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In Legal Terms
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…
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In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Retirement Account Regulations
Professor Richard Gershon explains the regulations around making contributions and withdrawals from retirement accounts such as 401Ks, IRAs, and Roth IRAs. ·…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Mississippi’s new Landowners Protection Act
Guests: Professor Farish Percy https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/e-farish-percy/ and attorney Jesse Mitchell…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: 2019 New Mississippi Laws
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: NMRLS Elder Law Conference
Guest Al Cutturini, director of the Elder Law Project at North Mississippi Rural Legal Services discusses their upcoming conference and elder law issues…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Elections
Guest Kim Turner, attorney and Assistant Secretary of State, head of the Elections Division is our guest…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Sports Gambling in MS
Guest, Professor Ron Rychlak from the University of Mississippi reflects and discusses with special host MPB's Jay White and Professor Richard Gershon sports…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: GAP Act
Guest Richard Courtney of Courtney Elder Law Associates, a division of Frascogna Courtney, PLLC is the guest. Additional information (videos and access to…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Adoption
Guest attorney Tina Seymour Demoran gives an overview of adoption in Mississippi and addresses listener questions. Topics discussed: requirements cost…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Home Owners' Associations
Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz PLLC took listener questions and spoke about HOAs, Home Owners' Associations. Questions included: covenants, antennas…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Travel Rights
With vacation season upon us, prepare carefully for your trips and know your rights as a traveler. Some helpful websites…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Law Libraries
Guests: Patty Furr, Executive Director of Jackson-Hinds Library System and Ben Piazza, attorney and Chairman of the Capital Area Bar Association Law Library…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Indigent Defense
Andre deGruy, State Defender and Director of Capital Defense Counsel Division was our guest. Mr. deGruy, spoke about the state of our public defenders…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Police Stops
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Wills and Probate and Executors
Our guest, attorney Richard Courtney, discussed elder law and answered questions about wills, probate, and executors…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Heirs Property
When parents, grand parents, or other ancestors leave land to their family they also leave legal problems. Guest attorney Vangela Wade answers listeners'…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Space Force
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: National Sea Grant Law Center
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Paralegals
Our guest is Paralegal Program Coordinator and Instructor for Homes Community College, Darleen Dozier. Ms. Dozier explains the course work to become a…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Housing
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom or Freedom from Religion? What does the First Amendment say about religion? We talk about students and religion in schools. Amendment I…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Employment Law
Do you know about a FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)? What about FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), ADEA (Age…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Freedom of Speech
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Wills and Probate
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: VITA Clinics
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Custody
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Criminal Justice System
Attorney and Adjunct Professor Tiffany Kilpatrick was the guest for the show that discussed the criminal justice system…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Human Rights
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Constitutional Originalism
Guest, Professor Christopher Green, talks about our government document: The Constitution. Do you have your copy?…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: State Trooper
Our guest, Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer Kervin Stewart, answered common and unique questions about driving on our roads. Mississippi Highway Patrol…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: League of Women Voters
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Disabiltiy Rights Mississippi
Our guests today were from Disability Rights Mississippi: Greta Martin, Litigation Director, & Micah Dutro, Legal Director. A private, non-profit corporation…
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In Legal Terms: Divorce in 2018
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…
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In Legal Terms: Charitable Contributions and Other Tax Changes
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…
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In Legal Terms: Laws Affecting Schools
Jackson Public Schools's District Counsel JoAnne Nelson Shepherd talks with us about all the legal issues that a school district faces…
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Child Custody in Mississippi
Guest attorney Craig Robertson discusses Child Custody in Mississippi with host Professor Richard Gershon and Gregg Mayer. Hosted on Acast. See…
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In Legal Terms: Bankruptcy
Guests attorneys Frank Coxwell and Rachel Coxwell discuss bankruptcy with Professor Richard Gershon and host Gregg Mayer…
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In Legal Terms: When does the attorney client relationship start?
An attorney has duties towards their client but when do those duties start? Professor Richard Gershon…
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In Legal Terms: Lawyers Doing Good
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…
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In Legal Terms: Mississippi ACLU
Attorney Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of Mississippi's American Civil Liberties Union is our guest…
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In Legal Terms: Wills
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…
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In Legal Terms: Midterm Elections
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 2018 is the midterm election. Guest Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann answers questions about voter registration, voter id, and Vote…
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In Legal Terms: Space Law 2018
New faculty members Michelle Hanlon https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/ and Charles Stotler…
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In Legal Terms: Supreme Court Justices
Guest Constitutional Law scholar Professor Chris Green gives us information about the appointment of Supreme Court Justices…
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In Legal Terms: Genetic Testing
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…
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In Legal Terms: Gerrymandering
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…
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In Legal Terms: Attorney - Client Privilege
Our guest expert Professor Ron Rychlak https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/ speaks with us about Attorney - Client Privilege…
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In Legal Terms: Human Trafficking
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888 Information about Human Trafficking in the 21st Century with guest Professor Michele Alexandre…
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In Legal Terms: Tariffs
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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In Legal Terms: Mississippi Center for Justice
Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice.The firm's president, Reilly Morse…
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In Legal Terms: NMRLS
Guest were from North Mississippi Rural Legal Services and discussed the free, civil legal services and representation that they provide. http://nmrls.com/ Al…
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In Legal Terms: Office of the Attorney General of Mississippi
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…
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In Legal Terms: Alcohol Laws in Mississippi
Guest expert, attorney Francis Springer https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about/, answered calls about the alcohol laws in Mississippi. Departmen of Revenue…
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In Legal Terms: New Tax Laws
Guest host Java Chatman and Professor Richard Gershon talk about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In Legal Terms: Employment Law
Guest attorney James Simpson took listener calls on Employment Law. http://www.allensummers.com/attorneys/jamessimpson/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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In Legal Terms: Sports Betting in Mississippi
Guest Professor Ron Rychlak https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/ and Professor Richard Gershon discuss the new sports betting laws with…
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In Legal Terms: Construction Law
Guest: construction law attorney and adjunct professor David Mockbee. https://www.mhdlaw.com/attorney-profiles/david-mockbee/ Hosted on Acast. See…
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In Legal Terms: Pro Bono Initiative
Guest: Kristine Simpson, new director of the University of Mississippi Law School's Pro Bono Initiative…
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In Legal Terms: Do You Need a Lawyer
Guest Professor Ben Cooper suggests ways to select a lawyer. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/benjamin-p-cooper/ Hosted on Acast. See…
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In Legal Terms: 10 Reasons You SHOULD Participate in Jury Duty
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…
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In Legal Terms: Elder Law
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…