Black Law and Legal Lies
We’re hoping that Ann’s recent medical issue doesn’t require surgery. Ann shares some of her anxiety about having surgery since she’s never had surgery in her life. Dan and Becky discuss some of their surgeries and medical procedures and what it was like.
Ann, Becky (kinda), and Dan discuss Ann’s recent medical issue and Trump’s “maybe” impeachment. Constitutional scholars have been debating whether or not Trump has been impeached. Regardless, Dan and Becky think that there’s a good chance that he’ll be re-elected which would be extremely unfortunate for our country.
This week Becky and Dan talk about the violence they’re surrounded by in the city of New Orleans. Outside of the surrounding areas, not many people know just how violent the city is. The murder rate doesn’t paint a full picture, you also have to consider the number of shootings and violent crimes where people don’t die. We take a look at the first week in December 2019 alone where there were 20+ people shot. These are just our experiences and opinions after living here for well over a decade.
Ann, Becky, and Dan discuss law school and becoming an attorney. Ann offers some advice to people who may want to pursue becoming an attorney. One of the things she recommends is to avoid majoring in pre-law and instead major in English or math and then attend law school. There’s not much you can do with a pre-law degree if you decide you don’t want to (or can’t) become an attorney.
This week Ann, Becky, and Dan discuss being a landlord. We often talk about leasing from the perspective of a tenant but this week we take a look at leasing your property as a landlord. Ann shares some things that you should place into your lease (if your state allows) to offer you as much protection as possible for the property owner. We look at things like acceptable noise levels, number of occupants, subleasing, maintenance, property inspections, and in Dan’s case wanting to disallow his tenants from having parties/gatherings. We also discuss the eviction process and how to place numerous items in your lease that if committed would immediately breach the lease and offer you a way to evict your tenants.
This week Ann, Becky, and Dan discuss the case of a Utah woman who’s facing criminal charges for exposing her breasts to her step-children. She removed her shirt (as did her husband) while they were working on a construction project and her step-children walked in and saw her shirtless. If she is found guilty she will have to register as a sex-offender. This brings up the question, why is it ok for a man to take off his shirt in public but not ok for a woman to do the same?
Roughly 14% of all children in the US are Black but they make up 37% of missing children in the. Oddly the NCIC groups missing Latino children and white children together, which could exponentially raise the total number of missing minority children.
Are you willing to die for what you believe in?
This week Ann and Dan discuss how some laws have unintended consequences, like in the case of Tondalo Hall. Hall was recently released from prison after serving 15 years of a 30 year sentence.
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This week Ann, Becky, and Dan discuss the importance of operating agreements as a business owner. Even if you’re a single member LLC, it’s still highly recommended that you have an operating agreement in place to help protect your personal assets (in some states).
Ann, Becky, and Dan discuss the Fist Step Act and especially what it means for our community.
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