Wait...Is That Legal?

Mar 07 2024

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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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U.S. v. Teller, et al.

Mar 07 2024 47 mins

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 U.S.C. §§ 932 (Straw Purchasing of Firearms), 933 (Trafficking in Firearms), 2339B. (Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations) (2023 Editio

Lovejoy v. Lin

Feb 07 2024 56 mins

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 than absolute interest does that put limits on what you can do with the property?Sources:Conveyancing and Law of Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.34, s. 5 (1), 10, 29-30.Succession Law Reform

Dietrichson v. Pacific All Risk Ins. Co.

Nov 22 2023 24 mins

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., 286 N.Y.S. 625 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1936).Funk v. New York Life Ins. Co., 60 N.Y.S.2d 349 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1946).National Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Edwards, 119 Cal.App.3d 326 (Cal. App. 1

State v. Parsons and State v. Parsons

Nov 22 2023 38 mins

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. Constitution, Amend. 5, 10, 14.Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969).Blockburger v. U.S., 284 U.S. 299 (1932).Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161 (1977).Gamble v. U.S., 139 S. Ct. 1960 (2019).Heat

State of Connecticut v. the Devil

Nov 04 2023 33 mins

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 to demonic possession?Sources: Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 17(a) (1984). Federal Rules of Evidence, 704(b).General Statutes of Connecticut, § 53a-54a, 53a-13 (2023

In the Matter of M.G., a minor child

Jun 08 2023 34 mins

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 emancipated? Is it as easy to be emancipated as they show on TV? TV Episodes:Degrassi: The Next Generation, S.3 Ep.21: “Our House” (aired 2004); S.7, Ep.24: “We Built This City” (aired

Mertle v. Smalls

May 22 2023 43 mins

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. Odend'Hal-Monks Corp., 182 Va. 77 (1943).Haywood v. South Hill Co., 142 Va. 761 (1925).Martinez v. Bank of Am. Nat’l Trust & Sav. Ass’n, 82 Cal. App. 4th 883 (Cal. App. 2000).Mc

The People v. "the Kid"

May 09 2023 45 mins

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. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145 (1968).Smith v. Texas, 311 U.S. 128 (1940).Sparf v. U.S., 156 U.S. 51 (1895).Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970).Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (19

Bucket v. Wonka

Apr 24 2023 33 mins

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 Latin? Sources:Restatement (Second) of Contracts (1981).Uniform Commercial Code.Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co., 350 F.2d 445 (D.C. Cir. 1965).Stacey Lantagne, "Contract Issues

Tillerson v. Abbott

Apr 09 2023 27 mins

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 Annotated, 1-3-103, 1-3-104.Brumagim v. Bradshaw, 39 Cal. 24 (1870).City of Rock Springs v. Sturm, 39 Wyo. 494, 273 P. 908 (Wyo. 1929).Shores v. Lindsey, 591 P.2d 895 (Wyo. 1979). “Adv