The Legal Geeks

The Legal Geeks

By Joshua GillilandTV & FilmFictionScience Fiction
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The Legal Geeks episodes

  • Analysis of Secret Invasion episode 3, "Betrayed"

    Did Nick Fury abandon his marriage? Sure, the heroes needed to stop a war, but did they unnecessarily take hostages and commit murder? Plus, issues of maintaining classified records and acts of genocide. 

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    1 hr
  • Review of Secret Invasion episode 2, "Promises"

    Did Nick Fury have legal authority to promise to find a new Skrull homeworld? Is the Skrull governing Council comprised of Skrulls impersonating humans or were they given their own identifies? If so, did a Skrull work her way up through British politics to become Prime Minister? Was Nick Fury fired from a government position without due process? And just why was torture nominalized by the British MI6 station chief? Join us for our legal and geek analysis.  

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    1 hr 4 min
  • Analysis of Secret Invasion episode 1

    Our legal analysis of Secret Invasion, episode 1, "Resurrection." What is Nick Fury's legal authority for conducting a mission in Russia? Are the radical Skrulls a terrorist group? Are the Skrulls a nation state? Join us for our review and analysis of Secret Invasion.

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    59 min
  • Star Trek Law at Nerd Nite SF

    Record live on June 20, 2023! Josh Gilliland on Star Trek, from Data's fundamental rights in Measure of a Man, to Refugees in Deep Space Nine, to Assumption of Risks for Red Shirts in TOS. Join Josh on his Away Mission to Nerd Nite San Francisco!  

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    26 min
  • Star Wars Alternative Dispute Resolution with Administrative Law Judge Scott Maravilla

    What does Star Wars teach us about alternative dispute resolution? What can we learn about negotiation? Join Josh Gilliland for his interview with Judge Scott Maravilla, one of the authors of "Star Wars and Conflict Resolution: There Are Alternatives To Fighting." 

    About Judge C. Scott Maravilla
    C. Scott Maravilla is an administrative judge with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and an adjunct professor of law at American University Washington College of Law. Judge Maravilla received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center and is a member of the American Law Institute. His work has appeared in Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, The Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution, and The University of Baltimore Law Review. Many Bothans died to bring us this information.

    For more on Star Wars ADR, please visit  https://www.starwarsconflictresolution.com 

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    32 min
  • Review of The Mandalorian episode, "The Return"

    Join us for our legal and fan analysis of the season three finale of The Mandalorian! What can The Mandalorian fighting off two Commandos tell us about resisting resist? Did Moff Gideon meet the requirements for adverse possession to outright own his lair on Mandalore? Can The Mandalorian adopt Grogu? Find out as we discuss these issues and more. 

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Review of Star Trek Picard episodes "Vox" and "The Last Generation"

    Can Admiral Picard take the restored Enterprise-D out of mothballs to save the Earth? Can a lawyer argue the necessity defense with a straight face? Could Jack be held against his will on a 5150 hold based on his Borg connections? Join us for our legal analysis for the final two episodes of Star Trek Picard. 

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Review of The Mandalorian episode, "The Spies"

    What is Espionage? Are those on the Shadow Council war criminals? What can the tribes of Mandalorian teach us about the First Amendment? Join us for our analysis of The Mandalorian episode, "The Spies." 

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    57 min
  • Review of Star Trek Picard episodes of The Bounty, Dominion, and Surrender

    Join us for review of Star Trek Picard episodes, The Bounty, Dominion, Surrender. We cover from trespassing on a military installation, stealing the cloaking device from the Bird of Prey, torture, the right to counsel, piracy, law of war, and many other topics from these three great episodes. 

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    1 hr 32 min
  • Review of The Mandalorian episode, "Guns for Hire"

    Is winning the Darksaber in a combat in a Mandalorian unwritten constitution? What are the differences between a direct democracy and a representative democracy? Join us for our analysis of "Guns for Hire."

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    50 min

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The Legal Geeks are proud to be attorneys and geeks. We have been recognized by the ABA Journal Web 100 for one of the best legal podcasts in 2017 and nominated for Best Podcast by the Geekie…

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