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Immigration. It’s a hot topic today. What are the laws now? What do you need to know? We’ll learn with the help of our guest faculty member at the University of Mississippi School of Law and attorney Sarah A. Schnaithman

What have our legislators in Mississippi been discussing? AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2025 did not pass. If you want to know what’s going on with our legislature you can check out https://legislature.ms.gov/ to find out about legislation, the capitol building, or to watch a live feed of a session.

Are you interested in learning more about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of Homeland Security? The website https://www.ice.gov/ has lots of tabs of information and also ways to contact the office for the Jackson Metro area.

Some social media has very important information you might not come across any other ways. I love MPB’s Communications Department – Taylor is superb with our Legal Terms video shorts. AND she’s got voting information on our MPB posts too! Saturday, July 26, began in-person absentee voting for the August 5 special primary elections. See which counties are holding elections, the open positions, and learn more about the voting process by visiting MPBOnline.org or YallVote.ms There’s also an image reminding folks that August 5th is the Special Primary Election Day. You Go Taylor!

Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Asylum and Master Calendar

Previous podcasts:

• Immigration 2023 November 21, 2023 We’re talking about immigration and immigrants in our area with attorney Amelia McGowan from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
• Immigration October 1, 2019 Patricia Ice, Legal Project Director at Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance discusses the work of MIRA and the ramifications to families from the August 2019 immigration raids in Mississippi.
• Immigration Law May 23, 2017 Attorney Lee Russell discusses Immigration Law, the role of ICE, and visa overstays.

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It’s two weeks before our election but we’re not talking about voting today – don’t forget you can vote early if you’re 65 or over or have a reason you'll be away from your home county on Election Day. Get more information at the Secretary of State's voting information website.

We’re very proud to have members of the Mississippi Special Education Coalition as our guests today to discuss the education rights for your student and the report the Coalition published. Joining us are Julian Miller from the Southern Poverty Law Center, Cassie Tolliver from Disability Rights Mississippi, and Ayanna Hill from American Civil Liberties of Mississippi.

The SPLC has created a guide for parents of children with disabilities titled “Helping Your Child With a Disability Get a Good Education,” including state-specific guidance for parents in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Article: Coalition trains advocates of children with disabilities in Mississippi

The Office of Special Education website is designated to provide important information to families of students with disabilities. Links to a variety of resources are provided related to child developmental milestones and ways to help your child succeed in school. If you are unable to find answers to your questions on their site they suggest you contact their office at 601-359-3498.

On the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education website, you can access the Access for All Guide which was developed by the MDE in collaboration with educators across the state to help teachers address issues that impact learners with a wide variety of needs. I would hope that having access to this information might help families better understand the classroom environment.

In Legal Terms has had 3 shows dealing with education this fall – on October 15th we learned about Special needs law and Able accounts. We talked generally about student rights on August 27th. August 6th was MPB Think Radio’s Education Week. Our broadcast /podcast was about Mississippi’s law schools.

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In Legal Terms, the show about you and your rights hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. legalterms@mbponline.org

I’ve heard jokes about slipping and falling on banana peels. Is that really a thing? Are “slip and falls” a legal thing? Let’s find out from our guest attorney Baskin Jones.

Mississippi Story Teller Tracy Carr was in one of our production studios recording with me and she told this amazing story about banana peels.

Governor Reeves Sets Four Special Elections: The three special elections for Senate District 24 (Leflore, Panola, and Tallahatchie Counties), Senate District 26 (Hinds and Madison Counties), and House District 26 (Bolivar, Coahoma, and Sunflower Counties) will be held on November 4, 2025.

Where can you get more information about Slip and Falls? Our guest’s website: 601injured.com has a list of practice areas with information if you’d like to learn more about our topic today or other types of injuries.

In Legal Terms is the show about YOU and YOUR RIGHTS many of which are determined by your elected officials. How can you let YOUR elected officials know how you feel on a particular matter? There’s a website that lists the names and contact information for your senators and your house representative should you wish to tell them how they can best represent your interests in Washington: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

LInk to movie A Reasonable Man

Video: Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Negligence, Premises Liability, and Comparative Fault

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