The Legal Geeks

Can Jedi read a suspect’s mind without violating the right against self-incrimination? What are the use of Force concerns in law enforcement? Is it legal for Jedi detain someone and question them without informing the suspect of their right to counsel and right to remain silent? Do witches have a religious freedom to use the Force? Join us and find out with Circuit Judge John Owens, Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman, Magistrate Judge Stan Boone, Christine Peek, Esq., Stephen Tollafield Esq., and Joshua Gilliland, Esq. (Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally LLP). Presented by The Legal Geeks. 

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Do Autobots need to be registered with the DMV and get a driver’s license? Did Megatron and Ratchet have an enforceable contract? Was it child endangerment to send Spike out on missions? See how law is more than meets the eye with our analysis of the Transformers, featuring Kate Bridal (The Legal Burnouts Podcast), Katrina Wraight, Esq., (Best Best & Krieger LLP), Kathy Steinman, Esq., (San Diego City Attorney’s Office), Michael Dennis Esq., (Crabtree Schmidt), Mark Zaid, Esq., and Joshua Gilliland, Esq., (Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally LLP). Presented by The Legal Geeks.

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Our analysis of Bad Batch Season 3, covering contracts with bounty hunters, prison breaks, mayhem, and more!

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Legal analysis of Bad Batch Episodes Confined, Paths Unknown, Shadows of Tantiss, and A Different Approach, including prisoner experiments, Abandonment of Children, Experiments with Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Environmental Contamination. 

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Nothing says legal analysis about Kaiju like inverse condemnation, Godzilla cleanup costs, and bigamy! Join our panel of lawyers as they discuss lessons from the disasters such as the 1906 Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina for how the world would pick up the pieces after a shadowy government organization's plan for Kaiju in San Francisco was "Let Them Fight." 

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What was your favorite pop culture event from 2023? Gabby Martin and Josh Gilliland discuss movies and series from Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, and Godzilla in the epic review from 2023. 

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Join the away team with Angela Storey and Josh Gilliland for their Star Trek Law presentation at Fan Expo San Francisco! 

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Monte Cooper, IP lawyer and grand nephew of Merian Cooper, joined Joshua Gilliland to discuss Monarch Legacy of Monsters. The monster legal issue in the series is bigamy, with Hiroshi Randa having families in Tokyo and San Francisco. Who is his employer? What are the spousal rights of his wives? Who was Randa married to first? What are the rights of his adult children? Join Monte and Josh for their discussion Monarch. 

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Melinda Snodgrass is an accomplished science fiction writer whose credits include the Star Trek The Next Generation episodes "The Measure of a Man," "Pen Pals," "Up the Long Ladder," "The Ensigns of Command," and "The High Ground."  She is also a graduate from University of New Mexico School of Law. Before the writer's strike in the summer of 2023, Ms. Snodgrass shared stories from her time writing for Star Trek and inspirations for the episode "The Measure of a Man." 

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Our review of Ahsoka, part 8, "The Jedi, The Witch and The Warlord." Should building lightsabers be a regulated activity? Is there a Second Amendment right to having a lightsaber? Did the Great Mothers really give Morgan Elsbeth a "gift" and not contractual obligations?  

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