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Posted 21 days ago in Demystifying the Law Government On the Lighter Side by Betsy Kim  |   Comments
“The Good Wife” Boxes-in Love and Politics

“The Good Wife” season finale “What’s in the Box?” questions cheating at the ballot box and in a marriage. Will Gardner (Josh Charles) and Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) represent Alicia’s husband Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) in an election fraud case. One night, working late, Will and Alicia end up passionately kissing. In confused pain, Alicia says, “That kiss opened up something, again. I don’t know how to close it. … I’m with Peter now and I just can’t figure my …

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“The Good Wife” Creates Tension — All Sorts of Tension

“The Good Wife” effectively creates a sense of fast-moving unease, as alliances shift, lawsuits twist and turn, and you can’t even trust the person you are sleeping with — at least not 100 percent. Sharpen your knives and watch your back, lest you get sliced out of the courtroom, boardroom and bedroom. It’s a tough world. The most recent episode reflected the topsy-turvy uncertainties of life, where you can be on top one minute, only to learn you are scrambling …

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Posted 48 days ago in On the Lighter Side Understanding the Legal System by Betsy Kim  |   Comments
Sex and the Law in “The Good Wife”

“The Good Wife” is compelling a legal TV show because it touches on the riveting complications of the law – similar to blogs.lawyers.com. But “The Good Wife” is also good TV because it’s really about sex. About the show How could the show not be about sex? After all, it’s partly inspired by Governor Eliot Spitzer’s wife, Silda, a lawyer who stayed in her marriage, remaining “The Good Wife” after her husband’s humiliating public sex scandal. In the TV show, …

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Posted 145 days ago in On the Lighter Side Video by Larry Bodine  |   Comments
Our Favorite Courtroom Movies [Video]

  Can you recall what movie had the classic line “You can’t handle the truth!” Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine describes his favorite movies about the law and shares some interesting facts about them. He reviews Hollywood classics with moments you’ll probably remember if you’ve seen the films and adds his perspective through a legal lens: “A Few Good Men” – Larry revisits this military courtroom drama written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Rob Reiner. This film depicts the trial …

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