Today Christopher Calmer, the murderer of Monroe County, Georgia Deputies Michael Norris and Jeff Wilson, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. This was after he was found guilty, of course, but it was in declination of imposing the death penalty. On today’s joint episode of the Dorer Daily and Talking Law …
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Welcome back to Talking Law, the show where I, Georgia’s anytime attorney, answer your legal questions. Today I will discuss the $7.4 Million verdict against Robin Thicke and co-writers Pharrell Williams and T.I. for copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye’s song “Got to Get Up” in their 2014 song “Blurred Lines.” According to musicology experts, the jury …
Continue reading Talking Law – Thicke Loses Lawsuit?!Welcome back to Talking Law, the show where I, Georgia’s anytime attorney, answer your legal questions. Today I will discuss the First Amendment implications of Donald Sterling’s racist comments to his mistress, which were recorded and later leaked by TMZ, which ultimately resulted in NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banning Sterling from the NBA for life …
Continue reading Talking Law – The First Amendment, Donald Sterling, and the NBAWelcome back to Talking Law, the show where I, a Georgia licensed lawyer and middle Georgia anytime attorney, answer your legal questions. Today I will discuss the NLRB’s ruling that Northwestern University Athletes qualify to attempt to form the first ever college athletics players’ union. The long-held justification for not paying the players for the …
Continue reading Talking Law – NCAA UnionizationWelcome back to Talking Law, the show where I, a Georgia licensed attorney and middle Georgia lawyer answer your legal questions. Today I will discuss Kevin Trudeau’s release from jail today, as well as the litany of fines and penalties he still faces. Also, as I always do with this show, I’ll be answering questions …
Continue reading Talking Law: The Wolf of Weightloss — Kevin TrudeauWelcome back to Talking Law! Today I will discuss the invalidation of the gay marriage ban in Texas and the widely expanded rights of the police to search your home. Also, as I always do with this show, I’ll be answering questions off of avvo.com on civil law suits. Call in at 6:00 p.m. to get …
Continue reading Talking Law: The Ebb and Flow of Liberty – Gay Marriage Bans Invalidated; Search of Homes Eviscerated.Welcome back to Talking Law! Today I will discuss the failed union vote in Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant and the Confederate Flag on new specialty license plates in Georgia. Also, as I always do with this show, I’ll be answering questions off of avvo.com on civil law suits. Call in at 6:00 p.m. to get your legal …
Continue reading Talking Law – Free Speech – Unions and License PlatesThis week, my return to Talking Law 2014! Today I will discuss, as promised yesterday, how the family of Kelly Thomas can sue the Fullerton, CA Police Department for the brutal killing they caused, even if the perpetrators were acquitted in a criminal court. Also, as I always do with this show, I’ll be answering …
Continue reading Talking Law 1/15/2014 – Kelly Thomas Lawsuit and Georgia Law from Avvo.comThis week, my triumphant return to Talking Law! I will discuss Blockbuster’s closing all of its stores and what the legal consequences of the future of the company are, a breakdown on what exactly is “ineffective assistance” given the recent decision of Burt vs. Titlow at the United States Supreme Court, and I’ll be answering …
Continue reading Talking Law – November 6th, 2013This week on talking law, I’ll be answering questions off of avvo.com on Criminal Law. Call in at 7:00 p.m. to get your legal questions answered at 478-227-3879. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes and listen to the show on stitcher. Tune in this Friday for The David Dorer Show and live tweet me at @DavidTDorer.
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