Not So Grand Jury

2 years!  Yes, the Not So Grand Jury's first full episode dropped on October 17, 2024, over two years ago.  Thank you to the many of you who started listening back in October 2024 and continue to listen... and thank you to those who just picked it up!  Many more episodes to come.  And as always, please reach out to us to suggest new episodes, provide your own commentary, etc.

In the meantime, enjoy our episode discussing To Kill a Mockingbird.

Thank you to our editors Colleen and Anthony (yes, we got the band back together again!).

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We cut about five minutes of Mike and Geoff just chatting about politics from last week's episode so we thought we'd include in this week's sidebar.

And, don't forget, to mark the Not So Grand Jury's two-year anniversary next week, we're going to discuss a classic: To Kill a Mockingbird

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Sorry for the late episode, dear listeners. We had a tight turnaround on this one and Editor Geoff managed to come down with the flu half way through the edit!

This episode, Mike and Geoff dig deep into the just-released (but long-awaited) Coyote vs. ACME. We talk about how products liability cases actually work, whatever the hell that congressional "hearing" was, the behind-the-scenes legal issues that plagued the film, and a few other points.

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We cut about ten minutes of Derrick and Geoff just chatting about general lawyering from last weeks Rebel Ridge episode so we thought we'd include in this week's sidebar.

Next week, Mike and Geoff will do a deep dive into the new movie, Coyote v. ACME, which just became available to stream on Amazon.

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Sorry for the late drop on this episode! Gotta love those technical difficulties.

This week, Derrick and Geoff discuss the Netflix film Rebel Ridge, staring Aaron Pierre of HBO's Lanterns. The guys discuss civil forfeiture and whether this crime thriller gets the ins and outs of criminal procedure somewhere close to correct.

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Listener feedback time.  Thank you to M.S. (from Spotify) as well as Kevin, Paul, and Wes for providing some feedback for us to dive into.

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Mike and Geoff sit down to discuss The Pelican Brief, a legal thriller starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Wasahington, based on the book by John Grisham. The guys talk about the Supreme Court, their law school days, FOIAs, and what the word "brief" means, since John Grisham seems unaware.

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Derrick and Geoff sit down to discuss the Matt Damon-led, poker-heavy legal drama, Rounders. Not gonna lie: This is about half poker and half law talk. You have been warned.

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Geoff brings you a very brief sidebar to preview next week's episode: Rounders, the 1998 crime-and-poker drama starring... damn near everyone. We highly encourage you to give it a watch while it's still free on YouTube and before next Thursday's episode drops. And maybe play a couple hands of Texas Hold 'Em, too, just to get in the mood.

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Geoff is joined by a special guest, Megan Matthews, President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association and a partner at Ogborn Mihm who specializes in medical malpractice law. Megan and Geoff talk about doctors behaving badly as they discuss the 2012 Orlando Bloom movie The Good Doctor.

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The whole crew is here this week, plus a special guest, Rose, the Director of Strategic Operations at a large law firm. She joins us to talk about just how badly the main characters in All's Fair run their law firm.

During the discussion we reference a reddit post cataloging Kim Kardashian's idea of professional workplace attire. The photos we're referring to can be found here (mostly the first one): https://www.reddit.com/r/KUWTK/comments/1oooq26/kims_new_post_alls_fair_fashion_gonna_post_a_full/

Thank you to our editor Colleen!

Derrick and Geoff bring a quick sidebar to everyone, discussing listener feedback and introducing next week's episode:  Season 1 Episode 1 of All's Fair, the 2025 American legal drama series starring Kim Kardashian, among many others.  Highly encourage you to do a hate-watch before next Thursday's episode drops.

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Just Geoff and Derrick in this episode, and we go back to basics with this absolutely insane Always Sunny episode.  Among other things we talk about comparative negligence, "eggshell" plaintiffs, burden of proof, admissibility of evidence, expert witnesses, and judicial/legal ethics.  

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Thank you to our editors Colleen and Anthony!

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Join Mike and Geoff for a quick follow-up on our discussion about warrantless searches from last week's Zootopia episode. Plus the guys talk about a few tropes that have cropped up in the shows and movies they've been watching.

Comments welcome and encouraged. Are there any tropes you've noticed happen particularly frequently? Let us know!

Also, next week we will have a special guest with us to discuss the first episode of the Kim Kardashian vehicle(?), All's Fair. Having watched it, I have a feeling this is well we'll be coming back to again and...

Apologies for the one-day delay in getting this episode out.  It is probably Derrick's fault due to being distracted watching all the World Cup games...  (By the way, Balogun's red card was BS!)

Anyway, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Zootopia (2016), the animated buddy cop comedy film.  Among other things, the guys discussed the treatment of Officer Hopps as a police officer, police unions, warrants, and the many crimes committed by various characters.

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Because our episode on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Measure of a Man (Season 2, Episode 8) was already pretty long, a conversation regarding a 3-minute poker game hit the cutting room floor.  It's now back as a sidebar!  So, enjoy a quick intro from Geoff, Mike, and Derrick, and then a long conversation with Geoff, Derrick, and Wes Rist, our guest host for the TNG episode.

Comments welcome and encouraged.

Also, next week's episode will involve a discussion of the animated movie Zootopia (2016), where we will discuss, among other things, treatment of police officers, the po...

Second part of a 2-part episode is here (and apologies for the one-week delay in the release).  Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil, focusing on the Punisher Trial.

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Thank you to editor Colleen!

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Hey there, listeners. Our plan was to have Part 2 of our Daredevil: Season 2 discussion up this week but travel and work got in the way of finishing the edit. So you’ll have to wait for next week to hear us talk about the actual Punisher trial.

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For this sidebar, we bring in a new segment, informally called "Mike and Geoff Yell into the Void."  First, from a conversation from two weeks ago, Mike brings up his concerns regarding the (absolutely ridiculous and corrupt) $1.766 billion settlement between Donald Trump, et al. and his own IRS.  Second, we go forward in time where we discussed only a few days ago all the updates to this proposed settlement.  And finally, we got back in time again to Geoff discussing a situation involving the Guitar maker Fender's decision to issue cease and desists to builders of a type of gen...

Two-parter coming your way!  Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil (see Season 1, Episode 13 for our discussion of Season 1).  This episode hits a bunch of issues, including whether Nelson & Murdock could exist in real life, issues with being a fact witness and a lawyer, Matt's many conflicts with being Daredevil and a lawyer, and many other things.  Stay tuned for Part II where we will discuss the Punisher Trial and more.

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The first part of Daredevil Season 2 will come out next week.  This week, we discuss listener feedback that we've received over the last few months.

Thank you so much for the feedback, everyone!  Please keep 'em coming!

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A whole section of our conversation in the last episode on Judgment at Nuremberg hit the cutting room floor, mostly because we didn't think you, as the listener, wanted a 2+ hour episode.  Well, we picked it up off the floor and made it a sidebar!  So, enjoy a conversation amongst the three of us, mostly led by Mike, which was presented as "what would happen after a Nuremberg-trial-esque situation?", but mostly became a "Geoff and Mike's checklist to get America back on the right track."

Comments welcome and encouraged.

Also, next week's episode will involve a...

Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg.  Among other things, we discuss the actual Nuremberg Trials, the differences between reality and the fictionalized version of the Judges Trial in the movie, judicial independence.

Excerpts from the Justice Cases discussed by Geoff can be found here:  The Nuremberg Trials: The Justice Trial.

The article discussed by Derrick on interpreters during the Nuremberg Trials is here: Translating and Interpreting the Nuremberg Trials.

Apologies that some of our audio was less than perfect.  It was a combination of corrupt files and user/host err...

The movie being discussed on next week's episode is the 1961 movie Judgment at Nuremberg.  That is all!   See you next week.

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Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss an episode of King of the Hill that revolves around a new employee Rich, voiced by Ben Stiller, harassing all of the employees.  Our primary discussion is on sexual harassment in the workplace, and we also discuss some related issues including appropriate processes for investigating employee complaints.  

Thank you to Derrick's friend, and friend of the podcast, Kevin for the suggestion.  (And hopefully we'll get Kevin on as a guest host soon....).

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All three members of the Not So Grand Jury are here to discuss the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which Geoff and Derrick helped administer a few weeks ago.  If you would like to learn more about the competition, feel free to take a look at the website for the International Law Student Association (https://www.ilsa.org/about-jessup/) or otherwise search around the internet for all things related to the Jessup.

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The Not So Grand Jury welcomes back friend of the podcast and special guest Wes Rist to discuss a 1989 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which mostly revolves around the question of whether android officer Lt. Commander Data, played by Brent Spiner, is property or a sentient being.  Wes is an international human rights lawyer who specializes in atrocity prevention (in addition to being a huge nerd like the rest of us).  If you happened to miss Wes's previous appearance on the podcast, we encourage you to go back and listen to Season 1, Episode 26 on Captain America: Civil Wa...

"I didn't kill my wife! . . . I don't care."

Yes, that's right, we are talking about the 1993 classic action-thriller starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.  On this episode, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the history and role of the U.S. Marshals, drug trials and approvals, custodial interrogation, and the various crimes committed by Dr. Richard Kimble throughout the movie. 

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A super-quick sidebar this week just to let you know that next week the guys will be discussing the iconic 1993 film The Fugitive. We really enjoyed the discussion. We hope you enjoy it as well.

See you then!

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"You can't get drunk on jum. It's a breakfast liqueur."

In this second of two installments, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick finish the discussion of Scrubs Season 6, Episode 17 (Their Story) and then chat about Season 8, Episode 8 (My Lawyer's in Love).   We discuss gender affirming care, "extra hot tea for Ted" + the McDonald's hot coffee case, Ted's Alaska bar membership, the challenges of being "in charge", and a variety of other minor issues.

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Eaaaaggllllleeeeee!  In this first of two installments, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 5, Episode 8 (My Big Bird) and start the discussion of Season 6, Episode 17 (Their Story).  We discuss, among other things, morbidity and mortality conferences, keeping exotic pets (like ostriches) as pets, contract mistake, and opening someone else's mail.  We will be back with Part II in two weeks!

(By my some chance the episode's audio is off/overlapping at around the 21- to 23-minute mark, please re-download the episode.)

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Derrick and Geoff preview next week's episode, the second in our Scrubs triptych and talk about some listener feedback. In particular, we appreciate everyone's selections for favorite episode from last year.

It seems you all really like our guests. We're trying not to take that personally.

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Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the ninth and tenth episodes of the fourth season of Scrubs (2004).  We discuss misconceptions around HIPAA, "ambulance chasing", medical malpractice lawsuits, depositions, and Doug, the (new) pathologist.

Just like the Ludacris arc on Law & Order: SVU, it was long overdue for Scrubs to do an arc on the Not So Grand Jury.  Expect a few more Scrubs episodes to come out shortly as we get ready for the Scrubs revival premiering on ABC on February 25, 2026.

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Another short one today!  In next week's Not So Grand Jury, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick will discuss epsidoes nine and ten of the fourth season of Scrubs, a couple of episodes that deal with medical malpractice. Should be interesting!

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Derrick is away this episode so we brought in someone with actual relevant experience for a change! (Note: that was Geoff's comment. Of course.) Alison Gill has nearly 2 decades of experience in federal legislative and policy matters. Currently the Director of Nominations and Democracy at the National Women’s Law Center, she spends her days opposing biased and unqualified judicial nominees and advocating court reform. (Full disclosure: Her last job was as Geoff's boss)

This episode we remember the late, great Rob Reiner by discussing his 1995 film, The American President. Mike, Geoff, and Alison discuss what it ta...

Quick one today!  First, in next week's episode, Geoff, Mike, and special guest Alison Gill, the Director of Nominations and Democracy at the National Women's Law Center (and Geoff's former boss), discuss the 1995 film The American President, directed by the late, great Rob Reiner.  To get the most out of the episode, especially with Alison's expertise, watch or re-watch it before next Thursday!

Second, a call to everyone to give us your favorite 2025 episodes/moments of the Not So Grand Jury and suggestions for films and tv shows we should discuss in 2026.  So many ways to get in...

Lincoln Lawyer is back... on the podcast.  In this episode, we discuss Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 of the Lincoln Lawyer Netflix Series.  Among other things, we discuss the supposed "ethical dilemma" that Micky faces, his decision to allow his client to meet with the police, allowing another client to talk to the police without him present, and sexual relations with a client.

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The first sidebar of 2026!  So first thing's first, next week we will be coming back to the Netflix show Lincoln Lawyer.  We did Season 1 of the Lincoln Lawyer in Season 1 of our podcast, so it's only fair that we discuss Season 2 in Season 2!  Confusing?  Probably.  Anyway, next week we will be discussing Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2, of the Lincoln Lawyer.  Watch it so that you can follow along with Geoff and Mike's very strong opinions.

But a vast majority of this long sidebar is dedicated to discussing how AI is impacting our legal practices, which we recorded immediately after our la...

Happy New Year to our listeners!  

In the first episode of Season 2, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Her, the 2013 Spike Jonze movie starting Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson, which is set in the distant past of the year 2025.  In this episode we discuss AI services, intellectual property, and real-life litigation related to the movie.

Among other things, we mention the following:

- Kevin Reviews Everything, "Movie: Her" (link: https://www.kylereviewseverything.com/movie-reviews/movie-her2016/5/1)

- SNL Spoof of Her by Jonah Hill (link: https://vimeo.com/735181162)

Th...

Merry Christmas, Happy Festivus, and Happy Holidays to all of our listeners!  This sidebar is not only the last one of 2025, it's also the last sidebar of Season 1!  Season 2 starts next week.  (Having a new season does not really mean all that much, although we are excited that we've done enough episodes to call something "Season 2".)  The first episode of Season 2 will be released on New Year's Day, and we will be discussed Her, the 2013 Spike Jonze movie starting Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson.

We spend most of the time this sidebar discussing the many...