In Legal Terms

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcastToday’s Legal Term on In Legal Terms is: Artificial IntelligenceOur expert host is usually attorney Adam Kilgore, he was away during this broadcast.One of MPB’s next door neighbors is Mississippi Information Technology Services. And one of our previous guests: attorney Matthew Henry is now Associate General Counsel at ITS. We invited him and his coworker: Leah Kathryn Anzenberger, Privacy Officer to join us on the show today to learn about their work for Mississippians.Do you want to know more about Mississippi? Our state’s website: ms.gov not only has information about the government agencies but also travel details, a new resident’s guide, and an AI chat bot to converse with.  Y’all do know what there are elections every year, right? Just because we’re not electing a president doesn’t mean we’re not electing someone to something the first Tuesday in November 2025 – the ONLY thing that is getting voted on this year are Municipal offices. That was mayors and city council members in June. November may bring some school board elections to your area. Please make sure you are registered to vote. Have you been watching our Legal Terms shorts? Of course, we hope you’ll listen to our live show or the podcast of In Legal Terms. But for those weeks when you just don’t seem to have 45 minutes, look for our Legal Terms shorts on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting YouTube Channel. They’re less than 2 minutes and give you a taste of what we’re talking about on this week’s show. I try to go back to the podcast and put the link to that show’s video short in the information page.

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcastToday’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms is / are: IDEA, OSEP, CAPLast year we had an informative show about special education. We couldn’t get to everything we wanted so we invited them back. We’re very proud to have members of the Mississippi Special Education Coalition as our guests today to discuss the education rights for your student and the report the Coalition published. Joining us are Julian Miller from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Cassie Tolliver from Disability Rights Mississippi, and Ayanna Hill from American Civil Liberties of Mississippi.Do you need legal assistance with your special education student? Last week, August 5th, our guest was from MS Legal Services. We announced a Special Education Workshop & Clinic – Accessing Special Education and Services for Parents & Advocates coming up in Hattiesburg, August 26th. It has CLE Attorney registration and also free legal consolations. Registration is encouraged. I’ll have the link on this show’s podcast information. We know you love MPB Think Radio. What do you know about MPB Learning? MPB is more than just radio and tv. We also have a Learning department with free resource for families, communities, and educators. We offer several special education eLearning courses for educators. We’ve got a free Early Childhood Teacher Workshop being held across the state coming up on Saturday, August 23rd.Get more information from mpbonline.org/learning Do we have any artists listening? We’ve got an opportunity to share with you. Mississippians have the opportunity to express their creativity and promote civic engagement. Anyone 18 years and older who is a registered voter in Mississippi is encouraged to design and submit artwork to be used as the “I Voted” sticker for all 82 counties during the 2026 election cycle. This is through the Secretary of State’s office.Our previous podcast with this panel can be found from 10/29/2024: In Legal Terms: Special Education

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcastToday’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms is / are: Pro Bono, Pro Se, and IndigentWe’re talking with guests Sam H. Buchanan, Jr., Executive Director MS Center for Legal Services and Ben Thomas Cole II, Executive Director North MS Rural Legal Service about options for legal services for low-income Mississippians.It’s election day! for some. Is it for you? Special Primary Elections are taking place in specific counties on Tuesday, August 5. Ok – think about the name of your county. Got it in your mind? The special election is for folks in Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto, Forrest, Greene, Jones, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Perry, Pontotoc, Quitman, Tate, Tunica, and Wayne. Learn what elections are occurring, where your polling location is, and find election results at MPBOnline.org/election or YallVote.MSHow can you contact our guests? The website and phone number for our guest Sam H. Buchanan, Jr. is MS Center For Legal Services.org and that phone number is (800) 773-1737If you’d like to find more information about Ben Thomas Cole II,’s organization North MS Rural Legal Service the website and phone number are https://nmrls.com/ and the NMRLS Intake Call Center is 1-800-498-1804 Upcoming:August 26th, 2025 Special Education Clinic with Southern Poverty Law Center concerning Special Education - Hattiesburg. Registration begins at 4pm2026 the 60th anniversary of NMRLS

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcastImmigration. It’s a hot topic today. What are the laws now? What do you need to know? We’ll learn with the help of our guest faculty member at the University of Mississippi School of Law and attorney Sarah A. SchnaithmanWhat have our legislators in Mississippi been discussing? AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2025 did not pass. If you want to know what’s going on with our legislature you can check out https://legislature.ms.gov/ to find out about legislation, the capitol building, or to watch a live feed of a session.Are you interested in learning more about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of Homeland Security? The website https://www.ice.gov/ has lots of tabs of information and also ways to contact the office for the Jackson Metro area.Some social media has very important information you might not come across any other ways. I love MPB’s Communications Department – Taylor is superb with our Legal Terms video shorts. AND she’s got voting information on our MPB posts too! Saturday, July 26, began in-person absentee voting for the August 5 special primary elections. See which counties are holding elections, the open positions, and learn more about the voting process by visiting MPBOnline.org or YallVote.ms There’s also an image reminding folks that August 5th is the Special Primary Election Day. You Go Taylor!Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Asylum and Master CalendarPrevious podcasts:Immigration 2023 November 21, 2023 We’re talking about immigration and immigrants in our area with attorney Amelia McGowan from the University of Arkansas School of Law.Immigration October 1, 2019 Patricia Ice, Legal Project Director at Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance discusses the work of MIRA and the ramifications to families from the August 2019 immigration raids in Mississippi.Immigration Law May 23, 2017 Attorney Lee Russell discusses Immigration Law, the role of ICE, and visa overstays.

It’s two weeks before our election but we’re not talking about voting today – don’t forget you can vote early if you’re 65 or over or have a reason you'll be away from your home county on Election Day. Get more information at the Secretary of State's voting information website.We’re very proud to have members of the Mississippi Special Education Coalition as our guests today to discuss the education rights for your student and the report the Coalition published. Joining us are Julian Miller from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Cassie Tolliver from Disability Rights Mississippi, and Ayanna Hill from American Civil Liberties of Mississippi.The SPLC has created a guide for parents of children with disabilities titled “Helping Your Child With a Disability Get a Good Education,” including state-specific guidance for parents in Louisiana and Mississippi.Article: Coalition trains advocates of children with disabilities in MississippiThe Office of Special Education website is designated to provide important information to families of students with disabilities. Links to a variety of resources are provided related to child developmental milestones and ways to help your child succeed in school. If you are unable to find answers to your questions on their site they suggest you contact their office at 601-359-3498.On the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education website, you can access the Access for All Guide which was developed by the MDE in collaboration with educators across the state to help teachers address issues that impact learners with a wide variety of needs. I would hope that having access to this information might help families better understand the classroom environment.In Legal Terms has had 3 shows dealing with education this fall – on October 15th we learned about Special needs law and Able accounts. We talked generally about student rights on August 27th. August 6th was MPB Think Radio’s Education Week. Our broadcast /podcast was about Mississippi’s law schools. 

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgI’ve heard jokes about slipping and falling on banana peels. Is that really a thing? Are “slip and falls” a legal thing? Let’s find out from our guest attorney Baskin Jones.Mississippi Story Teller Tracy Carr was in one of our production studios recording with me and she told this amazing story about banana peels.Governor Reeves Sets Four Special Elections: The three special elections for Senate District 24 (Leflore, Panola, and Tallahatchie Counties), Senate District 26 (Hinds and Madison Counties), and House District 26 (Bolivar, Coahoma, and Sunflower Counties) will be held on November 4, 2025.Where can you get more information about Slip and Falls? Our guest’s website: 601injured.com has a list of practice areas with information if you’d like to learn more about our topic today or other types of injuries.In Legal Terms is the show about YOU and YOUR RIGHTS many of which are determined by your elected officials. How can you let YOUR elected officials know how you feel on a particular matter? There’s a website that lists the names and contact information for your senators and your house representative should you wish to tell them how they can best represent your interests in Washington: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-memberLInk to movie A Reasonable ManVideo: Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Negligence, Premises Liability, and Comparative Fault