Join Lyndsie and Lauryn as they give you all the tips on how to survive your second year of law school from summer jobs, second year classes, networking, and the MPRE.

*If you haven't listened to Episode 12 already, we highly recommend listening to it before listening to this episode.*

After a Midwest wife and mother is told by the FBI that she is the target of a murder for hire plot on the dark web, her life is turned upside down. When Amy Allwine is found dead in her home, law enforcement begin questioning whether it really was suicide or murder. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn as they take you through the months leading up to Amy Allwine's death and the murder trial that followed.

Sources

CBS News "Click for a Killer, Part 1"

Join Lyndsie and Lauryn this week for a discussion of recent events surrounding the tragedy of OceanGate's Titan Submersible and the possible legal implications of extreme tourism.

Sources:

Harrison, M. (2023). Imploded submersible apparently lacked extremely basic location tech. The Byte.

https://futurism.com/the-byte/submersible-basic-location-tech?fbclid=IwAR3Wqtcu7dZ3pxfpUk-YV3epx9IrsXGJ_yMLtKwx5O3kuf1oI7uiJ5CvisM_aem_AVSLYGLwKOa1lLjUO46vzh_XvrzG17DOrVehTB__jqHnEdVMM1jIxb9yClAKIAKp3UI&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Harte, J. (2023). From Titanic tours to space exploration: extreme tourism is on the rise. Thomson Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/extreme-tourism-allows-ultra-wealthy-explore-new-frontiers-2023-06-21/

Queen, J. (2023). Titanic sub: victims' families could still sue despite liability waivers. Thomson Reuters.

⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/titanic-sub-victims-families-could-still-sue-despite-liability-waivers-2023-06-22/⁠

When the Osage Nation move to Oklahoma, oil was soon discovered on their land. The presence of the black gold forever changed the Osage people and brought prospectors from across the country. However, soon bodies of Osage tribe members and their allies are found start accumulating at a concerning rate. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn as they cover the history of the tribe, the murders, and corruption that are the center of Leonardo DiCaprio's new movie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and the creation of the FBI.

Source

Grann, D. (2023a). Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, money, murder and the birth of the FBI. Simon & Schuster.

Lyndsie and Lauryn are back this week with an episode discussing the 2021 disappearance of Emmilee Risling from the Yurok reservation in Northern California. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn as they discuss the still unsolved disappearance and the importance of raising awareness for missing and murdered indigenous persons.

Emmilee is 32 years old, 5’2 and weighs 140 pounds. She has short brown hair and eyes of the same color. If you have information regarding Emmilee’s current location please contact the Hoopa Valley Tribal Police Dispatch at (530) 625-4202.

Sources:

Bull, B. (2022). The case of emmilee risling's disappearance has relatives and MMIW advocates calling for greater attention and better data collection. KLCC Oregon. ⁠https://www.klcc.org/crime-law-justice/2022-02-21/the-case-of-emilee-rislings-disappearance-has-relatives-and-mmiw-advocates-calling-for-greater-attention-and-better-data-collection⁠

Contrares, J. (2023). Missing and murdered indigenous peoples awarenss month. Administration for children and families. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2023/05/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-peoples-mmip-awareness-month#:~:text=Missing%20and%20Murdered%20Indigenous%20Peoples%20(MMIP)%20Awareness%20Month,-Listen&text=Every%20May%205th%2C%20grassroots,disappeared%20and%20have%20been%20murdered.

Cook, E. (2023). Where is Emmilee Risling? Missing, murdered indigenous women cases hampered by 50s era law. CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/emmilee-risling-unseen-indigenous-women-missing-murdered-california-native-american-yurok/#:~:text=Emmilee%20was%20arrested%20for%20igniting,part%20of%20the%20Yurok%20reservation.

Flaccus, G. (2022). A young california mom disappears, the latest native woman to go missing, few are paying attention. Desert Sun. https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2022/02/21/emmilee-risling-among-string-missing-and-murdered-native-american-indian-women-california-mmiw-fbi/6883917001/#

KTVU Staff. (2022). Emmilee Risling missing: search continues for native mom in california. Fox KTVU.

⁠https://www.ktvu.com/news/northern-california-woman-missing-over-4-months-search-continues

National Congress of American Indians (2021). Research Policy Update: State of the data on violence against american indian and alaska native women and girls. NCAI Policy Research Center. ⁠https://www.ncai.org/policy-research-center/research-data/prc-publications/NCAI_VAWA_Data_Update_2021_FINAL.pdf

Not Invisible Act (2019) ⁠https://www.congress.gov/116/plaws/publ166/PLAW-116publ166.pdf

Sovereign Bodies Institute:

⁠https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/community-projects⁠

⁠https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/mmiw-database⁠ 

Savana's Act (2020) ⁠https://www.justice.gov/tribal/mmip/SavannasAct#:~:text=Specifically%2C%20the%20Act%20changed%20the,Assault%2C%20and%20Stalking%20Grant%20Program.⁠

Sze, K. & Davis, R. (2022). Native american tribe issues emergency declaration over cases of missing women along ca coast. ABC News. https://abc7news.com/emmilee-risling-native-american-women-missing-california-coast-murdered/11616025/

For the final episode in the Bike Safety Awareness Month series Lyndsie and Lauryn sit down with Catherine Hardee, cyclist and Professor of Law at California Western School of Law, for a discussion about global efforts to improve cyclist safety. Join Lyndsie, Lauryn, and their special guest this week in a conversation about how we can all make small efforts to help save the environment and make the roads a safer place for our cyclists.

On this week's episode of A Place in the Courtroom, Lyndsie and Lauryn sit down with returning special guest Melissa Rose as they are joined by David Bray, the other plaintiff in the case against the County of Fresno, to discuss what it was like sitting through trial while the jury decided their case. Join Lyndsie, Lauryn, and their guests this week as they talk about what its like being on the client's side of a jury trial.

When two cyclists were injured after encountering a sand pile 99 feet long, 4 feet wide, and up to 8 inches deep in the middle of a designated bike lane, attorneys at Miles, Sears & Eanni and Fowler, Helsel & Vogt began lawsuits against the County of Fresno for a dangerous condition of public property on Auberry Road. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn and special guests Doug Gordon and John Fowler as they discuss what it is like being a trial attorney, suing a government entity, and the specific case of Melissa Rose and David Bray v. County of Fresno in Episode 15 of A Place in the Courtroom.

To read the Court of Appeal opinion, read here: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/F079483.PDF

For the first episode of Bike Safety Awareness month Lyndsie and Lauryn sat down with two guests, cyclists Melissa Rose and John Moore, as they discuss the safety threats facing cyclists on the road each day. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn as their guests share the story of a case that demonstrates the need for additional safety measures to protect cyclists.

Links:

Ride of Silence: https://rideofsilence.org/main.php

Fresno Ride of Silence: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/2023-ride-of-silence/8849267771810686/?mibextid=RQdjqZ&paipv=0&eav=AfbvOeep9gEOjXirYUS3FTGlRaOrlxrL6geC86oPdchLWS_W_G_J0Q49ky6rpyD4w9A&_rdr

When the Italian Supreme Court reversed a sexual assault conviction on the basis of the victim wearing jeans, the female lawmakers went on a denim strike until the decision was changed. This act inspired the creation of Denim Day by Peace Over Violence as a way to “practice solidarity and support survivors by renewing our commitment to exposing harmful behaviors and attitudes surrounding sexual violence”. Join Lyndsie and Lauryn as they explore the original jeans defense case (and unfortunately, others recognized by courts), the history of sexual assault laws in Italy, and the use of victim's clothing in sexual assault cases in different countries, including the United States, in Episode 13 of A Place in the Courtroom.

Don't forget to wear your denim on Wednesday, April 26 and tag us on social media!

Sources

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" Great American Trials. . Encyclopedia.com. 23 Feb. 2023 .

https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/william-kennedy-smith-trial-1991

In Cases of Sexual Assault, Clothing Can No Longer Be Used as Evidence of Consent Under New California Law

KVCR | By Jonathan Linden

https://www.kvcrnews.org/california-news/2021-10-12/in-cases-of-sexual-assault-clothing-can-no-longer-be-used-as-evidence-of-consent-under-new-california-law

Is Clothing Probative of Attitude or Intent? Implication for Rape and Sexual Harassment Cases 

http://char.txa.cornell.edu/Lennon.htm

Rape, Blue Jeans, and Judicial Developments in Italy - GGU Benedetta Faedi 

https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=pubs

Rape In Italy: How The Crime And Consent Has Changed Zol

https://lifeinitaly.com/crime-of-rape-and-consent-in-italy/

Ruling on Tight Jeans and Rape Sets Off Anger in Italy Stanley

https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/16/world/ruling-on-tight-jeans-and-rape-sets-off-anger-in-italy.html?searchResultPosition=1

Sexual assault accuser wore 'provocative' clothing, Indian judge rules Mogul & Suri

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/18/india/india-sexual-assault-kerala-woman-bail-intl-hnk/index.html