The Legal Geeks

The Armorer told the Mandalorian, “A Foundling is in your care. By creed, until it is of age or reunited with its own kind, you are as its father. This is the way.” Would a court appoint the Mandalorian as The Child’s guardian? Law students Claudia Salinas (California Western School of Law), Denise Barnes (Thomas Jefferson Law School), Leasly Salazar (Southwestern Law School), and Brian Mallard (USD School of Law), argued before Judge Emily Spears at San Diego Comic Fest 2020 these complex issues of law. 

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There is Murder, Mayhem, and Tranya in Star Trek Picard Stardust City Rag. Join Josh Gilliland and Steve Chu as they review the many crimes facing Admiral Picard. 

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Josh Gilliland and Thomas Harper are ecstatic about #CloneWarsSaved! In the first episode, "Bad Batch," Commander Cody and Captain Rex contend with issues of hazarding a vessel, insubordination, and possible collaboration. Plus Josh geeks out on the using predictive analytics in document review. 

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Are Romulans with Bird of Prey that is at least 100 years old Space Pirates? Is it proportional defense of others to decapitate an attacker? Join Josh Gilliland and Steve Chu as they explore these issues and more from Star Trek Picard, “Absolute Candor.” 

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Are Ex-B’s a protected class from discrimination? Is it really a good idea to NOT consult a lawyer before a secret space mission to save an android from Romulan death squads? Attorneys Steve Chu and Josh Gilliland discuss these issues and more from “The End is the Beginning” from Star Trek Picard. 

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Swearing Admirals and the high risk career choice of working on a Borg Cube take center stage Star Trek Picard, episode 2, Maps and Legends. Steve Chu and Josh Gilliland discuss trespassing in a dead android's apartment, resume fraud for artificial life, falsifying medical reports, and how working on a Borg Cube is one big assumption of risk, in the second episode of Picard.  

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Steve Chu and Josh Gilliland are lifelong Star Trek fans. Join them for an in depth discussion of the legal issues in Star Trek Picard, that addresses whether the Federation had a duty to rescue Romulans who would have been killed in the supernova, if the Synthetic attack was an act of terrorism, and the ethical issues of banning Synthetic life by treaty. There are many deep cuts to other Star Trek stories.

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Is the Monitor strictly liable for the creating the Anti-Monitor? Was Oliver’s “devil’s bargain” with the Monitor a binding contract? Josh Gilliland and Gabby Martin discuss these issues and more from CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths. The lawyers also nerd out discussing the differences with the original twelve issue maxi series and TV series, plus analysis of the Arrowverse.

Check out the book Unlocked Stories. Josh Gilliland wrote the chapter entitled, “The Veil,” about an app that allows users to exchange text messages with the dead. Visit unlockedstories.com for more and follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @graystarphone.  Unlocked Stories is available on Amazon Paperback, Kindle, and Apple iBooks. 

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The First Order filled their Stormtrooper ranks by kidnapping children. What happens when an entire company deserts after being ordered to commit a war crime? Judge Matthew Sciarrino and attorneys Thomas Harper and Joshua Gilliland discuss the case of Jannah, formerly known as TZ-1719, and Company 77’s desertion after the Battle of Ansett Island, where the Stormtroopers refused to fire on civilians.

Check out the book Unlocked Stories. Josh Gilliland wrote the chapter entitled, “The Veil,” about an app that allows users to exchange text messages with the dead. Visit unlockedstories.com for more and follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @graystarphone.  Unlocked Stories is available on Amazon Paperback, Kindle, and Apple iBooks. 

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Is it cool for Harbinger to kidnap heroes to fight the Anti-Monitor? How can 3 Billion humans and extraterrestrial beings from Earth 38 seek asylum on Earth 1? Do contracts with the Devil have the implied duty of good faith and fair dealings? Join attorneys Josh Gilliland and Gabby Martin as they explore these issues and more from CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths!

Check out the book Unlocked Stories. Josh Gilliland wrote the chapter entitled, “The Veil,” about an app that allows users to exchange text messages with the dead. Visit unlockedstories.com for more and follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @graystarphone.  Unlocked Stories is available on Amazon Paperback, Kindle, and Apple iBooks. 

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