The Law Works - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Thursday at 8:30 pm on WV PBS

Friday at 11:00 am on WV PBS2
The Law Works is a weekly show on West Virginia PBS discussing legal issues that affect daily life. The Law Works considers issues ranging from how to buy a house, to identity theft, and wiretapping.

July 22, 2010

The War On Drugs

Some time ago, an Army General was quoted as saying "It's a war without a clear enemy. Anything waged against a shapeless, intangible noun can never be truly won". The General was Barry McCaffrey. We talk about the war on drugs. Have we won yet?

Previously on The Law Works

July 29, 2010

Supreme Court Appellate Rule Changes

For the last several years, there has been much criticism of the WV Supreme Court of Appeals, of the Court's individual members, of the entire Court, and the way the Court operates. Well, the membership of the Court has changed, in part as a result of the electoral process, and now some of procedures are changing as well.

Links

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

An Open Letter Concerning New WV Rules of Appellate Procedure

July 8, 2010

What is America?

Since the sixteenth century, people have been coming to America. They have come for a a variety of purposes: Some seeking religious freedom, some to find their fortune, some just wanted a chance at a better life. Some had no choice. To most, America was the land of opportunity and hope. What is it today?

July 1, 2010

Community Medical Centers

Is there a right to health care? If there is, how do you get it? Low income or unemployed, expensive insurance, rising health care costs. These things do not make for easy access to medical care. What can you do?

June 24, 2010

Real Answers to Real Questions about Estate Planning

Sometimes people who should be planning their estate, and that includes all of us, put off doing it because we are afraid we will not know the answers to the questions their attorney might ask. Well, we can help.

June 3, 2010

Governments' Role In Mine Safety

Last week we talked about the culture of safety necessary for the protection of our coal miners. But there is another factor important to safety in coal mines - enforcement of mine safety laws by State and Federal officials.

Dan Ringer has worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting as a volunteer since 1987 in several capacities, including as co-host of 2 prior public affairs series - On the Line With ... and Stateline Friday. He has also hosted numerous WV PBS specials concerning education, voters' rights, and political candidate debates. In 1999 Dan was named WV's first Lawyer Citizen of the Year of the WV Bar Foundation. He served as president of the WV State Bar 1999-2000 and was named the Practitioner of the Year by the American Bar Association in 2000. Dan practices law in Morgantown.

Recent Episodes of The Law Works

July 29

Supreme Court Appellate Rule Changes

Community Medical Centers

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