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In Legal Terms

MPB Think Radio

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

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49:24

In Legal Terms: AARP

In Legal Terms ·

2021/07/20

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 over 50 years of age and their families.Guest: Kimberly Campbell, State Director of AARP MShttps://states.aarp.org/mississippi/Anyone can become a member. All people age 50 and older are eligible for full membership with AARP. With a life expectancy of 77 in Mississippi that would give you more than 25 years of benefits.If you are interested in

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49:26

In Legal Terms: Turning 18

In Legal Terms ·

2021/07/13

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 the parents still “in charge”?Guest: attorney Baskin Jones https://injuredinmississippi.com/ who was on our show January 26th 2021 when we talked about Cycling and Insurance.http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insuranceMS Code 1-3-27: The term “minor,” when used in any statute, shall include any person, male or female, under

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49:55

In Legal Terms: 2021 new laws

In Legal Terms ·

2021/07/06

Happy New Year – sort of. It’s a new year for legislation in Mississippi. We’ll discuss the new laws that made it through our legislature and got the governor’s signature.Senate Bill 2621: This bill creates a task force to study domestic laws, including those surrounding divorce.Senate Bill 2536: This law mandates that people identified as male at birth cannot participate in female sports activities.Senate Bill 2795: Centers on criminal justice reform. The new law expands parole eligibility and

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49:39

In Legal Terms: Military Law

In Legal Terms ·

2021/06/29

At MPB we want to give you what you want to know about – just ask us. Someone wanted to know about military courts,so we’ve got attorney Franklin Rosenblatt from the firm of Butler Snow on the show today.“Armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and now Space Force. The term “uniformed services” means— the armed forces; the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.Mr. Rosenblatt

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49:55

In Legal Terms: MS Abortion Ban Case

In Legal Terms ·

2021/06/22

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. Mississippi

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51:09

In Legal Terms: Property Law

In Legal Terms ·

2021/06/15

Boundary disputes, leases, real estate closing. They aren’t everyday problems for most of us. But it’s good to knowIN CASE. We’re discussing property law with attorney Terry Little. https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/aboutTerry was alson on the Nov 17th 2020 podcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-estate-lawDiscussion:What is a closing?What are Section 1031 property exchanges?Settlement agentsCalls:mineral rightsHOA languageneighbor's treeinherited landcriminal activity

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50:09

In Legal Terms: EEOC

In Legal Terms ·

2021/06/08

We’re answering questions about age, race, gender or national origin employment discrimination.Marsha Rucker the Regional Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is our guest.Employees and Job Applicants, also employers can find lots of information at eeoc.govEmployment Discrimination types are: Age, Disability, Equal Compensation, Genetic Information, Harassment, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Race/Color Discrimination, Religious Discrimination,

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49:08

In Legal Terms: Inaccurate Info

In Legal Terms ·

2021/05/25

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 HeatMarried in

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In Legal Terms: Initiatives Uncontitutional

In Legal Terms ·

2021/05/18

Did anyone see this coming? Surprise! It doesn’t matter whether you wanted medical marijuana or not or you wanted Initiative 65 or the Alternative – Mississippi voters can not at this time pass any initiatives – the process is unconstitutional no matter the subject area.This morning we’re talking about the recent – last Friday – Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that our state’s initiative process is unconstitutional with our guest: attorney Mark Garriga of Butler Snow.Mississippi Supreme Court

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50:44

In Legal Terms: Divorce and Money

In Legal Terms ·

2021/05/11

Divorce is a time that could change your financial status for the rest of your life. What do you need to know about alimony, child support, or who gets the retirement account? Our guest, Medora Justice, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Investment Fiduciary will speak about financial planning around a Divorce and answer your questions.Ms. Justice works for Hardy Reed. www.HardyReed.com mjustus@hardyreed.com info@hardyreed.com Medora

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50:39

In Legal Terms: Easements and Roads

In Legal Terms ·

2021/05/04

The land that you take to get to your home. Is that yours? What if you share that path? Does that make it a road? How can you get access to your land and who else could use that method? We’re talking about roads and easements today with our friend, attorney Francis Springer https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about 601-605-5004MDOT has free resources to help you deal with traffic. Access what you need to know about road conditions, construction zones, weather and more – even locate welcome centers and

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48:07

In Legal Terms: ADA Encore

In Legal Terms ·

2021/04/27

Guest: Pshon Barrett, a former assistant US Attorney, now a private attorney with The ADA Group. Pshon was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and is an ambassador with The ABLE National Resource CenterDiscussed:ABLE Centerthe definition of having a disability with respect to the ADAthe American's with Disabilities ActWebsites mentioned:U.S. Department of Justice https://www.ada.gov/National Federation of the Blind https://www.nfb.org/American

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51:35

In Legal Terms: Tax Changes

In Legal Terms ·

2021/04/20

What’s up with income taxes for 2020? We’ll talk about how to get them done, what’s new, and what do you think is fair.Federal and Mississippi Income Taxes due date and file date is now May 17th, 2021.Where can you find someone to help you do your taxes?https://southernpartners.org/vita/ Southern Bank Corp banks: Curbside service is available Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9AM – 4PM. Call your local branch for details on contactless (email) tax preparation. Here’s a list of cities with Southern Bankcorp

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50:44

In Legal Terms: Executor

In Legal Terms ·

2021/04/13

What do you do when some dies? What does an executor do? That’s today’s topic with guest Rick Courtney from Courtney Elder Law Associates. https://elderlawms.com/You can find his podcasts on the following dates: October 27th 2020, July 2nd 2019, and May 14th 2019If you find someone has died - call the police or sheriff, or their doctor. Thank you to Elder Law Associates for this checklist. CHECKLIST THINGS TO DO WHEN A PERSON DIESNotify immediate family and close friendsEvaluate the emotional impact

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49:01

In Legal Terms: PETA

In Legal Terms ·

2021/04/06

It’s been 12 months, but did you watch Tiger King on Netflix? We’re going to talk about Animal Rights and Captive Animal Law Enforcementwith Brittany Peet, PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement from PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-peet-84763b1b/https://www.peta.org/Calls:book suggestion: A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement by Ernest Freebergowning a deer in

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49:20

In Legal Terms: MVLP

In Legal Terms ·

2021/03/30

We’re pleased to have representatives from Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on the show today. They’ll tell us aboutexpungements and foreclosure prevention their work with family law matters and how they have shifted to virtual clinics in light of the pandemic. https://mvlp.org/https://mvlp.org/clinicsOctober 29 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Stabilizing the Economy: Expungement Clinic Topics: Felony Expungement and Misdemeanor ExpungementHelping low-income individuals solve legal problems

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In Legal Terms: Marijuana in Mississippi

In Legal Terms ·

2021/03/23

Mississippians overwhelmingly passed Initiative 65 to enable medical marijuana. What’s next? Why is the legislature working on legislation about it now?We'll learn from guest Mark Garriga, an attorney with Butler Snow. https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/mark-garriga/Our discussion touched on why the legislautre is involved in the issue, why the MS Supreme Court is involved, how the medical marijuana issue brough together so many different voters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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49:04

In Legal Terms: 2020 Taxes

In Legal Terms ·

2021/03/16

Have you filed your taxes yet? We’re going to give you tips on filing your 2020 income taxes or give you a jump start your 2021 return. Our guest Gray Edmondson from Edmondson Sage Allen will talk about the tax laws surrounding working from home and take your questions. We’ll also give some IRS tweet tips.https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-paymenthttps://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-freeVolunteer Income Tax Assistance: Northeast Mississippi United Way events for 2021

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In Legal Terms: 2021 Legislature

In Legal Terms ·

2021/03/09

You may have seen her on @Issue or heard her reporting, but today you get a chance to ask MPB News legislative reporter Desare Frazier about what’s going on up at the capitol. We’re going to discuss the bills that are and aren’t going to be passed by your lawmakers.https://www.mpbonline.org/news/meet-the-team/desare-frazier/Calls:where do bill come fromHB 1439 income tax / sales tax grow marjiuanasales taxtransgendersales tax for retirees Discussion:teacher pay raiseincome tax / sales taxmedical

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48:33

In Legal Terms: Drones

In Legal Terms ·

2021/03/02

What do you know about drones? Are you involved in piloting one? Have you ever had one fly over your house while you were in the backyard? Our guestsMichelle Hanlon, Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law and an instructor of aviation and space law, and law student Nestor Delgado will be here to answer your questions.Our experts want to work with you to find out what concerns you about drones and where think the law should go. mlhanlon@olemiss.edu

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