The Legal Geeks

We say goodbye to The Clone Wars with our review of Victory and Death. Join Josh Gilliland, Thomas Harper, and Stephen Tollafield for one last mission with Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex, as they discuss treason, lawful demotions, desertion, pseudocide, and the duty to bury.  

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Josh Gilliland and Nari Ely review the conclusion to the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Gamera 1999: Revenge of Iris! Did Ms. Asakura kidnap Ayana from the hospital? Could Aynana be prosecuted for the deaths in her village? Could she qualify for the insanity defense? Join Josh and Nari as they discuss these issues and more. 

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This Star Wars Day we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. We ask three judges what "Empire" means to them and for their analysis of a legal issue in the film. Our judicial interviews include: 

Circuit Judge John Owens, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals;

New York Judge Matthew Sciarrino, Acting Justice Supreme Court at Kings County Supreme Court; and

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carol Najera

The introduction music is Interstellar Space by John Bartmann and is used under CC01 Universal License; end music is Space Travel by Borrtex and is used a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.  

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Just how do you remove a traitorous leader from office who has perpetrated a massive fraud upon the galaxy to justify a war that has eroded civil liberties?  We can tell you, it is not to confront that leader with lightsabers in what looks like a military coup d'etat. 

Join Josh Gilliland, Thomas Harper, and Stephen Tollafield as they analyze the pentuntalemt episode of The Clone Wars, “Shattered.” They discuss Treason, Mutiny, Sedation, Excessive Force of Pretrial Detainees, and the big question, was Order 66 lawful?  

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The Review of the Gamera Trilogy continues with Gamera 2: Attack of Legion! Would common carriers need Kaiju evasion plans? Plus our continued discussion of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Join Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland for their discussion of Gamera. 

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Our legal review of the Siege of Mandalore continues with The Phantom Apprentice! What are the legal risks for Clone Troopers in combating Maul’s forces? Was Almec’s custodial interrogation proper? Do Maul’s followers meet the legal definition of “Gang”? Join  Josh Gilliland, Thomas Harper, and Stephen Tollafield as they confront these issues and more. 

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False surrenders. Military invasions. Civilian advisors. Josh Gilliland, Thomas Harper, and Stephen Tollafield confront the issues of Perfidy at Yerbana, whether the invasion of Mandalore to capture Maul was similar to capturing Manuel Noriega, the Bailment of Ahsoka’s Lightsabers, and more, in our review The Clone Wars episode “Old Friends Not Forgotten.” 

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Is it cool for Ahsoka Tano to hide bombs around the Pykes’ Spice processing plant? Could she be prosecuted for murder if anyone died? Or was it all self-defense? Join Josh Gilliland, Thomas Harper, and Stephen Tollafield as they discuss these issues and more in The Clone Wars episode Together Again. Be sure to check out Ryloth Relics for their amazing challenge coins and patches. 

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The Heisei Gamera Trilogy is the Gold Standard of Kaiju movies. Attorneys Josh Gilliland and Nari Ely geek out of the giant-jet-turtle-powered legal issues in Gamera Guardian of the Universe. Could the police just deputize and Ornithologist for an investigation? Would a flock of Gyaos be outside police jurisdiction? Would the government's use of the Fukuoka Dome amount to a government taking? Plus did Asagi have a valid justification to cut school? Join Josh and Nari for their analysis. 

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What is a company's liability if an employee is professionally jealous of a coworker, whose act of corporate sabotage results in a giant mole derailing trains? Well, if those legal issues keep you up at night, attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Nari Ely have answers for you. Tune in as they discuss and analyze the classic Ultra Q episode, The Terror of Sweet Honey.  

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