How did a federal civil rights law designed to address gender discrimination on college campuses evolve into the frontline of a national debate about sexual harassment and violence? Attorney Danielle De Smeth joins us to discuss the history of Title IX, as we explore the complicated legal, cultural, and moral questions that define a thorny issue.

of Ron's own criminal and civil cases unfolding this summer.

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It's time for some important updates on a number of controversial cases currently happening in Ventura County. Ron Bamieh joins us to offer some perspectives on the Rebecca Grossman civil trial, the continuing case of Makayla Renee Settles, and some of Ron's own criminal and civil cases unfolding this summer.

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Education attorney Meghan Sherry joins us in the attic for a conversation about the rights that students under the age of 18 have (and don't have) at school. Free speech? Freedom from search and seizure? Gun rights? The answers may surprise you.

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Over her many years working as an attorney on personal injury cases, Danielle De Smeth has been a part of countless depositions. But recently she has found herself on the other side of the deposition table, testifying in a lawsuit associated with an injury she experienced at the Standard Hotel in New York City. What is it like to see the personal injury world from a victim's perspective?

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This week family law attorney Jennifer Yates comes to the attic to answer common questions about divorce from people who are actually "going through it."

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Criminal defense attorney Ron Bamieh offers his perspectives on the disturbing local case of Makayla Renee Settles, who died by suicide last year after being subjected to alleged sexual abuse by her biological father, Stephen Vincent Chavez. Ron explains the logic behind some of the controversial decisions made by the Ventura County District Attorney in pursuing this case.

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Ron joins us for a critical development in the case of Loay Alnaji, who is charged in the death of Paul Kessler at a pro-Palestinian rally in November 2023. The case's result has caused signficant controversy, and Ron is here to clear the air.

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What happens when "road rage" turns into a criminal offense? Ron Bamieh joins us for a conversation about some of his recent "rage" cases, as we explore how encounters between strangers can turn violent, and the legal trouble that results.

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This week our resident education attorney, Meghan Sherry, returns to offer parents some ideas and resources about the tricky transition from the school year into summer "vacation," and how both kids and adults can help create a safe, fun, and productive summer outside of the school environment.

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This week we travel up the California coast to visit Danielle De Smeth at the firm's Santa Barbara office. Danielle gives us a history of "Bamieh & De Smeth North" and explains how legal practice is a bit different in America's Riviera.

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