
Judges on the 40th Anniversary of Empire Strikes Back
05/04/20 • 47 min
This Star Wars Day we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. We ask three judges what "Empire" means to them and for their analysis of a legal issue in the film. Our judicial interviews include:
Circuit Judge John Owens, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals;
New York Judge Matthew Sciarrino, Acting Justice Supreme Court at Kings County Supreme Court; and
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carol Najera
The introduction music is Interstellar Space by John Bartmann and is used under CC01 Universal License; end music is Space Travel by Borrtex and is used a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.
No part of this recording should be considered legal advice.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks
This Star Wars Day we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. We ask three judges what "Empire" means to them and for their analysis of a legal issue in the film. Our judicial interviews include:
Circuit Judge John Owens, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals;
New York Judge Matthew Sciarrino, Acting Justice Supreme Court at Kings County Supreme Court; and
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carol Najera
The introduction music is Interstellar Space by John Bartmann and is used under CC01 Universal License; end music is Space Travel by Borrtex and is used a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License.
No part of this recording should be considered legal advice.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok @TheLegalGeeks
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