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Blagojevich, Guantanamo and other hard-to-spell topics

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Episode Segments

Is Blagojevich Now a Verb?

Jim and Randal offer their slightly askew views on the weeks top legal stories. Among the biggies: a massive Ponzi scheme swindles investors out of more than $50 billion dollars. The corruption scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (and his hair) continues, as he thus far refuses to resign. And the investigation continues in the sad case of the missing Florida girl Caylee Anthony.

Please, Your Honor, May I Be A Martyr?

In a Guantanamo Bay courtroom, five Sept. 11 defendants want to plead guilty in full so that they can become martyrs. Five Blackwater security guards are indicted in the 2007 deaths of unarmed civilians in Baghdad. A new study finds that a law degree does not help in many career paths. Plus, a red-letter week for New York Congressman Vito Fossella and 11 Wachovia executives.

Listener Questions

Among this weeks listener questions: can a neighbor sue me for not giving him access to water on my property, can I be fired for refusing to work in an unsafe office environment, what is the advantage of forming a corporation over a single proprietorship, and can I refuse to take a drug test after working for a company for 15 years?

Friday • March 20

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