No Lawyer Jokes! Talking about the Sixth and Seventh Amendments
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This week, we talk about the vital role of lawyers in our criminal and civil justice systems through the Sixth and Seventh Amendments. We try not to make lawyer jokes (and fail). If you've ever wondered what is the difference between criminal and civil law: this one is for you.
00:00:30 The Bill of Rights and Lawyers: Amendment 6 and 7
00:01:05 I try not to make lawyer jokes
00:01: 39 Lawyers were “ambulance chasers” because they protected you from insurance companies
00:02:26 Clarence Darrow and the Cook County Jail Speech
00:03:00 What does the Sixth Amendment Say
00:03:30 How are criminal and civil law different?
00:04:30 The burden of proof is different, and that matters
00:05:01 The government can’t keep secrets from you about the allegations against you
00:05:42 Changes of venue tick people off see Enron and Rodney King Jury trials are a part of social justice through the criminal justice system. Messing with them undermines the system.
00:06:18 Most cases never go to trial
00:07:42 Public Defenders and Gideon v Wainwright
00:09:25 Gideon says lawyers are not a luxury, they are mandatory
00:10:27 What does the Seventh Amendment say?
00:11:40 What is Civil Gideon?
00:12:04 Next week the 9th and 10th Amendments!
00:12:30 Thank you!