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Wait...Is That Legal?

Podcast by Céleste Young

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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.

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18 episodes

episode U.S. v. Muse artwork

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. (ser. A) No. 10 (Sept. 7). United Nations Security Council. Resolution 1816, S /RES/1816 (2008). Adopted June 2, 2008. U.S. Constitution, Art. III Sec. 2 and Amend. 6. Fed. R. Crim. P. 18 (2024 ed.). Piracy and Privateering, 18 U.S.C. §§1651, 1653 (1948). Jurisdiction and Venue, 18 U.S.C. §3238 (1948). Muse v. Daniels, 815 F.3d 265 (7th Cir. 2016). Thomas J. Shaw. The Legal History of Pirates & Privateers. Thomas J. Shaw (2024). Edmund Sanders and Julian E. Barnes. “U.S. ship captain held by Somali pirates.” LA Times. April 9, 2009. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-09-fg-somali-pirates9-story.html “Somalian pirate suspect arrives in New York to be tried in U.S. court.” CBC News.  April 20, 2009.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/somalian-pirate-suspect-arrives-in-new-york-to-be-tried-in-u-s-court-1.777441 Tim Besley, Thiemo Fetzer, and Hannes Mueller. “The Economic Costs of Piracy.” International Growth Centre. March 1, 2012. https://www.theigc.org/collections/economic-costs-piracy Written, Researched, and Recorded by Céleste Young, 2023-2025. Music: Out On My Skateboard - Mini Vandals Waitisthatlegal@gmail.com

24 Mar 2025 - 30 min
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Los Angeles v. Common Sense

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. Yorty, 32 Cal.App. 795 (Cal.App. 1973). County of Mono v. City of Los Angeles,  81 Cal.App.5th 65 (Cal.App. 2022). Irwin v. Phillips, 5 Cal. 140 (Cal. 1855). People v. City of Los Angeles, 34 Cal.2d 695 (Cal. 1950). Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). 2022-2023 Briefing Book. www.ladwp.com/sites/default/files/2023-10/2022-23_Briefing_Book_Online.pdf Marc Reisner. Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water. New York, NY: Penguin Books (2017); orig. ed. Viking (1986). Sarah Dean. “Taps running dry have become part of daily life in South Africa’s biggest city.” CNN, March 24, 2024. Denise Chow and Albinson Linares. “Mexico City's 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage.” NBC News, March 1, 2024. Written, Researched, and Recorded by Céleste Young, 2023-2025. Music: Out On My Skateboard - Mini Vandals Waitisthatlegal@gmail.com

20 Feb 2025 - 42 min
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U.S. v. Teller, et al.

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 Purchasing of Firearms), 933 (Trafficking in Firearms), 2339B. (Providing material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations) (2023 Edition). “Homicide,” California Penal Code §§ 187-199. “Uniform Controlled Substances Act,” California Health and Safety Code §§ 11000 - 11651. Boyle v. United States, 556 U.S. 938 (2009). H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., 492 U.S. 229 (1989). Nat’l Org. for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler, 510 U.S. 249 (1994). Reves v. Ernst & Young, 507 U.S. 170 (1993). United States v. Martinez, 657 F.3d 811 (9th Cir. 2011). CRIMINAL RICO: 18 U.S.C. §§1961-1968.  A Manual For Federal Prosecutors, Organized Crime and Gang Section, U.S. Department of Justice (May 2016 6th Rev. Ed.). “Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations” Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State.  https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/ “Mafia Commission Trial” Wikipedia, accessed 2/2024. Written, Researched, and Recorded by Céleste Young, 2023-2025. Music: Out On My Skateboard - Mini Vandals Waitisthatlegal@gmail.com

7 Mar 2024 - 47 min
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