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FindLaw's 5 Cases in 5 Minutes is a weekly podcast bringing you the most important, amusing, and outrageous legal decisions from the past week in just 5 short minutes. There are thrills, chills, and bitter pills in this weekly peek at our nation's courts designed to help you track the moving target of legal precedent.

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FindLaw's 5 Cases in 5 Minutes is a weekly podcast bringing you the most important, amusing, and outrageous legal decisions from the past week in just 5 short minutes. There are thrills, chills, and bitter pills in this weekly peek at our nation's courts designed to help you track the moving target of legal precedent.

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English

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415-344-5059


Episodes

Holiday Special: Lawyers Behaving Badly

12/22/2020
On this very special episode, our last of 2020, we take a look back at lawyer shenanigans throughout the year. From Rudy Giuliani's "Four Seasons" press conference . . . to other things Rudy Giuliani did, we cover all of the attorney foibles and follies that caught our attention this year. And not to worry, that list is more than just the President's personal lawyer. Then, Andy gives us a surprise holiday gift in a Thumbs Down segment that takes a look at one of the classics.

Duration:00:49:13

FindLaw's Don't Judge Me

2/11/2020
Don't Judge Me is the FindLaw podcast that covers what life as a lawyer is really like. Listen as hosts Ally, Andy, Laura, and Joe bring you a broad range of perspectives from the legal community. We hope you have as much fun listening as we have making it.

Duration:00:02:08

Student Debt, Contempt of Court, Contraceptives Debate

11/1/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: In Re: CrockerHayes v. Skywest Airlines, IncWinzer v. Kaufman County State of California v. Little Sisters of the Poor In Re: Stone Relevant Articles Not Every Loan Related to Education is a Nondischargeable Student Loan Legal Secretary Contempt Charge for Gesture at SkyWest Trial OK Federal judge: 'If we want to stop mass shootings, we should stop punishing police officers' Trump Birth Control Religious Opt-Out Properly Blocked: Ninth Circuit D.C. Circuit...

Duration:00:05:13

Mishaps, Miscalculations, Massachusetts Vaping

10/24/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: US v. Pearson Rainey v. Taylor Sandy Hook Defamation Massachusetts Vaping Wonsey v. City of Chicago Relevant Articles 9th Circuit: Knife on Bank Counter Isn’t Armed Bank Robbery It’s All Fun and ‘The Game’ Until Somebody Gets Hurt Sandy Hook Families Sue Alex Jones and InfoWars for Defamation Vaping and E-Cigarette Laws by State Preserving the Record for Appeal: Top Ten Mistakes Legal Limerick of the Week: A lawsuit should be crafted with care; With all...

Duration:00:05:23

Trump, Gambling, Jailhouse Wedding

10/17/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Trump v. Mazars USA Trump v. Deutsche Bank, AG Flynt v. Shimazu Byrd v. Skipper Nigl v. Litscher Relevant Articles Can my Accountant Release my Tax Returns? Donald Trump’s Tax Returns and the Second Circuit California Gambling Laws The Right to Counsel Can You Get Married in Jail, Prison? Legal Limerick of the Week: The president's taking a chance; With his current privacy stance; Can he keep his books; From curious looks? Either way we'll regard him...

Duration:00:23:28

Airbnb, Facebook, Net Neutrality

10/10/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Rosenblatt v. City of Santa Monica ECJ Facebook Ruling Mozilla Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission Harte v. Board of Commissioners of the County of Johnson, Kansas Marrache v. Bacardi USA Relevant Articles Snare Bnb: Learn Local Rules to Avoid Room-Rental Woes Google Victory in International Battle Over Right to be Forgotten The Net Neutrality Fight Moves to the States (Probably) Can Police Search Through Your Trash? Ancient Law Causes Trouble in...

Duration:00:02:42

Government Secrets, Targeted Advertising, Bullies

10/3/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Speech First, Inc. v. Schlissel The New York Times Company v. US Department of Justice Broward Bulldog, Inc. v. US Department of Justice Facebook Targeted Advertising Brock Turner Fallout Relevant Articles Free Speech Advocates Stand Up For Bullies Torture’s Paper Trail What is FOIA, How Does It Work? Age Discrimination Claims for Facebook’s Targeted Ads Voters Recall Judge Aaron Persky in ‘Stanford Rape Case’ Legal Limerick of the Week: Bullies have a right...

Duration:00:06:31

Life Sentence, Celebrity Conviction, State Torture

9/26/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Hernandez v. US Husayn v. US Schaw v. Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County, Inc. US v. Kirby Felicity Huffman Sentencing Relevant Articles Cops Are Now Detaining U.S. Citizens Just for Being Latinx A Bid to Litigate the Legality of U.S. Sponsored Torture in Federal Court: Will it Succeed? The Americans With Disabilities Act - Overview Types of Criminal Sentences Lori Laughlin and Felicity Huffman Star in College Admissions Scandal Legal Limerick of the...

Duration:00:24:52

LinkedIn Data, Fake News, Senator Assault

9/19/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Kaffaga v. The Estate of Thomas Steinbeck HiQ Labs v. LinkedIn Corporation Rich v. Fox News Network, LLC Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Trump US v. Boucher Relevant Articles The Steinbeck Family’s Wrath Over Copyrights Continues Ninth Circuit Finds LinkedIn Can’t Stop Data Scraping Is There Liability for Publishing Fake News? 30 Subpoenas Issued in Trump Emoluments Clause Lawsuit Rand Paul Attacker’s Sentence Unreasonable, Says Sixth...

Duration:00:06:56

Facebook Fearmonger, Straight Pride Protest, Spousal Privilege

9/12/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: US v. Khan Straight Pride Protester Prosecution New Mexico v. Gutierrez US v. Waggy Grimes v. Molish Relevant Articles Fiction or Felony? An Uber Driver’s Facebook Posts Inspire Fear What is Prosecutorial Discretion? A New Legal Reason to Keep Secrets From Your Spouse: No More Privilege Can Prank Calls Get You Arrested? Federal or State Court: Subject Matter Jurisdiction Legal Limerick of the Week: Take care what you post when online; The police might take...

Duration:00:07:00

Service Dogs, Mass Shootings, Church Town

9/5/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Doucette v. Georgetown Public SchoolsMatheis v. CSL Plasma, Inc.Sanders v. US US v. Town of Colorado City, Arizona Anderson v. Pollard Relevant Articles School to Pay $10K for Denying Disabled Student’s Service Dog A Business Owner’s Guide to Service Dogs Dylann Roof Sentenced to Death After 3-Hour Deliberation Arizona Town Tied Local Government to Religion, 9th Circuit Says Man Sues Frenemy For Not Giving Up Ex-Wife’s Contact Info Legal Limerick of the...

Duration:00:06:34

Transgender Prisoners, Same Sex Marriage, Abortion Protests

8/29/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Turco v. City of Englewood, New Jersey Ermold v. Davis Telescope Media Group v. Lucero Edmo v. Corizon Vanderhoef v. Dixon Relevant Articles Chicago’s ‘Bubble Zone’ for Abortion Clinics Upheld Same-Sex Couple Back to Court Against Kim Davis Wedding Discrimination After the Same-Sex Marriage Ruling State Must Provide Sex-Change Operation for Prisoner: Judge Is It a Crime to Point a Gun at Someone? Legal Limerick of the Week: Even off-duty police; Should be...

Duration:00:27:46

Intangible Amazon, Fake Reviews, Jeffrey Epstein

8/22/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Amazon.com Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Animal Legal Defense Fund v. US Dept. of Agriculture Ohio State University Trademark Wolfe v. Kraemer, Manes & Associates, LLC Jeffrey Epstein Relevant Articles Amazon Escapes $1.5 Billion Tax Bill Is a Chimpanzee Entitled to Habeas Relief? Ohio State University Wants to Trademark the Word “The” Pennsylvania Firm Faces Lawsuit Over Allegedly Fake Online Reviews The Legal Giants Battling Over the Epstein Case...

Duration:00:29:47

Palin, Privacy, Coffee

8/15/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Palin v. The New York Times Company Studdard v. Shelby County, TN Patel v. FacebookIn Re: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation Dumont v. Reily Foods Co. Relevant Articles Sarah Palin’s Libel Suit Against NYT Should Go To DiscoveryIs Firing at a Dog When Children Are Nearby Clearly Unreasonable?Class Action Status Approved for Claims Against Facebook’s Facial Recognition Technology3rd Cir. Revives Class Action Over Google’s Cookie...

Duration:00:27:18

Beverage Battle, Facebook Terrorism, Marijuana Mail

8/8/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: SportFuel, Inc. v. PepsiCo, Inc. Force v. Facebook The Estate of Stanley Kaufmann v. Rochester Institute of TechnologySilvertop Associates, Inc. v. Kangaroo Manufacturing, Inc. US v. Buchanan Relevant Articles SportFuel Loses Appeal Over Gatorade Slogan “The Sport Fuel Company” Germany Considers Suing Facebook Over Users’ Racist Posts What is a “Work Made for Hire?” 3rd Circuit Hears Battle of the Banana Costumes Is It Legal to Mail Marijuana? Legal Limerick...

Duration:00:26:51

Facebook Parodies, Bald Eagles, Fake Cops

8/1/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: State of Tennessee v. US Department of StateNovak v. City of ParmaUS v. Tree TopUS v. BoninYeager v. National Public Radio Relevant Articles Refugee Resettlement in the USParody: Fair Use Or Copyright InfringementIf I Find an Eagle Feather, Can I Keep It?Is it Constitutional to Impersonate a Cop After U.S. v. Alvarez?Libel, Slander, and Defamation Law: The Basics Legal Limerick of the Week: It might seem like a bit of fun; But before you go flashing a...

Duration:00:06:00

Wifi Allergy, Nazi Crybaby, Sovereign Dummy

7/25/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: G. v. The Fay SchoolHeard v. FincoCroce v. The New York Times Co.US v. Schmidt US v. Hansen Relevant Articles Wi-Fi Allergies Not a Thing (at Least Not Under the ADA)The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons ActDefamation, Libel and SlanderNazi Salute at City Meeting Protected by First AmendmentSovereign Citizens Say Law Doesn’t Apply to Them, Get Arrested Anyway Legal Limerick of the Week: You'll forgive me for laughing, mein herr; But it's a...

Duration:00:29:16

Trump Tweets, Dirty Prisons, Witchy Prayers

7/18/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Knight First Amendment Institute v. TrumpIn Re: Donald TrumpDillard v. City of SpringdaleMay v. SegoviaWilliamson v. Brevard County Relevant Articles Second Circuit: Trump Can’t Block Twitter FoesMaryland, D.C. Lack Standing to Challenge Trump in EmolumentsHow the Internet Can Help Crime VictimsPrisoners’ RightsLegislative Prayer Is Still OK in Nearly All Cases Legal Limerick of the Week: The President has been told that he needs; To allow public access to...

Duration:00:32:06

Legal Limerick Year in Review

7/11/2019
This week we look back at a year of Legal Limericks about Technology's impact on the law and society. Please subscribe, rate, and review our show if you enjoyed the content we provided and learn more at FindLaw.com. Contact us at podcasts@thomsonreuters.com. For more multimedia content on legal matters check out the FindLaw Consumers Youtube Channel.

Duration:00:32:01

Pilfered Picasso, Facebook Evidence, Diet Coke

7/4/2019
Discussed on this week's 5in5: Zuckerman v. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtUS v. NyahUS v. GriffithTransgender Student AthletesGeffner v. The Coca-Cola Company Relevant Articles Time Limits to Bring a Case: The ‘Statute of Limitations’Facebook Keeps getting More Government SubpoenasDetails on State Marijuana LawsHigh School Runners File Federal Complaint Over Transgender AthletesCoca-Cola, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper Sued for Misleading ‘Diet’ Soda Ads Legal Limerick of the Week: The police will...

Duration:00:28:23