Our guest expert to talk about Gifts is attorney, Richard Courtney https://elderlawms.com/. We've enjoyed having him on our show many times.http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-guest-richard-courtney It’s election day but that’s not our topic today. But I did want you to know that you can call the Secretary of State’s Election Hotline if you have troubles. That number is 1-800-829-6786. You may use an expired photo ID as long as it is an acceptable form of photo ID and is...

What a special show we’ve got today! As it’s Halloween, we’ll discuss some law cases with ghosts and spirits. One Voice, the Mississippi NAACP, and other voter rights organizations crunched the numbers and found in Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Hinds, Franklin, and Jasper counties, over 50,000 people were purged from their lists of registered voters. Were they ghosts?!!!!? “A bill that was passed last year encouraged circuit clerks and election commissioners to engage in more purging than they have...

Everyone loves a puppy! We’ll learn about your rights with a service animal with guest Robert Schwinn the National Legal Administrator at Canine Companions  and disability attorney Rick Courtney whose daughter has a service animal.  Canine companions website: https://canine.org/ From their website anyone can pre-order their 2024 puppy calendar, sponsor a puppy, or learn how to donate or volunteer. National Headquarters: 1-866-CCI-DOGS (224-3647) P.O. Box 446 Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 If...

The Mississippi Center for Justice opened its doors in 2003 – 20 years ago- with a simple mission: dismantling the policies that keep Mississippi at the bottom of nearly every indicator of human well-being and deny African-American and lower-income Mississippians the opportunity to advance themselves. Our guest is their CEO Vangela Wade. https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/vangela-m-wade/ If you’re interested in supporting the work of the Mississippi Center for Justice or you want to...

If you’re listening to our show while driving, be careful! We don’t want you to get into a wreck. But if you do have a fender bender, this show will prepare you for what to do. Our guest is attorney Baskin Jones and we’re talking vehicle accidents today. Mississippi doesn’t have online voter registration. We do have online voter registration applications. So if you’re not registered to vote, go online and print out the application. Grab a forever stamp because today is the Deadline for mailed...

Wetlands, coastal development, fisheries, oil spills – they affect everyone on the planet but Mississippians, especially. We learn more about legal issues that impact us with our guest Professor Stephanie Showalter-Otts, Director of National Sea Grant Law Center. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stephanie-showalter-otts/ October 2 through 8th, 2023 is Climate Solutions Week. Reporting teams across the NPR Network have been searching the world for solutions to climate change. MPB is...

We talk about Your Rights on In Legal Terms. Many of your rights are determined by voting. Are you registered? How do you register? Our guest, Ruth O’Dell from the League of Women Voters Mississippi will give us some assistance in these areas. If you’d like to learn more about League of Women Voters, you could go to their website: https://www.lwv.org/ To learn about the League nearest you – just type in your zip code. Mississippi has 6 leagues: East Central, Gulf Coast, North Mississippi,...

We’ve got a new one today – we’ll learn about Urban Governance. What’s that you ask? Then you need to especially listen so you can be an informed citizen. Our guest is Professor Jade Craig https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/jade-craig/ Any time you want to “talk to us” just use the MPB Public Media app. When you open the app, select Think Radio. Then go to the Menu and touch “talk to us”. You’ll get a selection of MPB programs and services you can connect with to leave a voice note or...

Each of our participants have been affected by a death caused by a drunk driver. We want to discourage you from drinking and driving. If you are stopped under suspicion of DUI you do have rights. Our guest attorney Francis Springer is going to tell us what those rights are. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/ If you’d like some extra information about Driving Under the Influence, check out the Mississippi Bar website and their page about driving under the influence. Like did you know if a...

You sign contracts every day. Do you read them? Do you have to read them? What makes a contract. Learn with us from Professor Martin Edwards from the University of MS School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/martin-edwards/ The Band Van Halen notoriously had a clause in their contract forbidding brown M&M’s. Insurance policies are contracts, but most of us rarely read them. What’s hidden in the fine print?...

Our most popular topic on this program is about Estates! Wills, trusts, probate, wealth transfers. We’ve got attorney Samantha Moore from Butler Snow to answer our questions. https://www.butlersnow.com/professionals/samantha-moore The Mississippi Bar has: Where’s There’s a Will, There’s a Way article on their website: https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/consumer-information/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way/ You can get expert information from facebook – sometimes. That is when you follow...

Did you know one in five children in the US lives in a household with child support? Today, we’ll learn and get answers from Adjunct Professor and Chancellor for the Twentieth Chancery District, Place 2 Judge Troy Odum about child support in Mississippi. In 2018, 14.7 million children lived in households receiving child support payments, about 1 in 5 children in the US, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The median child support amount received was $1,800 About 30% of...

Let’s talk about marriage and estate planning. Does your spouse get everything? What about assets you inherited from a first spouse – do they go to the 2nd spouse? Attorney Rick Courtney will answer my questions and yours. https://elderlawms.com/ Social Security survivors benefits are paid to widows, widowers, and dependents of eligible workers. This benefit is particularly important for young families with children. You can set up your “my social security account” at...

Drones are used today in construction, agriculture, real estate, insurance, food delivery; the list goes on. You need to know the laws concerning drones in cases one flies over you or you’d like to use one in your business. Our guests are co-directors of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi: Michelle Hanlon and Charles Stotler. https://law.olemiss.edu/academics-programs/llm/llm-faculty/ Extension for Real Life: the extension service for MS State University has a...

We’ve got attorney Charity Bruce from the MS Center for Justice talking about expungements. Who can get them? Why do you want one? https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/charity-bruce/ 601-352-2269 https://mscenterforjustice.org/work/expungement/ https://mscenterforjustice.org/shop/ Voices of Mississippi https://mscenterforjustice.networkforgood.com/events/59721-voices-of-mississippi-benefit-concert An immersive multimedia experience and concert event celebrating the people and the art of...

Whether it’s for population control or sport, Mississippi has rules and regulations concerning hunting and fishing. What are they? We’ll find out today from Major Chris Clark from the Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. https://www.mdwfp.com/ North 662-563-6222 South 601-783-2911 Main number: 601-432-2400 Wildlife: 601-432-2199 Until September 30th it’s Frog Season in Mississippi with a Daily Bag Limit of 25 per night. It’s also Raccoon season with a limit of one per party per night....

Sometime your need for financial information intersects with the need for legal assistance - that happens with Planned Giving. Our guest, Marc Littlecott, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy and Charitable Gift Planning Professional, answers our questions. If you’d like to ask other money questions or listen to the questions of others, just tune into MPB’s Money Talks heard on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am Central from https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ or listen to their podcast...

Happy New Year to everyone in Mississippi – by that I mean new laws. The laws voted in and signed during the previous legislative session have taken affect now and we’ll learn what they are with MPB’s Mississippi Edition, Executive Producer and former legislative reporter Kobee Vance....

Whether you’re a worker or a boss you may have employment law questions. We’re brought in employment law expert Attorney Chiquita Hall Jackson to answer them. We learn about discrimination and harassment and take questions. https://www.facebook.com/halljacksonandassociatespc/ (312)255-7105 https://www.hall-jacksonandassociates.com/ Employment Law Guide - https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/elg/ Labor laws and worker protection - https://www.usa.gov/labor-laws Labor & Employment Law -...

We learn about the newest US Supreme Court decisions that have been handed down. Our guests attorney Amir Badat from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/staff/amir-badat/ https://www.naacpldf.org/support/attorney Max Meyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/mcj_team/max-meyers/ https://mscenterforjustice.org/#signup Max's podcast with In Legal Terms: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-loan Last week, In...

It always seems to be an election year for something. This summer is no exception. Today we will learn what we need to know to protect each of our votes with help from our guest Jarvis Dortch, Executive Director ACLU Mississippi. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/jarvis-dortch-executive-director https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/let-people-vote https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/news/fight-against-gerrymandering-mississippi In Legal Terms loves to provide information for you on what your...

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 County Justice Court Judge Kenny Lewis. We’ve also got Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods. https://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/justicecourt/justicecourt.php Judge Kenny Lewis http://www.hindscountyms.com/court-systems/justice-court-judges/district-4 Justice Court Clerk Patricia Woods...

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 details. https://www.rankincounty.org/department/index.php?structureid=39 Instructions for PRO-SE Adult Name Change Petitions (without an attorney) from DeSoto County https://www.desotocountyms.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4600/Instructions-ProSe-Name-Change-Adult?bidId= MISSISSIPPI NAME CHANGE GUIDELINES Procedures may vary by county. If you...

Mississippi is the birthplace of American Music so it’s appropriate for us to talk about Copyright law and music. Our guest, Professor Stacey Lantagne discusses current events and gives us tips. https://wne.edu/law/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?uid=1567 Here are some of the songs that were part of famous music copyright cases: Vanilla Ice Robin Thicke BEATLES  2LiveCrew LED ZEPPELIN ED SHEERAN   Michael Bolton Love Is A Wonderful Thing Katy Perry   John Fogerty Dua Lipa Taylor Swift Playas...

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 https://www.mc.edu/faculty/u/frosenblatt and our State Public Defender Andre de Gruy https://www.ospd.ms.gov/ about what the law is in our state. If you like learning a little bit more about our topic – consider going to www.Cfsy.org The website for Campaign for Fair Sentencing for Youth. We strive to keep you updated with what’s going on...