautre is involved in the issue, why the MS Supreme Court is involved, how the medical marijuana issue brough together so many different voters.

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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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

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

Discussed:

Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism
Challenges for Lawyers
law students
classes
training
Current Events
Confidentiality
Wills

The Ideal Lawyer:

Is competent
Shows fidelity to client
Shows fidelity to the law
Is public spirited
Has civility
Has practical wisdom

Ways Attorneys Get Into Trouble:

Trust account abuse
Neglect of client
Committing felonies

Ethics attorneys hopeful COVID-19 will prompt changes in remote working rules

Thousands of Lawyers, Law Students Push to Disbar Cruz, Hawley

Discipline Them: Lawyers Want Ethics Charges Against AGs Behind Election Challenge

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Guests: Amelia McGowan and Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice to discuss Immigration and answer questions.

To contact the MS Center for Justice:

For the Jackson office call: (601) 352-2269.

For the Biloxi office call: (228) 435-7284.

To reach the Indianola office call: (662) 887-6570.

Their website mscenterforjustice.org/contact/ also has a form to fill out to reach them.

DACA Contact form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4R2ZahNv1iuLL_N4fI1szq0XbbgcXwZGHjAg6HdIhPiIm8g/viewform

Topics included:

Mississippi immigration situation
challenges faced by undocumented people
work of the Center for Justice
ICE raids
how to reach MS Center for Justice
what is asylum
how to qualify
what is DACA

Calls:

gratitude
illegal vs legal entry to country
profiling
crimes

A repeat broadcast from 08/04/2020

Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime books

https://www.upress.state.ms.us/

Books discussed:

Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2
A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-Mississippi
Mississippi’s Federal Courts https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mississippi-s-Federal-Courts
Heroes, Rascals, and the Law https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/H/Heroes-Rascals-and-the-Law
Cups Up https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Cups-Up
Confessions of an Undercover Agent https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Confessions-of-an-Undercover-Agent
The Last Lawyer https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Last-Lawyer
From Midnight to Guntown https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/F/From-Midnight-to-Guntown
Return to Guntown https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/R/Return-to-Guntown
The Legs Murder Scandal https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Legs-Murder-Scandal
Hands in the Till Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/H/Hands-in-the-Till
Power, Greed, and Hubris: Judicial Bribery in Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/P/Power-Greed-and-Hubris

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Can I deduct home office expenses while I'm working from home? It depends. The short answer is, probably not. If you work full-time for someone else, you're out of luck. "Employees who receive a paycheck or a W-2 exclusively from an employer are not eligible for the deduction, even if they are currently working from home," the IRS noted last month. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/success/wfh-home-office-tax-deduction/index.html

The people most likely to be eligible to claim the home office tax deduction are those who are self-employed -- meaning they runtheir own business out of their homes, or are independent contractors or freelancers working on assignments from home. But they must meet the following rules: You may only deduct expenses for the portion of your home that is used exclusively and regularly for business and your home must be your principal place of business. And you may not deduct expenses related to anything that is used for both your work and your home life.

Business Use of Your Home https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p587.pdf

If you CAN claim a deduction, here's more guidance : https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/heres-what-taxpayers-need-to-know-about-the-home-office-deduction

https://homebusinessmag.com/management/legalese/3-legal-issues-faced-home-based-businesses-prepare/

Do you have a suggestion for a show topic for 2021? Email us: legalterms@mpbonline.org

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Our topic is housing at the end of the 2020 pandemic year with Will Bedwell and John Jopling from the MS Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/about/

On April 21st of 2020, In Legal Terms discussed Housing at the beginning of the pandemic with Will Bedwell and MS Center for Justice CEO Vangela Wade.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-housing-with-ms-center-for-justice

Justice.gov has information on the Fair Housing Act. The MS Center for Justice has information about housing and six self-help videos concerning eviction. https://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-act-1

https://mscenterforjustice.org/work/affordable-housing/

http://www.msatjc.org/self-help-videos

That COVID eviction hotline number is 228-702-9983.

MIssissippi Home Corporation https://www.mshomecorp.com/

Conner v. Alltin, LLc, Cause No. 3:20-CV57-MPM-RP

MS Center for Justice Fair Housing Hot Line 1-877-352-2269

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Our guest, attorney Francis Springer from the Springer Law Firm, discusses Administrative or Regulatory Law. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

Discussion:

Email concerning name change

Department of Enviromental Quality requirements

Agencies presumed to be correct

Courts list four conditions for agency rulings to be reversed:

Ruling not supported by substantial evidence
Ruling was capricious or arbitrary
Ruling was beyond the power of administrative agency
Ruling is a violation of statutory or constitutional rights

Guest: attorney Marc Chamberlain from the Butler Snow law firm https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/marc-chamberlain/

We discuss strategic lawsuits against public participation. Learn more here: https://www.iadclaw.org/assets/1/17/Business_Litigation_March_2020.pdf

What are they?
Who brings these lawsuits?
What's Mississippi's stance on SLAPPs

Guest: Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/

To find state laws about gun rights: https://midsouthgunlawyer.com/welcome-to-the-website-for-the-midsouth-gun-lawyer/

or https://www.handgunlaw.us/

Calls concerned:

2nd amendment and marijuana
shootings at protests
restrictions on buying guns
carrying a gun in a car
buying guns in MS
calaber of amunition
Alabama fees
travel between states
fire arms in cars

Guest: Terry Little from Harper Little https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/

Real Estate Closings were discussed before the calls came in.

Calls concerned:

title theft
property disclosure
hurricane damage
multipe owners of home
encroachment
leaving property by will or deed
property in IRA
heirs property

Email about gain in property value

Listen to Money Talks discuss real estate investment: http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-real-estate-investment

We begin the show discussing weird state laws https://www.usatoday.com/list/news/nation-now/weirdest-laws-every-state/53ad0541-3518-4432-adc4-0fec193d389e/

killing raccoons on Sunday
what is Bigfoot
bear wrestling
legal homicide

Statutes, Court ruleings, administrative regulations

Mississippi Teacher Strike Statute https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-37/chapter-9/in-general/section-37-9-75/

Canons of Construction https://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/adjunct/dstevenson/2018Spring/CANONS%20OF%20CONSTRUCTION.pdf

Election Day!

MS Elections Answerline: 1-800-829-6786

MS Elections Fraud Hotline: 1-800-829-6786

https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

To see a sample ballot for your street address, go to yallvote.ms. This will take you to the MS Sec of State’s website. Scroll down to Poling place locator. Type in your address. Your address should pop up, along with your poling place, and your Circuit Clerk’s name and phone number. Below that is what is on YOUR ballot. Everyone will vote for President and Senator. Your ballot will be different from MY ballot in that You’ll have your US representative, election commissioner and your supreme court justice races listed.

Medical marijuana http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-initiative-65-and-alternative-65a
The Flag Change
Change to statewide election of officials

Previous show with Hinds County Election Commissions Chair http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elections-commissioner

The polls close at 7pm tonight. If you are in line, stay in line so you can vote.

If you make a mistake on your ballot ask for a new one. If the machines are down at your polling pace, ask for a paper ballot. There’s an election protection hotline: 1-866-OUR VOTE if you have questions about your rights or trouble voting.

Text polls 30330 to find out where to vote.

No one may refuse a person the right to vote if that person is legally entitled to vote. _

No voter shall be threatened, intimidated, or paid to vote by any person.

Voters whose names do not appear on the poll book or who do not have an acceptable form of photo ID are entitled to vote by affidavit ballot. You will then have 5 business days after election day to present a photo id at the Circuit clerk’s office.

Voters who require assistance in marking the ballot because of disability, blindness, or an inability to read or write are entitled to receive assistance from a person of the voter’s choice, excluding, a candidate whose name is on the ballot, or a poll watcher who is observing in the polling place on Election Day.

Rules prevent people from wearing campaign-related clothes or caps into the polling place. And people campaigning for a person or issue on the ballot must remain 150 feet from the polling place. Sec of State Watson said this rule applies only to signage or clothing pertaining to “anything that’s on the ballot,” but would not prohibit other messaging not directly up for a vote. So any candidate-specific gear like MAGA or Biden hats are prohibited, but generic “Black Lives Matter” T-shirts are permitted. https://mississippitoday.org/2020/11/02/maga-hats-blm-shirts-what-mississippians-can-and-cant-wear-to-the-polls-and-other-helpful-voting-tips-for-election-day/?fbclid=IwAR1v-wAcghZj8T6eDZeR_Z-myd7-C83hCY7k7MB2kDYY-biu2RToGmQcXf8

Calls:

memory about protesting poll tax as a child
Forrest County election issue
voting story REAL ID http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-ids
electoral college
questionable experience
story of mom voting
statewide initiative
Oxford story
voting issues

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Guest: Richard Courtney from Courtney Elder Law Associates https://elderlawms.com/

When planning for your own or someone else's disability:

P P P P

P: People - who needs to be in control "after"

P: Place - where do you desire the person to live

P: Paper - documents - trusts, medical directives, etc

P: Professional guidence - this isn't a DIY project

See Mr. Courtney's website for free information https://elderlawms.com/frequently-asked-questions/

For attoneys: A Lawyer's Gudie to Working with Special Needs Clients book https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/379427221/

ILT podcast dealing with the Americans with Disabilities Act http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ada

Richard Courtney on MPB's Money Talks : ABLE Accounts http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-able-accounts

Sec.of State Michael Watson on ILT http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-secretary-of-state-watson

Listener questions:

medicaid
college age child
access to buildings

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Guest for the show: Toni Johnson, Hinds County Election Commissioner - Chair

Information about the HINDS County Election Commission http://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/election-commission

More Information from the Secretary of State's website: Yallvote.ms

Check to see if you are registered to vote here

Locate your polling place and see your sample ballot here

Update your name and address here

Step by step Absentee Voter Guide

COVI-19 FAQ

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Guests for In Legal Terms:

Jonathan Abram, a Pro Bono lawyer with Hogan Lovells website: Mississippi prosecutors will not retry Hogan Lovells client Curtis Flowers following Supreme Court decision and six trials
Asscociate Dean Tucker Carrington, Director of the George Cochran Mississippi Innnocence Project https://innocenceproject.olemiss.edu/ Article: Curtis Flowers’ Conviction Overturned!
Henderson Hill, Noted Capital Defense Attorney Article: Noted North Carolina attorney to join Curtis Flowers' defense team
Robert McDuff, Mississippi Center for Justice, Jackson https://mscenterforjustice.org/curtis-flowers/ Article: Atticus Finch with a Laptop

Curtis Flowers was tried for murder six times in Mississippi. Four of the trials resulted in convictions, all of which were overturned on appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court reviewed Flowers' case. It overturned, on a 7–2 vote, the murder convictions in June 2019 in the decision Flowers v. Mississippi. In December 2019, Flowers was released from prison for the first time since his original arrest. On September 4th, 2020, the Attorney General for Mississippi announced she would not seek a seventh trial and had dropped the charges against Flowers.

The Flowers case served as the subject of a 2018 podcast, In the Dark, on American Public Media. https://features.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/season-two/

Hear the oral arguments made before the U.S. Supreme Court and read the opinions https://www.oyez.org/cases/2018/17-9572

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The cover art IS the ballot measure that will appear on the November 3rd, 2020 General Election Ballot in Mississippi.

Along with regular hosts Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law and MPB's Liz Gill, guests for the show included: Hannah Shirley Mecham Law Firm, Andy Taggert Taggert Rimes and Graham, and Ed Langton MS Board of Health

Additional information:

For Initiative 65: https://www.medicalmarijuana2020.com/

Against Initiative 65: https://www.mississippihorizon.org/

Calls:

what oversite
confusing ballot
Doctor who is against
summery of confusing ballot

Emails:

We wouldn’t have a marijuana or opioid abuse problem if it were not for the abuses of the physicians.
I am a Mississippian, born and raised in Hattiesburg, married in Ocean Springs, until traveling with my husband with the military. We now reside in Florida where MM is legal. I have 2 small boys and have severe postpartum anxiety. Medical marijuana has been a literal lifesaver for me. I am a better wife and mother. To know I couldn’t receive my medicine in Mississippi is heartbreaking. I went to my general physician, he prescribed marijuana, I registered with the state, and the state sent me a card license. Marijuana is medical. Consider the epileptics! It was scheduled as a class 1 drug as a tool to suppress the Black community. The gentleman it is an illegal drug is simply a “crafting of words” as he says. Marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana can not be overdosed on. Marijuana is not addictive. There should be no fear mongering of this highly necessary medicine.

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Our guest, Lieutenant Governor, Delbert Hosemann talked about his role in Mississippi government, how an idea becomes a law, and about important legislation passed in 2020.

Calls:

absentee votes
creating a law
flag change

This was an open show to talk about . . . anything!

We discussed:

notaries - guidance from the Secretary of State's office website
Stanley Cup Finals website
special elections - Who's running where? Sample ballot website
voting during a pandemic
voter id
registering to vote
wearing a mask
not wearing a mask while voting
In God We Trust
Absentee voting
2020 Census call: 1-844-330-2020

Deadline to register to vote for the November 3rd 2020 General Election is October 5th, 2020

yallvote.ms

Sample ballot

Want to be a poll worker? sign up here with the Secretary of State's office website.

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This is an encore of http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-expungments

Learn more about the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on their website http://www.mvlp.net/

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Professor Richard Gershon discusses the benefits to setting up a tax exempt not for profit and the hoops you have to jump through to get one made.

Professor Gershon is the author of several books and articles on taxation and legal education, and is a co-author contributing annual updates to Attorney Client Privilege in The United States. In 2019 he published the seventh edition of “A Student’s Guide to the Internal Revenue Code (with Professor Jeffrey A. Maine). https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/

Steps to start a charity in Mississippi

IRS Charities and Not For Profits

Lifecycle of an Exempt Organization

Types of Tax Exempt Organizations

Annual Filing Forms

Activities that could jeopardize a public charity's tax-exempt status

Unrelated Business Income Tax

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Guest: Pshon Barrett, a former assistant US Attorney, now a private attorney with The ADA Group. Pshon was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and is an ambassador with The ABLE National Resource Center

Discussed:

ABLE Center
the definition of having a disability with respect to the ADA
the American's with Disabilities Act

Websites mentioned:

U.S. Department of Justice https://www.ada.gov/

National Federation of the Blind https://www.nfb.org/

American Council of the Blind https://www.acb.org/

Help with Filing a Complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.ada.gov/filing_eeoc_complaint.htm

2020 Census https://2020census.gov/

Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Accommodations

CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.html

Mississippi's Online Voter Information Center yallvote.sos.ms.gov

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Guest attorney Tina Seymour Demoran gives an overview of adoption in Mississippi and addresses listener questions.

Topics discussed:

requirements
cost
subsidies
infant adoption
out of culture adoption
family leave
privacy
reversals
inheritance
special needs

More information:

https://www.adoptuskids.org/ Contact: info@adoptuskids.org or adoptms.kids@mdcps.ms.gov

IRS Topic Number 607--Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Program IRS.Gov

Mississippi Bar (What are the steps in adopting a child?) https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/what-are-the-steps-in-adopting-a-child/

North American Council on Adoptable Children https://www.nacac.org/help/adoption-assistance/adoption-assistance-us/state-programs/

Child Welfare Information Gateway https://www.childwelfare.gov/

For more information on Title IV-E eligibility, view our fact sheet Eligibility and Benefits for Federal Adoption Assistance.

Information about our guest and the Seymour Law Firm upcoming seminars: https://www.seymourlawms.com/

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Guests: Bette Bradley, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Jason Derrick, Professor and Chair of the Admissions Committee at the University of Mississippi School of Law

Topics covered:

what are requirements for getting into law school
admission tests
traditional and non-traditional students
employment after school
the American Bar Association exams

https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/bette-bradley/

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/jason-derrick/

Guest: Judge Troy Odom https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39

Charged with the responsibility of the filing of matters related to: Divorces, Adoptions, Child Support, Wills and Estate matters, Guardianships, Conservator ships, Land matters, and related issues.

The Chancery Judges hear special court cases involving wills and estates, support and custody of minor children, divorces and alimony, and lunacy or commitment hearings. The Judges are known as equity Judges whose area of duty involves more than narrow and rigid interpretations of laws and focuses on protection of individual rights. The Judges also handle other matters, such as petitions to incorporate or enlarge a city, the establishment and management of drainage districts, children's welfare funds, and other projects.

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

Jury trials returning to Mississippi

https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2020/08/07/jury-trials-to-return-to-area-will-be-conducted-at-natchez-city-auditorium/

https://courts.ms.gov/news/2020/06.04.20Panola%20jury%20edited.php

There are 20 Chancery Courts around the state. https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/chancerycourt/chancerycourt.php

Selection of Judges: nonpartisan election

Retention of Judges: reelection

Qualifications: practicing attorney 5 yrs; minimum age of 26; state citizen 5 yrs; district resident

http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/limited_jurisdiction_courts.cfm?state=MS

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Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime books

https://www.upress.state.ms.us/

Books discussed:

Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2
A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-Mississippi
Mississippi’s Federal Courts https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mississippi-s-Federal-Courts
Heroes, Rascals, and the Law https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/H/Heroes-Rascals-and-the-Law
Cups Up https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Cups-Up
Confessions of an Undercover Agent https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Confessions-of-an-Undercover-Agent
The Last Lawyer https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Last-Lawyer
From Midnight to Guntown https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/F/From-Midnight-to-Guntown
Return to Guntown https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/R/Return-to-Guntown
The Legs Murder Scandal https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/T/The-Legs-Murder-Scandal
Hands in the Till Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/H/Hands-in-the-Till
Power, Greed, and Hubris: Judicial Bribery in Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/P/Power-Greed-and-Hubris

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Guest: Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/lisa-shaw-roy/

Discussion centered around are restrictions on religious gatherings and mandatory mask orders during a pandemic constitutional.

On shutting down one group verses another? Liberty concerns vs equality concerns

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-rejects-nevada-church-challenge-on-virus-rules

Does the constitution grant governments greater latitude to restrict individual freedoms during a pandemic.

A Simple Guide to Executive Orders: A handy summary of COVID-19 Executive Orders from the Governor, organized by who and what they apply to (Updated July 27) https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/9924.pdf

Fines for not wearing a mask? According to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Jackson residents could be fined $300 and sent to jail for six months. Businesses could be shut down for a day. The fine in Canton for individuals is $500, and $1,000 for businesses. In Columbus and Greenwood, you can be fined up to $1,000. A $1,000 fine applies to businesses in Oxford.

https://mspolicy.org/1000-fine-6-months-in-jail-for-not-wearing-a-mask/

Private business that require masks to do business with them (now or beginning on the 1st): Walmart, Kroger, Target, Walgreens, Aldi, Apple, AT&T, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Costco, CVS Health, Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Home Depot, Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, Verizon, Winn-Dixie, Whole Foods Market, and McDonald's. https://www.worldnewj.com/winn-dixie-publix-walmart-all-the-u-s-stores-requiring-masks/

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Guest: Ron Rychlak, Distinguished Professor of Law, Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government, and Faculty Athletics Representative https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

Discussion included:

how has COVID19 impacted gambling
online gambling in Mississippi
sports betting

Some websites:

https://news.yahoo.com/california-man-accused-gambling-away-covid-relief-funds-013747667.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/is-betting-an-athletes-heart-rate-a-game-coming-broadcasting-guest-column-1303582

On the 'Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me' NPR and MPB radio program broadcast July 18, 2020 and available as a podcast, they had guest Maria Konnikova, journalist and writer who took up completive poker playing as research for her book, currently on the New York Times Bestseller list - The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win. She moved during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown to New Jersey where online poker is legal. https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/

The Mississippi Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling is dedicated to helping the community respond to those individuals and their families devastated by addictive gambling. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call our toll-free help line at 1-888-777-9696. All calls are strictly confidential.

msgambler.org

MPB’s Money Talks discussed Day Trading on July 21st, 2020.. Is that legal online gambling? Listen to the Money Talks podcast or find it on their website: moneytalks.mpbonline.org

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Guest - Claiborne Ferguson, from The Claiborne Ferguson Law Firm https://www.midsouthcriminaldefense.com/

Discussion:

families who have children on the Autism Spectrum Disorder
needs for juvenile defendants
change in dealing with mental illness
training court personnel to recognize mental illness
special resources attorneys need

The animation that was used in the Heider and Simmel study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTNmLt7QX8E

The Mississippi Department of mental health has a webpage that provides information. http://www.dmh.ms.gov/service-options/mental-health/children-and-youth-services/ For more information about services or if you or a loved one needs help, call the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Helpline at 1-877-210-8513. Staff are available to provide help around the clock

On MPB each Tuesday at 11am is Southern Remedy: Relatively Speaking with Dr. Susan Buttross author of Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder part of the Understanding Health And Sickness Series from the University Press of Mississippi

Our guest and his law firm are conducting a free legal seminar is called "Autism in the Justice System". It will be held August 4th at 2pm. Due to COVID-19, it will be a webinar on Zoom. Anyone can register at Eventbrite.com There will also be a link on the website for The Claiborne Ferguson Law Firm – that website is midsouthcriminaldefense.com

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Guest is attorney Louis Watson from Watson & Norris Law Firm. https://www.watsonnorris.com/attorneys/

We started the hour discussing terminations over social media posts then learned about "employment-at-will" and how the pandemic has affected employment law.

Here are some of the information that was mentioned during the broadcast:

CARES Act https://www.cbh.com/guide/alerts/cares-act-what-you-need-to-know/
US Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Division https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
Fair Labor Standards Act https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.eeoc.gov/
Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964
Age Discrimination in Employment Act https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/age-discrimination-employment-act-1967
Americans with Disability Act https://www.ada.gov/

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Calls:

home sales
PERS taxable? http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-pers
rolling over an IRA to a Roth IRA
early withdraw from IRA due to COVID-19
military taxes https://www.irs.gov/individuals/military
filing taxes when you don't owe

https://www.cbh.com/guide/alerts/cares-act-what-you-need-to-know/

CARES Act: Highlights of the Tax Provisions

Provisions Applicable To Individuals

Early withdrawals from retirement plans and participant loans

Waiver of required minimum distributions

Recovery Rebates

Charitable Contribution Changes

Modification of limitation on losses for individuals

Provisions Applicable To Businesses

Employee Retention Credit

Deferral of Employer payroll taxes

Changes to Mandated Paid Leave

Employer Payment of Employee Student Loans

Changes to NOLS

Changes to AMT Credit refunds

Changes to limitations on deductibility of business interest expense

Changes to depreciation for qualified improvement property

Tax Aspects of Government Provided Relief Loans

Provisions Applicable To Individuals

Additional Retirement Plan Distributions Available

Recovery Rebates for Individuals

Allowance for partial above-the-line deduction for charitable contributions

Modification of limitations on charitable contributions during 2020

Modification of limitation on losses for taxpayers other than corporations

Provisions Applicable To Businesses

Employee Retention Credit

Deferral of Employer payroll taxes

Changes to Mandated Paid Leave

Employer Payment of Employee Student Loans

Changes to NOLS

Changes to AMT Credit refunds

Changes to limitations on deductibility of business interest expense

Changes to depreciation for qualified improvement property

Tax Aspects of Government Provided Relief Loans

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Guest Ben Griffith https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ben-griffith-2/ discusses voting in Mississippi and voting during a pandemic.

Calls concerned:

mail in voting in other states
padded voter rolls and piles of ballots
contacting Circuit Clerks office for absentee ballots learning where your polling place is located
what if voters are kept away from voting
HB 1521 https://legiscan.com/MS/bill/HB1521/2020

Need voter information? www.yallvote.sos.ms.gov

Some registered voters are eligible to vote by an absentee ballot because of age, health, work demands, temporary relocation for educational purposes, or their affiliation with the U.S. Armed Forces. Please check with your Circuit or Municipal Clerk to determine if you are entitled to vote by an absentee ballot and to learn the procedures for doing so. If you know you will vote by an absentee ballot, you may contact your Circuit or Municipal Clerk’s Office at any time within 45 days of the election. Voters included within the Uniform and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), such as members of the military and overseas citizens, may register to vote and request an absentee ballot by Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). UOCAVA voters may register to vote using the FPCA up until ten days before the date of an election and may receive and return an absentee ballot by mail, email, or fax. For more information, call the Secretary of State’s Election Hotline at 1 (800) 829-6786 or visit the website at www.yallvote.sos.ms.gov

A special election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 88 was called for April 21, 2020. On April 3, 2020, Gov. Tate Reeves (R) postponed the special election to June 23, 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. This is an area north of Hattiesburg almost surrounding but not including Laurel. The seat became vacant after Ramona Blackledge (R) resigned on January 31, 2020.

https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives_District_88

On our Feb.25th 2020 podcast we had guest new Secretary of State, Michael Watson to talk about primary voting, the Census, and the DMV. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-secretary-of-state-watson

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Protest concerning police actions have taken place all over the country. One of the prominent signs held up was “Defund the Police”. What does that mean? It’s a catchy phrase for a poster but do Americans REALLY think the police should be abolished? Let’s learn from Cliff Johnson from the MacArthur Justice Center – Mississippi.

It’s been a minute since we’ve had someone from the MacArthur Justice Center – Our podcast from April 10th, 2018 with Cliff Johnson profiled the center and its work. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625764d

You can also go to their website: macarthurjustice.org/mississippi/

Calls concerned:

children segregated in preschool
police target some groups don't target others
society needs to meet its needs
protesters blocking right of ways
small protests
police should be well vetted
we need police to do their job
police are needed

Cliff Johnson mentioned the written works of DeRay Mckesson.

Oxford’s Public Safety spent $15,632,569 out of total city expenditures of $73,666,538 or 21.2% of expenditures for the city.

http://www.oxfordms.net/documents/departments/cityclerk/2018-audit.pdf

Jackson’s Public Safety spent $60,996,096 out of total city expenditures of $159,729,856 or 38.2 % of expenditures for the city.

https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/jacksonms/uploads/2019/09/2018-CAFR.pdf

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Guest: Joshua F. Tom, Legal Director and Interim Executive Director of ACLU of Mississippi https://www.aclu-ms.org/

Discussed:

individual protests
group protests
permits
speech vs actions
difference between protests and civil disobedience
rights when you encounter law enforcement
protests on streets, sidewalks, parts
protests on private property
protests at shopping malls
burning flags
police interfering with protests
disturbances at peaceful protests

Website information: aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights/

ACLU Mississippi Facebook live video concerning protests: https://www.facebook.com/ACLUMississippi/videos/1376077109249322/

former Executive Director Jennifer Riley Collins on past In Legal Terms: October 16th, 2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257635

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Our guest, Charles Stotler, Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, brought us up to date on on the changing world of space law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/charles-stotler/

Past episodes on this subject can be found:

In Legal Terms: Aviation Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-aviation-law 01/21/2020

In Legal Terms: Space Force http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-force 04/30/2019

In Legal Terms: Space Law in 2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257638 09/25/2018

HOAs what can they legally do, what do they protect, and what can they exclude.

Our guest is attorney Reed Marts from Oxford’s and northwest Georgia’s Freeland – Marts law firm . This is an encore broadcast from June 18th 2019. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-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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Are there rough seas ahead for you due to the pandemic? Foreclosures, bankruptcy, or predatory lenders? Our guest from the MS Center for Justice, Director of Consumer Protection, Charles Lee took questions for this podcast. https://www.mscenterforjustice.org/

Resource Information for Consumers

A resource on managing personal finances curing COVID19 for Mississippians created by the Mississippi State Extension Service.

http://extension.msstate.edu/content/managing-personal-finances-during-covid-19

Coronavirus and dealing with debt: Tips to help ease the impact

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/coronavirus-and-dealing-debt-tips-help-ease-impact/

Sample Letters for Dealing with Debt Collectors

The following sample letters will help if you’re experiencing common problems that may come up with debt collectors.

I do not owe this debt .
I need more information about this debt .
I want the debt collector to stop contacting me .
I want the debt collector to only contact me through my lawyer .
I want to specify how the debt collector can contact me .

If you use any of these letters, it’s important to do so as soon as possible after you’re first contacted, and to keep copies of any letters you send. In certain situations, you only have 30 days after you’re contacted to ask for certain information, but even if more than 30 days pass, it’s still a good idea to ask for what you need.

Credit Reports

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3 national credit reporting companies are offering free weekly online credit reports through April 2021.

Link to https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action

Through December 31, 2026, all U.S. consumers can also get six free credit reports every 12 months from Equifax by establishing a "myEquifax" account at https://my.equifax.com/consumer-registration/UCSC/#/personal-info or by calling 866-349-5191

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How to Dispute Errors on Your Credit Report

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ask-cfpb/how-do-i-dispute-an-error-on-my-credit-report-en-314/

Resources to Help Consumers Avoid Scams

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/avoiding-scams/

Tips to Cancel a Time Share Contract

https://www.debt.org/real-estate/timeshare-cancellation/

MPB’s Money Talks recently had a representative from the National Foudnation for Consumer Credit. https://www.nfcc.org/ You can hear their podcast from May 12th on their website http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-credit-counseling

National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via email at disaster@leo.gov _

Report scams to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov

The Federal Trade Commission also has information https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts

FTC.gov/complaint

The Mississippi Attorney General’s guide to Consumer Protection http://www.ago.state.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Consumer-Guide-to-Mississippi-Consumer-Protection-Law.pdf

CARES Act: Temporary student loan relief: All loan and interest payments are deferred through Sept. 30 without penalty to the borrower for all federally owned student loans. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/821457551/whats-inside-the-senate-s-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package

Calls concerned:

time shares
title problems
housing
warning about scams
more scams

Attorney Charles Lee can be reached at the Mississippi Center for Justice at 601-352-2269 extension 104

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A former host of In Legal Terms, Professor Matthew Hall, was our guest for our show concerning The Balance Between Civil Liberty and Public Safety in a Time of Crisis https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/matthew-r-hall/

The U.S. Supreme Court found that the “police power” of the States embraces “reasonable regulations …as will protect the public health and safety.” Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/197/11/

2016 Mississippi CodeTitle 41 - Public HealthChapter 23 - Contagious and Infectious Diseases; QuarantineIn General (§§ 41-23-1 - 41-23-47) https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2016/title-41/chapter-23/in-general/

2006 US Code Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD CHAPTER 3 – PERSONNEL Sec. 328 - Active Guard and Reserve duty: Governor's authority https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2006/title32/chap3/sec328/

Military Power in Law Enforcement: The Posse Comitatus https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-2/38-military-power-in-law-enforcement.html

Law expert: In Miss. it’s a felony to violate a quarantine order, but good luck enforcing it https://www.wlox.com/2020/03/21/law-expert-miss-its-felony-violate-quarantine-order-good-luck-enforcing-it/

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Guest, attorney Francis Springer,updates us on how Mississippi's Legal System is functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discussion included:

meeting with clients
legal research
electronic (or not) court filings
emergency proceedings
jury duty
social distancing
courts that are open
courthouses that are open
rights of the accused
people in jail
access to hearings
confidentiality in communications
notary services
fraud
check websites for the legal service you need to see their availability

https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about

Francis Springer has been a guest on In Legal Terms a few times: Holiday Help was broadcast on Dec. 17th 2019. May 21st 2019 we talked Police Stops with attorney Springer. Francis talked with us about Alcohol Laws in Mississippi on July 17th 2018.

Guests were Stephanie Showalter-Otts, Director of National Sea Grant Law Center. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stephanie-showalter-otts/

Catherine Janasie, Senior Research Counsel for the National Sea Grant Law Center. https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/catherine-janasie/

Both are attorneys and are a part of the University of Mississippi School of Law.

The episode discusses the work of the National Sea Grant Law Center http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/

Information regarding the fishing and seafood industry with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/covid19/files/fisheryparticipants-section12005.pdf

Additional information: http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/covid19/index.html

Information about Economic Impact Payments can be found on the IRS's website: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/heres-how-much-individuals-will-get-from-the-economic-impact-payments

An article discussing: if you used 529 plan withdrawals to pay for tuition or room and board, you could be hit with a tax bill if you don't take this action within 60 days. https://www.kiplinger.com/article/college/T002-C032-S014-the-coronavirus-529-plan-tax-risk-you-can-t-ignore.html

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Guests: attorney Vangela Wade, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice and Will Bedwell an attorney in the Center's Biloxi office.

Immediate protection for housing:

The eviction moratorium operates by restricting lessors of covered properties # from filing new eviction actions for non-payment of rent, and also prohibits “charging fees, penalties, or other charges to the tenant related to such nonpayment of rent.” Sec. 4024(b). The federal moratorium also provides that a lessor (of a covered property) may not evict a tenant after the moratorium expires except on 30 days’ notice—which may not be given until after the moratorium period.

Covered properties include:

VAWA Covered Housing Programs

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Public housing
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program
Section 8 project-based housing
Section 202 housing for the elderly
Section 811 housing for people with disabilities
Section 236 multifamily rental housing
Section 221(d)(3) Below Market Interest Rate
HOME
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
McKinney-Vento Act homelessness programs
Department of Agriculture
Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Sections 514 and 516 Farm Labor Housing
Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants
Section 538 multifamily rental housing

Department of Treasury

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Rural Housing Voucher Program

Properties with federally backed mortgage loans (1-4 units)

Properties with federally backed multifamily mortgage loans (5+ units)

https://www.nhlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020.03.27-NHLP-CARES-Act-Eviction-Moratorium-Summary.pdf

c. Evictions Suspended: Pursuant to Miss. Code. Ann. Section 33-15-11(c)(1) and (33-15-11(c)(4), evections within the State of Mississippi are suspended, and all state, county and local law enforcement officers are directed to cease enforcement of orders of eviction for residential premises during the Shelter in Place Order. No provision contained within this Executive Order shall be construed as relieving any individual of the obligation to pay rent, to make mortgage payments, or to comply with any other obligation that an individual may have under tenancy or mortgage.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/Education-Publications/ExecutiveOrders/1466.pdf

A new federal law, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, puts in place two protections for homeowners with federally backed mortgages:

A foreclosure moratorium
A right to forbearance for homeowners who are experiencing a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 emergency

If you don’t have a federally backed mortgage, you still may have relief options through your mortgage servicer or from your state.

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/guide-coronavirus-mortgage-relief-options/

Landlord-Tenant Law in Mississippi Authored By: The University of Mississippi School of Law Legal Clinic

https://www.mslegalservices.org/resource/landlord-tenant-law-in-mississippi

MS Legal Services: 1-800-498-1804

Mississippi Public Service Commission COVID-19 statements

https://www.psc.ms.gov/node/555

MS Legal Services: 1-800-498-1804

Mississippi Center for Justice: 601-352-2269 https://www.mscenterforjustice.org/

Fair Housing Hot Line: 1-877-352-2269

MS United to End Homelessness: 601-960-0557 https://www.muteh.org/

Open Doors Homeless Coaliton: 228-604-2048 https://www.opendoorshc.org/

MS Home Corporation https://www.ms.gov/node/223

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Are you being creative during the pandemic emergency? Taking photographs? Performing on Tik Tok? How can you protect these intellectual properties?

Guest: Professor Stacey Lantange, Associate Dean for Faculty Development spoke about teaching online and students learning online.

Streaming services, inventors, and 3D printing we also discussed.

Calls concerned:

copy-writing an image
Chinese property rights
infringement
patent applications
copy-writing lyrics
and owned patents

Prof Stacey Lantagne has been a guest on In Legal Terms in the past:

Dec. 12th, 2019 intellectual property http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property
Sept. 11th, 2018 Genetic Testing http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763a
Sept. 5th 2017 Copyright Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257667

; Sept. 11th, 2018 Genetic Testing, and Sept. 5th 2017 Copyright Law

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Guest: John J. Green, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Director, Center for Population Studies & Society and Health Minor Affiliated Faculty, School of Law

The University of Mississippi http://cps.olemiss.edu/

Be ready to be counted, Mississippi! April 1st, 2020 Census Day https://2020census.gov/

Kids Count in Mississippi https://kidscount.ssrc.msstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KC-Factbook-2020.pdf

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-2020-census

Guest attorney, Kelly Kyle, discussed Advanced Healthcare Directives and powers of attorney. http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html

For a copy of the statute and form: https://www.nrc-pad.org/images/stories/PDFs/mississippi_adstatute.pdf

Example of the Docubank card that was discussed.

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Our guest, attorney Tina Seymour Demoran https://www.seymourlawms.com/ discusses Protection Order in Mississippi.

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Our guest is attorney, Craig Robertson. He has his own podcast available on his firm's website and podcasts platforms listen under the name of his firm: Robertson and Easterling http://www.robertson.ms/

https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/what-are-the-grounds-for-divorce-in-mississippi/

Professor Richard Gershon (author of seventh edition of “A Student’s Guide to the Internal Revenue Code (with Professor Jeffrey A. Maine) talks about the tax issues surrounding divorce

Alimony - paid is taxable for divorces (or modified decrees ) after 2019. It's not taxable if received.
Child Support payments - never has been taxable
Property Settlements - basis stays the same when transferred from one spouse to another.

Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8332

Publication 504 (2019), Divorced or Separated Individuals https://www.irs.gov/publications/p504

Here’s the new tax-advantaged way to pay alimony https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/14/heres-the-new-tax-advantaged-way-to-pay-alimony.html

Professor Deborah Bell discusses with Professor Richard Gershon Family Law issues with regards to children in Mississippi.

Call topics:

child support
signing over parental rights
custody
payments of child support

Legal clinics that may provide help:

North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
Oxford (662) 234-2918
West Point (662) 494-6122
Clarksdale (662) 627-4184
Greenville (662) 335-8203
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project http://www.mvlp.net/ 601-960-9577

We're pleased to hear from Mississippi's Secretary of State, Michael Watson.

We learn about the SIP Plan https://www.sos.ms.gov/Pages/SIP-Plan.aspx
Discuss the March 10th primary and voting in Mississippi https://www.sos.ms.gov/Vote/Pages/default.aspx
Do you need assistance in getting a voting ID? Call 1-844-MS VOTER or 1-844-678-6837
In Legal Terms talked about Real IDs on a previous podcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-ids
Be on the look out for Census materials in your mail box. It's important for every Mississippian to be counted. A past podcast learned about the Census: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-2020-census
Register to vote before March 2nd to participate in any Primary runoff elections for 2020.
Vote absentee for the March 10th Primary Election if you'll be gone for Spring Break.
Register to vote before October 5th to participate in the November 2020 Presidential and Senate/Representative Election.

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Guests: Glenn Lautzenhiser, Chairperson of the Lowdes County Crime and Addiction Task Force and Dr. Charles Rhea, orthopedic surgeon discuss why they believe the unregulated and legal substance - Kratom should be added to Mississippi's list of Schedule 1 Controlled Substances.

Discussed on the broadcast:

Notes from the Field: Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths with Kratom Detected — 27 States, July 2016–December 2017 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6814a2.htm

Kratom Consumer Protection Act passed by Georgia in 2019: To amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to 2 controlled substances, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide a definition; to 3 provide for the identification of a standard level of kratom alkoloids and establish 4 recommended dosages; to provide for the prohibition of access to kratom to persons under 5 18 years of age; to provide for package labeling requirements; to provide for penalties; to 6 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183236.pdf

Natural Herb Kratom May Have Therapeutic Effects And Relatively Low Potential For Abuse Or Harm, According To A User Survey https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/natural-herb-kratom-may-have-therapeutic-effects-and-relatively-low-potential-for-abuse-or-harm-according-to-a-user-survey

Kratom Products Now Banned From Oxford; https://hottytoddy.com/2019/08/06/kratom-products-now-banned-from-oxford/ The Board generally has three readings for ordinances with one public hearing during the second reading. By state law, they must hold the two readings and public hearing although the Board’s policy is to have three readings for most ordinances. However, if the Board finds that the ordinance is of interest to the public’s health and safety, they can elect to vote after the public hearing during the second reading, which is what occurred Tuesday with the Kratom ban ordinance. https://www.boardpaq.com/pdfViewer?c=vdGRucaEoDKKu5%2fmOP6Rgw%3d%3d.

"13 times more potent than morphine " From Kratom to mitragynine and its derivatives: physiological and behavioural effects related to use, abuse, and addiction. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660513/#ref5

7-hydroxymitragynine demonstrates 13 times higher analgesic potency than morphine and 46 folds higher potency than mitragynine. From Matsumoto K, Horie S, Ishikawa H, Takayama H, Aimi N, Ponglux D, et al. Antinociceptive effect of 7-hydroxymitragynine in mice: Discovery of an orally active opioid analgesic from the Thai medicinal herb Mitragyna speciosa. Life Sci. 2004;74:2143–55.

Mississippi Legislature 2020 Regular Session Senate Bill 2084 http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2084.xml Description: Kratom; include in Controlled Substances, Schedule I. Senator Chuck Younger, District 17, Principal Author

STATE OF TENNESSEE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/ops/2017/op17-055.pdf

Question: Does possession of the Kratom plant in its natural botanical form subject a person to potential criminal prosecution under Tennessee law, which makes it a crime to possess mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine in a synthetic form?

Opinion: Possession of the Kratom plant in its natural botanical form should not subject a person to potential criminal prosecution under Tennessee law. The Kratom plant in its natural botanical form is not a prohibited controlled substance under Tennessee law

American Kratom Association https://www.americankratom.org/

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If your employer provides a benefit to you it might be taxed.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p15b Are Fringe Benefits Taxable?Any fringe benefit you provide is taxable and must be included in the recipient's pay unless the law specifically excludes it. Section 2 discusses the exclusions that apply to certain fringe benefits. Any benefit not excluded under the rules discussed in section 2 is taxable.

Question from a caller: If you receive proceeds from settlement of a lawsuit, you may have questions about whether you must include the proceeds in your income. . . https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4345.pdf

Guest: John J. Green, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Director, Center for Population Studies & Society and Health Minor Affiliated Faculty, School of Law

The University of Mississippi http://cps.olemiss.edu/

Be ready to be counted, Mississippi! April 1st, 2020 Census Day https://2020census.gov/

Kids Count in Mississippi https://kidscount.ssrc.msstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/KC-Factbook-2020.pdf

Our guest is Charles Stotler, an Associate Director of the LL.M. Program in Air and Space Law and Research Counsel to the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/charles-stotler/

As we begin the year 2020, familiarize yourself with contracts to protect yourself and understand your agreement.

Professor Richard Gershon reviews contracts for us:

Contracts don't always need to be written out, but having them in writing makes the agreement clearer to all parties.
Illegal contracts aren't enforceable
Contract = Promise and adequate consideration
Counter offers negate previous offers
Under 21? NO CONTRACT

A caller also learned you can disclaim an asset that is willed to you.

Guest attorney Francis Springer of Springer Law Office, a former Deputy Sheriff, gave helpful tips in case you or a family member run into trouble with law enforcement this holiday season.

https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

Guest: Associate Dean Stacy Lantagne, Professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law discusses copyrights, trademarks, and fair use of created media.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stacey-lantagne/

Guests: Bette Bradley, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Scholarships at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Jason Derrick, Professor and Chair of the Admissions Committee at the University of Mississippi School of Law

Topics covered:

what are requirements for getting into law school
admission tests
traditional and non-traditional students
employment after school
the American Bar Association exams

https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/bette-bradley/

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/jason-derrick/

Guest: attorney Kelly Kyle, co-author of the book "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs, Medicaid Secrets: Mississippi Edition".

Kyle Wynn & Associates Registration for an estate planning seminar Saturday, December 7, 10:00 AM, at Courtyard by Marriott, 106 Baptist Drive, MADISON, MS http://www.kyle-wynn.com/seminar-registration.html

What can you do in the next few weeks to get ready for filing your 2019 income taxes?

organize your information
itemized deductions
charitable contributions
medical expenses
estimated taxes
retirement contributions
529 plans

Host Professor Richard Gershon is the author of several books and articles on taxation and legal education.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/

Our guest was Desiree Hensley, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Clinic

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/desiree-hensley/

We learned about Security deposits, lease agreements, tenant and landlord rights, and discrimination.

For additional information go to The Housing and Urban Development website for frequently asked questions: hud.gov/faqs

University of Mississippi School of Law Housing Clinic: https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/housing-clinic/ and phone number 662-915-3493

Mississippi Legal Services - Helping low-income individuals solve legal problems: https://www.mslegalservices.org/ and State-wide Intake Hotline at 1-800-498-1804

Guests: Adam Kilgore, General Counsel of The Mississippi Bar and Kate Margolis an Attorney with the firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Helpful websites: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/

https://www.ago.state.ms.us/victims/scams/

If you have concerns about whether something is legitimate or a scam, or you suspect that you have become a victim of a scam, please contact the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office at 601-359-4230 or 1-800-281-4418, if you are in Mississippi.

Look out for:

Credit Card Scams

Check Scams

Check Overpayment Scams

Counterfeit Check Scams

Computer Support Scams

Debt Collector Scams

Emergency Scams

Employment Scams

Home Improvement Scams

Home Rental Scams

Identity Theft Scams

Insurance Fraud

Jamaican Sweepstakes & Lottery Scams

Money Wiring Scams

Phishing Scams

Publisher’s Clearing House Scams

Secret Shopper Scams

On Election Day:

Polls are open until 7pm.

Y'all Vote: https://www.sos.ms.gov/Vote/Pages/default.aspx

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Guest: MS Supreme Court Justice Randy Pierce, Director of the Mississippi Judicial College.

Our show aims to provide knowledge and answer questions about our legal system in Mississippi. The Judicial College provides continuing legal judicial education and training for supreme court justices; court of appeal judges; chancery, circuit, county, justice and municipal court judges; youth court judges and referees; and court administrators, court clerks and court reporters. https://mjc.olemiss.edu/

Information about voting in Mississippi for the upcoming November 5th, 2019 statewide election. https://www.sos.ms.gov/Vote/Pages/default.aspx

Mississippi Judiciary website designed to provide public access to information about the state court system. https://courts.ms.gov/

Do you need a REAL ID? Where do you get one? Why do you get one?

NEW DATE: Beginning May 3, 2023, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States. https://www.tsa.gov/real-id

The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver’s licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act’s minimum standards. The purposes covered by the Act are: accessing Federal facilities, entering nuclear power plants, and, boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft.

https://www.ms.gov/dps/license_renewal/License

Greg and Graham - according to the Department of Public Safety, when you renew or get a duplicate CDL they will have the REAL ID star.

https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/FirstResponders

https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov

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Guest André de Gruy, the State Defender from the Office of State Public Defender http://www.ospd.ms.gov/CapStaff/Andre.htm

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Professor Marie Cope from the University of Mississippi School of Law talks about the Transactional Clinic staffed by UM Law Students and the business law assistance they provide. The Clinic assists those with low income. Possible steps may include registering with the Secretary of State's Office, creating a LLC, getting a tax id number, and filing 10-23 IRA applications.

The public is invited to leave a message with the Clinic and a student will call back to take down their information: 662-915-7429

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1635.pdf

Guest: Patricia Ice, Legal Project Directorat Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance

We learned about the work of MIRA and the ramifications to families from the August 2019 immigration raids in MIssissippi.

To support the work of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance: www.yourmira.org

Our guest for the show: Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project http://www.mvlp.net/

2014 Mississippi Code Title 97 – CRIMES Chapter 3 - CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON § 97-3-2 - Crimes of violence defined https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2014/title-97/chapter-3/section-97-3-2/

Know Your Rights: Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project 9:30am-1:30pm Friday, October 4th at Eudora Wetly Library, Jackson MS

Upcoming clinics:

October 17Lafayette County Family Law ClinicTopics: Uncontested ID Divorce, Emancipation, Uncontested Guardianship, Name Change, and Simple Will/POA/Advanced Health Care Directives. Legal advice will be available for employment-related questions.

Click Here for Family Law Matters

Pre-registration is required.

October 18Hinds County Family Law and Expungement ClinicTopics: Uncontested ID Divorce, Uncontested Emancipation, Uncontested Guardianship, Custody, Visitation, Power of Attorney, Simple Wills, Felony and Misdemeanor Expungement.

Pre-registration is required.Click Here for Family Law Matters

Click Here for Expungement Matters

November 14Family Law Pro Se Day Sunflower/Humphreys CountyTopics: Uncontested ID Divorce, Desertion Divorce, Uncontested Guardianship, and Name Change.

Click Here for Family Law MattersPre-registration required.

https://ms.freelegalanswers.org/ Register now for October 24th, 2019 Virtual Legal Clinic

Other resources: Mississippi Center for Justice https://www.mscenterforjustice.org/

Mississippi Association of Justice https://www.msaj.org/

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Guests for the show: Mississippi Bar Association: Deputy General Counsel Missye Scott and General Counsel Adam Kilgore

Listeners called in for this show! They all wanted to know how to find a lawyer for their situation. Advice given: ask your friends! (check the yellow pages?)

Advice from the Mississippi Bar Association https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/

Attorney Ethics was also discussed.

Guest expert Professor Hans Sinha joins Professor Richard Gershon to discuss Double Jeopardy.

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Professor Richard Gershon explains the regulations around making contributions and withdrawals from retirement accounts such as 401Ks, IRAs, and Roth IRAs.

· Professor Gershon is the author of several books and articles on taxation and legal education. In 2019 he published the seventh edition of “A Student’s Guide to the Internal Revenue Code (with Professor Jeffrey A. Maine).

On August 13th, MPB”s Money Talks gave out advice about retirement investing. The host Ryder Taff, a chartered financial analyst with New Perspectives, covered those who are retired, about to retire, and people just starting out. You can find that show and listen On Demand at moneytalk.mpbonline.org or on your podcasting platform.

Total annual contributions to your Traditional and Roth IRAs combined cannot exceed $6,000 (under age 50) for 2019. 401(k) contribution limit increases to $19,000 for 2019. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/401k-contribution-limit-increases-to-19000-for-2019-ira-limit-increases-to-6000

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) legislation is under consideration in Washington, D.C.

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Guests: Professor Farish Percy https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/e-farish-percy/ and attorney Jesse Mitchell https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mitchell-Firm-P/222171121849298

PROPERTY OWNER LIABILITY — Senate Bill 2901 , called the "Landowners Protection Act," says that anyone who owns, leases, operates, or maintains a commercial property in Mississippi will not be liable for any injury on the property caused by another person, unless the person in charge of the property did something that "impelled" the harmful action. Supporters say the new law will provide financial protection for property owners or managers, while critics say it could lead to negligence.

Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law gives his opinion on the new state laws that take affect July 1, 2019 in Mississippi.

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2019/07/01/new-laws-mississippi/1617541001/

There will be a run off for some elected positions August 27th – 2 weeks from today. November 5th is the next general election in Mississippi. All our senators and representatives along with the statewide offices will be selected on that date. If you voted in the primary you can only vote in the same primary on the 27th. If you didn’t vote in the primary you can vote in either runoff primary. If you didn’t vote in the primary, you can still vote in the general election.

Citizens need to register by October 7th to vote in the November 5th general election for Governor, Lt. Gov. and such. There are county positions that need to be filled by election in November also. Teens don’t need to be 18 by October 7th to register, just 18 by November 5th. AND if you didn’t vote in the primary you can still vote in the general election.

Guest Al Cutturini, director of the Elder Law Project at North Mississippi Rural Legal Services discusses their upcoming conference and elder law issues. Oxford Conference Center, 8:30 am 08/09/19; Free to the public (charge for CPE credits)

Phone number: 1-800-498-1804 (anywhere in Mississippi)

http://nmrls.com/ North Mississippi Rural Legal Services

https://www.mslegalservices.org/ Mississippi Legal Services

Podcast mentioned: Judge Larry Primeaux's Blog about Practice in Mississippi's Chancery Courts https://betterchancery.com/

Guest Kim Turner, attorney and Assistant Secretary of State, head of the Elections Division is our guest.

http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/default.aspx

MS Primaries are August 6th, 2019

Deadline to register to vote for the General Election is October 7th, 2019 5pm

General Election is Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

Guest, Professor Ron Rychlak from the University of Mississippi reflects and discusses with special host MPB's Jay White and Professor Richard Gershon sports gambling in Mississippi.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

What's a game of chance? What's skill? When do we get scratch off tickets and a lottery.

Guest Richard Courtney of Courtney Elder Law Associates, a division of Frascogna Courtney, PLLC is the guest.

Additional information (videos and access to Richard Courtney's Essential Planning Guide for Special Needs Children & Adults) can be found on Mr. Courtney's website: elderlawms.org Phone number 601-987-3000

January 1st, 2020 Mississippi's GAP Act become effective. GAP Act, for “guard and protect" will provide stronger protections for children and vulnerable adults. The new rules create a clear and workable statutory framework, modern and enforceable reporting requirements, comprehensive court monitoring procedures, state driven accountability measures, protection of the ward’s fundamental rights, and transparency from all parties.

Guest attorney Tina Seymour Demoran gives an overview of adoption in Mississippi and addresses listener questions.

Topics discussed:

requirements
cost
subsidies
infant adoption
out of culture adoption
family leave
privacy
reversals
inheritance
special needs

More information:

AdoptUSKids or info@adoptuskids.org or adoptms.kids@mdcps.ms.gov

IRS Topic Number 607--Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Program IRS.Gov

Mississippi Bar (What are the steps in adopting a child?)

North American Council on Adoptable Children https://www.nacac.org/help/adoption-assistance/adoption-assistance-us/state-programs/

Child Welfare Information Gateway https://www.childwelfare.gov/

For more information on Title IV-E eligibility, view our fact sheet Eligibility and Benefits for Federal Adoption Assistance.

Information about our guest and the Seymour Law Firm upcoming seminars: https://www.seymourlawms.com/

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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/

With vacation season upon us, prepare carefully for your trips and know your rights as a traveler.

Some helpful websites: https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights for Aviation Consumer Protection; https://cruising.org/about-the-industry/policy-priorities/clia-oceangoing-cruise-line-policies/other for Cruiser Bill of Rights from Cruise Lines International Association.

To find out if your hotel has a history of Bed Bugs: https://bedbugregistry.com/

Guests: Patty Furr, Executive Director of Jackson-Hinds Library System and Ben Piazza, attorney and Chairman of the Capital Area Bar Association Law Library Committee

Professor Richard Gershon and Liz Gill with guests discuss opportunities for Mississippians to access legal databases through local libraries and law libraries.

Mississippi Library Commission

While staff at the Mississippi Library Commission can’t provide legal advice, they can look up specific statutes and court cases for patrons. The library has a subscription to a Legal Forms database that has Mississippi-specific forms on a variety of topics, from name changes to divorce to simple wills. It also has a notary on staff and can direct patrons to the appropriate circuit or chancery court in order to find out more information about filing the forms themselves.

https://mlc.lib.ms.us/mlc-services/online-resources/online-databases/

The Harrison County Law Library offers Westlaw Patron Access to members of the public in both the First Judicial District Courthouse of Harrison County located at 1801 23rd Ave. Gulfport, and in the Second Judicial District Courthouse located at 730 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Biloxi.

http://co.harrison.ms.us/departments/law%20library/contact.asp

Jackson County Law Library Manager Faith Garbin called the show. The law library is open to the general public between the hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., on Friday. The library is accessible from inside the Pascagoula Public Library. A professional access pass is also available as well as printing and copying services to the legal community. http://www.jgrls.org/services/lawlib.html

All branches of the Jackson-Hinds Library System have access to WestlawNext which is a ground-breaking legal research system that represents the culmination of more than 100 years of West attorney-created editorial analysis and technological innovation. WestlawNext offers a clean, modern interface and powerful search functionality. WestlawNext allows users to search legal cases, state and federal laws, administrative codes, statutes and court rules, legal forms, and much more.

http://www.jhlibrary.com/resources/pdfs/Legal_Research_Brochure_Six_Panels_compressed.pdf

Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System: The Law Library houses numerous law titles such as the Mississippi Code, Southern Reporter, Mississippi Digest, General Laws of Mississippi, U.S. Supreme Court Reporter, American Law Reports, Personal Injury, Federal Rules Digest, West’s Annotated Mississippi Code, Wharton’s Criminal Law, Wharton’s Criminal Law Evidence, Wharton’s Criminal Law and Procedure, American Jurisprudence, American Jurisprudence: Proof of Facts, American Jurisprudence: Trials, Mississippi Senate Journal, Mississippi House Journal, Federal Rules of Evidence Digest, U.S. Supreme Court Digest, US Code Annotated, Cyclopedia of Automobile Law and Practice, Summary of Mississippi Law. These books are available for use in the Library only and cannot be checked out. There are also two computers located in the Law Library and are linked to the Westlaw Database (in-library use only). The Library is not a legal aid office and does not provide legal assistance.

https://starkville.lib.ms.us/oktibbeha-county-law-library

William Ballard, Esq, DeSoto County Law Librarian & Archivist called the show. He manages the Law Library Monday-Thursday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The DeSoto County Law Library offers access to many volumes of printed materials for your legal needs, as well as access to the Casemaker service. While he cannot give legal advice, Mr. Ballard can help you with your search and point you in the right direction. He can be reached at 662-429-4439 Ext. 114 or via email at ballard@firstregional.org

https://firstregional.org/desoto-county-law-library/

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Andre deGruy, State Defender and Director of Capital Defense Counsel Division was our guest.

Mr. deGruy, spoke about the state of our public defenders situation in Mississippi, the work of the MS Public Defender Task Force, and the right our citizens have to be represented in court.

Office of the State Public Defender http://www.ospd.ms.gov/

For more information also listen to our broadcast from April 3, 2018.

What should you do if you're stopped by the police while driving?

Our guest, attorney Francis Springer of the Springer Law Firm, enumerates our rights and obligations and consequences concerning traffic stops.

https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/springerlawoffice/

Our guest, attorney Richard Courtney, discussed elder law and answered questions about wills, probate, and executors. https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/

Give your executor the documents they need
Their job is to secure the original will
and secure the property: locks, valuables, etc.

When parents, grand parents, or other ancestors leave land to their family they also leave legal problems.

Guest attorney Vangela Wade answers listeners' questions and explains the problem and provides suggestions about Heir Property on this broadcast. https://www.wadelawfirmpllc.com/

More Information about Heir Property: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/whatyouneedtoknowheirproperty.pdf

Ms. Wade is hosting a free seminar open to the public on the topic of Heirs Property. Register by May 11th, 2019 for the May 16th, 2019 event. https://www.wadelawfirmpllc.com/Register/

Local Attorney Helps Jackson Citizens Secure Generations Of Land Ownership

Free Heirs’ Property Seminar on May 16th with Special Guest Experts that Include State Rep. Robert L. Johnson, III and Hinds County Chancery Clerk, Eddie Jean Carr

Attorney Vangela M. Wade is inviting the Metro Jackson, Mississippi community to her Free Heirs’ Property Seminar on May 16, 2019, 9am - 11am, at The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Key information will be shared in regard to protecting land and ensuring a family’s land ownership legacy.

“Heirs’ Property refers to real property that passes from one person to another upon each person's death,” says Attorney Vangela M. Wade, President of The Wade Law Firm. “In most cases, without a Will or other legal instrument transferring ownership to that person's heirs, each heir then has an undivided interest in that property. Over time, this method of inheritance can lead to lack of ‘clear title’ and has the potential of diminishing the value of the property.” A lack of "clear title" makes property less marketable for sale or lease, can interfere with securing loans, grants and government assistance, and is the leading cause of black involuntary land loss.

This FREE seminar, led by Attorney Wade, with special guests State Rep. Robert L. Johnson, III and Hinds County Chancery Clerk, Eddie Jean Carr, will explain the nuances of heir property such as titling, lack of marketable title, and loss of ownership in treasured family land and property.

Registration for this FREE seminar is open to the public, however, seating is limited. To secure your seat, you must register with The Wade Law Firm before May 11th by calling 601-856-9967 or online at https://wadelawfirmheirpropertyseminar.eventbrite.com.

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Professor Charles Stotler from the University of Mississippi School of Law talks about President Trump's Space Force

We also hear how Mississippians will be connected to the future of litigation in the expanse above our heads.

https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/llm/ll-m-program-overview/

Our guest is Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center.

Located at the University Of Mississippi School Of Law, Ms. Showalter Otts discusses the center's legal research, outreach, education.

You can keep up with the Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program onnline http://masglp.olemiss.edu/ on twitter https://twitter.com/msalseagrantlaw and on facebooik https://www.facebook.com/masglp

Our guest is Paralegal Program Coordinator and Instructor for Homes Community College, Darleen Dozier.

Ms. Dozier explains the course work to become a paralegal and the job opportunities after certification.

Online and on campus classes begin June 3, 2019 https://www.holmescc.edu/registration/

Guest is Desiree Hensley, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Clinic at the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Ms. Hensley will discuss and take questions on Housing.

On this broadcast:

Landlord tenant act
Security deposits
USDA loans Money Talks episode that discussed the subject: http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/money-talks/2018/08/21/money-talks-usda-rural-development/
Installment contracts

Religious Freedom or Freedom from Religion?

What does the First Amendment say about religion? We talk about students and religion in schools.

Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

What about religious practices in public schools or public places?

Do students have the right to express their religious beliefs at school?

Can students express their religious beliefs during class?

Can students distribute religious material at school?

Can students form religious clubs at school?

Can students pray at school?

Is it okay to bring a Bible to school? Can it be used as a resource for an assignment?

Can students wear religious clothing or jewelry to school?

Can my city force my store or restaurant to close on Sunday (Blue Laws?).

Current events:

Utah teacher apologizes for Ash Wednesday cross incident https://www.apnews.com/07145585aaf44d4e8edaa389109a2cd7
Mississippi school tells teachers to remove religious items https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/03/23/mississippi-school-tells-teachers-to-remove_ap.html

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Do you know about a FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)?

What about FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act), and ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)? After this In Legal Term broadcast with attorney Louis Watson we hope you do! http://watsonnorris.com/attorneys/

Federal laws cover many employment matters in Mississippi. Know that there is a time limit to make a complaint.

U. S. Equal Employmnet Opportunity Commission https://www.eeoc.gov//

What's the difference between defamation, lies, exaggeration, and free speech?

And what is permissible in the eyes of the law? Professor Gershon instructs us and takes your questions.

Want to read more? Here are some websites:

Justice Thomas Wants The Court To ‘Reconsider’ Its First Amendment Jurisprudence https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/justice-thomas-wants-the-court-to-reconsider-its-first-amendment-jurisprudence/

New York Times Company v.Sullivan https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/39

Can An Opinion Be Defamatory? https://www.minclaw.com/legal-resource-center/what-is-defamation/can-opinion-defamatory/

Exploring Constitutional Law http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/lying.html

Constitution Check: Is lying ever protected by the First Amendment? https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/constitution-check-is-lying-ever-protected-by-the-first-amendment

Defamation and Social Media: What You Need To Know https://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/defamation-and-social-media--what-you-need-to-know.html

PARODY & SATIRE https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/topics/freedom-of-speech-2/arts-first-amendment-overview/parody-satire/

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Attorney Kelly Kyle was our guest for this broadcast.

Mr. Kyle with Professor Richard Gershon to discuss avoiding probate, the importance of having a will, and updating that will.

Kelly http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html has his own radio broadcast at Newstalk 1180 Tuesday mornings at 8:06 where he hosts "Peace of Mind Estate Planning."

Kyle Wynn & Associates has seminars coming up: http://www.kyle-wynn.com/seminar-registration.html

GERMANTOWN, Mississippi Thursday, March 21

MEMPHIS, Saturday, March 23

GULFPORT, Tuesday, April 2

OCEAN SPRINGS, Wednesday, April 3

DIAMONDHEAD, Thursday, April 4

MOSS POINT, Friday, April 5

OCEAN SPRINGS, Saturday, April 6

Professor Donna Davis from the University of Mississippi School of Law discusses Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinics.

Ms. Davis also talk about the new tax law for 2018 income taxes.

Need help preparing your taxes? https://www.irs.gov/individuals/free-tax-return-preparation-for-you-by-volunteers The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $55,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

In addition to VITA, the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly those who are 60 years of age and older, specializing in questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors. The IRS-certified volunteers who provide tax counseling are often retired individuals associated with non-profit organizations that receive grants from the IRS.

VITA and TCE sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls and other convenient locations across the country. To locate the nearest VITA or TCE site near you, use the VITA Locator Tool https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/ or call 800-906-9887.

We took a question about Section 199A deductions: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-provision-11011-section-199a-qualified-business-income-deduction-faqs

Where can you get a free lunch or a good deal on tax day? https://www.offers.com/blog/post/tax-day-freebies/

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Guest Katherine Shireman, attorney with the Seymour Law Firm in Biloxi discusses child custody with our listeners.

Ms. Shiremen has worked in the past with Mission First, which provides legal aid, a medical clinic, a dental clinic and after school programs for the community in Jackson. https://www.missionfirst.org/ She currently works for the Seymour Law Firm in Biloxi https://www.seymourlawms.com/

In Legal Terms has covered Child Custody on other episodes: on November 13, 2018 http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2018/11/13/in-legal-terms-child-custody-in-mississippi/ and on April 17, 2018 http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2018/04/17/in-legal-terms-child-custody-factors/

From the MS Bar: Child Custody: Considering the Best Interest of the Child https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/child-custody-considering-the-best-interest-of-the-child/

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Attorney and Adjunct Professor Tiffany Kilpatrick was the guest for the show that discussed the criminal justice system.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/tiffany-kilpatrick/

Steps in the process: arrest, arraignment, Indictment, bail, trial

Civil rights, gender rights, human rights: are they all the same?

Do we need to still talk about them in 2019? Guest Dean Michele Alexandre from the University of Mississippi Law School https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michele-alexandre/ discusses the topic and takes listener calls.

In Legal Terms broadcast on Human Trafficing from August 21st, 2018 http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2018/08/21/in-legal-terms-human-trafficking/

Office of the Attorney General of Mississippi: Human Trafficing http://www.ago.state.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/human-traffickingFINAL.pdf

ACLU https://www.aclu-ms.org/en

The MacArthur Justice Clinic at Ole Miss Law:: https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/macarthur-justice-clinic/

Southern Poverty Law Center https://www.splcenter.org/

The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation http://winterinstitute.org/

How to find:

Your U.S. Representative to Congress https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Your state legislative representative and senator https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/

We also hear from Managing Editor of MPB News, Ezra Wall, about the new 9am Monday local call-in show: @Issue On Think Radio. http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/2019/02/04/issue-on-think-radio-monday-february-4th/

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Guest, Professor Christopher Green, talks about our government document: The Constitution.

Do you have your copy? https://www.amazon.com/Constitution-United-States-Little-Wisdom/dp/1557091056/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1548795428&sr=8-3&keywords=constitution

or try https://books.google.com/books?id=WO61Is8Y4gYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=constitution+of+the+united+states&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiInan-8JPgAhVRmK0KHYZeDKEQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=constitution%20of%20the%20united%20states&f=false

Previous In Legal Term broadcast with Professor Green http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2018/09/18/in-legal-terms-supreme-court-justices/

The Mississippi Bar http://msbar.org

Professor Green on Twitter https://twitter.com/crgreen24601?lang=en

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Constitution of the United States (Books of American Wisdom)

Our guest, Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer Kervin Stewart, answered common and unique questions about driving on our roads.

Mississippi Highway Patrol https://www.dps.state.ms.us/highway-patrol/

FYI: Everybody Loves Raymond Episode 167 "The Shower"

The League of Women Voters is almost 100 years old.

In Mississippi the nonpartisan group is vibrant and growing; encouraging women AND men to register to vote and educate themselves on issues affecting our lives.

Co-presidents Carolyn Townes and Mary Ann Everett shared the history, present and future of the national, state, and growing local chapters on our program. http://lwv-ms.org

Our guests today were from Disability Rights Mississippi: Greta Martin, Litigation Director, & Micah Dutro, Legal Director. A private, non-profit corporation with a federal mandate to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities across the state of MS.

5 Old River Place Suite 101; Jackson, Mississippi 39202; Phone: 601-968-0600; Fax: 601-968-0665; Toll Free: 800-772-4057

11975 Seaway Rd. Ste B248, Gulfport, MS 39503, TTY Available

http://www.drms.ms/

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There are new laws affecting divorce in Mississippi. Professor Deborah Bell explains the history and present of laws that dissolve marriages.

5 pieces of a Divorce:

Grant of Divorce
Custody of Children
Child Support
Property Division or Equitable Division
Alimony
1. Permanent
2. Lump Sum
3. Rehabilitated

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Professor Richard Gershon reminds us of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for 2018. Charitable contributions and other deductions, exemptions, and tax planning are discussed.

Personal exemptions eliminated
Standard Deduction almost doubled
Child and Dependent tax credit increased
Beware of Alternative Minimum Tax and Kiddie Tax

Tax Reform Basics for Individuals and Families https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5307.pdf

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Jackson Public Schools's District Counsel JoAnne Nelson Shepherd talks with us about all the legal issues that a school district faces. https://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/domain/1370

U.S. Department of Education: Law & Guidance https://www2.ed.gov/policy/landing.jhtml?src=pn

Mississippi Department of Education: Government Relations https://www.mdek12.org/GR

From the National School Boards Association https://www.nsba.org/advocacy/school-law-issues

Equity and DiscriminationEmploymentGovernanceSpecial Education and DisabilitiesPrivatization and ChoiceStudent Rights and DisciplineAthleticsCurriculumFacilitiesHealth and NutritionLegal SystemReligionSchool SafetyStudent AchievementTechnology

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Guest attorney Craig Robertson discusses Child Custody in Mississippi with host Professor Richard Gershon and Gregg Mayer.

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Guests attorneys Frank Coxwell and Rachel Coxwell discuss bankruptcy with Professor Richard Gershon and host Gregg Mayer. https://www.mississippibankruptcyhelp.com/frank-coxwell.html

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An attorney has duties towards their client but when do those duties start? Professor Richard Gershon https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/ from the University of Mississippi School of Law discusses when attorneies' duties towards their client starts:

a formal letter exists
a retainer is paid
advice is asked for and given

http://www.soloincolo.com/when-does-an-attorney-client-relationship-exist

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Constance Slaughter Harvey was the first black woman to graduate from Ole Miss Law, and was the first African American judge in Mississippi. The Univeristy of Mississippi Black Law Students Association is named for her and she is a member of the law school’s hall of fame.
Aleita Sullivan Fitch was one of the first woman to graduate from Ole Miss Law. She graduated at the top of her class, but had great difficulty finding a job because she was a woman. She has been a leader and mentor for other women. She is also an inductee in the University's Hall of Fame.
Mary Ann Connell was the general counsel for the University, and has also been a great leader in our state.
Michael Moore was the Attorney General for Mississippi from 1988 to 2004 when he filed the first lawsuit against thirteen tobacco companies, claiming that they should reimburse the State for costs of treating those with smoking-related illnesses. The settlement included $ 4.1 billion for Mississippi.
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney, noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism and government reform causes. Nader first came to prominence in 1965 with the publication of the bestselling book Unsafe at Any Speed, a critique of the safety record of American automobile manufacturers.
Mississippi Access to Justice Commission recognized the need for a single unifying entity to bring together the various providers of civil legal service. http://www.msatjc.org/
MacArthur Justice Center (heard on our April 10th, 2018 show) https://www.macarthurjustice.org/mississippi/

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Attorney Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of Mississippi's American Civil Liberties Union is our guest. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/jennifer-riley-collins

Vote Smart Justice is a website where individual can put in their address to get the names of their Congrressional candidates and read their remarks and voting history concening the criminal justice system. https://www.votesmartjustice.org/

Know Your Rights on the national ACLU website https://www.aclu.org/ has printable fliers and information on various situations from Freedom of Religion in Prison to Survivors of Domestic Vilence to Stops and Arrists.

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It's Get Organized Week! Do you have a will? Is it up to date?Professor Richard Gershon gives advice, answers questions, and tell us what the law is in Mississippi. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/richard-gershon/

Past broadcasts about Wills and Estates:

May 22, 2018 MONEY TALKS: ELDER AND DISABILITY MONEY ISSUES Guest attorney Richard Courtney discusses elder and disability money issues. http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/money-talks/2018/05/22/money-talks-elder-and-disability-money-issues/

August 8th, 2017: IN LEGAL TERM: ESTATE PLANNING Our guest, Richard A. Courtney, Certified Elder Law Attorney, speaks with us about why we need Estate Planning, what an Advanced Healthcare Directive is, and why a Durable Power of Attorney is important. http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2017/08/08/in-legal-term-estate-planning/

Oct. 25th, 2016 IN LEGAL TERMS: SPECIAL NEEDS LAW MONTH Certified Elder Law Attorney - Richard Courtney talks about planning and providing for persons with disabilities including Medicaid and other public benefit programs. http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2016/10/25/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law-month/

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018 is the midterm election.

Guest Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann answers questions about voter registration, voter id, and Vote In Honor of a Soldier.

Deadline to register at Circuit Clerk's Office: Monday, October 8th, 2018 for the midterm election. Voter registration applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, October 9th, 2018. Go online to http://www.yallvote.sos.ms.gov to make changes to voter registration - like changing your address.

Voter ID information http://msvoterid.ms.gov/Pages/Forms/FAQ%20Voter%20ID.pdf

In order to participate in the Vote in Honor of a Soldier program, visit the website below. Upon submission, you will receive a small packet of election materials and a Vote in Honor of a Soldier sticker to show your appreciation for our servicemembers on Election Day. http://www.sos.ms.gov/Education-Publications/Pages/Vote-in-honor-of-a-soldier.aspx

From the Secretary of State Website: If you are an eligible Mississippi voter and need transportation assistance, we will provide a FREE ride to your Circuit Clerk's Office to get a Mississippi Voter ID Card.

Just call our FREE Voter ID hotline at 1-844-MSVOTER (1-844-678-6837) and tell us where you live. We will give you the names of local transportation providers to contact to make travel arrangements to fit your needs. A transportation provider will pick you up, take you to the Circuit Clerk's Office and bring you home. There is NO charge to you for the ride. It is EASY and FREE. http://msvoterid.ms.gov/Pages/VoterIDRide.htm

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New faculty members Michelle Hanlon https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/

and Charles Stotler https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/charles-stotler/

serve as the associate directors of the University of Mississippi School of Law’s LL.M. Program in Air and Space Law. http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/

They discuss Space Law, the Space Force, and drones on the show.

Past broadcasts about the Space Law Center:

http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2017/06/20/in-legal-terms-space-law-1/

http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/in-legal-terms/2016/11/01/in-legal-terms-space-law/

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Guest Constitutional Law scholar Professor Chris Green gives us information about the appointment of Supreme Court Justices. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/christopher-green/

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Guest Professor Stacey Lantagne discusses the new field of law dealing with DNA issues.

Also: UM Law School to Host Originalism Debate in Constitution Day Observance

Sept. 17 in the Robert C. Khayat Law Center, in Weems Auditorium at 12:30. The event is free and open to the public.

The celebration will feature a debate between UM associate professor of law Christopher Green and Georgia State University law professor Eric Segall titled “What is Originalism, and Is It a Good Idea?” They will discuss how the Constitution should be interpreted today.https://law.olemiss.edu/event/constitution-day-commemoration/

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Gerrymandering: manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. We'll talk about the history and present and the future of district drawing. Guest Professor Hans Sinha speaks with us. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/hans-p-sinha/

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Our guest expert Professor Ron Rychlak https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

speaks with us about Attorney - Client Privilege https://thelawdictionary.org/attorney-client-privilege/

This term applies to the right an individual has for the information he gives his attorney that it be kept confidential.

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National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

Information about Human Trafficking in the 21st Century with guest Professor Michele Alexandre. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michele-alexandre/

PDF from the Office of the Attorney General of Mississippi http://www.ago.state.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/human-traffickingFINAL.pdf

Organizations Combatting Human Trafficking (from the Office of the Attorney General of Mississippi)

Polaris Project https://polarisproject.org/
Shared Hope International https://sharedhope.org/

https://advocatesforfreedom.org/who-we-are/ AFF is a faith-based organization dedicated to ending the exploitation, sale and enslavement of men, women and children. We provide resources, education and training to bring awareness about human trafficking.

http://www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org/events/mcaht Mississippi Catholics Against Human Trafficking hosts awareness presentations.

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Our guest, Professor Antonia Eliason, gives us a history and a current events lesson on tariffs. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/antonia-eliason/

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Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice.The firm's president, Reilly Morse, was our guest. Focus areas of the Center: education, housing, consumer protection, health care.

Phone numbers: Jackson 601-352-2269; Biloxi 228-435-7284; Indianola 662-887-6570 http://mscenterforjustice.org

Champtions of Justice Dinner, October 18th, 2018, Jackson Convention Center. Honorees are Representtive Robert Clark and Carol Penick. http://www.mscenterforjustice.org/events

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Guest were from North Mississippi Rural Legal Services and discussed the free, civil legal services and representation that they provide. http://nmrls.com/

Al Cutturini, Director of Elder Law Services
Ben Wilkerson, LITC Director and Managing Attorney
Stephanie Golbert, law student

Sttate-wide Intake Hotline1-800-498-1804 http://mslegalservices.org

MS Center for Legal Services http://mscenterforlegalservices.org

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Guest Jim Hood, Attorney General of Mississippi talks about the mission of his office. http://www.ago.state.ms.us/ 601-359-3680

Consumer Protection Division of the AG's Office: 1-800-281-4418

Mentioned in the broadcast: Department of Human Services: http://www.mdhs.ms.gov/ 601-359-4500

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Guest expert, attorney Francis Springer https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about/, answered calls about the alcohol laws in Mississippi.

Departmen of Revenue for the State of Mississippi: Tobacco, Beer, and Alcholo FAQs http://www.dor.ms.gov/Pages/ABC-QA.aspx

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Guest host Java Chatman and Professor Richard Gershon talk about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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Guest attorney James Simpson took listener calls on Employment Law. http://www.allensummers.com/attorneys/jamessimpson/

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Guest Professor Ron Rychlak https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

and Professor Richard Gershon discuss the new sports betting laws with today's host, Jay White.

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Guest: construction law attorney and adjunct professor David Mockbee. https://www.mhdlaw.com/attorney-profiles/david-mockbee/

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Guest: Kristine Simpson, new director of the University of Mississippi Law School's Pro Bono Initiative. https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/pro-bono-initiative/

Here is the calendar of mini-clinics the program offers where student and attorney volunteers and clients can meet https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/pro-bono-initiative/

Here is the link to 30 free law clincs around the state held in June during Access to Justice Month https://courts.ms.gov/newsite2/news/2018/05.24.18Legal%20clinics%20statewide%20June.php

Mississippi Center for Legal Services 1-800-498-1804 http://www.mscenterforlegalservices.org/

Federal Court forms: http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/forms

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Guest Professor Ben Cooper suggests ways to select a lawyer. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/benjamin-p-cooper/

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10 Reasons You SHOULD Participate in Jury Duty

The American jury trial is a constitutional right.
The jury trial is a vital part of America’s system of checks and balances.
The founding fathers included jury trials in the constitution because jury trials prevent tyranny.
Trial by jury is a unique part of America’s democracy.
Jury trials provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in the process of governing.
Jury trials educate jurors about the justice system.
Jury trials provide a method of peaceful dispute resolution.
Jury trials offer the voice of the people to the civil and criminal justice systems.
Jurors exemplify the principle of equality.
Jurors learn the value of deliberation.

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Guest Professor Rebecca Morgan discusses Elder Law. http://www.stetson.edu/law/faculty/morgan-rebecca-c/

Find a service near you: Mississippi Areas on Aging http://www.caremississippi.org/list10_mississippi_Aging_Services_senior_centers.htm

How to start a conversation about end of life wishes https://theconversationproject.org/

Elder Consumer Protection videos http://www.stetson.edu/law/academics/elder/ecpp/

Mississippi Advance Health Care Directive http://www.health.msstate.edu/healthcenter/forms/advance_healthcare_directive.pdf

Mississippi Department of Human Services: Vulnerable Person Abuse Hotline 1-844-737-6282

Mississippi Department of Health: Division of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification complaint line: 1-800-227-7308

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Guest Professor Hans Sinha discusses the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016.The bill expands the responsibilities of the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate and prosecute criminal civil rights statutes violations that occurred before 1980 and resulted in a death.

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Our guest: Chancery Court Judge Haydn Roberts explains child custody factors - Albright Factors.https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39More information: The Better Chancery Practive Blog: Judge Larry Primeaux's Blog about Practive in Mississippi's Chancery Courts https://betterchancery.com/2010/07/19/trial-by-checklist-child-custody-factors/A caller also asked about the Mississippi Commission for Judicial Performance http://www.judicialperformance.ms.gov/Pages/Home.aspx

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Guest: Cliff Johnson, Assistant Professor of Law and Director , MacArthur Justice Center

https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/clinics/macarthur-justice-clinic/

American Civil Liberties - Mississippi https://www.aclu-ms.org/

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Guest Andre' de Gruy, Director of the Office of State Public Defender, discusses Public Defenders in Mississippi. http://www.ospd.ms.gov/index.htm

We learned about the Mississippi Public Defender Task Force report released recently. https://courts.ms.gov/Newsite2/news/2018/03.18.18Indigent%20defense.php

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Our guest, attorney R. Kelly Kyle from the Kyle- Winn Law Firm answered questions on the best way to avoid probate after a death. http://www.kyle-wynn.com/r.-kelly-kyle.html

Mr. Kyle also hosts hosts "Peace of Mind Estate Planning" http://www.kyle-wynn.com/radio.htmlon WJNT 1180 every Tuesday morning.

Upcoming seminars on estate planning hosted by Kelly Kyle:

Gulfport, Holiday Inn, 9515 US 49, Tuesday, April 3, 2:30 PM

Gulfport, Holiday Inn, 9515 US 49, Tuesday, April 3, 6:00 PM

Ocean Springs, Holiday Inn Express, 7301 Washington Ave., Wed. April 4, 10:00 AM

Ocean Springs, Holiday Inn Express, 7301 Washington Ave., Wed. April 4, 2:30 PMDiamondhead County Club, 7600 Country Club Drive, Thursday, April 5, 10:00 AMDiamondhead County Club, 7600 Country Club Drive, Thursday, April 5, 2:30 PMPascagoula, Hilton Garden Inn, 2703 Denny Avenue, Friday, April 6, 10:00 AMPascagoula, Hilton Garden Inn, 2703 Denny Avenue, Friday, April 6, 2:30 PMGulfport, Holiday Inn, 9515 US 49, Saturday, April 7, 10:00 AM

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Professor Richard Gershon of the University of Mississippi School of Law answers tax law questions. 2017 tax returns and owed tax payments are due Tuesday, April 17th, 2018.

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Today's topic: Good client / lawyer relationship

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Guest, attorney, and adjunct professor David O'Donnell answers calls and talks about automobile accidents and insurance issues in Mississippi. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/david-o-donnell/

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Biloxi attorney Tina Seymour Demoran joins us to discuss the legal issues involved in starting a business.

Mississippi Secretary of State Office http://www.sos.ms.gov/BusinessServices/Pages/default.aspx
SCORE https://www.score.org/
Mississippi Better Business Bureau https://www.bbb.org/mississippi/get-to-know-us/contact
Starting Your Business the Right Way Seminars https://www.seymourlawms.com/

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Our host, Professor Richard Gershon of the University of Mississippi School of Law answers questions about wills and estates.

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Guest, attorney Ellie Krug discusses LGBTQ issues. https://elliekrug.com/

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Guest Wilton Byars gives tips on how to avoid a lawsuit. http://www.danielcoker.com/attorneys-Wilton-Byars.html

These tips included managing potential risks like examining your home or business for dangerous conditions, don't do preventable things that could get you into trouble, purchase insurance.

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Guest Justice Randy Pierce, Director of the Mississippi Judicial College and co-host Professor Richard Gershon took listener calls about how Mississippi educates our judicial personnal. More information about the MS Judicial College can be found at https://mjc.olemiss.edu/ Information about the Mississippi Judicial system can be found at https://courts.ms.gov/Newsite2/index.php

Current event in Oxford: The University of Mississippi Law School will host its eighth annual MLK Day commemoration, which celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 from 12:30 to 1:45 P.M. in Weems Auditorium. This year's panel will focus on slavery and its connections to the legacy of Dr. King.http://history.olemiss.edu/history-faculty-participate-in-8th-annual-mlk-day-commemoration/

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The MS Legislative Session started on January 2, 2018 and will conclude on April 1st, 2018

Hosts Professor Richard Gershon and Liz Gill discuss various bills proposed in the current legislative session.

Learn who your Mississippi legisators are by typing in your zip code at http://empowerms.org

How does Mississippi's government function http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/articles/276/government-of-mississippi-how-it-functions

Bill are proposed for this legislative session http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/all_measures/allmsrs.xml

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Are religious holiday displays a violation of the First Amendment? Our guest, Professor Ronald Rychlak from the University of Mississippi School of Law, helps us understand the First Amendment of the Constitution as it applies to "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . ".

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Today's show took calls and discussed the upcoming Federal Communications Commission ruling on Net Neutrality. The US Supreme Court is expected to announce a ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

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With the holiday season in full swing, a lot of people are traveling, and a lot of celebrations are taking place. Law enforcement officers are out in force to help keep us safe. But what do you do if you find yourself on the wrong side of a traffic stop? What if you’d made a mistake and aren’t sure if you’ve had too much to drink before you got behind the wheel? What are your rights, and what should you do? We’ll talk to our guest, Kevin Frye, an attorney in Oxford, about these issues and more.

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With the holiday season in full swing, we thought it would be a good time to talk about the law governing charities, charitable giving, and what you can and can’t do when it comes to donating your money. Do you know how to set up your own charity? We’ll talk about that as well as any other legal questions you may have on this episode of In Legal Terms

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This morning, we are going to talk about the law of sexual harassment and sexual assault with our special guest Honey Ussery, a former Assistant District Attorney and Title IX coordinator at Ole Miss. We’re going to discuss the different types of sexual harassment, how the law protects against discrimination based on sex and gender, and what to do if you are the victim of sexual harassment or sexual assault.

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On today's show, we are going to talk about tax reform and look closely at the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is being debated in Congress with our special guest, Donna Davis, a professor of tax law at the University of MS School of Law. Tax reform can be a political and highly partisan issue but we are going to take the politics out of it and just talk about what the proposed tax reform would do, how it would affect you, how it could affect your small business, and how it could affect your employer.

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On today's show we will talk with David Calder, a clinical professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, and Erin Smith, a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Oxford about Legal Issues Affecting Children and the CASA Program.

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This week is National Pro Bono Week, a week to highlight all of the free legal services provided to individuals who otherwise could not afford them, so today, we talked with Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the executive director of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project about the services they provide , where and how you can contact them, and what it takes to qualify for free legal services through the organization.

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Today on In Legal Terms we talked about gun rights and the Second Amendment. Our special guest was Francis Springer, an attorney in the Jackson-metro area who previously worked as a deputy sheriff. We discussed what rights you have, what Mississippi law allows, and what restrictions are imposed on you as a gun owner. We also looked at bump stocks like the ones used in the recent shooting in Las Vegas to see if they are legal in MS

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On this episode of In Legal Terms, we’re going to talk about the Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act, better known as HB 1523 with our guest Jennifer Riley Collins, Executive Director of the ACLU of Mississippi. We’ll explore what this law says, what it means to you, and where the legal challenges to HB 1523 stand.

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This morning we are talking about the First Amendment, the law best known for giving us our right to free speech. We’ll talk about what the law means, when it applies, and answer your questions about your right to free speech.

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Property Law is a subject that will affect many people in some way throughout their lifetime and today on In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights, we will look at the do's and don'ts of Property Law.

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Our guest was Deborah H. Bell, Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Professor of Law, at the University of Mississippi School of Law to take questions concerning divorce and alimony.

Today, episode on Family Law took calls on divorce, allimony, and property division. The Access to Justice website was mentioned: https://www.justice.gov/atj

This morning we’ll talk with the Dean of the Univerisity of Mississippi School of Law, Susan Duncan,about restorative justice, an approach to justice that personalizes the crime by having the victims and the offenders mediate a restitution agreement to the satisfaction of each, as well as involving the community. If you would like to read more about this philosophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_justice

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Stacey Lantagne, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of MS School of Law explains copyright law and takes questions. If your question didn't get answered or you want to register a copyright: https://www.copyright.gov/

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With 13 years as the General Counsel for The Mississippi Bar, Adam Kilgore, and University of Mississippi Professor Richard Gershon take calls and discuss attorney ethics, how to file a complaint about an attorney, and the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct..

https://www.msbar.org/

If you are concerned that your attorney or an attorney you have come in contact with may have committed an ethics violation you may contact the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) to inquire about the possibility of filing a Bar Complaint. CAP may be contacted by telephone at (601) 948-2344; by email at gwaddle@msbar.org; or by mail:

Consumer Assistance Program
Post Office Box 2168
Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2168

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How soon do you need to tell an employer you were injured on the job? What are the benefits available if you’re injured? Who pays for Worker’s Compensation? Our guest Jennie Eichelberger, of the Eichelberger Law Firm in Jackson answers questions and explains Worker’s Compensation in Mississippi.

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In this episode of In Legal Terms our guest was Professor Cathy Janasie from the MS School of Law. Prof. Janasie teaches law school classes covering Water Law, Agricultural Law, and Fish & Game Regulation, among others. She’s also been a Research Analyst with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Along with Professor Richard Gershon they discuss fish and game laws in Mississippi.

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Our guest, Richard A. Courtney, Certified Elder Law Attorney, speaks with us about why we need Estate Planning, what an Advanced Healthcare Directive is, and why a Durable Power of Attorney is important.

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When you buy an airline ticket or cruise passage, you enter into a contract. What does that contract cover? Does an airline owe you compensation if they overbook? Does a cruise ship have to give you a refund if there is a mechanical failure?

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Do you know the difference between Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income Benefits? Our guest, attorney Angela Davis-Morris from the Davis-Morris Law Firm answers questions about Social Security Disability Law on this edition of In Legal Terms.

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In Legal Terms discusses the new laws passed by the Mississippi Legislature that took effect July 1, 2017. Buckle up in your vehicle. Domestic violence as grounds for divorce. Small breweries can sell limited quantities of beer directly to customers on site.

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Professor Richard Gershon of the University of Mississippi School of Law talks about Mississippi’s HB 1523.

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Attorney Joseph Batey talks about Space Law, NASA, and the everyday benefits of space exploration.

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Attorney Frank Coxwell discusses how mortgages are operated and who really owns them. Plus, what is predatory lending and who’s affected most?

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Professor Richard Gershon discusses the removal of Confederate monuments controversy and why Mississippi doesn’t have a lottery.

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Attorney William Bell talks about new Mississippi Rules of Criminal Procedure, which take effect July 1st.

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Attorney Lee Russell discusses Immigration Law, the role of ICE, and visa overstays.

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Attorneys John Booth Farese and William B. Raiford talk about personal injury laws.

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Attorney Kris Graham talks about the legalities of drones.

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Professor Richard Gershon talks about legalities of free speech on college campuses after a recent incident at Auburn University involving a controversial speaker.

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Attorney Susan Smith and Professor Richard Gershon talk about social security disability benefits. How do you determine your eligibility and apply for them?

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Attorney Bradley Clanton discusses data privacy and data security.

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Attorney Tina Seymour Demoran talks about organizing your life through estate planning.

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Elder Law Attorney, Kelly Kyle, talks about advanced directives, Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term care.

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Francis Springer talks about policemen, how are they are trained to do their jobs and held accountable for doing them.

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Professor Stacey Lantagne discusses the basics of copyright laws, and how they work when it comes to the internet.

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Former Governor, Ronnie Musgrove, discusses the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), discipline in schools, and charter schools.

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Attorney Steve Farese Sr. talks about different aspects of the prison system, from incarceration rates and prison conditions, to private prisons.

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Attorney Craig Robertson discusses foster care, resource parenting, and child custody in Mississippi.

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Professors Richard Gershon and Hans Sinha talk about the specifics of the recent executive order issued by President Trump, suspending immigration and visas for citizens from certain countries.

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Professor Richard Gerson explains some recent bills proposed by lawmakers in the Mississippi Legislature. Could University presidents suffer a pay cut for not flying the state flag?

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Are lawmakers required to attend the upcoming presidential inauguration? Plus, we discuss consumer protection laws and your rights as a consumer when it comes to the internet.

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Professor Gershon discusses wills and trusts. Do you have a plan for what will happen to your property when you die? Is it ever too early or too late to make a will? Can you do it yourself?

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Listeners share their wish lists for changes to laws in the coming year by proposing more gun legislation, no more electoral college, and changing the state flag.

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Professor Hans P. Sinha discusses the different types of prosecutors and what roles they have ethically and technically in the legal system.

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Professor Richard Gershon talks about the powers of a president. Will President-elect Donald Trump have the power to overturn Supreme Court decisions or end the Affordable Care Act? How do executive orders work?

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Professor Richard Gershon and Cherita Brent discuss the internet and free speech, and protesters’ rights.

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Dean Charlie Mitchell of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University Of Mississippi discusses free speech and journalism issues surrounding elections, and media bias.

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Professor Andrea Harrington talks about space law and how it impacts our day to day lives.

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Certified Elder Law Attorney - Richard Courtney talks about planning and providing for persons with disabilities including Medicaid and other public benefit programs.

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Deborah Bell , Interim Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, talks about divorce laws in Mississippi. How does our divorce system differ from others? What are the grounds for divorce in Mississippi?

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Professor Richard Gershon talks about public charities, private foundations, and recent news involving Donald Trump and his foundation in New York. Plus, we analyze a comment he made during the presidential debate about paying taxes.

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Catherine Janasie discusses the Safe Drinking Water Act, lead in water, and the differences between groundwater and surface water.

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Professor Ronald Rychlak discusses athletes’ injuries, if they can receive pay for play, and their rights during collegiate sports careers.

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Professors Antonia Eliason and Richard Gershon discuss the TPP, its economic implications, and trade policy in general.

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Professor Stacey Lantagne discusses intellectual property rights and how to copyright, trademark, or patent the things you create.

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Professor Richard Gershon and Cherita Brent hear from listeners about Colin Kaepernick's protest of the National Anthem. Legally, could he be disciplined? Also, what are the major differences between Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s tax proposals?

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Jennie Eichelberger discusses expungement. What types of charges can and cannot be expunged?

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Dean Jack Nowlin discusses the specifics of the first amendment and which forms of free speech are not protected.

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Attorney Scott Gilbert of Watkins and Eager Law Firm discusses voter disenfranchisement, voter registration, and The Voting Rights Act.

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Jody Owens of the Southern Poverty Law Center talks about your rights as a driver during traffic stops and policemen’s rights as well.

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Attorneys Barry Walker, Gabriela Ungo, and Richard Gershon discuss refugees, the vetting process, and security of the Mexican-U.S. border.

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Professor Jack Nowlin talks about a recent supreme court ruling in favor of affirmative action.

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Professor Richard Gershon talks about your legal rights as an air passenger, cruise ship passenger, or while staying in a hotel.

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Christinia Townsend, Staff Attorney with North Mississippi Rural Legal Services in West Point talks about foreclosure prevention and the foreclosure process.

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