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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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49:20

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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49:26

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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50:08

In Legal Terms: Advanced Healthcare Directives

In Legal Terms ·

2021/02/23

Guest: attorney Kelly Kyle from Kyle Wynn & Associates http://www.kyle-wynn.com/Calls:trust and probatelife insurancepower of attorney and advanced health care directiveslife tennantdementiawhat can go into a trustheirs at lawestate planning - special needs trustPast podcasts with Kelly Kyle 3/27/2018 titled Avoiding Probate and 3/5/2019 Wills and Probate also 11/26/2019 Revocable Trusts most recenly 3/31/2020 Medical DirectivesIf you’d like some reading material, our guest is a co-author of

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49:39

In Legal Terms: Bail

In Legal Terms ·

2021/02/09

Guest: André de Gruy, State DefenderAdditional information:Mississippi Bail Fund Collective https://www.peoplesadvocacyinstitute.com/mbfc2019 Mississippi Code Title 99 - Criminal Procedure Chapter 5 - Bail https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2019/title-99/chapter-5/American Bar Association: How Courts Work : Steps in a Trial : bail https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/bail/The Eighth Amendment to the United States

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49:44

In Legal Terms: TikTok and Memes

In Legal Terms ·

2021/02/02

Guest: Associate Dean Stacey Lantagne from the University of Mississippi School of Lawauthor of “Famous on the Internet: The Spectrum of Internet Memes and the Legal Challenge of Evolving Methods of Communication.”How to protect your intellectual Property? Listen and find out.{an idea is NOT able to be copywriten}Calls:Merger doctrine- recipesFair use of imagesArt gets a copywrite; Inventions get patentsGenitic materialPoor Man's Copy ProtectionFlea Market SalesNotice of copywrite?Take a photo of

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49:49

In Legal Terms: Cycling and Insurance

In Legal Terms ·

2021/01/26

Guest: Baskin Jones from Jones Law Firm https://injuredinmississippi.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/baskinjonesattorneySuggestion: READ THE DECLAIRATIONS PAGE OF YOUR INSURANCE FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGEOur show discussed:how cyclists ARE treatedwhat to do if injuredMS state lawssafe passingdooring lawsDUIvehicle Insurance issuesCalls concerned:biker's rightscar driversexperence getting hit by caruninsured "what if"some can't pay for

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50:43

In Legal Terms: Ethics and Professionalism

In Legal Terms ·

2021/01/19

Guest: Professor Patrick Longan, Chair in Ethics and Professionalism from Mercer University School of Law https://law.mercer.edu/academics/centers/clep/Discussed:Center for Legal Ethics and ProfessionalismChallenges for Lawyerslaw studentsclassestrainingCurrent EventsConfidentialityWillsThe Ideal Lawyer:Is competentShows fidelity to clientShows fidelity to the lawIs public spiritedHas civilityHas practical wisdomWays Attorneys Get Into Trouble:Trust account abuseNeglect of clientCommitting

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49:40

In Legal Terms: Asylum and Immigration

In Legal Terms ·

2021/01/12

Guests: Amelia McGowan and Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice to discuss Immigration and answer questions.To contact the MS Center for Justice:For the Jackson office call: (601) 352-2269.For the Biloxi office call: (228) 435-7284.To reach the Indianola office call:(662) 887-6570.Their website mscenterforjustice.org/contact/ also has a form to fill out to reach them.DACA Contact form:

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47:36

In Legal Terms: UPM Law and True Crime Books Encore

In Legal Terms ·

2021/01/05

A repeat broadcast from 08/04/2020Guest: University Press of Mississippi’s Courtney McCreary, Publicity and Promotions Manager discussing their law and true crime bookshttps://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books discussed:Crooked Snake https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Crooked-Snake2A Legal History of Mississippi https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/A-Legal-History-of-MississippiMississippi’s Federal Courts https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mississippi-s-Federal-CourtsHeroes, Rascals, and

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48:25

In Legal Terms: Home Office

In Legal Terms ·

2020/12/22

Can I deduct home office expenses while I'm working from home? It depends. The short answer is, probably not. If you work full-time for someone else, you're out of luck. "Employees who receive a paycheck or a W-2 exclusively from an employer are not eligible for the deduction, even if they are currently working from home," the IRS noted last month. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/success/wfh-home-office-tax-deduction/index.htmlThe people most likely to be eligible to claim the home office tax

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48:48

In Legal Terms: More Housing

In Legal Terms ·

2020/12/15

Our topic is housing at the end of the 2020 pandemic year with Will Bedwell and John Jopling from the MS Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/about/On April 21st of 2020, In Legal Terms discussed Housing at the beginning of the pandemic with Will Bedwell and MS Center for Justice CEO Vangela Wade. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-housing-with-ms-center-for-justiceJustice.gov has information on the Fair Housing Act. The MS Center for Justice has information

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49:04

In Legal Terms: Administrative Law

In Legal Terms ·

2020/12/08

Our guest, attorney Francis Springer from the Springer Law Firm, discusses Administrative or Regulatory Law. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/Discussion:Email concerning name changeDepartment of Enviromental Quality requirementsAgencies presumed to be correctCourts list four conditions for agency rulings to be reversed:Ruling not supported by substantial evidenceRuling was capricious or arbitrary Ruling was beyond the power of administrative agencyRuling is a violation of statutory or

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41:30

In Legal Terms: SLAPP

In Legal Terms ·

2020/12/01

Guest: attorney Marc Chamberlain from the Butler Snow law firm https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/marc-chamberlain/We discuss strategic lawsuits against public participation. Learn more here: https://www.iadclaw.org/assets/1/17/Business_Litigation_March_2020.pdfWhat are they?Who brings these lawsuits?What's Mississippi's stance on SLAPPs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:10

In Legal Terms: Gun Rights

In Legal Terms ·

2020/11/24

Guest: Attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz https://freelandmartz.com/reed-martz/To find state laws about gun rights: https://midsouthgunlawyer.com/welcome-to-the-website-for-the-midsouth-gun-lawyer/or https://www.handgunlaw.us/Calls concerned:2nd amendment and marijuanashootings at protestsrestrictions on buying gunscarrying a gun in a carbuying guns in MScalaber of amunitionAlabama feestravel between statesfire arms in cars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:18

In Legal Terms: Real Estate Law

In Legal Terms ·

2020/11/17

Guest: Terry Little from Harper Little https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/Real Estate Closings were discussed before the calls came in.Calls concerned:title theftproperty disclosurehurricane damagemultipe owners of homeencroachmentleaving property by will or deedproperty in IRAheirs propertyEmail about gain in property valueListen to Money Talks discuss real estate investment: http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-real-estate-investment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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46:53

In Legal Terms: Statutes

In Legal Terms ·

2020/11/10

We begin the show discussing weird state laws https://www.usatoday.com/list/news/nation-now/weirdest-laws-every-state/53ad0541-3518-4432-adc4-0fec193d389e/killing raccoons on Sundaywhat is Bigfootbear wrestlinglegal homicideStatutes, Court ruleings, administrative regulationsMississippi Teacher Strike Statute https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-37/chapter-9/in-general/section-37-9-75/Canons of Construction

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49:07

In Legal Terms: Election Day 2020

In Legal Terms ·

2020/11/03

Election Day!MS Elections Answerline: 1-800-829-6786MS Elections Fraud Hotline: 1-800-829-6786https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Contact-Us.aspxTo see a sample ballot for your street address, go to yallvote.ms. This will take you to the MS Sec of State’s website. Scroll down to Poling place locator. Type in your address. Your address should pop up, along with your poling place, and your Circuit Clerk’s name and phone number. Below that is what is on YOUR ballot. Everyone will vote for

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