Ad Hoc Podcast Matthew Parker

What is assault? What is battery? Find out on this law explainer minisode! Also I have started streaming on twitch! Follow me at www.twitch.tv/ad_hoc_games

TV lawyers are terrible at their jobs. Let’s look at some of the ways they screw it up, using season 2 of Arrow. Spoilers for Seasons 1 and 2 of Arrow. More questions? Email me at channeladhoc@gmail.com or leave a comment.

There are some very basic hurdles to get over in order to successfully litigate a federal lawsuit. Not win, just survive the initial motion to dismiss. President Trump keeps failing them miserably. What are they, and why are the election lawsuits currently 1-59 in the courts?

In 1992, Stella Liebeck suffered third degree burns and permanent disfigurement because of McDonald's coffee. But the story of a just lawsuit got turned in to a much larger issue, and wrapped up in the contentious field of Tort Reform. Today we talk about the suit, the legacy, and what it really means when we talk about it.

On a copyright centered minisode, Ad Hoc discusses unusual copyright areas. Topics include copywriting official State law (Georgia v. PRO, decided the day of publication), phone directories (Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co ), recipes, and Role-Playing Games. The intro theme is Barkbot 2000 by Joseph McDade.

Ad Hoc breaks down the structure and purpose of the court system in the USA—what they are and what they do. Then we talk about special courts, how the system works and doesn’t, and what you as a citizen need to know to court watch. SCOTUSBlog is at www.scotusblog.com.