In Legal Terms

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgToday’s show is one of the most informative of the year. It applies to everyone in Mississippi: it’s “what are our new laws” show. Our guest is MPB News Legislative Reporter, Will Stribling. He’ll report about the new laws and how the session went.Do you like supporting charities with the specialty license places? Here are some new ones:The Declaration Of Independence Center For The Study Of American Freedom At The University Of Mississippi; Mississippi Land BankKiwanis InternationalThe National Guard Association Of MississippiMississippi College School Of LawMagnolia Honeybee Education ExchangeRetired Members Of The Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division Of The Mississippi Department Of Public SafetyThe Jackson State University 2024 HBCU National ChampionsAnd don’t forget about the MPB specialty tag to support Mississippi Public BroadcastingOur most recent laws were passed by our lawmakers. There’s a special election coming up for some folks for new lawmakers. Folks in the Hernando/Southaven/Olive Branch area, folks in the Starkville/Columbus area, and folks in the Hattiesburg area have a Special election primary coming up. But good news! There’s time to get registered to vote so you can participate in electing the folks that make our laws.You can register to vote at your Circuit Clerk’s office, your Municipal Clerk’s office, when you get your driver’s license at the Department of Public Safety, or through the mail by downloading a voter registration form from the Secretary of State’s website and mailing it to your Circuit Clerk.Thanks to Kelly Kyle on answering our Money Talks question!

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgMississippi has scheduled an execution for tomorrow, June 24th. Who is it? How to they propose to do it? What are the options for the prisoner to stop it? We’ll learn with our guests: Krissy C. Nobile, Director of The Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Beth Windham, an attorney with CPCC, and attorney David Voisin.According to the MS Department of Corrections: Since Mississippi joined the Union in 1817, several forms of execution have been used. Hanging was the first form of execution used until 1940. Then the electric chair was used until 1952. In 1954, the gas chamber was installed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary and used until 1989. After that lethal injection was used.How many ways can a person be executed in Mississippi?  During the 2017 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature, lawmakers amended the law to allow death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia, electrocution, or firing squad.The recent municipal elections have shown every vote counts. Are you ready for Augusts special primary? Folks in the Hernando/Southaven/Olive Branch area, folks in the Starkville/Columbus area, and folks in the Hattiesburg area have a Special election primary coming up. But good news! There’s time to get registered to vote so you can participate in electing the folks that make our laws. You can register to vote at your Circuit Clerk’s office, your Municipal Clerk’s office, when you get your driver’s license at the Department of Public Safety, or through the mail by downloading a voter registration form from the Secretary of State’s website and mailing it to your Circuit Clerk.Today, we've got three Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: Clemency, Commutation, and Reprieve.

In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.orgAre you a part of a Board of Directors? Do you have a Board that is involved in your life at work, home, or at a volunteer group? Board governance: how does it work? How is it SUPPOSED to work? We’ll learn about this with our guest: Professor Martin Edwards from the University of Mississippi School of Law.Many charities have boards of directors. If you’re curious about board responsibilities, you might be curious about charities. The MS Secretary of State’s Charities Division is responsible for the registration and regulation of all charitable organizations and fund-raisers who solicit contributions in Mississippi. The division is also responsible for the investigation of charity complaints and/or violations to the State’s charitable laws.It’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: today we’ve got fiduciary.If you’re interested in the role of board members you may be interested in Parliamentary Procedure. We did a show about that on August 24th of 2024.I have fallen down the election rabbit hole. There’s another round of elections going on that you might need to know about! July 7th is the Voter Registration Deadline to vote in the Special Primary Election on August 5th, for the General election on November 4, 2025. Who’s involved?House Districts 16 and 22 – Chickasaw County;  36, 39 and 41 - Clay County, the Aberdeen area, and Columbus.Senate Districts 1 - Hernando, 2 - Southaven, 11 - Tunica, 19 - Olive Branch. Also districts 34 - part of Hattiesburg, 41 - Columbia, 42 – more of Hattiesburg, 44 - Purvis, and 45 – Camp Shelby.

We’ve got a show today unlike any other. Our guest, attorney and former deputy sheriff, Francis Springer and our host, Adam Kilgore, are having an “Ask Us Anything” show.Follow up on getting a birth certificate.Traffic stopCo-signingContingency casesOpen MeetingsToday’s Legal Term on In Legal Terms: The Posse Commitatus ActWe’ve got some news you’ll want to know if you drive OUTSIDE of the state of Mississippi. In 30 states, including Alabama and Tennessee, as of June 5, 2025 a new law takes effect to ban all handheld device use while driving. This includes calls, emails, texts, or using the internet.  Devices cannot be accessed even at a stop light or traffic jam. It’s called the Touch Law. What a wild election process last week – and it is still not over!Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be in actual receipt by 5pm today of absentee ballots returned by mail for ballots to be timely. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked on or before Election Day. Today also: Last day voters who cast an affidavit ballot by reason of voter photo ID may present an acceptable form of photo ID or complete an affidavit of religious objection in the Municipal Clerks’ Offices. Friday the13th Municipal Election Commissioners shall certify the General Election Results and forward certified results to the MSOS.By state statute, whenever a race is tied, it shall be decided by a coin toss or a drawing of straws. And toss a coin is what a Rankin County Justice Court Judge had to do when the Pelahatchie Alderman’s ward one race was a tie at 34 votes each.Our lawmakers passed a budget for the state. Would you like to know more? The MPB News broadcast: @ISSUE  had one last show on Friday about the Special Session. You can now listen to the podcast or watch the show on Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s YouTube Channel. 

It’s everywhere! We just talked about it on Everyday Tech on Monday. We’re talking about it again in 2025 on In Legal Terms. Why are we talking about artificial intelligence, AI, again on our show? Let’s find out.Guest: Megan McGrew from Baker Donelson. Megan serves as Director of Legal Process Engineering where her focus is on the concierge approach to the application of legal innovation tools and technologies into the working lives of attorneys and their clients. She uses her experience in legal project management, legal process improvement, knowledge management, pricing, data analytics, and implementation of legal innovation tools to develop bespoke offerings that truly fit the need of the attorneys, their practice, the clients, and their engagements.Her past broadcast with us: 02/28/2023 In Legal Terms: AI SoftwareEveryday Tech is MPB’s technology show where you can call in with your questions about tech and get the opinion of expert Sabir Adbul-Haqq. Yesterday, June 2nd THEY talked about AI. The Bean Path was their guest: AI Month is a month-long exploration of artificial intelligence and its real-world impact — from art and gaming to business and STEM education. Each week features unique experiences across the Jackson metro area, including live talks, virtual sessions, hands-on workshops, and STEAM days for all ages. Whether you're an AI beginner or an advanced tech enthusiast, there's something for everyone. It’s election day, Mississippi. Municipal Elections are today from 7am to 7pm. “My Election Day” website on the Secretary of State’s site has your sample ballot.Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: machine learning

How would you feel if you needed to go to court or conduct legal business but weren’t fluent in the language? Our guests will help us understand court interpreter service in Mississippi: Deenie Miller, Director of Language Access Mississippi Supreme Court and Dr. Javier Gerardo Gómez, Credentialed Court Interpreter. H.B. 1217 became law July 1, 2023. The new laws prohibit Limited English Proficient individuals from being responsible for the costs of court interpretation in all bilingual proceedings for civil and criminal matters. The law also now clarifies that a Limited English proficient individual is entitled to the services of an interpreter in any instance arising out of or pertaining to the individual’s involvement in litigation.The Administrative Office of Courts has developed the Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program. For more detailed information please contact: Administrative Office of CourtsAttention: Deenie Miller, Director of Language AccessPost Office Box 117 Jackson, MS 39205T: 601-359-4469deenie.miller@courts.ms.govFor assistance with interpreters for the hearing impaired, please visit the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf at the following link: https://www.rid.org or https://www.odhh.orgDr. J.G. Gómez, U.S. Army Veteran - Credentialed Interpreter and Translator Language Educator and Technologist - Gómez Language and Culture Services, LLC

Mississippi Municipal elections are Tuesday, June 3rd. It got us to thinking about our two main political parties. So we invited them to come on the show and tell us what they want us to know and give our listeners a chance to ask what they want to know. Today, we’ve got Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party Mike Hurst.04/08/2025 MS Democratic PartyWhen’s our next election? The GENERAL ELECTION DAY FOR MUNICIPALITIES is Tuesday, June 3rd: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office within five business days.Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: Amicus curiaeDo you want to know where you can get more information about Mississippi Republicans? msgop.org You can learn about the party, the platform, shop the store or donate.Would YOU like to be more involved in the Mississippi Republican Party? On the website: MSGOP.org there’s information about Mississippi Federation of Republican Women, The Mississippi Federation of College Republicans, Young Republican Federation of Mississippi. There are also different volunteer services that folks can sign up for. 

Finally, In Legal Terms gets a chance to talk about Volunteering. The week of April 21st the MPB Think Radio shows talked about different volunteering opportunities and the benefits you receive by giving to your community. Today, we’ve got Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project.Would you like to Volunteer with the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project? If you’re an attorney, law student, college student, or paralegal you can register with MVLP or you could sign up to help with a specific legal clinic. This is done on their website: mvlp.org and click on “Get Involved”. If you’re in need of the services of the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, you might want to attend one of their Self Representation Clinics. There are clinics that discuss: Irreconcilable Differences Divorces, Uncontested Guardianships, Advance Healthcare Directives, Power of Attorneys, Simple Wills, Misdemeanor Expungements, Felony Expungements, and Foreclosure Prevention. We’ll have the link to the dates for these clinics on this shows information page on our website and podcast.The week of April 21st the MPB Think Radio shows and podcasts talked about different volunteering opportunities and the benefits you receive by giving to your community. Find each podcast or go to mpbonline.org/radio and listen to each show. Deep South Dining had Stewpot. Now You’re Talking had MS Commission for Volunteer Service. Fix It 101’s guest was Habitat for Humanity. The Sit Down talked with Shower Power. Next Stop Mississippi hosted Miss Mississippi Volunteer. Our other shows integrated volunteering into their show topics.  

If you or someone you know wants a new job, you’ll probably have to interview for it. What can an interviewer legally ask you? What are some of the tips when hiring workers? We’ll learn about employment law today with MPB’s own Human Resource’s Director Sarah Mann who is also a lawyer.New segment: “Legal Terms” on In Legal Terms. Adam, what’s the difference between an attorney and a lawyer?When I went to the Secretary of State’s website, I got a pop up window that said: Sign up now for election text alerts from the Mississippi Secretary of State! Text "MS ELECTIONS" to 80946.And YESTERDAY was the Voter Registration Deadline to be eligible to vote in the June 3, 2025 Municipal General Election. If you missed out – still register for the next primary or election or runoff election.The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency, but they have local offices in Mobile, Memphis, and Jackson. Their website has tons in employment law answers.