Good news if you live in California, are gay, and want to get married. Bad news if you’re a Muslim and want to build a mosque in Manhattan. Jim and Randall have those stories, plus more news and notes in our lighthearted look at the legal world!
Episode Segments:
Lawyers WNT: Marriages and Citizens Prop 8 is overturned in California, which means gays can now marry. But what other implications does it have, and is it truly overturned. Then, Congressional Republicans want to review the 14th Amendment, particularly the part about being born in America automatically making you a citizen.
Lawyers WNT: To Mosque or Not to Mosque A lawsuit is filed to keep the mosque near Ground Zero from being built. Then, in our Arrogance of the Rich and Famous segment, Rudy Gulianni’s daughter has sticky fingers, while Donald Trump is sued for fraud.
Lawyers WNT: Letters from Our Loyal Listeners Ever wonder what the difference is between libel and slander? Or what a writ of habeus corpus is? Well you’re in luck, because Jim and Randall have the answers to those questions and more!
Lawyers WNT: More Letters In part two of our weekly mailbag, learn if you really can make a citizen’s arrest, and find out what an injunction is. We’ll also reveal the winner of this week’s Simon Hart Award.