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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…
Episodes
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Juvenile Life Without Parole
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Grand Juries and Indictments
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: National Elder Law Month
We all hope to be elderly one day. We might even have elderly in our lives. We’ll learn what are some rights to look out for and our guest – attorney Richard…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Divorce Preparation
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Tax Time 2023
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Car Wrecks
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Gun Rights 2023
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 Contact your senators and legislators to get laws passed or repealed and learn the laws so you know…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Free Speech and the Right to Protest
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Foster Care
Our guest protects children and strengthens families. We’re pleased to welcome Andrea Sanders, Commissioner for Mississippi Department of Child Protection…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Loans
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Airline Passenger Rights
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: AI Software
Guests: Megan McGrew, J.D., MBA, Lean Certified, PMP, SSBB; Technology Committee Chair for The Mississippi Bar and Director of Legal Process Engineering at…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Wills, Estates, & your DNA
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: UAPs
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Sports Gambling
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: DPS Mobile ID
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: HIPPA
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Wage Law
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: 2023 Guide
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Turning 18 Encore
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Educational Rights Encore
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Police Stop and Search
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Product Liability
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Wishes 2022
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Trustees
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Will Talk over Thanksgiving
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Public Defenders
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Justice Court
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Public Funds Private Schools
A recent ruling stated giving pandemic relief funds to private schools for infrastructure improvements is unconstitutional. We’ll learn about this case with…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann
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 Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Camp Lejeune Lawsuit
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: LGBTQ+
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: US Supreme Court
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms Classic: AARP
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Grand Jurys
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Trademarks
Mississippians are very creative – with literature, music, art. Our guests attorneys and Professors Molly Fergusson and Will Wilkins will answer questions…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Religious Freedom 2022
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Estate Planning
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Self-defense
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Insurance
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Candidate Qualifying
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: MVLP 2022
We’re pleased to welcome back from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, attorneys Seirra Williams and Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director and…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Income Taxes
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Freedom of Speech Encore
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: Dobbs in 2022
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Business Law
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Abide / Enforce Laws
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?…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Wills with Kelly Kyle
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Misdemeanors
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: HOAs 2022
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: MCJ Heirs' Property
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Changing Your Name
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Law School Admissions
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Land Titles
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Mediation
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Animal Rights with PETA
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Criminal Defense
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Tax Time 2022
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 . …
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Advice and Consent
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…
In Legal TermsIn Legal Terms: Space Law 2022
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?…