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The Legal GeeksReview for Lower Decks episode "Room for Growth"Can overworked engineers be ordered to take therapeutic shoreleave? Join Joshua Gilliland Nari Ely for their legal analysis. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2022-09-1953 min
The Legal GeeksReview of Lower Decks episode "Mining the Mind's Mine"Are living fantasy rocks as dangerous as toxic waste? Is placing the fantasy rocks in a container false imprisonment? Is disclosing fantasies and fears an invasion of privacy? Join attorneys Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland for their analysis of the Lower Decks episode, "Mining the Mind's Mine."Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2022-09-1253 min
The Legal GeeksReview of Star Trek Lower Decks - GroundedNari Ely and Josh Gilliland share their legal review of Star Trek Lower Decks, season three, episode one, Grounded. Beam aboard for their review of trespassing on military bases, highjacking, kidnapping, piracy, commandeering a ship, conspiracy, and trial advocacy. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2022-08-271h 00
The Legal GeeksClosing Arguments in the Trial of Wanda MaximoffAttorney General Phil Weiser appears as "Judge" Weiser in this mock trial of Wanda Maximoff (perpetrator of one of the most controversial events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) for an entertaining fusion of legal principles, Marvel superheroes, and a tech law and policy discussion. Special thanks to the Legal Geeks for serving as our lawyers: Josh Gilliand and Nari Ely argue for the prosecution; Mark Lemley and Bethany Bengfort argue for the defense.To learn more about Phil, visit philforcolorado.com.Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered...2022-03-0830 minThe Legal GeeksLower Decks: We Will Always Have Tom ParisCan Starfleet officers send subordinates on personal errands? If two Starfleet officers commit a series of torts while on a "personal errand" for a superior officer, is Starfleet responsible? And just what happens when the dead come back to life? Join Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland for their analysis. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2021-08-2945 min
The Legal GeeksReview of Godzilla vs KongIt's time for titanic legal analysis of Godzilla vs Kong. Can are the possible causes of action in a class action lawsuit against Apex? Was it even remotely legal for Apex to build MechaGodzilla? Join Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland for their analysis on these issues and more. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2021-05-231h 10The Legal GeeksStar Trek at WonderCon at HomeRecorded for WonderCon at Home.Star Trek has inspired lawyers and judges for decades. It has shown a future with equal protection under the law with every generation having at least one trial episode, and addressed the goal of having a just society. Our panel will explore the issues of the rule of law seen in Star Trek: Discovery, the rights of refugees in Star Trek: Picard, and the many legal issues from Star Trek: Lower Decks. We'll take on issues explored throughout each generation of Star Trek with circuit judge John Owens (9th Circuit...2021-03-281h 21
The Legal GeeksReview of Ultraman Oil S.O.S.What's the liability for an oil spill? Attorneys Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland have a detailed discussion on the classic Ultraman episode Oil S.O.S. Originally records on May 31, 2020, so the current events discussed are dated. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2021-03-1652 min
The Legal GeeksLawyers on the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back!Can Darth Vader murder Imperial officers for poor job performance? And what can Vader teach us about contract modification? Join our brave band of lawyers from The Legal Geeks as they take on war crimes on Hoth, whether Luke had a duty to rescue his friends from the Empire, the legality of dumping trash in space. Featuring Steve Chu (Assistant US Attorney), Bethany Bengfort (Durie Tangri), Nari Ely (US Courts), and moderated by Stephen Tollafield (Professor at UC Hastings College of Law). #ForceFest2020Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered...2020-08-3159 min
The Legal GeeksLower Decks on Get VoklWe love Star Trek Lower Decks. Join Josh Gilliland, Steve Chu, and Nari Ely for in-depth analysis of the first two episodes of Lower Decks, "Second Contact" and "Envoys." This episode covers Recklessness with a Bat’leth, legality of personal vs for profit use of holodecks, liability for domestic animals, bribery, drunk flying, and diplomatic incidents. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-08-221h 10
The Legal GeeksUltraLawyer Kaiju Patrol - Extended EditionRecorded for #ComicConatHome! The full panel with extra content! It's all out lawyers attack! What can Kaiju movies teach us about shelter in place orders? Are parents financially responsible for kids who create a giant napping monster with cosmic rays? What are the First Amendment lessons from Mothra? Are common carriers such as trains, planes, and ships responsible for protecting passengers from Kaiju attacks? Join attorneys Bethany Bengfort (Durie Tangri), Nari Ely (US. Courts), Thomas Harper (Army JAG), and Joshua Gilliland (The Legal Geeks), as they battle legal issues from Ultraman, Gamera, Godzilla, Mothra, and more!2020-07-2659 min
The Legal GeeksPlane Crashes and Summer Blizzards in Tokyo Ice Age!The Ultra Q episode "Tokyo Ice Age," is a wild story with plane crashes, child safety, and fighter pilot turned drunk jewel thief. Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland put on their cold weather gear for in-depth legal analysis of this time when cars did not have seatbelts and the idea of a nuclear reactor in Antarctica can be a plot point that no one worries about. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on F...2020-06-0549 min
The Legal GeeksMothra Says People Aren't PropertyWhy does an entrepreneur think he can take people from an island, shoot those in his way, and then declare those six inch tall twin women are his property to perform in a live musical show? Just what is his liability when a giant angry moth attacks to rescue the enslaved twin women? Attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Nari Ely explore these issues and more from the classic Mothra. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-05-2142 min
The Legal GeeksLawyers on Gamera 3, The Revenge of IrisJosh Gilliland and Nari Ely review the conclusion to the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Gamera 1999: Revenge of Iris! Did Ms. Asakura kidnap Ayana from the hospital? Could Aynana be prosecuted for the deaths in her village? Could she qualify for the insanity defense? Join Josh and Nari as they discuss these issues and more. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-05-111h 03
The Legal GeeksGamera Attack of Legion Legal Review!The Review of the Gamera Trilogy continues with Gamera 2: Attack of Legion! Would common carriers need Kaiju evasion plans? Plus our continued discussion of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Join Nari Ely and Josh Gilliland for their discussion of Gamera. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-05-0145 min
The Legal GeeksGamera Guardian of the UniverseThe Heisei Gamera Trilogy is the Gold Standard of Kaiju movies. Attorneys Josh Gilliland and Nari Ely geek out of the giant-jet-turtle-powered legal issues in Gamera Guardian of the Universe. Could the police just deputize and Ornithologist for an investigation? Would a flock of Gyaos be outside police jurisdiction? Would the government's use of the Fukuoka Dome amount to a government taking? Plus did Asagi have a valid justification to cut school? Join Josh and Nari for their analysis. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.2020-04-151h 32
The Legal GeeksGiant Moles and Adequate Labeling of Sweet Honey on Ultra-QWhat is a company's liability if an employee is professionally jealous of a coworker, whose act of corporate sabotage results in a giant mole derailing trains? Well, if those legal issues keep you up at night, attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Nari Ely have answers for you. Tune in as they discuss and analyze the classic Ultra Q episode, The Terror of Sweet Honey. Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-04-091h 13
The Legal GeeksDid Ultraman Commit a War Crime?The classic Ultraman episode Shoot the Invader has our hero destroy an Alien Baltan spacecraft with 2.03 Baltans onboard. The Baltan homeworld was destroyed by a "mad scientist" with nuclear weapons. Were the Baltans refugees? Did Ultraman commit genocide by destroying their ship? Joshua Gilliland and Nari Ely explores these issues and more in Ultraman! Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-04-0356 min
The Legal GeeksUltraman Parental Liability for the Kaiju that Caused Japan to Shelter in PlaceWhat is a parent's liability if their child commits trespassing to draw a kaiju on a pipe that comes to life and shuts down the economy of Japan? Join attorneys Joshua Gilliland and Nari Ely as they explore the world of parental liability and quarantine laws reviewing the classic Ultraman episode "Terrifying Cosmic Rays." Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2020-03-2751 min
The Legal GeeksWas Thor Right to Behead Thanos?Lawyers Assemble to discuss the question, was Thor right to kill Thanos in "The Garden"? Joshua Gilliland, Thomas Harper, and Nari Ely, discuss the concepts of Just Wars and targeted killings, war crimes, extrajudicial murder, and whether the God of Thunder was justified to go for the head....Support the showNo part of this recording should be considered legal advice.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks2019-07-0156 min
The Legal GeeksGodzilla King of the LawyersNari Ely, Esq., joined Joshua Gilliland to review Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Could Emma Russell be charged with child endangerment? Just because Allen Jonah called himself an eco-terrorist, does he actually meet the legal definition of a terrorist? Did San Francisco get condemned after Godzilla 2014? If the City by the Bay could no longer be inhabited, were there any legal remedies for those who had to leave their homes (and hearts) in San Francisco? Join Nari and Josh as they geek out over these issues and more from Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Support the show2019-06-141h 42