Legal Channel

Another Wild Week in the Courts

Episode Segments

The law & our nation's public servants

There are plenty of legal ramifications in the Obama administrations handling of the economic crisis. Jim and Randal offer their legal take on Obamas plan to modify existing mortgages. What is the legal status of Illinois Sen. Roland Burris (D-Perjury)? And is there anything citizens can do about the excessive arrogance of tax cheat politicians and Wall Street CEOs?

Elephants Sue the Circus?

Elephants are suing Ringling Brothers over animal cruelty. Will the case be settled for peanuts? The first federal judge to be accused of federal sex crimes pleads guilty. Two Pennsylvania judges are nabbed in a jailing kids for cash' scandal. Plus, on the celebrity front, the domestic violence case of Chris Brown, the former majority leader of the NY State Senate gets caught in several corruption charges, and TV has-been Gary Collins is charged with DUI in a motorhome!

Listener Questions

Among this weeks listener questions: What kinds of insurance do homeowners really need? Do you have to answer every question posed in court? Is it difficult to sue in small claims court and is a lawyer necessary? Should a suspicious wife engage a private investigator or a lawyer to see if her husband is having an affair? Is a dog license really necessary or is it a yet another scheme to steal money?