This time of year, some folks start to celebrate Christmas or Thanksgiving. That’s up for debate. What isn’t up for debate is hunting seasons. It depends on where you are, what you’re hunting, and what you’re using to hunt. Learn with us about Mississippi’s rules and regulations with Lt. Ricky Barry from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.

Folks can hunt White Tailed deer and squirrel, rabbit, possum, racoon, bobcat just now. But it’s not quail season yet. Check our podcast information for the link to the 2024-2024 hunting seasons schedule found on the Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks website to know where and how and who can hunt just now.

There’s a terrific website that’s easy to follow and find what you’re looking for – in my opinion. For the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and parks: mdwfp.com

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving: November 26th GENERAL and SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. On this Saturday, November 16th Absentee Voting: Circuit Clerks’ Office must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. What will be voted on? The Mississippi Supreme Court Central District and the contested Mississippi Court of Appeals race.

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Our guests are Nathan Blevins, the Deputy Commissioner of Community Corrections.

Terri Maranoci, Community Corrections Director

Cecil Lott, Community Corrections Associate Director with the MS Board of Parole 239 North Lamar Street, Suite 501, Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 576-3520

(601) 576-3528

Information about parole in Mississippi, including the current Parole Board Members, Parolee Search, and Victim Parole Notification.

MS Department of Corrections

The Community Corrections division is responsible for the following agency functions:​​

• Community Work Centers
• Restitution Centers
• Technical Violation Centers​
• Interstate Compact
• Probation
• Parole
• Intensive Supervision Program
• Earned Released Supervision
• Transitional Housing Services

Do you need a ride to the polls today?

• WLOX reports that Lyft and Uber are offering 50% off rides to polling stations on Election Day as part of its voting access program. Lyft users can take advantage of the discount by preloading the code VOTE24 into their app until November 5.
• BlackNatchez.org is offering rides to the polls on Tuesday to anyone who lives in Adams County and needs one. For more information or to arrange a ride in Adams County, call Chakatria Fitzgerald at 318-719-0801; Adams County Supervisor Angela Hutchins at 601-807-0790; and the Rev. Maurice Irving at 601-807-6324.
• University of Mississippi Voting Engagement Ambassadors, is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 to help students travel to polling locations in Lafayette County. Any student who is registered to vote in Lafayette County can use the shuttles for free.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office has a complaint form online if you need to report a violation. I’ll have that link on our podcast information. Should you have any questions, please contact the Elections Division at (800) 829-6786.

To report a violation of your voting rights, intimidation, or suppression of your voting rights you can report it by: filing a report online with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Voting Section or calling 1-800-253-3931

According to usa.gov: You have the right to cast your vote in private. There is no law against asking someone who they are voting for. But you do not have to share that information with anyone if you do not want to.

MPBonline.org will have election results as the come in. MPB Think Radio will begin national election coverage at 6pm tonight. At 7pm, when our Mississippi polls close, we’ll add our local election results as they come in to the National Election Coverage. MPB News Director Teresa Collier will report our results.  

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The Mississippi Center for Justice is about advancing racial and economic justice. We could take a week to talk about everything they do there, but we’ve only got President and CEO Vangela Wade for the next hour to learn about their work and upcoming events.

The Mississippi Center for Justice opened its doors in 2003 with a simple mission: dismantling the policies that keep Mississippi at the bottom of nearly every indicator of human well-being. If you’d like to help with that – consider registering to vote. You can print off a voter registration application from the Secretary of State’s website or maybe ask your county’s circuit clerk’s office to mail you an application.

The MS Center for Justice - They’re some busy folks! There’s a Health Law – lunch and learn in Indianola next week in addition to a Fair Housing and Expungement Education event in Gulfport. The 3rd week of October holds a Small Farmer’s Conference, a Social Justice Empowerment Brunch, the Champions of Justice Signature Event. and the Great Mississippi Road Trip scheduled. We haven’t even made it out of the month. There are more events on their calendar with many more months of events taking place.

Their website has ways to donate, their social media links, events, and ways to “join their fight”. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Look for the Legacy Leadership podcast of MPB Think Radio's Money Talks

Past podcasts with MS Center for Justice staff:

05/07/24 Robert McDuff MCJ

10/17/23 Champions of Justice - MCJ 

08/01/23 Expungements   

03/14/23 Loans

05/24/22  MCJ Heirs' Property

01/25/22 Educational Rights

11/09/21  Heirs' Property Help

01/12/21 Asylum and Immigration      

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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 to talk with your family about your plans, their plans, and where the plans are written down.

If you need a starting point for crafting your estate plan, MPB has got a digital worksheet for you. Freewill is a site that will help you organize your estate plan so you can get started. https://www.freewill.com/mpbfoundation

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has a link where you can fill out an Advanced Healthcare Directive.

https://www.umc.edu/news/Miscellaneous/2019/April/April%20CONSULT/UMMC_Advance_Healthcare_Directive.pdf

Sometimes it’s good to hear what others are asking – that will lead you to think about your own situation. In Legal Terms has produced around 3 shows each year for the last 5 years discussing estate planning. Listening to these podcast can help you know what to do.

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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 http://www.hindscountyms.com/departments/justice-court

Manual for Justice Court: https://mjc.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/134/2020/06/Manual-for-Mississippi-Justice-Courts-2021.pdf

Training from Judicial College. Our podcast 10/29/2019 In Legal Terms: MS Judicial College http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-judicial-college

Mississippi Center for Justice https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Podcast: 1/15/2019 In Legal Terms: League of Women Voters http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-league-of-women-voters

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/2021JD/Entire%20Directory%20and%20Court%20Calendar.pdf

If you get to the poll and don’t have your current ID:

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/expired_form.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/press/november-8-election-day-reminders

https://www.sos.ms.gov/sites/default/files/voter_id/What_if_I_dont_have.pdf

After you go to sos.ms.gov to see what your races are https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/polling-place-locator you can go to vote 411.org The League of Women voters sent out questionnaires to candidates. They’ve put word for word the responses. Learn a little bit about your judges – who took the time to reply – so you’ll be an informed voter. 

https://www.vote411.org/

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A recent ruling stated giving pandemic relief funds to private schools for infrastructure improvements is unconstitutional. We’ll learn about this case with one of the attorneys involved Will Bardwell, with Democracy Forward. https://democracyforward.org/team/will-bardwell/

https://democracyforward.org/work/ms-leg-funneling-money/ a 501 c 3 organization

https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/mississippi-judge-blocks-private-schools-taxfunded-grants/

No religious or other sect or sects shall ever control any part of the school or other educational funds of this state; nor shall any funds be appropriated toward the support of any sectarian school, or to any school that at the time of receiving such appropriation is not conducted as a free school. https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/mississippi-constitution/ms-const-art-8-sect-208/

Carson v Macon https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-1088

Are you planning or hoping to vote Absentee for the General election in next?

• September 24th – Absentee ballots were available at County Circuit Clerk’s Office.
• November 5th – In-person absentee voting deadline and the County Circuit Clerk’s Office is open until noon for in-person absentee voting.
• November 8th – General Election and Regular Special Election Day. Polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
• November 8th – Mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked on or before this date to be valid.

How and who can vote absentee in Mississippi’s General Election in 2 weeks?

1. Any person who is temporarily residing outside of their county of residence, and the ballot must be mailed to an address outside the county.
2. Any person who has a temporary or permanent physical disability and who, because of such disability, is unable to vote in person without substantial hardship to himself, herself or others, or whose attendance at the voting place could reasonably cause danger to himself, herself or others.
3. The parent, spouse or dependent of a person with a temporary or permanent physical disability who is hospitalized outside of his or her county of residence or more than fifty (50) miles distant from his or her residence, if the parent, spouse or dependent will be with such person on election day.
4. Any person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information

College kids (we hope you planned ahead):

OPTION 1: Keep Your Voter Registration At Your Parents’ Or Guardian’s Home

OPTION 2: Register Or Move Your Registration To Vote At School Residence

https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/voting-college-student

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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 the next session.

https://ltgovhosemann.ms.gov/

The 2023 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 that’s the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January and lasts 90 days this year.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/htms/timetable.xml

During legislative sessions, visitors may view the Senate and House of Representatives from their respective galleries. Public galleries are accessible from the fourth floor of the Capitol. Visitors are asked to silence any electronic devices while in the galleries and not take photographs.

http://www.legislature.ms.gov/about-the-capitol/public-galleries/

Questions:

• ARPA
• Post Partum care
• UMMC / BCBS
• Medicare Expansion
• Block grants

Did you know that there’s a House Webcast, a Senate Webcast, and a Mississippi Legislature You Tube Channel? http://www.legislature.ms.gov/

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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 Marine training base Camp Lejeune. Our guest is Oxford attorney, Roberts Wilson. https://www.wegetjustice.com/

https://www.wegetjustice.com/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/

https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/camp-lejeune-water-contamination/

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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. McKenna Raney-Gray, an attorney with the ACLU Mississippi will discuss the rights of LGBTQ Americans. https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/biographies/mckenna-raney-gray-lgbtq-justice-project-staff-attorney

ACLU Mississippi has a great page where you can learn more about protecting YOUR rights: police encounters, voting rights, constitutional rights, in addition to LGPBQ Student rights, Immigrant Rights and Abortion Rights. https://www.aclu-ms.org/

LGBTQ Justice Project https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/campaigns/lgbtq-justice-project

ACLU OF MS OPPOSES HB 1523 – RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/press-releases/aclu-ms-opposes-hb-1523-religious-liberty-accommodations-act

SB 2536: ANTI-TRANSGENDER STUDENT ATHLETE https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/legislation/sb-2536-anti-transgender-student-athlete

Absentee ballots are available now and Absentee Voting, is available during the work week and the morning of Saturday, October 29th 2022 for the November 8th election at your Circuit Clerk’s Office.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf

ACLU Mississippi has a printable card on their website to present to a poll worker if for transgender voters if their gender identity is different  than the sex that was recorded on their birth certificate. https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/poll_workers_how-to_card_for_trans_voters.pdf

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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 Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

Thank you for listening to In Legal Terms on MPB Think Radio. Our Fall on-air fundraising campaign is on---we’re asking you to give for the love of Mississippi.  1-888-372-4483 https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/donate

Listen to live audio: https://www.supremecourt.gov/

Listen to audio recordings of US Supreme Court https://www.oyez.org/

Past podcast with Max Meyers: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-scotus 11/23/2021 In Legal Terms: SCOTUS http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-scotus

Guest Constitutional Law scholar Professor Chris Green gives us information about the appointment of Supreme Court Justices. 9/18/2018 In Legal Terms: Supreme Court Justices http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257639

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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 MS

https://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 learning more about fraud, financial ramification of being a care giver, avoiding health care coverage gaps, or Medicare enrollment decisions sign up at https://learn.aarp.org/

Read about: The Caregiver Act Mississippi GAP Act Credit for Caregivers Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act

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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 Eichelberger. 

https://www.ike-law.com/attorneys/j-matthew-eichelberger/

https://www.ike-law.com/attorneys/jennie-a-eichelberger/

01/18/2022 In Legal Terms: Subpoenas

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-subpoenas

Today is national voter registration day. If you’d like to get a voter registration drive going Our Secretary of State’s office has a tool kit for you. Remember, you have to be registered to vote by October 10th for the November 8th general election.

https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/VoterRegistrationToolkit062922.pdf

https://sos.ms.gov/elections-voting

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I love a good theme show – today is “personal injury after Labor Day”. Mississippi is a state that wants to protect life. What happens if there's an injury during labor. We’ll talk about that with attorney Baskin Jones.

If you’re in need of an attorney for personal injury, divorce, intellectual property, or whatever – try looking through the Lawyer Directory and the For the Public sections of The Mississippi Bar’s website: https://www.msbar.org/

Our show is about you and your rights. If you or a loved one will be away from your home county on November 5th – our national election day – you still have the right to vote. If you’re in the military or living overseas, you can still vote also. Find out more by visiting the Secretary of State’s website or calling your county circuit clerk. Absentee ballot applications are available Monday. Voting starts Monday the 23rd of September 2024.

We’ve been grateful that attorney Baskin Jones has partnered with us a few times. If you’re interested in the topic of personal injury look for our In Legal Terms podcasts from April 2nd of 2024 and October 10th and April 11th of 2023.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-personal-injury

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-auto-wrecks

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-car-wrecks

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Mississippians are very creative – with literature, music, art. Our guests attorneys and Professors Molly Fergusson and Will Wilkins will answer questions about copyrights and trademarks.

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/molly-fergusson/

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/will-wilkins/

From listener Randell:

In today's episode there was discussion about copyright law as it applies to the codes adopted by a city. The International Family of Codes (such as the fire code discussed) offers free online viewing of the code. https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes

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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 by the US Supreme Court with help from our guest Professor Lisa Shaw Roy.

Lisa Shaw Roy, Professor of Law and Jessie D. Puckett, Jr. Lecturer

Carson v. Makin

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

A Rabbi is suing Florida

Espinoza v Montana

Engel v. Vitale

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Constitutionality of restriction on religious gatherings and mandatory mask: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-mask-constitutionality

Religious Freedom: 04/02/2019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257622

12/19/2017 In Legal Terms: Holiday Decorations in Public Places http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257659

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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 with our guest attorney Rick Courtney. We’ll answer questions about how spouses are treated as it relates to property, taxes, social security, and medical decision making. https://elderlawms.com/richard-a-courtney/

On Money Talks, heard on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am Central and on its podcast, there was a recent show about Unmarried Households and Money. Look for the May 3rd, 2022 podcast to listen. http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-unmarried-households

We’ve loved having Rick on the show over the years. Here's a link to where you can find all his broadcasts. 8/5/2022 In Legal Terms: guest Richard Courtney to hear him discuss Estate Planning, Elder Law, Special Needs Law and other topics. 

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-guest-richard-courtney

https://www.desotocountyms.gov/639/Marriage-License

Marriage License

Applications are accepted in the County Court Office on the 2nd  floor of the DeSoto County Courthouse, located at 2535 Highway 51 South in Hernando, Mississippi. Room 200.

Applications are accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.

The Clerk's office accepts walk-ins, no appointment necessary.

Obtaining a Marriage License

To obtain a marriage license is DeSoto County, both applicants must appear before the Circuit Clerk.

• Effective January 13, 2020 the cost of the marriage license increases to $37, we accept cash or card. **Beginning June 1, 2022 there will be a charge to process all credit card transactions.**
• Proof of age is required by both applicants in the form of drivers licenses, ID, passport or birth certificate.
• There is no blood work or waiting period required and the license does not expire once it has been issued.
• If either applicant has been married before we must know the date the last marriage ended. If the divorce was within the last 6 months, we must have a copy of the divorce decree.
• Our office only issues the marriage license, our Judges do not perform ceremonies in DeSoto County.
• Parental Consent is required for any applicants under the age of 21. Parental consent forms are available in the office or you can print the Out of Office Parental Consent (PDF) form. The form must be signed in front of a Notary and a copy of the drivers license is required from the parent signing the consent form.

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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 those rights from attorney Francis Springer. https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

If you’d like to take some time to read over information about self-defense, you can read: MS § 97-3-15. Homicide; justifiable homicide; use of defensive force; duty to retreat Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, TITLE 97. CRIMES, CHAPTER 3. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON

https://lawofselfdefense.com/statute/ms-%C2%A7-97-3-15-homicide-justifiable-homicide/

Past episodes with Francis Springer:

October 26th of 2021 Miranda Rights http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-miranda-rights

April 12th of 2022 Criminal Defense http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-criminal-defense

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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 you need? What should you say and to whom if you are in a wreck?

Our guest is attorney Baskin Jones from Jones Law Group. https://injuredinmississippi.com/

For more information about insurance, you are encouraged to visit the website for the Mississippi Insurance Department: https://www.mid.ms.gov

There you can read about:  Automobile Insurance And You, What The Law Requires, Liability: What You Need To Know, and Tips for Keeping Costs Low

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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 our guest, Secretary of State Michael Watson. https://www.sos.ms.gov/

2022 Candidate Qualifying Guide https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2022%20Candidate%20Qualifying%20Guide_FINAL.pdf

Voter Registration Tool Kit: https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/VoterRegistrationToolkit062922.pdf

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We’re pleased to welcome back from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, attorneys Seirra Williams and Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, Executive Director and General Counsel. They’ll tell us about their upcoming clinics and about their services. https://mvlp.org/

3/30/2021 In Legal Terms: MVLP http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-mvlp

9/24/2019 In Legal Terms: Expungements http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-expungments

Need help and qualify? https://ms.freelegalanswers.org/

https://mvlp.org/clinics

• July 29, 2022 - Hinds County Legal Clinic
• August 3, 2022 - Winston County Legal Clinic (Wills, AHD, POA)
• August 26, 2022 - Simpson County Guardianship Clinic
• September 16, 2022 - Harrison County Guardianship Clinic
• October 6, 2022 - Lafayette County Guardianship Clinic
• Sunflower & Humphreys County Legal Clinic

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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 this year, or just learn some new information, it’s always time for a tax show with our favorite tax guru Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law.

If you’ve had other folks prepare your tax returns for you, the IRS has gotten much more “user friendly” https://www.irs.gov/ has a “file your taxes for free” spot with information and links to software you can use.

The IRS is hiring 470 revenue agents who will specialize in auditing or examining both individual and business taxpayers nationwide. These positions are at grades 5-12 in the federal civil service system with a base pay ranging from $31,083 to $68,299. Throughout July, the IRS is holding a series of virtual information sessions for interested applicants. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/special-virtual-sessions-coming-up-for-those-interested-in-compliance-positions-irs-hiring-470-revenue-agents

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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 and takes your questions. 

Want to read more? Here are some websites:

Justice Thomas Wants The Court To ‘Reconsider’ Its First Amendment Jurisprudence     https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/justice-thomas-wants-the-court-to-reconsider-its-first-amendment-jurisprudence/ 

New York Times Company v.Sullivan   https://www.oyez.org/cases/1963/39   

Can An Opinion Be Defamatory?   https://www.minclaw.com/legal-resource-center/what-is-defamation/can-opinion-defamatory/   

Exploring Constitutional Law    http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/lying.html

Constitution Check: Is lying ever protected by the First Amendment?  https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/constitution-check-is-lying-ever-protected-by-the-first-amendment

Defamation and Social Media: What You Need To Know   https://injury.findlaw.com/torts-and-personal-injuries/defamation-and-social-media--what-you-need-to-know.html

PARODY & SATIRE   https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/topics/freedom-of-speech-2/arts-first-amendment-overview/parody-satire/

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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 civil liberties. When she was on the show, we discussed the then just argued Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. If you haven’t heard, the US Supreme court released its ruling. We’ll discuss that today. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/yvette-butler/

Judge won’t block law banning most Mississippi abortions - by MPB News Published on July 5, 2022

https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/judge-wont-block-law-banning-most-mississippi-abortions/

If you want more information on Supreme Court rulings

https://www.supremecourt.gov/

Professor Butler was a guest on our show in June of 2021 just after Dobbs v. Jackson WHO was argued. You can listen to that broadcast on our podcast to take you back to our thoughts a year ago.

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-ms-abortion-ban-case

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MPB Think Radio has been talking about “education” on many of our shows this month. Today, we’re learning about the Right of Students with attorney McKenna Rainey from ACLU – Mississippi.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office has a great website about voting. If you need to register to vote you can print off a form, or just call and ask your county clerk to mail you a form. If you’re interested in helping to register folks to vote, there’s a tool kit online with all the details.

If you’re interested in Student Rights you’re probably interested in Education. There so much to read and learn about helping students on MPB’s learning page and on the MS Department of Education’s website.

I love a good handout to remind me of what I’ve learned. ACLU Mississippi has a Student manual on rights that can be downloaded. There are also their webpages on rights for youth and LGBTQ students. Donations are also accepted on that website.

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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 Snow to answer our questions about starting a business. https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/william-bettis/

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office website has some information about starting a business. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Business/Business%20Entities%20(Clean).pdf

2/20/2018 In Legal Terms: Starting a Business http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257653

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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? What ticks you off? Or you could say what laws should be enforced more?

Auto Correct: Pet Peeves YouTube podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s5CCoK2G64

• Turn signals
• Taking up more than one parking space
• The Johnson Amendment
• Corruption of government officials
• Fulling funding the IRS
• Enforcing Civil Rights laws
• Flag etiquette
• Tailgating
• Subpoenas and contempt of court
• Jury duty
• Follow laws
• Repeal mandatory sentencing laws
• Threatening statements

https://grassodefense.com/5-most-frequently-broken-laws/

https://www.herrmanandherrman.com/blog/5-driving-laws-you-didnt-know-you-were-breaking/

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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 who needs a will and what happens when you die if you don’t have a will. http://www.kyle-wynn.com/home.html

9/7/2021 In Legal Terms: Draft a Will http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-draft-a-will

2/23/2021 In Legal Terms: Advanced Healthcare Directives http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-advanced-healthcare-directives

3/31/2020 In Legal Terms: Medical Directives http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-medical-directives

Questions:

• Living trust
• Transfer upon death
• Probate
• Power of attorney
• Executor
• Death in another state
• Title transfer
• Life estate
• Power of attorney
• Joint ownership
• Trustee

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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 two guests Professor Alexandra Natapoff, Lee S. Kreindler Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, and Professor Cliff Johnson, Director of the MacArthur Justice Center, University of Mississippi School of Law.

https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11764/Natapoff

https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/cliff-johnson/

Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal by Alexandra Natapoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd91vfE9IjM

“Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem,” a documentary about the misdemeanor system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHnzqQIkJaM

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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 you take against them? Our guest is attorney Reed Martz from Freeland Martz in Oxford. https://freelandmartz.com/

According to the one website, there are over 370,000 homeowner associations in the United States. Collectively, this represents over 40 million households (over 53% of the owner occupied households in America). https://hoa-usa.com/

Reminder: today (05/31/2022) is the Primary Election Runoff Voter Registration Deadline. If you’re not registered to vote NOW, you can’t vote in next month’s primary election. But if you register today, you can vote if there’s a runoff in the primary. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf

Friday, June 3rd 2022, there’s an expungement and will clinic in Jackson – It’s 11 to 3 at the MS Urban League with the MS Center for Justice. https://www.facebook.com/MVLP601/photos/a.10152213177355340/10159790806620340/

Saturday, June 4th, 2022, is the In-Person Absentee Voting Deadline, 12:00 p.m.: Circuit Clerks’ offices MUST remain open from 8:00 a.m. until noon. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2022%20Elections%20Calendar.pdf

Questions:

• How to know you have an HOA
• HOAs are horrible
• CCRs
• Owners control
• Setting up an HOA
• Notification
• Oversite
• HOAs are great

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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 who qualify with this problem and also give educational presentations and seminars.

https://mscenterforjustice.org/heirs/

MCJ’s Heirs’ Property Help line 877-952-4347

email MCJ'S Heirs' Property Team: HP@MSCENTERFORJUSTICE.ORG

Pre-register for MCJ's Expungement and Wills Clinic

June 3, 2022

601-352-2269 ext. 129 for expungements

ext. 122 for wills

https://www.facebook.com/MVLP601/photos/a.10152213177355340/10159790806620340/

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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 have any questions, please contact the ACLU of Mississippi TEAP Advocacy Coordinator https://www.aclu-ms.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/namechange_roadmap_aclu_teap_03_0.pdf

Questions:

• Social Security Name Change in Mississippi
• Changing gender on birth certificate
• Changing title anecdote
• Adopted parent name revocation
• Changing parent after DNA test
• Nickname
• Stage name

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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 want to attend law school. We can answer your questions and give you something to think about. Our guest is Dean Bette Bradley, from the University of Mississippi School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/staff-directory/bette-bradley/

Website for law schools:

University of Mississippi School of Law https://law.olemiss.edu/

Mississippi College School of Law https://law.mc.edu/

Organization accredits law schools:

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/

Ole Miss is accredited: https://law.olemiss.edu/about/aba-required-disclosures/

MS Law is accredited: https://law.mc.edu/disclosures

Ole Miss 3+3 Program: https://law.olemiss.edu/video/33-program/

Previous Ole Miss Law School In Legal Terms broadcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-law-school

Will Kim Kardashian become a lawyer? https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2967727/kim-kardashian-law-school-baby-bar/

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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 line dispute? Our callers asked many, many questions! https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/about

You only have one week to get your voter registration up to date. Our U.S. Congressmen are running for re-election: Trent Kelly, Bennie Thompson, Michael Guest, Steven Palazzo

This week: Circuit Clerks’ offices MAY remain open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., including the noon hour (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2)) for voter registration.

Saturday, May 7th: Circuit Clerks' offices MUST remain open from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2)) for voter registration. Monday May 9th is the Voter Registration Deadline, at 5:00 p.m. Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit or Municipal Clerk’s Office on the 9th and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than the 9th are eligible to vote in the June 7, 2022 General Election. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-37(2); MS Code Ann. §23-15-47(2)(a)

• Primary Election Day (U.S. Congress): Polls open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (MS Code Ann. § 23-15-1031; MS Code Ann. § 23-15-541(1))
• Mississippi Levee Commissioners General Election. Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey & Washington Counties

Terry Little was a guest on previous In Legal Terms podcasts:

• June 15, 2021  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-property-law
• November 17, 2020  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-estate-law

Need a lawyer? https://www.msbar.org/ has a lawyer directory and under For the Public there are a list of resources for pro bono assistance – that means free.

• Title insurance
• Boundary issue
• Land in will
• Survey and adverse possession
• Property from paying taxes
• Title
• Closing delayed
• Mineral rights
• Estate and Power of Attorney

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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 satisfactory resolution. https://www.watkinseager.com/professionals-susan-l-steffey

If you’ve missed any of our program you can listen to the whole show's recording at in legal terms.mpbonline.org http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/ Also: mpbonline.org/radio where you can listen live to Think Radio and MPB Music Radio. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/

We hope you’ll subscribe to our podcast. You can also listen from:

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Whether you’re at a PTA meeting, City Council meeting, or watching our legislature at work, you’ll notice the Parliamentary Procedure that’s used. These rules exists to facilitate the transaction of business and to promote cooperation and harmony. But it can be a foreign language or a dance you don’t know the steps. To help us out we’ve got attorney Mary Largent Purvis, Director of Legal Analysis and Communication at Mississippi College School of Law.

Delta State University has a cheat sheet you can download to learn about Robert’s Rules of Order. And Project Guttenberg, an online library of free eBooks, is offering a link to download a free digital version of the updated original book by Henry M. Robert.

The National Council of State Legislatures has an online set of classes for elected officials to help them learn parliamentary procedures. InsideHigherEd.com recently published an opinion article that suggests college students would be better advocates for promoting world peace if they learn parliamentary procedures and employed Talking and listening, rather than shouting down other views.

Mississippi doesn’t have the technology for online voter registration. And if you don’t have a computer and printer at your house, you can just call your county courthouse, and they can mail you a voter registration form. Be sure to register by October 7th to vote in our next general election. The secretary of state’s website sos.ms.gov

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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 is Jared Goodman, General Counsel of Animal Law for The PETA Foundation.

https://www.peta.org/

On April 6th, 2021 we had as a guest PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-peta

If you’re an animal lover or like hearing about nature, you’ll probably like Creature Comforts, MPB’s Thursday 9am Central call in show. https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ Creature Comforts is also a podcast: creaturecomforts.mpbonline.org

If you’re looking to adopt or if you need someone to take over an animal you’ve found consider looking at the website https://www.nokillnetwork.org/d/Mississippi/ And if you’ve worked with a shelter, they’d like you to leave a review for others to know what to expect with that facility.

Ukraine efforts: https://www.peta.org/blog/peta-germany-helps-ukraine-animals/

Cruel Wildlife Control: https://www.peta.org/issues/wildlife/cruel-wildlife-control/

Animal experimentation: https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/

Mississippi and the Animal Legal Defense Fund: https://aldf.org/state/mississippi/

Questions:

• neighbor's dog
• abusers
• roadside zoos
• controlled hunts
• kill shelters
• volunteers and vets

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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 you won’t ever need! Our guest, attorney Francis Springer will answer some questions and help us become better informed.

https://www.springerlawoffice.com/

If you’d like general information in addition to dockets, briefs, orders and opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Mississippi: https://courts.ms.gov/

The Mississippi Bar suggests: You should choose a lawyer as you would a doctor, dentist, accountant or anyone who provides services. Comparison shop. Check the credentials of different attorneys. Discuss fees with them candidly. And don't forget to talk with them about the wisdom of retaining legal counsel in the first place.

https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/how-to-select-a-lawyer/

The Mississippi Bar has a list of ProBono options – that means free. We also have a few podcasts dealing with the public defender system. https://www.msbar.org/for-the-public/pro-bono-resources/

9/14/2021 In Legal Terms: Public Defender System Reforms

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-public-defender-system-reforms

5/28/2019 In Legal Terms: Indigent Defense

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-indigent-defense

4/3/2018 In Legal Terms: Public Defenders

http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625764e

What does it mean to be under arrest? https://lustick.com/resource/are-you-under-arrest/

There are many courts that hear criminal cases. https://courts.ms.gov/aboutcourts/aboutthecourts.php

Questions:

• nolle prosequi https://criminaldefenseattorneytampa.com/legal-defenses/nolle-prosequi/
• mental illness
• arrested while on bond
• consumer protection with MS Attorney General Money Talks podcast from 10/29/2019 http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-elder-financial-abuse
• comments
• theft from retirement account

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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 . . maybe it’s a fun puzzle or a stroll down memory lane of everything you did during the past year. We’ve got tax tips to help make filling out your income taxes easier.

Your first stop should always be: https://www.irs.gov/

Income Taxes due Monday, April 18th, 2022.

• Need to file an extension on FILING your taxes? https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf Taxes/money is still due April 18th, 2022.
• Standard deduction
• Charitable deductions
• IRA deductions
• 529 accounts

Make your charitable contributions to MPB Foundation at: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/donate

or call 1-888-372-GIVE, 1-877-372-4483

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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 have, anyway? We’ll find out with our guest Christopher Green, Professor of Law at the University of MS School of Law. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/christopher-green/

Our guest is Professor Christopher Green has been on the show before:

1/29/2019     In Legal Terms: Constitutional Originalism http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-constitutional-originalism

9/18/2018     In Legal Terms: Supreme Court Justices broadcast just after Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Conformation Hearing. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257639

If you’d like to explore more on this topic you can go to the Senate’s website:

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Origins_AdviceConsent.htm

Questions:

• judges for life
• fixing flaws
• Senate actions
• back door discussions
• decorum

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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? Professor Michelle Hanlon is our guest. We discuss the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi and some of the benefits of space exploration. We discuss what laws cover these situations. https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/

At MPB we are proud of the law school and their space law program. We’ve done a few In Legal Term episodes on various aspects of this program: drones, aviation law, space force.

03/02/2021 drones http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-drones

06/02/20 space law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-law-in-2020

01/21/20 aviation law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-aviation-law

04/30/19 space force http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-space-force

Another podcast of interest:

04/23/2019 In Legal Terms: National Sea Grant Law Center. Our guest was Stephanie Showalter Otts, Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center. http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625761f

Spinoff highlights NASA technologies that benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products. https://spinoff.nasa.gov/

Mississippian Frank White, author of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution. https://frankwhiteauthor.com/

NASA has a camera that shows views from the International Space Station. https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ESRS/HDEV/

See the International Space Station fly by: https://www.issdetector.com/

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has a website: http://unoosa.org/

They even have a twitter account https://twitter.com/unoosa

For All Moonkind, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to protect each of the six human lunar landing and similar sites in outer space as part of our common human heritage. In 2018 we were granted the status of Permanent Observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. https://www.forallmoonkind.org/

Questions:

• Debris remediation
• Space law
• Stennis Space Center
• Commercializing the moon
• Salvage

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Due to breaking news, we had less time to record this episode.

A couple of times a year we bring you an attorney to talk with you about wills and the benefits of estate planning. We’ve got attorney Rick Courtney. https://elderlawms.com/

We love talking about wills on In Legal Terms because you love asking about wills. Here are Rick’s past shows. 

• 10/12/2021 In Legal Terms: Elder Abuse http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-elder-abuse
• 4/13/2021 In Legal Terms: Executor http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-executor
• 10/27/2020 In Legal Terms: Special Needs Law http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-special-needs-law
• 5/14/2019 In Legal Terms: Wills and Probate and Executors http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-wills-and-probate-and-executors

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Our host is Professor Richard Gershon of the University Of Mississippi School Of Law.        I’m Liz Gill. Times change. Laws change. We had a show about the “new” Real ID back in 2019. Then a little thing called a pandemic happened so the date to need a real ID was pushed back. We’ll find out more about this and more about Mississippi’s Department of Public Safety from its General Council, Eric Brown.  https://www.dps.ms.gov/administration/legal-division

What can you get at the Department of Public Safety? Regular driver’s license, Learner’s permit, Disability ID car, Firearm permit application, Out-of-state drivers license transfer, or Sex offender registration. Start at https://www.ms.gov/home  from there you can click on Driving in Mississippi  to find where to make an appointment or click on one of the other gateways.  Schedule an appointment: https://telegov.egov.com/dps

Get information from: https://twitter.com/MSHwyPatrol

To help make Mississippi a safer place by providing information regarding possible drug trafficking or illegal drug sales call the tip line number for the Bureau of Narcotics of Mississippi is 1-800-844-6272

Questions:

• ID for federal institutions
• Enhanced concealed carry  § 45-9-101 https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-45/chapter-9/license-to-carry-concealed-pistol-or-revolver/section-45-9-101
• Moving from another state
• Skip the line
• What do you need to bring
• Needs a lawyer https://www.msbar.org/
• Car’s license https://www.dor.ms.gov/
• Self service machine
• Appointment
• What if you’re not a legal resident

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Our guest is a fun one today. Professor Stacey Lantagne, Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Mississippi School of Law will help us understand the law around NFTs - Non-fungible tokens.

Professor Stacey Lantagne, https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/stacey-lantagne/ has been on our show in the past discussing:

TickTock 02/02/21 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-tiktok-and-memes

Protecting your Intellectual property 041420  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property-during-covid-19

Fair use of Intellectual property 121019 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-intellectual-property

Genetic Testing 091118 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c996625763a

If you’re interested in learning more about patents and trademarks: The Mississippi Library Commission was designated as an official Patent & Trademark Resource in 1990 by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. A wide variety of services are provided from extensive holdings of patent & trademark resources. While the primary users are inventors, attorneys, and researchers, the services are open to the general public. As a patent training and search can take between one and three hours, we recommend you schedule a time to meet with Lawrence Smith, Collection Management Director and Patent Librarian, by emailing him at lsmith@mlc.lib.ms.us or calling 601.432.4120.

https://www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ptrc/

I’m interested in NFTs – especially when I read an article about how an artists and computer programmer partner paid off their mortgage in 6 hours with their Dasterdly Ducks images. https://www.techtimes.com/articles/271028/20220125/nft-ducks-120-000-six-hours-nft-ducks-designer-home-foreclosure.htm

What interests you? We’d love to tell you what the law is and you’re your rights are concerning that subject. Contact us on the show’s email address legalterms@mpbonline.org

NFTs, explained https://www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq

What are the copyright implications of NFTs? https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/what-are-copyright-implications-nfts-2021-10-29/

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) https://www.copyright.gov/dmca/

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We truly hope when you need a lawyer you find someone you trust and with whom you feel comfortable. If not, we’re talking with General Council of the Mississippi Bar, Adam Kilgore. We’ll learn about fee disputes and take your questions. 

https://www.msbar.org/media/3117/adam-kilgore.pdf

Rule 1.5 of MS Rues of Professional Conduct : reasonable fees https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf

Calls:

• probate of a will
• getting information from attorney
• access to land
• class action lawsuits
• old check
• tort
• legal documents

Currently, the University of Mississippi School of Law and Mississippi College School of Law are the only law schools in the state.

There are currently 9 online / residential programs approved by the American Bar Association for a gaining a Juris Doctor degree.        

With law schools increasingly expanding into online instruction, the ABA has begun to issue waivers to hybrid programs–those that mix traditional campus learning with online courses–so they can apply for accreditation. With trained faculty and significant technological investment, distance learning proponents even argue that law degree programs can be completed exclusively online.

https://onlinemasteroflegalstudies.com/law-degrees/juris-doctor/

If you need to remember one thing from In Legal Terms, I think it should be the website for the Mississippi Bar. The address has pro bono resources, a lawyer directory, and suggestions on how to select a lawyer. That website is msbar.org 

MS Bar Consumer Assistance: 601-948-2344

Main office number: 601-948-4471

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Today we’re going to learn about “Evidence”. What does the 4th amendment say about searches and seizures. What happens at searches at your house, your car, in your phone? Sit back and listen as we hear about this from our guest Professor Ron Rychlak from the University of Mississippi School of Law.  https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/ronald-j-rychlak/

Calls:

• no knock warrants
• game warden
• represent yourself
• 4th amendment road blocks
• cell phone searches
• boarder cell phones
• lights when you drive
• MS laws
• email - freedom of information act
• 
  

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Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project helps individuals represent themselves in court through self-representation clinics. They are able to do this with help from volunteer lawyers. We learn more about the MVLP from their Executive Director and General Counsel, Gayla Carpenter-Sanders.

If you need a little bit of help with a legal matter that can be handled without an attorney, you might want to attend one of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Projects Self Representation Clinics. There are clinics that discuss: Irreconcilable Differences Divorces, Uncontested Guardianships, Advance Healthcare Directives, Power of Attorneys, Simple Wills, Misdemeanor Expungements, Felony Expungements, and Foreclosure Prevention.

The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project has many opportunities for attorneys, law students, college students and paralegals with a willingness to serve. Folks Volunteer at legal clinics, there are attorney resources, and Continuing Legal Education opportunities. M V L P.org/volunteer has the details.

Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project relies on the generosity of donors to help connect low-income clients with volunteer attorneys who will fight for their rights. That might be by large or small contributions or by selecting MVLP as a Community Rewards Program recipient from Kroger or Amazon. M V L P.org/donate has more information.

Past podcasts:

07/26/2022 In Legal Terms: MVLP 2022

3/30/2021 In Legal Terms: MVLP

9/24/2019 In Legal Terms: Expungements

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 Our guest is Mark Garriga an attorney with Butler Snow and former legislator. The two houses in Mississippi have passed medical marijuana and sent a bill to the Governor. Now what? https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/mark-garriga/

https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/mississippi-medical-marijuana-bill-passes-house-and-senate-through-final-votes/

Senate Bill 2095 http://legislature.ms.gov/legislation/measure-search

A website were you can type in your address and it will show you your Mississippi house and senate elected official: http://openstates.org/find_your_legislator

To learn about House Bill listen to Money Talks from 02/01/2022. Guest Dr. Brian Pugh, Executive Director for the Stennis Center for Public Service and author of Chaos and Compromise: The Evolution of the Mississippi Budgeting Process discussed the proposal to phase out personal income tax in Mississippi.  http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-income-tax-phaseout

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What are some of the laws surrounding teaching? How does our state teach how our citizens obtained their legal rights? Is Critical Race Theory new?

Our guest is Chauncey Spears, Education Policy Analyst from the Mississippi Center for Justice. https://mscenterforjustice.org/

https://mscenterforjustice.org/academic-freedom/

The Center supports every student’s right to a good education. This support includes fighting unjust attempts at whitewashing the history of racism in Mississippi and curbing the academic freedom of teachers and professors in our public school and university classrooms. MCJ supports the full and honest teaching of history and other academic subjects so as to help students understand the past and present contexts of their lives. Learning full and honest history and protecting the free exchange of ideas in classrooms are essential to racial reckoning and must take place in Mississippi to keep the state progressing toward a better future for all citizens. MCJ works with other advocacy groups and educators to protect the sacred space and trust educators must have in cultivating the minds of students here in Mississippi. 

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2113.xml

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What is a subpoena? We’ll learn from our guest Mississippi attorney, Baskin Jones. https://injuredinmississippi.com/

Past broadcasts with Mr. Jones: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance-encore and http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-cycling-and-insurance

MS Bar Association resources such as Lawyer Directory and How to Select a Lawyer: https://www.msbar.org/

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