Podcast Episodes

Criminal law (2022): Justification + Mistake of law + Mistake of fact

Justification is a defense in a criminal case, by which a defendant who committed the acts asserts that because what they did meets certain legal standards, they are not criminally culpable for the a…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Trust (2023): Purpose trust + Life insurance trust

A purpose trust is a type of trust which has no beneficiaries, but instead exists for advancing some non-charitable purpose of some kind. In most jurisdictions, such trusts are not enforceable outsid…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Family law (2023): Dissolution of marriages - Divorce (Part One)

Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibiliti…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

United States Corporate Law: Part 2

Incorporation and charter competition.

The process of starting up a new corporation is quick, though each state differs. A corporation is not the only kind of business organization that can be chosen…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Bankruptcy (Part Two)

Avoidance actions.

Debtors, or the trustees that represent them, gain the ability to reject, or avoid actions taken with respect to the debtor's property for a specified time prior to the filing of t…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Criminal law (2022): Insanity (Part Two)

In the United States, variances in the insanity defense between states, and in the federal court system, are attributable to differences with respect to three key issues:

Availability: whether the ju…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Trust (2023): Resulting trust + Bare trust + Accumulation and maintenance

A resulting trust is an implied trust that comes into existence by operation of law, where property is transferred to someone who pays nothing for it; and then is implied to have held the property fo…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Family law (2023): Validity of marriages: Sham marriage + Amatonormativity

A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into without intending to create a real marital relationship. This is usually for the purpose of gaining an advantage from the ma…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

United States Corporate Law: Part I

United States corporate law regulates the governance, finance and power of corporations in US law. Every state and territory has its own basic corporate code, while federal law creates minimum standa…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Bankruptcy (Part One)

bankruptcy.

In the United States, bankruptcy is largely governed by federal law, commonly referred to as the "Bankruptcy Code" ("Code"). The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago