The Legal Geeks

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Lawyers and Judges love Star Trek because every series wrestles with complex moral issues. What are the rights of refugees? What happens if a computer goes on a killing spree? If you find a starship, can you keep it? Circuit Judge John Owens, Christine Peek, Angela Storey, and Washington, DC attorney Mark Zaid offer their legal analysis of issues from Star Trek Picard, Discovery, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and every other Generation of Trek. Moderated by Joshua Gilliland (The Legal Geeks).

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Taking an oath to kill any man, woman, or child in the name of peace is in no way legal. The HBO Max Peacemaker series goes way beyond murder to issues of whether one can have a bald eagle as a pet, use computer crimes to frame others for crimes, engage in bribery or vigilantism, and of course, conspire to kill a U.S. senator . . . who happens to be a butterfly. Attorneys Stephen Tollafield, Gabby Martin, Kathy Steinman, and Joshua Gilliland offer their legal analysis of the series. Brought to you by The Legal Geeks.

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Attorney General Phil Weiser appears as "Judge" Weiser in this mock trial of Wanda Maximoff (perpetrator of one of the most controversial events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) for an entertaining fusion of legal principles, Marvel superheroes, and a tech law and policy discussion. Special thanks to the Legal Geeks for serving as our lawyers: Josh Gilliand and Nari Ely argue for the prosecution; Mark Lemley and Bethany Bengfort argue for the defense.

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Nothing says Star Wars like legal analysis of a mob war. Join Gabby Martin, Thomas Harper, and Joshua Gilliland as they discuss settlement negotiations, liability for a rancor rampage, child endangerment during a gunfight, and when self-defense turns into a summary execution. 

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Josh Gilliland and Thomas Harper discuss many legal issues seen in the episode "From the Desert Comes a Stranger," including the Plain View Doctrine, Legal Force and Law Enforcement, Health and Safety requirements for boarding schools, and the giant issue of child endangerment and lightsabers. 

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Josh Gilliland and Thomas Harper discuss why bounty hunters do not kill individuals over unpaid debts, why the Night of 1,000 Tears was a war crime, the importance of how one uses the word "replacement" for a Razer Crest, and probable cause for a police stop. 

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Did Boba Fett have a duty to rescue Fennec Shand? What are the medical consent requirements for a patient near death? And was it justified for Boba to do an airstrike on the bikers? Join us for our legal analysis of Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4.

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Josh Gilliland and Thomas Harper take on the issues of grand theft water, price gouging and consumer protection laws, anticipatory breach of contract with the Pykes, Murder for Hire with Black Krrsantan, and what you should know before adopting a rancor. There are also audience questions on how to respond to the biker gang.

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The Book of Boba Fett, Chapter 2, "The Tribes of Tatooine" has everything from torture of assassins, to summary execution of assassins, using bounty hunters as mercenaries, and drug smuggling Pykes. We debate the big question, did the Tuskin Raiders have a self defense right to destroy the Pyke train? 

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Could the Jawas that robbed Boba Fett be charged with attempted murder?  Did the Tuskin Raiders commit torture and kidnapping? Join us for our legal analysis of the Book of Boba Fett, Chapter 1.

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