Bell & Pollock - Legal Anatomy of Current Events

Legal Anatomy of Current Events is a weekly podcast that will be reviewing a wide range of national topics and the legal issues involved. Gary Bell and Brad Pollock are Denver lawyers and their law firm is Bell & Pollock. We are lawyers, experts, and advocates and our mission is to educate you on the law and how these national topics may affect you, delivered in a plain-language explanation of the law. Learn about what’s happening regarding the most pressing legal issues of our time in a non-political format. www.championsofthepeople.com

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6 days ago

Sam Miele, a fundraiser for expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with impersonating an aide to then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
According to court records, Miele misrepresented himself as a high-ranking congressional aide to then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy to deceive donors and then used their money to pad his own pocket and the coffers of Santos' campaign. Miele admitted he committed access device fraud by charging credit cards without authorization.  

Saturday Nov 25, 2023

A Colorado judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump “engaged in an insurrection” on January 6, 2021, but rejected an attempt to remove him from the state’s 2024 primary ballot, finding that the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” doesn’t apply to presidents. Or does it? You decide.

Trump’s GA Indictments

Friday Sep 29, 2023

Friday Sep 29, 2023

Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Bell & Pollock explain the many legal elements in of this historic case.

Monday Sep 11, 2023

Insurance companies are not offering or are not renewing insurance policies in some states to shield themselves from ballooning losses from natural disasters. Can they do that? And what can you do if your policy isn't renewed?

Thursday Aug 24, 2023

Maybe astonishing, but true. You can be acquitted in court and still go to jail. It's perfectly legal. 

Friday Jul 28, 2023

Aretha Franklin left behind two wills, scrawled in notebooks and on pieces of paper, that were found inside her home after her death.  The wills disagreed on which family members would control her estate. With $80 million at stake, how would the court decide which will is the way?

Thursday Jul 13, 2023

Ethical concerns are swirling around the nation’s highest court. All-expenses-paid trips, book promotions and property selling. Some of the court’s judges are mired in ethical controversies. What's the story and what's at stake? 

Thursday Jun 29, 2023

Martha Stewart did it and it wasn't a good thing. Insider trading involves trading in a public company's stock or other securities by someone with non-public information about the company. But is it illegal? 

Thursday Jun 22, 2023

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a dog toymaker infringed on the trademark of the whiskey maker.  Did the Court get it right or is it barking up the wrong tree? Gary Bell & Brad Pollock step into it for you to decide.

Thursday Jun 15, 2023

Artistic freedom is a right afforded under the First Amendment; however, many rap artists that run afoul of the law have had their lyrics held against them in a court of law. Is using the lyrics fair game or off limits? Brad Pollock breaks it down and you decide.

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Gary Bell and Brad Pollock are Denver lawyers and their law firm is Bell & Pollock.

We are lawyers, experts, and advocates. Our mission is to educate you on the law and how these national topics may affect you, delivered in a plain-language explanation of the law. Learn about what’s happening regarding the most pressing legal issues of our time. 

Championsofthepeople.com

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