The Legal Geeks

Jess and Josh recap Agent Carter’s adventures walking in LA and POTUS having a chat with Director Coulson. Did Peggy Carter use excessive force on Dottie? Was it legal for Howard Stark to employ all those women as production assistants? Could President Elis have Director Coulson’s very illegal SHIELD conducting black ops under the Constitution? Tune in for a discussion on Peggy dreaming in show tunes and Presidential powers to conduct foreign affairs. References: People v. Taylor (1938) 33 Cal.App.2d Supp. 760, 762-763; Cal Pen Code § 374.4; and The Separation of Powers and Control of the CIA's Covert Operations., 68 Tex. L. Rev. 575, 590.

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What could go wrong with a secret government prison that holds aliens and humans without trials? It's time to explore the Constitutional issues of Supergirl, looking at Due Process, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 14th Amendments, the writ of habeas corpus, and "justice must be absolute."

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Jordon Huppert, Esq., helped mentor the Defense Team for the Mock Trial of the Winter Soldier at San Diego Comic Fest. Jordon shares what it was like working with the law students, observations about the trial, and tips on trial advocacy.

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Was it wrong for Peggy Carter to tase Dottie Underwood a second time after Dottie was unconscious? Attorney Joshua Gilliland discusses excessive force under the Fourth Amendment, citing the test from McBride v. Clark (W.D.Mo. Mar. 8, 2006, No. 04-03307-CV-S-REL) 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9143, at *63-64 and FEDERAL CIVIL JURY INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, Instruction 7.08 on excessive force.

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Mike Towry from SDCF joined Josh to talk about San Diego Comic Fest 2016, including their centennial reception for Forrest J. Ackerman, Disney legends attending the show, and other special guests attending the show. You will also hear a preview of the Mock Trial of the Winter Soldier, hear the issues that will be tried, and how lawyers are geeks too.

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What were your favorite geek moments of 2015? Jessica Mederson and Joshua Gilliland each share their top 5 geek moments of 2015, which includes DC and Marvel TV shows, a certain space opera, and a small event in San Diego.

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Dr. Janina Scarlet and Joshua Gilliland, Esq., discuss how Jessica Jones and Hope Shlottman both suffered from PTSD from their kidnapping by Kilgrave. Dr. Scarlet dives deep into how she would explain to a court how Jessica Jones, Hope, and anyone else ordered by Kilgrave was legally insane at their time they committed any illegal acts with medical evidence.

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Jessica Mederson, Roger Quiles, and Joshua Gilliland all geek out with their reactions to Star Wars The Force Awakens. Never mind legal analysis, this podcast is nothing but spoilers about Star Wars. Tune to hear how each saw The Force Awakens, theories about characters, reactions to events in the film.

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Nothing says the holidays like Star Wars! For our 2015 Holiday Special, I discussed all things Star Wars and the Law with the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Interest Group of the Santa Clara County Bar Association High Technology Law Section, and the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology Law.Tune in to hear classic Star Wars legal issues, from Darth Vader on Contracts, whether Medical Droids can commit malpractice, to Obi-Wan’s Defense of Luke Skywalker.

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Jessica and Josh take on the first two episodes of AKA Jessica Jones: AKA Ladies Night and AKA and Crush Syndrome. Could a lawyer successfully argue the insanity defense for Hope Shlottman? How do law firms use Private Investigators? Exactly how big a law firm is Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz LLP? Did Jessica Jones give proper service of process? Check of this podcast to hear these issues and more.

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