Wait...Is That Legal?
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.
Podcasting since 2023 • 18 episodes
Wait...Is That Legal?
Latest Episodes
U.S. v. Muse
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....
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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30:44
In re A.F.
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 o...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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27:34
Los Angeles v. Common Sense
Re: Chinatown (1974)/Water RightsWhy 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).<...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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42:46