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A Podcast about TV Shows and Movies and the legal issues they raise. Each episode looks at a legal topic presented in a Movie or TV Show and analyzes it based on the real laws where the episode or movie is set.
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S1E18 U.S. v. Muse
Re: Piracy/Captain Phillips (2013)What is Piracy? Who has jurisdiction over the high seas?Sources:United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Art. 100-110 (1982).S.S. Lotus (Fr. v. Turk.), 1927…
S1E17 In re A.F.
Re: Medical Emancipation/My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Chicago Med (2015-)When can a child exercise control over their own body and medical decisions? Does a child have to fully emancipate themselves…
S1E16 Los Angeles v. Common Sense
Re: Chinatown (1974)/Water RightsWhy does Los Angeles exist? Where does L.A. get its water? How do water rights work?Sources:County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles, 124 Cal.App.3d 1 (Cal.App.…
S1E15 U.S. v. Teller, et al.
Re: RICO Act/Sons of Anarchy (2008)What is RICO? What does it stand for? How is it used?Sources:Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (2023 Edition).18…
S1E14 Lovejoy v. Lin
Re: The Lake (2022)/Trusts and EstatesWhat is a trust? Why would someone use a trust to transfer property? Can you inherit less than a complete interest in real property? If you do have a less…
S1E13 Dietrichson v. Pacific All Risk Ins. Co.
Re: Life Insurance, Accident Policies/ Double Indemnity (1944)What is a double indemnity clause? When can an insurance company deny a life insurance claim?Sources:Diamond v. New York Life Ins. Co.,…
S1E12 State v. Parsons and State v. Parsons
Re: Double Jeopardy/Double Jeopardy (1999)Can someone be charged for the same crime twice? Can they be charged with the same crime in multiple places? Is murder not always a crime?Sources: U.S.…
S1E11 State of Connecticut v. the Devil
Re: Insanity Defense/The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it (2021), The Devil on Trial (2023)What is an insanity plea and is it a get out of jail free card? Can someone be acquitted of a crime due…
S1E10 In the Matter of M.G., a minor child
Re: Emancipation of Minors/Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Roswell (1999), Gossip Girl (2007), New Amsterdam (2018) What is legal emancipation? Can anyone under the age of 18 be legally…
S1E9 Mertle v. Smalls
Re: The Sandlot (1993), Bridge to Terabithia (2007)/Premises Liability, Attractive Nuisance Sources:CA Civil Code §§ 846, 1714, 3342-3342.5.Adams v. Bullock, 125 N.E. 93 (N.Y. 1919).Dennis v.…
S1E8 The People v. "the Kid"
Re: 12 Angry Men (1957), Veronica Mars (2004)/Juries Sources:Declaration of Independence (1776).U. S. Constitution, Art. III §2; Amends. 5, 6, 14 §1.Ballew v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 223 (1978).Duncan v.…
S1E7 Bucket v. Wonka
Re: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)/ContractsHow is a contract formed? What makes a contract enforceable? Can minors sign contracts? What if a contract has super tiny print or is in…
S1E6 Tillerson v. Abbott
Re: Outer Range (2022)/Adverse Possession, EthicsWhat happens when there is a dispute between neighbours over property lines? Sources:ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (2020).Wyoming Statutes…
S1E5 Estate of Father v. Evil Stepmother
Re: A Cinderella Story (2004), Another Cinderella Story (2008), Not Cinderella’s Type (2018)/Inheritance and Child Abuse What rights does a child have when a remarried parent dies? What rights does…
S1E4 State of Georgia v. Patty
Re: Insatiable (2018)/MurderWhat is murder? What is the difference between murder and manslaughter? What defenses are there for murder and what is self-defense? Sources:Official Code of Georgia…
S1E3 In re Flight 828 and the 4400 Returned
Re: Manifest (2018), The 4400 (2004)/Death in Absentia How can someone be declared dead without a body? What happens if someone who was declared dead is still alive?Sources:Social Security…
S1E2 North Carolina v. John B.
Re: Outer Banks (2020)/Lost and Abandoned Property, TreasureWhat happens when lost or abandoned property is found? Who owns that property? Who can claim ownership of hidden…
S1E1 John B. v. Royal Merchant, a shipwrecked vessel
Re: Outer Banks (2020)/Abandoned ShipwrecksWhat happens when a shipwreck is discovered? How is ownership of a shipwreck determined? Who keeps the artifacts found on a shipwreck?Sources:United…
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