Comedian of Law

ChatGPT as your lawyer and Supreme Court preview

A lawyer used ChatGPT to write a brief and got busted. This is not high school. He didn't get busted for using ChatGPT to write the brief, he got in trouble when he essentially made "Chat" lead counsel.

It is now Supreme Court sweeps season. No one is getting voted off the Supreme Court island, though that could be fun. But this is the time where the Court grabs the public's attention by releasing all of its big decisions from the previous year. And there are some big cases yet to be decided. Affirmative action. Voting rights. Dog toys. We preview the biggest cases yet to be decided.

Kohberger pleads the fifth at his arraignment, Daybell is guilty after waving the white flag and Taylor Phillips’ hilarious new book

Bryan Kohberger was arraigned for stabbing four college kids. Every one wants to know why he did it. But at his arraignment, he just stood silent and wouldn't even plead. Kind of like my dog when I ask her if she chewed up my socks. Sometimes silence is not your golden ticket.

Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty is near record time after her lawyers put forth no defense. I guess when you are on the record for saying your children are zombies and zombies should all die, then yea, maybe silence is your best play.

Taylor Phillips is one funny person! And that is not just my opinion. She won an Emmy for her comedy writing for the John Oliver show. Her new book "A Guide to Midwestern Conversations" is a must read. You can purchase your copy here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708749/a-guide-to-midwestern-conversation-by-taylor-kay-phillips/

And finally, in an epic marketing masterpiece, LeBron James said he is thinking about retirement after he laid an egg in the NBA playoffs. Now NO ONE is talking about the fact his team was swept from the playoffs. Genius. Pure genius.

Ed Sheeran is not liable, Trump is, and a person fakes her abduction to get out of graduation

A jury found Ed Sheeran did not steal Marvin Gaye's hit song "Let's Get It On" when he recorded his hit song "Thinking Out Loud." We brought on the Rock and Roll lawyer to discuss the law on ripping off someone's riff.

A college-aged student faked her own abduction to hide the fact that she dropped out of college. Kids these days ....

Finally, a person sued Celebrity Cruise line after they stored a deceased person's body in the fridge. This explains the funky taste of the potato salad.

DNA links Lori Vallow Daybell to the burial site and Murdaugh said the dog didn’t do it

New evidence in the Lori Vallow Daybell case now links Lori to the site where her two kids were buried on her 5th husband's property. At what point do the previous ex's say, "yea, we didn't see this coming."

 

Alex Murdaugh is now claiming the dog didn't do it. Previously, he said his dog tripped his housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, causing her death. Now he is changing his story. Expert and non-experts alike are in agreement that this sudden change of story will do nothing to hurt his credibility. Apparently, when you lie about not being at the murder scene minutes before your son and wife are brutally murdered, your reputation really can't get any worse.

 

The Supreme Court held that a death row inmate can seek to have the DNA checked on a belt that was found near the dead body to see if it will clear his name. Three justices dissented saying, "nope, you asked for this too late, so sucks to be you." Wow, I felt bad telling people they signed up for a tennis league too late. Imagine telling someone they were too late, so now the consequence is death. Might seem a bit harsh.

 

DeSantis takes on Disney, Trump sues Cohen and Vallow murder trial update

Ron DeSantis takes on Disney, and I don't get it. It's ugly politics at its worst, and this is coming from a person who is a DeSantis supporter.

Trump sues Cohen. What took him so long? The year was 2018 when Trump heard his private conversation with lawyer being aired over the evening news. Five years later, Trump files suit. It must be Wacky Wednesday as the words Trump and Self-Control are now in the same headline.

Lori Vallow Daybell's murder trial continued. The prosecution spent its time showing that Lori is a religious nut who believed that her kids were zombies and thus should get an early start on their next lives. The defense continued with its strategy of saying, "yes Lori is the worst parent of all time as she didnt know where her kids were for 2 months and were later found dead on her fifth husband's property, but ... you cant prove she did the killing."

Lori Vallow Daybell murder trial, Murdaugh’s new digs, and Budweiser sued over hot women in ads

The Lori Vallow Daybell murder trial is underway. She is on trial for murdering her two kids and the former wife of her new husband. We discuss why the recent uptick in murdering children.

Alex Murdaugh has new digs in a prison that builds office furniture. Too bad inmates can't sign their names to the furniture, or this would be big business.

Finally, in our wacky case segment, Anheuser-Busch sued for false advertising after a guy drank the beer, and didn't experience the life of hot chicks clamoring over him like depicted in the commercials. Who knew?

For more details on this lawsuit, check out the opinion here: https://casetext.com/case/overton-v-anheuser-busch

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Trump’s indictment, Easter week comparisons, and Wacky Case of the Week

Trump was indicted. Immediately, there were celebrations at CNN, the Democratic Party Headquarters, and Trump Tower. Yes, all three stand to benefit greatly by this indictment. The loser here? Ron Desantis. Trump is a ratings boom for all involved. Chris and Joel unpack the legal basis for the indictment. Plus, we introduce a weekly segment on Wacky Case of the Week. In this inaugural segment, we examine a lawsuit against a dry cleaner for 65 million dollars because a pair of pants went missing.

Trump indictment imminent and police liable for ransacking

Donald Trump is facing an imminent indictment for sloppy record keeping of business expenses. No matter the outcome, QuickBooks has to jump on this golden marketing opportunity. If Trump goes down for the manner in which his books are kept, will Al Capone give him the proverbial head nod, as in "I know what you're going through big guy."

Plus, a federal court ruled that the police are liable for property damage when they riddle your home with bullet holes trying to catch a bad guy.

Finally, Chris and Joel debate whether amateurism is a viable business model in college sports. To which the SEC teams are saying, "what's this amateurism thing you're all talking about?"

Murdaugh murder update and Buffalo Wild Wings sued over boneless wings

Stephen Smith was murdered in Hampton County, South Carolina in 2015. Now that Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murdering Maggie and Paul, the Smith murder has been re-opened. Plus we cover updates to the Buffalo Wild Wings lawsuit, Flores v. NFL, Michael Irvin v. Marriott and the Supreme Court.

Murdaugh Murder Appeal and Student Loans

Sam Sheppard was convicted, both in the court of public opinion and the court of law, of murdering his wife in brutal fashion. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction due to the widespread publicity unduly prejudicing the trial. Did the same thing happen with the Netflix special and the Murdaugh murder trial? Plus, Chris and Joel lament the loss of $20,000 in student loan non-forgiveness. Finally, Joel teaches Chris to do the Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant. Go KU!