Hosted by Céleste Young · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 18 episodes
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A Podcast about TV Shows and Movies and the legal issues they raise. Each episode looks at a legal topic presented in a Movie or TV Show and analyzes it based on the real laws where the episode or movie is set.
Céleste Young hosts Wait...Is That Legal?, a tv show with 18 episodes published.
Re: Piracy/Captain Phillips (2013) What is Piracy? Who has jurisdiction over the high seas? Sources: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Art. 100-110 (1982). S.S. Lotus (Fr. v. Turk.), 1927 P.C.I.J. (ser. A)
Re: Medical Emancipation/My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Chicago Med (2015-) When can a child exercise control over their own body and medical decisions? Does a child have to fully emancipate themselves from their parents in
Re: Chinatown (1974)/Water Rights Why does Los Angeles exist? Where does L.A. get its water? How do water rights work? Sources: County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles , 124 Cal.App.3d 1 (Cal.App. 1981). County of Inyo v.
Re: RICO Act/Sons of Anarchy (2008) What is RICO? What does it stand for? How is it used? Sources: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (2023 Edition). 18 U.S.C. §§ 932 (Straw
Re: The Lake (2022)/Trusts and Estates What is a trust? Why would someone use a trust to transfer property? Can you inherit less than a complete interest in real property? If you do have a less than absolute interest doe
Re: Life Insurance, Accident Policies/ Double Indemnity (1944) What is a double indemnity clause? When can an insurance company deny a life insurance claim? Sources: Diamond v. New York Life Ins. Co. , 286 N.Y.S. 625 (N.
Re: Double Jeopardy/Double Jeopardy (1999) Can someone be charged for the same crime twice? Can they be charged with the same crime in multiple places? Is murder not always a crime? Sources: U.S. Constitution, Amend. 5,
Re: Insanity Defense/The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it (2021), The Devil on Trial (2023) What is an insanity plea and is it a get out of jail free card? Can someone be acquitted of a crime due to demonic possession?
Re: Emancipation of Minors/Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Roswell (1999), Gossip Girl (2007), New Amsterdam (2018) What is legal emancipation? Can anyone under the age of 18 be legally emancipated? Is it as easy t
Re: The Sandlot (1993), Bridge to Terabithia (2007)/Premises Liability, Attractive Nuisance Sources: CA Civil Code §§ 846, 1714, 3342-3342.5. Adams v. Bullock , 125 N.E. 93 (N.Y. 1919). Dennis v. Odend'Hal-Monks Corp. ,
Re: 12 Angry Men (1957), Veronica Mars (2004)/Juries Sources: Declaration of Independence (1776). U. S. Constitution, Art. III §2; Amends. 5, 6, 14 §1. Ballew v. Georgia , 435 U.S. 223 (1978). Duncan v. Louisiana , 391 U
Re: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)/Contracts How is a contract formed? What makes a contract enforceable? Can minors sign contracts? What if a contract has super tiny print or is in Latin? Sources: Restatem
Re: Outer Range (2022)/Adverse Possession, Ethics What happens when there is a dispute between neighbours over property lines? Sources: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (2020). Wyoming Statutes Annotated, 1-3-103,
Re: A Cinderella Story (2004), Another Cinderella Story (2008), Not Cinderella’s Type (2018)/Inheritance and Child Abuse What rights does a child have when a remarried parent dies? What rights does a stepparent have to t
Re: Insatiable (2018)/Murder What is murder? What is the difference between murder and manslaughter? What defenses are there for murder and what is self-defense? Sources: Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 16-5-1, 2, 3,
Re: Manifest (2018), The 4400 (2004)/Death in Absentia How can someone be declared dead without a body? What happens if someone who was declared dead is still alive? Sources: Social Security Administration Handbook, Sec.
Re: Outer Banks (2020)/Lost and Abandoned Property, Treasure What happens when lost or abandoned property is found? Who owns that property? Who can claim ownership of hidden treasure? Sources: Archaeological Resources Pr
Re: Outer Banks (2020)/Abandoned Shipwrecks What happens when a shipwreck is discovered? How is ownership of a shipwreck determined? Who keeps the artifacts found on a shipwreck? Sources: United Nations Convention on the
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