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Rebuttal57: The Forgotten Battle of Ni'ihau, Hawaii(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) On December 7, 1941, pilots from the Imperial Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. After strafing Pearl Harbor in the second wave of the attack, Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi was in dire straits—his plane was too damaged to make it back to his aircraft carrier.
If necessary, all Imperial Japanese pilots were instructed to crash land on Ni'ihau, a small Hawaiian island they were certain was "uninhabited."
They were wrong.
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2025-12-1843 minRebuttal56: The First Crime Ever Committed In Space Was...A Lie?(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Before 2019, no crimes had been committed in space (that we know of). After poring over records, the New York Times could only come up with three things: (1) damage to a Russian satellite that was allegedly China’s fault; (2) a lawsuit seeking to recover a deposit somebody put down for a space-tourism trip; and (3) a U.S.-government sting operation aimed at recovering a moon rock. Only one of those happened in space, though, and none of them are crimes.
That is, until an ex-wife of a NASA astronaut decided to play petty.
2025-12-121h 04Rebuttal55: The Lawyers Who Raised Killer Dogs For The Aryan Brotherhood(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) ***CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF VIOLENT DEATH*** By the time police arrived, there was little that could be done for her. A medical examiner testified that the only parts of her body that were spared were the "top of her head" and the "soles of her feet." ...
This is the story of two lawyers.
But more importantly, this is Diane Whipple's story.
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2025-12-0454 minRebuttal54: Helicopter Prison Escapes—WAY More Common Than You Think?!(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) The record for most helicopter escapes goes to convicted murderer Pascal Payet, who has used helicopters to escape from prisons in 2001, 2003, and most recently 2007....
Reb goes down a Wikipedia rabbit hole for this Thanksgiving episode.
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2025-11-2744 minRebuttal53: Inmate Uses Piece of Paper to Escape From Prison(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “We walked straight into (Arizona Department of Corrections). We handed it to them. [S]he was kind of confused at first ... Two days later, instead of serving 22 more years, David Cramer walked out of Lewis Prison..."
This is State of Arizona v. Cramer (2015), but mostly every bizarre twist that came after it.
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2025-11-2051 minRebuttal52: The Prisons You Pay For(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) The State of Connecticut charged Teresa Beatty $249 per day, every day, while she was in prison for a minor drug offense from 2000 to 2002—But she wouldn't discover this until 20 years later. When her mother died in 2020, the State of Connecticut filed a notice in probate court demanding approximately 35%—over $83,000—of Beatty’s inheritance. And it was perfectly legal.
In fact, at least 45 states in America force you to pay (literally) for the privilege of being imprisoned in a country with one of the highest incarceration rates in the world...
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2025-11-1357 minRebuttal51: The "I'm From Alabama" Defense(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “You’ve got an impressive slate of candidates,” Brian Manookian said to a panel considering applications for a Tennessee Supreme Court seat. “Judge [Kelvin] Jones is not one of them.”
Why? Check his backyard. And his divorce transcripts.
Reb reminds you to keep your mouth shut in Jones v. Jones (Ten. Ct. App. 2022).
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2025-10-1631 minRebuttal50: The Parma Police Department Hates Good Jokes(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) BREAKING: If you arrest AND charge a man over a few (really funny) jokes, The Onion will probably file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to let you know how stupid you are.
And yes, they'll call the Justices "total Latin dorks" on Page 4.
This is Anthony Novak v. City of Parma, Ohio (2022).
>>LINK TO THE ONION'S BRIEF
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2025-10-0956 minRebuttal49: Egos That Kill–Hell on the Set of "Twilight Zone: The Movie"(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) **LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED, GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAUMATIC DEATH INVOLVING CHILDREN** Shortly after 2:00 A.M. on July 23, 1982, actor Vic Morrow paced nervously in front of a mock Vietnamese village at the Indian Dunes park just north of Los Angeles. Morrow could not help but feel uneasy as he watched the Huey helicopter approach the village for a final rehearsal. Years earlier, Morrow had had a premonition that he was going to die in a helicopter crash. . . .
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2025-09-091h 39Rebuttal48: The $54 Million Pants(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) How far would you go for your wardrobe? 16 years of litigation, perhaps?
Witness the unraveling of Judge Roy Pearson in Pearson v. Chung (2007).
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2025-08-2626 minRebuttal47: The Bigfoot Cases(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “His statement was that [the other man] had summoned ‘Bigfoot’ to come and kill him. That’s why he had to kill [him first]. . . "
Sasquatch is (somehow) always in court. Let's go hunting. These are the Bigfoot cases.
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2025-08-1154 minRebuttal46: A Raccoon Is A Deadly Weapon(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Do all 50 States (and their courts) agree on what IS and IS NOT a deadly weapon? Of course not. Ask the raccoons, honeybees, alligators, plastic chairs, ladles, shoes, bare hands, dogs, toy guns, teeth, and .....eggs.
Reb tells you why the difference between simple assault and felony assault with a deadly weapon as a matter of law can get.....very confusing.
LINK TO FULL COURT OPINION FROM BARE HANDS SECTION - U.S. v. Rocha, 598 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. 2010) (14 pages to explain why attacking...
2025-07-251h 07Rebuttal45: The Scariest Law Enforcement Agency You've Never Heard Of(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Thinking of dabbling in a bit of crime? Annoying your neighbor? Getting back at a crazy ex? Scamming people? Couponing? Pulling a prank? Putting a piece of paper inside a mailbox? Dressing up as a USPS postal worker for fun?
Wherever your criminal exploits may take you, try your very best to adhere to one not-so-simple rule: DO NOT MESS WITH THE MAIL.
These are the USPIS Postal Inspectors.
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2025-07-141h 15Rebuttal44: Hatred Has No Legal Remedy(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "Here, a husband and wife have been marinating in a mutual hatred so intense as to surely amount to a personality disorder requiring treatment." –Judge Joseph W. Quinn
Divorce is messy. Bruni v. Bruni (2010) is messier. Listen to Reb raise a glass to the unholiest of matrimonies.
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2025-05-291h 31
Sol ConnectionsEp. 10 | Astro Church | Ashes to Action: Aries, Agitation & Awakening our AudacityIn Ep. 10 of Sol Connections, hosts Emily, Aryn & Dani explore the activating archetypes, patterns, and stories of Aries, the Eight of Wands, Nettle, and Merida from Brave. They discuss the astrological influences shaping current events, including Mars in Cancer, Venus & Mercury retrograde, and Neptune in Aries. The conversation delves into women and queer people reclaiming their self-sovereignty, the movement to decenter men, and the rising tides of resistance. As we reflect upon Aries season, we invite our community to ponder... What does it mean to embody self-sovereignty? In what ways have I performed fo...
2025-04-221h 49Rebuttal43: The Parrot Who Saw Too Much(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) In 1870, a dog named Old Drum is shot and killed by his owner’s neighbor in Missouri. In 1457, a sow and her piglets are put on trial for the murder of a child. In 2016, a parrot repeats the words “Don’t shoot!” in his murdered owner’s voice, and many more...Humans aren't the only ones contributing to chaos in our courtrooms.Animal (Court)House. Let’s get into it. CLICK HERE to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide...
2025-04-1039 minRebuttal42: The Venezuela Deportations (Trump's Worst Kept "Secrets")(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) **CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF TORTURE** On March 15, 2025, President Trump announced the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua was conducting "irregular warfare" against the United States and that members would be deported under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The Trump Administration quickly began deporting people allegedly affiliated with the gang—without any semblance of due process—via direct flights to a notoriously deadly El Salvadoran prison. A few days later, the Trump Administration told a federal judge it was invoking the "state secrets privilege" to refuse to provide any information to the Courts about thes...
2025-04-032h 01Rebuttal41: The Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) An Alcatraz Island kidnapper is hired by the child he kidnapped 30 years later.Listen to Reb snatch the (kinda heartwarming but mostly traumatizing?) details of Waley v. United States (9th Cir. 1949).***CLICK HERE to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice***Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Tw...
2025-03-1739 minRebuttal40: The Talking Cat Case(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Do cats have free speech rights? How did Blackie the Talking Cat cause this much (legal) trouble?Reb finds out in Miles v. City Council of Augusta, Georgia (11th Cir. 1983).Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!Huge shoutout to Alyssa, our new Rebuttal Podcast editor!***0:00 - Intro2:35 - CASE BEGINS6:16 - Blackie's lore12:40 - Blackie takes CASH...
2025-02-2743 minRebuttal39: The No Fly List Is A Nightmare(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) The FBI threatens to put innocent people on the No Fly List unless they agree to become unpaid FBI informants spying on their (also innocent) communities. Why? Because the FBI pretty much guarantees that random, erroneous, overinclusive, islamophobic nominations to the No Fly List will be approved, and since the process is cloaked in secrecy, there wasn't a clear way to stop them. Until now.Fikre v. FBI (2013) and Tanzin v. Tanvir (2020) are only two of many cases challenging the No Fly List’s erroneous overinclusion and the FBI’s is...
2025-02-1847 minRebuttal38: How To Steal A Plane Without Breaking The Law(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) What do Henry Ford's Model-T car, banning alcohol in the United States, and the FBI have in common? We needed all three to (1) catch American gangster John Dillinger and (2) make it federally legal to steal planes...FOR 26 YEARS. Learn how to legally steal a plane in 1926 and destroy evidence in 2007! Don't believe it? Well, the U.S. Supreme Court already does!Listen to Reb fly the skies and dump some fish in McBoyle v. United States (1931) and Yates v. United States (2015).
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The Comment Section with Drew AfualoGENERATIONALLY FIRED Ft. Reb MaselThis week, the iconic, hilarious and brilliant Reb Masel is here!! Reb gives us her best legal advice and talks to Drew about staying anonymous as a practicing lawyer, graverobbing, deadbeat dad cases, penis-shaped scars, kegs in the office, the fight to protect vulnerable groups in court, and so much more. Reb IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebmasel/Reb Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebmasel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025-01-291h 08The Comment Section with Drew AfualoGENERATIONALLY FIRED Ft. Reb MaselThis week, the iconic, hilarious and brilliant Reb Masel is here!! Reb gives us her best legal advice and talks to Drew about staying anonymous as a practicing lawyer, graverobbing, deadbeat dad cases, penis-shaped scars, kegs in the office, the fight to protect vulnerable groups in court, and so much more. Reb IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebmasel/Reb Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebmasel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025-01-291h 08Rebuttal37: Martial Law in Hawaii(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) At 10:27PM on December 3, 2024, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol went live on television while his country was sleeping to declare martial law. His country fought back. After all was said and done, Yoon's martial law proclamation lasted only 6 and a half hours. Hawaii's lasted three years. Internment camps, forced labor, military tribunals, and a pause on all constitutional and due process liberties. Curfews, blackouts, barbed wire covering the beaches. Death penalties and forced blood donations. Thousands of Japanese residents were rounded up and...
2025-01-071h 30Rebuttal36: Your House Is A SWAT Team's Rage Room(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Out of nowhere, your front door explodes. You see a man with a gun run through your door and up the stairs, firing shots at the police chasing after him. Luckily, you run for cover before a SWAT team begins their "protocol" to flush him out - explosives, toxic gasses, grenades, BearCat armored tanks, robots, and chemical weapons hit every inch of your home. Eventually, the situation is secure. The neighborhood is safe. Police followed "all necessary protocol."Your house? Destroyed. Your personal belongings...
2024-12-241h 09
DisrespectfullyViolently Self-Aware with Reb Masel | Episode 67Hello to our lovely coven, happy Wednesday! Court is in session, make way for THE Reb Masel, amazing perfect gorgeous lawyer extraordinaire! The girls gab all things law, TikTok, and…crypto? This is an episode you DON'T want to miss, so park your tush, kick those dogs up, and settle in for this delicious yap sesh. Need something cute and cozy for the holidays? Well, we just dropped some cute winter Disrespectfully swag, get yourself or whoever's on your daddy list a beanie, hoodie, or daddy hat from our store! Please support our show and show off your love for...
2024-12-111h 22Rebuttal35: The 13 Wildest Lawsuits Filed In 2003(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Reb hits you with rapid fire summaries of 13 lawsuits filed in 2003 that are unhinged enough to make it on Rebuttal (the legal sanctuary of chaos and calamity, of course). ***0:00 - Intro / Life update4:16 - The Docked Dog Tail Case8:55 - The Condom Soup Case10:48 - Port-A-Potty Prison12:32 - Depose The Parrot13:59 - Suing The Casino Instead of Your Husband15:43 - Convicted Felon Wants His Playstation Back17:18 - BREAKING: Lightning Loves...
2024-11-2231 minRebuttal34: Who Owns The Sky?(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) A chicken farmer, World War II, and 150 suicidal chickens were the only ones up to the task to answer this question for the Supreme Court. No, I'm not joking.This is United States v. Causby (1946).Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!***0:00 - Intro00:40 - Case begins3:00 - The Takings Clause 3:30 - The Causbys and their crime scene coop7:26 - The Ca...
2024-11-2142 minRebuttal33: The Lawyer Who S#%! In A Pringles Can(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Being a lawyer is a stressful job, and we all handle the anxiety of this high-pressure field in different ways. Some enjoy pilates, others indulge in junk food, a few find relief at the bottom of a liquor bottle. But in 2023, one lawyer's preferred method of "blowing off steam" made headlines. It read: "BREAKING: LAWYER SUSPENDED FOR POOPING IN A PRINGLES CAN AND THRO-"Listen at your own risk to find out the rest. Reb washes her hands and unpacks Ohio Bar v. Blakeslee (2023)....
2024-10-3140 minRebuttal32: Kidnapping The Kaiser(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) On December 31, 1918, Colonel Luke Lea of the 114th Field Artillery Regiment handed his commanding officer a request for leave from his post in Allied-occupied Luxembourg. He would not say where he was going or what he intended to do, though he assured the general he had nothing to worry about. General Spaulding called it the "strangest request for leave he had ever read," but approved it anyway. After all, Luke Lea was not just an excellent officer, he was also a successful lawyer, newspaper publisher, and one-term senator from Tennessee. How much trouble could...
2024-10-291h 18Rebuttal31: The Children: Alone In America(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) In America, unaccompanied children are forced to represent themselves in immigration court. That's right. Children as young as infants to teenagers. Each year, thousands of immigrant children are placed into court proceedings in which government prosecutors seek to deport them unless those children can prove they have a right to stay in the United States. While the U.S. government may provide pillows and booster seats for children who are too small for the chairs in immigration court, the government does NOT have to give them an attorney to protect their rights.
2024-10-041h 24Rebuttal30: Skin The Judge Alive?!(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) In 500 BC, corrupt judges were treated a little differently than the ones we have today. The punishments have changed, but one question remains the same: What do we do when judges can't stop taking bribes?Hold onto your birthday suit, Reb is slicing open The Judgment of Cambyses (~530 BC).(Side note: A 30-MINUTE EPISODE CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!)Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!***
2024-09-2334 minRebuttal29: The Baking Soda Snitch(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) A paid informant who should've been fired, a police officer who LOVES a good eraser, and a dad who can't stop bragging about his poor sons.Grab a bag of baking soda and a large Coke and hear Reb snitch on Albright v. Oliver (1994).Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!***0:00 - Intro2:26 - Legal mumbo jumbo you should know before we begin9:00 - Reb's...
2024-09-1648 min
Two Hot TakesSo Wrong it Feels Illegal.. Ft. RebmaselTwo Hot Takes host, Morgan, is joined by guest co-host Rebmasel! Have you ever heard something that's so bad to feels like it could (or should) be illegal? I mean there's a law against writing a $1 check.. Well that's how these stories left me! From a woman whose husband played a prank on her relating to some trauma to someone who thinks the blanket their sister made them is ugly.. we are in for a wild ride! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on these ones. Ticket Giveaway: https://forms.gle/4djNX77JHpbG6SA99
2024-08-292h 12Rebuttal28: The Jury Is On Drugs, Your Honor(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) What do you call a 6-week period in which you and a handful of very recent acquaintances get drunk every day at lunch, sleep through the afternoons, sell weed to each other, smoke weed with each other, and whip out a few bags of cocaine to snort when the time feels right?For a group of twelve people in Florida in 1987, they would call it jury duty. That’s right. Since 1987, jury misconduct stories only got crazier and crazier...including one where a jury convicted a man of double ho...
2024-08-201h 25Rebuttal27: The Lost Boys of Rikers Island(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) In the early hours of Saturday, May 15, 2010, Kalief Browder and a friend were returning home from a party in the Belmont section of the Bronx. He was 16 years old. Browder saw a police car driving toward them. More squad cars arrived, and soon Browder and his friend were squinting in the glare of a police spotlight. An officer said they had robbed a man. “I didn’t rob anybody,” Browder replied. “You can check my pockets.” . . .Reb shares the cases of Kalief Browder and Inmate H, and thousands of other chil...
2024-07-181h 05Rebuttal26: The Assassin(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Do political assassinations even happen in the U.S. anymore? Apparently yes. Yes, they do. Get ready to change your middle name, sue Puerto Rico for speaking Spanish, move to a hog farm in Tennessee, and learn that write-in ballots never win (except for the rare, *bloody* exception). Reb brings a murder weapon to the voting booth in Tennessee v. Byron (Low Tax) Looper (2000).TRIGGER WARNING for sexual assault/abuse.Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!***0:00...
2024-06-132h 02Rebuttal25: The Rap Lyrics On Trial(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Beef between rappers keeps music alive and well. But what happens when a video of you lip syncing to rap lyrics at a party helps put you away for murder? Hear all about it with Reb at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Larry Jean Hart v. Texas (2024). Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter!Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter!***0:00 - Intro4:01 - Sneak peek of Hart v. Texas (2024)4:37 - Background - Can lyrics be used as evidence?12:45...
2024-05-131h 06Rebuttal24: Stand Your Ground(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Since Biblical times, self defense has been simple. Guard your castle. Retreat to the wall. Defend yourself. The U.S. stole its common law from the English, and the elements of self defense didn't change. Until.......Florida.Why did Florida change its slogan from the Sunshine State to the Kill At Will State? Aren't Stand Your Ground Laws a good thing? How old is the Castle Doctrine? Whose castle is it anyway? Reb lowers the drawbridge on the madness and teaches you all the wheres and whens and hows on who is re...
2024-04-301h 57Rebuttal23: The Booby Traps(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Humans have been digging moats, slingshotting arrows, poisoning food, and laying spikes for thousands of years — and modern day booby traps are still alive and well. But what do an Indiana Jones-inspired hot tub contraption and a haunted house’s 20-gauge shotgun have in common? Vengeance.This episode starts the engine for Episode 24’s deep dive into self-defense, "Stand Your Ground" laws, defense of property, and the Castle Doctrine. But first, listen to Reb pick tibia bones and shotgun pellets off the floor in Katko v. Briney (1971).***Follow @Rebutt...
2024-04-091h 22Rebuttal22: The Boxers, A Bomb, and Dolly Mapp(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) There are 3 reasons one of the most important 4th Amendment rules in America exists as it does today: (1) Boxers in the criminal underworld, (2) A bomb in the house of famous boxing promoter Don King, and (3) Dollree "Dolly" Mapp - The young black woman who dated bad boys and stood up to an all-white police force in Baltimore...and won. What started as a mobster/boxer gambling ring turned into a 4-year battle over...you guessed it...nude magazines. Come with Reb to throw some punches and start a Dolly fan club in...
2024-03-141h 43Rebuttal21: The Witness Protection Program(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) We protect the witnesses from the public, but who protects the public from the witnesses? Peek behind the curtain of the Witness Protection Program and prepare to be shocked, afraid, and bamboozled. Take cover with Reb and start questioning everything and everyone in United States v. Wilson (1981).**CONTENT WARNING at 58:52 for violence against children*****SOURCES [chronological order by reference or cite]:
United States v. Wilson (1981)
Secord v. Schlachter (1983)
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP09S00048R000100020104-6.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59212-2004...
2024-02-071h 23Rebuttal20: The Man Who Begged To Be Beheaded(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Most people would like to keep their heads. Thomas Donaldson isn't one of them. This mathematician and computer scientist wanted his cut off, and he wanted it to be done while he was still alive. Bring a warm jacket and follow Reb into the frozen head refrigerator for Donaldson v. Lungren (1992).INTRO/REB CHAT: 0:00-19:32CASE STARTS: 19:32*** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-272h 19Rebuttal19: Housewives For Chemical War(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Breathing through chemical smoke has been described as “drowning on dry land.” When one imagines chemical warfare, they often imagine a striking image of filthy soldiers choking in trenches on the frontlines through thick fogs of yellow-green gas. In 1993, the Convention on Chemical Weapons sought to end chemical warfare as we know it. 20 years later, the international treaty the U.S. signed in 1997 to ban and stop the creation, sale, and export of chemical weapons for warfare around the globe led us to an unusual suspect in an unusual place—Carol A...
2023-12-201h 29Rebuttal18: The Airman Is AlivePararescue is the most highly decorated Air Force-enlisted force, executing the most perilous, demanding, and extreme rescue missions at anytime, anywhere around the globe. Their motto is: "These Things We Do, That Others May Live." Pararescue Staff Sergeant James D. Pou was so legendary, he became the "gold standard" for how the Air Force drills its trainees. He died a hero.So why did the June 2, 1993 L.A. Times headline read: "Bigamist, Deserter Escapes From Air Force Brig"....? Grab a parachute and jump into the interstate scandal of one legendary Airman/escape artist, two wives, two affairs...
2023-12-021h 31Rebuttal17: The Cadaver Meet And GreetPlug your nose and cross your heart - a rotting corpse is on the stand. 1,126 years ago, Rome was going through Popes like napkins at a BBQ cook-off. Most of them were killed, tortured, maimed, spit on...by each other. Eventually, Desperate Housewives and the Catholic Church collided to exhume a body and strap him to a chair. Why did we put a dead body on trial in 897 AD...and again in 2013? Oh, and can you marry someone after you die? As always, Reb gives you the answers, blessings, and vengeance in Cadaver Synod.WATCH THIS EPISODE...
2023-12-021h 12Rebuttal16: The (Rhymes With Corn-O) Trolling Law FirmIllinois attorneys John Steele and Paul Hansmeier had an X-rated dream: to represent the “little guys”. The wrongfully accused? The juvenile delinquents? The small businesses? Porn production companies, of course. What started out as a seemingly legitimate copyright business model snowballed into what Federal Judge Otis D. Wright II called “a porno trolling collective”. Yes, there are court transcripts. Wolf of Wall Street meets Suits meets adult film stars meets iconic court transcripts. Hear Reb unzip the epic saga of Prenda Law and Ingenuity 13 LLC v. John Doe (2012). INTRO: 00:00CASE STARTS: 11:10***WATCH THI...
2023-12-022h 24Rebuttal15: The U-Haul Family DynastyPro Tip: When you become a billionaire overnight, use protection (or get coup insurance). The true story of the U-Haul family feud that lasted 40 years (and counting). Listen to Reb dodge brotherly punches in Shoen v. Shoen (1993).***WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/D7-z6CcKwnIFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-12-021h 49
Learning the LawEpisode #46: Part 4: Trump Trial TangoWelcome to pt 4 of our Trump Trial series. This episode was recorded on November 14, 2023. Today we finish discussions on the Jan 6 election fraud case but first give an update on the NY Fraud case. Learning the Law is a podcast that takes current events and breaks them down to explain them from a legal standpoint. We're here to help you understand your rights and how the legal system works in the US. Ron is a practicing attorney in California and Ashley is a veteran podcast host and voice actor. This is not a replacement for legal advice.
2023-11-1844 minRebuttal14: The Penalty Is DeathA prison break, the oldest biker gang in the world, 558 death sentences, a body in a river, and the man who tried to dodge death just to run straight into it. Twice. The Supreme Court in 1976 had no idea it would set off a chain of events worthy of a biopic and a newfound appreciation for Harley Davidsons, bro code, and a really catchy crime syndicate slogan.Rev (Reb?) your engines. It's about to get bloody. The penalty is death in Gregg v. Georgia (1976).WATCH THIS EPISODE YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/IWohmpaeS7...
2023-09-051h 07Rebuttal13: The Dirty LiarsSince 1969, the police have been legally allowed to lie to you. Yes, you. About anything. Anywhere and everywhere. And they do. All the time. One of their favorite tricks is to use the “false evidence ploy” to convince you to take a lesser guilty plea instead of risking a trial. Despite millions of guilty pleas entered in this country based on deception and misinformation, the Supreme Court has repeatedly held that it is okay for cops to be dirty liars. Reb teaches you when and how to shut your mouth as she runs through Frazier v. Cupp, Miranda v. Ariz...
2023-08-201h 18Rebuttal12: The Smile And Wave, Boys (How To Get Away With Burglary)Never underestimate the power of a smile and a slow walk during a good old-fashioned B&E. Learn your way around the thin, thin lines between burglary, larceny, robbery, and Goldie Locks catching a felony charge. Reb unpacks why a burglary defendant with yard work to do got his conviction overturned in State v. Bertram (2023).WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@RebuttalPodFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-08-111h 11Rebuttal12: The Smile And Wave, Boys (How To Get Away With Burglary)Never underestimate the power of a smile and a slow walk during a good old-fashioned B&E. Learn your way around the thin, thin lines between burglary, larceny, robbery, and Goldie Locks catching a felony charge. Reb unpacks why a burglary defendant with yard work to do got his conviction overturned in State v. Bertram (2023).INTRO/BANTER - 0:00-4:34EPISODE STARTS - 4:35-WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@RebuttalPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-08-111h 13Rebuttal11: The Kidnapper Who Sued His HostagesA fugitive wanted for murder stares at two newlyweds through a window on their back porch in Dover, Kansas on a Saturday morning in 2009. He makes them an offer: $10,000 to hide him, please. Cheetos, Dr. Pepper, and a Robin Williams movie seal the deal. Or did it? In State v. Dimmick, Reb begs you to either get it in writing or lock your door.CASE STARTS: 4:50WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/NcziP4Q0PrkFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :) Learn more about your...
2023-07-2851 minRebuttal10: The Tribal Lands and The Blood On Our HandsToday, there are over five million Native Americans in the United States, 22% of whom live on reservations. Native American women are murdered at a rate 10x the national average, and are 2.5x more likely to be victims of sexual assault. A majority of these violent crimes are perpetrated by non-tribal members on Tribal Lands, and over half of them are never investigated or prosecuted. Why? Reb has a few ideas. Listen to her untangle every "what the f*#k?!" in United States v. Cooley (2021).WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/e4vYfHznAwM
2023-07-111h 10
Break the BusinessBTB Ep 383: Instagram Threads is here; we interview attorney and TikTok sensation Reb MaselTOPICS: July is here and that means that the Barbie/Oppenheimer premiere is fast approaching; AI DJs; Instagram Threads is here; we interview attorney and TikTok sensation Reb Masel about balancing her work as a lawyer and as a TikTok creator and podcaster. Check out Reb’s podcast Rebuttal on all major platforms and follow her on TikTok and Instagram @rebmasel.Rate/review/subscribe to the Break the Business Podcast on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and Google Play. Follow Ryan @ryankair and the Break the Business Podcast @thebtbpodcast. Like Break the Business on Facebook and tell a friend about the show. Vi...
2023-07-091h 03Rebuttal9: The Man Who Burned 8,000 BodiesThe 1980s were a lawless time for the funeral home community. This is the insane true story of David Sconce, the mortician who would stop at nothing to corner the market on death in the City of Angels. Listen to Reb dodge burning feet and murder conspiracies in People v. Sconce. CASE BEGINS: 10:20***WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/neF3ie5dtbAFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)***Sources:Article: "The Mortician and The Murderer," by Angella d'Avignon...
2023-07-032h 13
Rebuttal8: The President and His Captives (Torture, Guantánamo, and The Legal Blackhole)The Guantánamo Bay detention center is a 45-mile stretch of land the U.S. has leased from Cuba since the Spanish-American War. After 9/11, President Bush needed a place where Due Process, the courts, and lawyers couldn't reach 780 men and boys, many of whom were sold to the U.S. military for a $5,000 bounty. Who and what have we kept at Guantánamo Bay for the last 22 years? Terrorists? No. A legal blackhole? Yes. ***WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@RebuttalPodFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)...
2023-06-141h 28
RebuttalBONUS: Pride and Prejudice (and The Men Who Sued Women For...Dating Them...)Trigger Warnings: Graphic descriptions of execution by lethal injection and men who whine on the record. In that order.
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2023-06-021h 04
Rebuttal7: The Liar, The Moose, and The Plane CrashOur powers in the sky (the NTSB and the FAA) apparently think liars are more dangerous than absolutely terrible pilots. Crack open a bottle of wine and listen to a pilot horror story. Fly at your own risk. Hopefully the moose waves back at us before we hit a mountain. Reb flies you through clear, Alaskan, pathological skies in U.S. v. Kirst (2022). WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/6c4HX85g1wkFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)***Alaska Pilot Sentenced in Connection with August 2014 At...
2023-05-311h 44
Rebuttal6: Human Fireballs and The Cursed Water BottleDeadly weapons are between our legs, trains, and automobiles. Yep, you read that right. Reb gives us a front row seat to three freak "accidents" that will convince you the universe hates some people a little more than most. Buckle up.Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)***WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/pqNYYww8nQw*** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-05-1657 min
Rebuttal5: Is Eating People Wrong? PART 2Reb picks up where we left off in Part 1. The cannibals have been saved....Or so they thought. Hear how the 1883 murder case of Regina v. Dudley & Stephens shaped the defense of "necessity" and decided, once and for all, that eating people is........?
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2023-05-0841 min
Rebuttal4: Is Eating People Wrong? PART 1In 1883, one rich lawyer's dream of being in a yacht club ends with the answer to a very important legal question: "Is eating people wrong?" Reb takes us back to a controversial case on the sea that changed criminal law forever. REB'S LIFE UPDATE: 0:00 to 9:20CASE STARTS: 9:20-WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/N2TLONFBQBs Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)***SOURCE: "Is Eating People Wrong?" by Allan C. Hutchinson.*** Learn more about your ad choices...
2023-05-081h 16
Rebuttal3: The Body Behind A WallIn 2004, Taruk Ben-Ali left his new wife to start a new life....somewhere else. At least, that's what his dad said. Reb shows you what's behind a dad's love and a very thin wall in the case of Estate of Ben-Ali (2013).WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/KnbEgRWcgSwFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)*** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-04-2153 min
RebuttalBONUS: The Lumberjack Hero and The Diaper ShootoutA lumberjack, a frying pan, a diaper, a shootout, and a fridge that severed a hand.
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2023-04-1339 min
Rebuttal2: The French Fry That Put Kids In JailOn October 23, 2000, 12-year old Ansche Hedgepeth ate a single french fry in the Tenleytown-AU Metro station in Washington, D.C. on her way home from Alice Deal Junior High. Within seconds, she was in handcuffs. Why? Because a D.C. law dared to ask a simple question: "What if we just...arrested all the kids?"....Reb unpacks Hedgepeth v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit.[TW: ARREST OF MINOR CHILDREN] FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/i4bYMAB1BAcFollow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :)
2023-04-1051 min
Rebuttal1: TSA and The One Who (Almost) Got AwayWhat is a “sterile area” of an airport? What happens if a man enters one, poses as a foreign ambassador, and then flies with a mystery pouch from Chicago to LA? Does that man at least have a G&T on the plane before the FBI starts scrambling? Reb breaks it all down in United States v. Flint. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4wBpED4AXv8 Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and @Rebmasel on TikTok :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-04-041h 08
Ladies Who LawThe Ladies Chat: Introducing Reb MaselSend us a Text Message with thoughts, guest suggestions, stories and more, HERE! You can take the 90-second quiz, designed to give you a window into what YOUR best-fit type of law might be!! www.whattypeoflawyerquiz.comFind Reb on Tik Tok @rebmasel, and on Instagram @rebmasel !!!Starting law school this fall? You NEED to join the 1L Masterclass today! https://www.1lmasterclass.com/ Get a free trial of Audible using this LINK! Support the showFollow us on Instagram @theladieswholawpodcast
2023-04-0338 min
It’s Become a Whole ThingLegal Mythbusters w/ Reb MaselAttorney & content creator Reb Masel is here to talk everything from misconceptions about the woman who sued McDonalds over her coffee to the OJ Simpson trial and why the unfortunate legacy of Nicole Brown Simpson changed the legal system forever.
9:12 – Welcome Reb Masel!
24:42 – What’s the deal with getting sued for things said online & when you’re allowed to give out legal advice
30:46 – Reframing our thinking about people with criminal records
34:23 – Legal myths intro: McDonald’s coffee case and why we got it all wrong
48:18 – Real life legal cases are much wilder than in TV/movies
2022-09-121h 26
Fighting With FriendsI Saw S'mores and I Went BlindThis week, the squad discusses preferred clothing styles, argues about which shift key one should use when typing, and gets grossed out by facts about the human eye.This podcast is also available to watch on YouTube!Follow us on Twitter @BridgetKelley98, @zachcalderon, and @andsarahsaid! Join our Discord community! Follow us on Twitch! @rebmasel on Twitter @CindyBVeldhuis on Twitter @Mslolita_ on Twitter Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/fighting-with-friends-1. Hosted on Acast. See...
2022-07-2958 min
The Cold Take5. Rebmasel on Court Transcript Series, Law School, The Supreme Court, & MoreWelcome back to The Cold Take, hosted by Jonathan Whiteman, along with producer Jordan Singletary. On this episode, we are joined by Rebmasel as she shares stories of her beginnings on TikTok, her infamous Court Transcript series, law school experiences, her take on the Supreme Court nominations, and more - including a Q&A segment to address the most requested questions. You can find all of her content on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram at @rebmasel.
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2022-02-102h 33