Episodes
It’s an all “Guess the Verdict” episode, with one wacky lawsuit after another. May a city sue a professional clown for feeding expired parking meters? A guy wins five grand by sending a nude photo of his ex to an adult magazine’s “Girl Next Door” contest – is he in trouble?
Published 05/08/24
Will Donald Trump welcome a jail sentence for contempt? Incarceration doesn’t sound enjoyable, but Trump’s campaign ad will write itself: Here I am behind bars courtesy of a Democrat judge and a Democrat DA, while Biden jets around, campaigning. And, will Michael Cohen survive cross-examination? Without a smoking gun document to help show Trump KNEW his company’s records were falsified, the jury could see the case as “he said/he said,” with no clear winner.
Published 05/02/24
A Trump criminal trial is on. But, did the DA commit a huge blunder by getting the judge to let the DA use a laundry list of Trump sins, IF he takes the stand? The order may keep him from testifying, which may prevent his conviction. On the lighter side, Disneyland’s beloved “Goofy” has been sued for battery.
Published 04/24/24
Does Donald Trump have a secret weapon? If the jury splits the baby in the Stormy Daniels trial and finds him guilty of a misdemeanor, but acquits him on the felony charge, will he walk, since the statute of limitations on the lesser charge ran 4 years before the case was filed?
Published 04/18/24
Bernie Sanders wants Congress to give everybody a 4-day workweek – 32 hours of work, and 40 hours of pay! Claims he’s not trying to buy votes, he just wants folks to get more out of life. And, some want Congress to legalize the sale of human organs – should you be able to sell a kidney for fifty grand?
Published 04/11/24
New York City’s voters rendered a verdict against Trump in 2020 – Biden 87%, Trump 12%. How will the 12 Manhattan jurors vote in the Stormy Daniels hush money criminal trial? The balloon lifts April 15.
Published 04/04/24
Shohei Ohtani is a 21st century superstar, but he’s making folks look backwards – think the movie “Damn Yankees,” and the 1919 Black Sox gambling scandal. Plus, Donald Trump had a wild week: His appeal bond was slashed by $300 million, but he has a rendezvous with the Stormy Daniels jury, on tax day.
Published 03/29/24
Jim Moret, Chief Correspondent of the TV show “Inside Edition,” shares his broadcasting story, including the highest and lowest moments of an amazing career, including a decade as a CNN anchor. Plus, I challenge Jim and Too Many Lawyers’ Executive Producer Christian Bladt to defend their favorite movie and song picks.
Published 03/20/24
After two decades, Scott Peterson has convinced a judge to hold multiple hearings on whether he was framed for Laci’s murder. And, New Mexico prosecutors won a manslaughter conviction against the Rust movie set armorer. Will they really be able to convince a second jury that Alec Baldwin should be her cellmate?
Published 03/15/24
Should the Supreme Court be “dissolved”? All nine justices of the high court say Trump gets to stay on the Colorado ballot. Noted rocket scientist Keith Olberman – oh, sorry, he’s a progressive pundit – says that’s it, fire the Supreme Court. He claims even the three liberals have a “reading comprehension” problem.
Published 03/07/24
The Alabama Supreme Court relies on the Bible to say life begins at conception, so a guy who accidentally dropped a dish of frozen embryos may be sued, including for punitive damages. What are the legal and political implications of this ruling? Will the U.S. Supreme Court get involved to take the decision down a notch?
Published 03/01/24
A gay woman sued the State of Missouri for wrongful firing, and during jury selection the judge excluded potential panelists who said their religion condemns homosexuality. And now, the US Supreme Court has upheld the judge’s ruling – over the objection of Justice Samuel.
Published 02/22/24
A UCLA professor was asked to grade Black students more leniently because they were traumatized by events that gave rise to BLM protests. He said no, and UCLA said “you’re outa here, you are not on board with our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion.” He’s suing for $19 million.
Published 02/16/24
The first-ever conviction of a parent in a school shooting case is controversial: Was her son’s rampage really foreseeable? Or was the verdict intended to send a message to parents everywhere – control your kids, or you’ll wind up behind bars.
Published 02/10/24
A wild week in court: Donald Trump is hit with an $83 million defamation verdict, in favor of a woman who didn’t report his assault for two decades, and couldn’t recall the year it happened. And the Alex Murdaugh conviction is in jeopardy – the judge’s court clerk tried to convince the jurors to vote guilty!
Published 02/02/24
A California judge decides a woman who stabbed her boyfriend 108 times, and was convicted of manslaughter, should serve no prison time. Why? She claimed the ganja did it – that “cannabis-induced psychosis” triggered the attack. The victim’s parents say great, it sounds like if you smoke dope, you have a license to kill.
Published 01/26/24
Donald Trump wanted to deliver the closing argument in his New York fraud trial, but thought better of it when the judge said he’d slap the president with a $50,000 fine if he broke the “rules of final argument.” And, will the Atlanta DA going after Trump lose her job for hiring her boyfriend as the lead prosecutor?
Published 01/21/24
The trans rights debate rages on – the U.S. boxing commission says it’s OK for guys who become women – after surgery, hormone treatments and lowered testosterone levels – to fight against the pugilists who were gals at birth. And, why has the Los Angeles DA barred his prosecutors from appearing at parole hearings?
Published 01/06/24
“Undressing apps” promise to transform a picture of someone wearing clothing, into a realistic-looking nude photo. And the subject of a new “South Park” movie is a real-live controversy: Should schools have a right to fire teachers who supplement their modest income with immodest online performances?
Published 12/28/23
Guns are legal products and ads don’t encourage illegal conduct – so why some nuns in Nevada taking Smith & Wesson to court, claiming gun ads encourage violence? And, Colorado wants to become the first state in the nation to let fat folks sue for discrimination.
Published 12/15/23
The World Health Organization says 5 million lives a year are saved by childhood vaccines. But increasingly, American jurisdictions are letting parents say no to their kids’ shots, on religious grounds. Should the courts enforce mandatory vax rules?
Published 12/07/23
The Daily Wire’s new film, “Lady Ballers,” poses the question of what happens when some washed-up basketball teammates decide to identify as women (while on the court – it’s called gender fluid!) and kick lady athlete butt. So is it funny, or transphobic?
Published 11/30/23
It sounds ridiculous but police say there’s no law against a convicted child molester setting up across the street from an elementary school with a sign saying, “FREE FENTANYL FOR FIRST TIME USERS.” Maybe there SHOULD be such a law.
Published 11/23/23
Oreo Cookie fanatics are fit to be tied – they claim the crème it is a-shrinkin’ – that Double Stuf cookies now have exactly the same amount of creamy goodness the regular size use to have. And a plaintiff’s lawyer who files three suits a week against allegedly lyin’ snack companies may be the cookie fans’ gladiator.
Published 11/16/23
A nut case 31-year old woman, for no reason, beats up a 13-year old girl in a McDonald’s. Should the girl be able to sue the chain for not doing anything to stop the assault? Do bystanders have any duty to help or call for help – or may they just film away.
Published 11/10/23