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In Legal Terms

Summary: 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 Professor Richard Gershon from the University of Mississippi School of Law 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 In Legal Terms: Search & Seizures | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:22

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Medical Marijuana Passed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:35

 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-searchA 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_legislatorTo 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Educational Rights | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:50

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Subpoenas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:36

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-insuranceMS Bar Association resources such as Lawyer Directory and How to Select a Lawyer: https://www.msbar.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Child Custody | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:20

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.orghttps://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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Cycling and Insurance Encore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:03

Guest: Baskin Jones from Jones Law Firm https://injuredinmississippi.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/baskinjonesattorneySuggestion: READ THE DECLAIRATIONS PAGE OF YOUR INSURANCE FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGEOur 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/bikepedhttps://bike.olemiss.edu/safetytips/mississippi-laws/https://bikeleague.org/bike-law-universityhttps://injuredinmississippi.com/practice-area/bicycle-accident-lawyer/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Inaccurate Info Encore | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:13

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-tvhttps://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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Law Enforcement Training | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:03

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_internalhttps://twitter.com/nmletcSome 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Wishes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:23

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: MS Abortion lawsuit ENCORE | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:00

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.htmlENCORE: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. Mississippihttp://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-flowers-v-mississippiMPB Think Radio YouTube ChannelDobbs 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.htmCould Roe v. Wade be overturned? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Family Law Task Force | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:15

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=39Judge Odom who was a guest on our show 08112020 to talk about the Chancery Court. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-chancery-courthttps://courts.ms.gov/news/2021/0616.21%20Task%20force,%20domestic%20relations.phpThe 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-issuesDivorce 031720 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-divorce-in-mississippiDivorce and taxes 031020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-divorce-and-taxesChild Custody 021919 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-custodyDivorce 2018 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625762e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: SCOTUS | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:52

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-birthdayDid 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Tax Laws 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:13

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-4https://twitter.com/IRSnewshttps://twitter.com/IRSsmallbizhttps://twitter.com/RecruitmentIRShttps://twitter.com/IRSenEspanolhttps://twitter.com/IRStaxproshttps://twitter.com/IRStaxsecurityApril 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Heirs' Property Help | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:01

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 websiteHeirs' Property Hot Line: 1-877-952-4347Jackson Office: 601-352-2269Email concerning Heirs' Property: hp@mscenterforjustice.orgHeirs' Property Webinar: https://mscenterforjustice.org/?s=heirsAccording 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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 In Legal Terms: Gerrymandering 2021 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:00

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-litigation2020 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.htmlAccording 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-2021Senate 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 3Marion county: Special Election for  - Election Commissioner,  and General Election for School Board Trustee https://www.circuitclerkmarioncountyms.com/elections.htmlCalls: 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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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