What happens to the law when Earth gets invaded by aliens? In this episode of Doug Defends, defense attorney Doug Ridley and Billy Business break down the legal chaos of Independence Day: from Area 51 hiding alien life for decades, to emergency powers, martial law, stolen fighter jets, and the biggest question of all: can the President legally nuke a U.S. city to stop an alien invasion? We get into whether the government could be liable for the cover-up, whether civilians like Russell Casse can just hop into military aircraft and join the fight, and what the law even looks like once the world is ending. Basically: the aliens may not be the only ones with legal problems here. 

THE DOUG DEFENDS TEAM

Doug Ridley - Host, Defense Attorney at Ridley Defense

Billy Business - Co-Host, Producer, Editor

Linda Weg - Director of Operations

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