The Legal Geeks

Thomas Harper and Josh Gilliland discuss the Star Wars Resistance episodes "The Core Problem" and "The Disappeared?" Did the First Order committee genocide? What civil rights issues are there from placing people who exercise the freedom of speech in shipping containers? Tune in as Josh and Thomas share their views on Star Wars Resistance. 

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The Star Wars Resistance episodes "The Doza Dilemma” and “The First Order Occupation” are packed with issues of piracy and civil rights. Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Thomas Harper analyze whether the Convention of the High Seas would apply to the Colossus, whether the First Order should be charged with piracy or terrorism, and the civil rights dangers of a paramilitary political movement conducting law enforcement.    

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Neel Chatterjee and Josh Gilliland explore the legal issues in the Star Trek Discovery episodes Brother, New Eden, and A Point of Light. Did Chief Engineer Reno have any legal liability from her creative practice of medicine? Did the Discovery have a duty to rescue the "saved" on New Eden? Just what were the parental rights of Voq/Ash Tyler? Beam down with Neel and Josh are they geek out over Discovery. 

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Steve Chu and Joshua Gilliland are two attorneys who grew up playing with first generation Transformers. Join Steve and Josh as they geek out over the joyride of a movie Bumblebee. Buckle up for legal analysis on vandalism, evading police with probable cause to conduct a stop, and the Stored Communications Act. 

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Frankenstein's Creature was in two Kaiju movies, first being Frankenstein Conquers the World and the second War of the Gargantuas. Joshua Gilliland, Esq., shares his analysis of Ishirō Honda's 1965 classic Frankenstein Conquers the World, including how hit and run drivers and doctors who don't follow the Nuremberg Code are the real monsters. 

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Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland share their thoughts on pop culture and their favorite events in 2018. 

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Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Steve Chu discuss Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. Our intrepid lawyers team-up to share their views on how Peter Parker of Earth-1610 could have monetized being Spider-Man to fund his vigilante life, additional crimes of the Kingpin, and why Spider-Man is an enduring character.     

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Joshua Gilliland, Esq., is off for a solo adventure to discuss Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. What legal remedies are available for people who suffered property damage from the Kingpin's particle collider? Join Josh for this issue and his thoughts on why Spider-Man is such an enduring character. 

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Guess who has never seen It’s a Wonderful Life? Attorneys Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland discuss the epic science fiction holiday miracle of George Bailey journey through an altered reality, the crimes of Mr. Potter, and how Fred Gailey is one of the greatest fictional lawyers of all time. Pour a cup of holiday cheer and grab a hornbook for a warming tale of legal analysis about the holidays. 

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Superman took flight in 1978 for what is the gold standard for superhero movies. Attorneys Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland discuss the Richard Donner classic, from the opening trial of General Zod, Non, and Ursa, to whether the freedom of speech could have saved Krypton, the adoption of Kal-El by Jonathan and Martha Kent, and the many crimes of Lex Luther. Cue up the John Williams music as Jess and Josh discuss this cinematic classic. 

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