Not So Grand Jury
Three lawyers (and sometimes guests) discuss the legal accuracies of tv shows and movies.
Episodes
59 episodes
King of the Hill Season 8, Episode 10: That's What She Said
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 ...
Sidebar 17 - The Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
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...
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 2, Episode 9: The Measure of a Man
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 qu...
The Fugitive
"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...
Sidebar 17
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!
Scrubs: Ted Buckland, Attorney at Law Part II
"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 i...
Scrubs: Ted Buckland, Attorney at Law Part I
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 ...
Sidebar 16
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 o...
Scrubs: Season 4, Episodes 9-10
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.<...
Sidebar 15
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!
The American President
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...
Sidebar 14
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 Preside...
Lincoln Lawyer: Season 2, Episodes 1&2
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...
Sidebar 13 - AI Discussion
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 ...
Her
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 t...
Sidebar 12 - Merry Xmas and Tropes
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 reall...
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss the latest installment of the Knives Out movies, Wake Up Dead Man, which was released for a brief theatre run on November 26, 2025 and started streaming exclusively on Netflix last Friday, December 12, 2025.&nbs...
Sidebar 11 - NDAs and SCIFs, More Spy Game
As is normally the case when we invite on guest hosts, some of the conversation that we had with Will Kent in last week's Spy Game episode did not make it into the original edit. So, we present it along with a little background on NDAs an...
Spy Game
In the episode, Geoff, Mike, Derrick, and special guest Will Kent discuss Spy Game with the late great Robert Redford playing veteran CIA operative Nathan Muir and an up-and-coming Brad Pitt playing Muir's protégé, Tom Bishop. Our guest W...
Sidebar 10 - Correction, Listener Feedback, and Next Week's Movie
Quick-ish sidebar this week to discuss a correction to our commentary in last week's Good Place episode and some separate listener feedback. As discussed in our listener feedback:Here's the link to Kevin Goldberg's co-authored piec...
The Good Place Season 1
Welcome! Everything is fine. (Not really. At all.)In this episode, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Season 1 of The Good Place (2016-2017). We discuss multiple scenes involving Eleanor and Jason's time on earth, including Eleanor's...
Sidebar 9 - Wes Rist and International Law, Part II
Welcome! Everything is fine.We brought back previous guest Wes Rist to discuss some interesting listener feedback on our Captain America: Civil War episode.Our next episode will be released in a week, when we will talk about the f...
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
In this episode, Geoff, Mike, and Derrick discuss Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). We discuss Benoit Blanc's role as a detective, hearsay, how a Court would look at the all-important napkin "agreement", comparative/contributory n...