Midday on the Law: Thursday October 11, 1 - 2 pm




WYPR: Midday with Dan Rodricks Podcast show

Summary: Our twice-monthly legal affairs hour with Baltimore attorneys (and husband and wife), Jim Astrachan and Julie Rubin. On today's docket: What is the Maryland Orphans Court and why aren't all of its judges required to have law degrees? What Maryland voters should know about that before they go to the polls on November 6. Also, a look at the case of the purloined vice president -- why Discovery Communications is suing a computer science company. And New York City goes after acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns for footage from his movie about the five men exonerated in the Central Park Jogger rape case. Also joining us: Sun reporter Steve Kilar on a major federal criminal investigation into mortgage fraud.