(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) The State of Connecticut charged Teresa Beatty $249 per day, every day, while she was in prison for a minor drug offense from 2000 to 2002—But she wouldn't discover this until 20 years later. When her mother died in 2020, the State of Connecticut filed a notice in probate court demanding approximately 35%—over $83,000—of Beatty’s inheritance. And it was perfectly legal. In fact, at least 45 states in America force you to pay (literally) for the privilege of being imprisoned in a country with one of the highest incarceration rates in the world... This is Beatty v. Lamont (2022), State v. Richey (2019), and "Pay-To-Stay" laws. Links Captive Money Lab: "Pay-to-stay laws keep a person incarcerated long after their prison term ends." Pay To Stay June 2025 Report, Campaign Zero Research & Policy Brief: "This report takes an in-depth look at pay-to-stay fee policies and practices of charging adults and youths held in jails, prisons, and youth residential facilities for the costs of their incarceration, including medical fees and expenses for room & board." The "Damaged" State v. the "Willful" Nonpayer: Pay-to-Stay and the Social Construction of Damage, Harm, and Moral Responsibility in a Rent-Seeking Society (2022) (Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences) *** ⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro 00:10 - CASES BEGIN 10:10 - What is "Pay-to-Stay"? 18:16 - States say it teaches WHAT?! 19:22 - DOES THIS EVEN HELP "TAXPAYERS"? 24:19 - SPOILER: For-profit prisons is a bad idea 28:51 - Who shoulders this burden? Black, Hispanic, the poor 33:46 - PRISONS: DELIBERATE POVERTY AND FORCED LABOR 37:41 - Incarcerated people are forced to work 42:18 - Unsafe work conditions 43:20 - The South = Highest rate in entire world 44:17 - THESE NUMBERS ARE INSANE. 45:00 - Prison Banking 46:45 - Recent accounts from incarcerated people from Oct 2025 49:48 - Captive Money Lab Research: THE IMPACTS OF PAY-TO-STAY LAWS!!! 52:13 - Reb's Rebuttal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “You’ve got an impressive slate of candidates,” Brian Manookian said to a panel considering applications for a Tennessee Supreme Court seat. “Judge [Kelvin] Jones is not one of them.” Why? Check his backyard. And his divorce transcripts. Reb reminds you to keep your mouth shut in Jones v. Jones (Ten. Ct. App. 2022). *** ⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro / Important Lesson 1:01 - CASE BEGINS 4:23 - The "that was bonkers" protocol 7:59 - *60 or so pages later* 10:03 - JUDGE JONES HAS A PROFESSIONAL HATER 10:50 - WWJJAD (What would Judge Jones allegedly do) (A lot) 11:30 - LIST OF (ALLEGED) CRIMES 17:33 - Judge Jones wants a promotion. Naturally. 21:30 - DON'T THROW STONES IN A HOUSE OF GLASS 23:26 - Professional hater is disbarred 27:33 - REB'S REBUTTAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) BREAKING: If you arrest AND charge a man over a few (really funny) jokes, The Onion will probably file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to let you know how stupid you are. And yes, they'll call the Justices "total Latin dorks" on Page 4. This is Anthony Novak v. City of Parma, Ohio (2022). >>LINK TO THE ONION'S BRIEF - ⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice - Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Amicus curiae = "Friend of the court" 5:16 - CASE BEGINS 6:29 - The 6th Circuit is wrong<3 10:25 - QUALIFIED IMMUNITY IS INSANE 13:14 - These cases will enrage you 20:23 - ANTHONY NOVAK SUES 21:42 - This is funnier on YouTube 22:36 - THE ONION CLOCKS IN!!!!!! 50:13 - CASE RESULT + REB'S REBUTTAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) **LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED, GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF TRAUMATIC DEATH INVOLVING CHILDREN** Shortly after 2:00 A.M. on July 23, 1982, actor Vic Morrow paced nervously in front of a mock Vietnamese village at the Indian Dunes park just north of Los Angeles. Morrow could not help but feel uneasy as he watched the Huey helicopter approach the village for a final rehearsal. Years earlier, Morrow had had a premonition that he was going to die in a helicopter crash. . . . This is the story of ego, arrogance, a manslaughter trial, and the conduct of Director John Landis and his production team that resulted in the deaths of My-ca Dinh Le (7) , Renee Shin-Li Chen (6), and Vic Morrow (53). ***The YouTube video for this episode includes actual footage of a helicopter crash resulting in death. Viewer discretion advised.*** - CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice - Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - CONTENT WARNING 0:11 - The Night Of 6:56 - The Case 7:59 - The Director 12:01 - The "Animal House" Era 15:47 - The "Blues Brothers" Era & The Ballooning Ego of John Landis 23:06 - Landis's Script For "Twilight Zone: The Movie"....Uh.... 27:46 - Landis Hates Child Labor Laws :( 34:59 - The Production Team Hates Laws and/or Their Job 45:26 - The Days Prior & The Night Of (WTF....) 57:49 - John Landis & Co. Is The Worst (Still) 1:00:43 - The Manslaughter Trial 1:27:29 - The Verdict 1:32:55 - Reb's Rebuttal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) How far would you go for your wardrobe? 16 years of litigation, perhaps? Witness the unraveling of Judge Roy Pearson in Pearson v. Chung (2007). *** CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro 00:17 - Case begins 2:31 - The Infamous Pants 5:18 - Roy demands...a lot 7:49 - *PRETENDS TO BE SHOCKED* 9:26 - Motions and appeals and...you might be fired? 10:40 - You are broke 12:26 - Sue the city? Sure 13:09 - One Cook, Losing Kitchen 16:19 - Pearson gets disciplined 21:14 - Where are they now? 22:58 - Reb's Rebuttal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “His statement was that [the other man] had summoned ‘Bigfoot’ to come and kill him. That’s why he had to kill [him first]. . . " Sasquatch is (somehow) always in court. Let's go hunting. These are the Bigfoot cases. *Reb's reference to an incomplete (but larger) list of Bigfoot case law: Click here *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro 4:39 - CASE #1 (Broke and Afraid) 13:22 - CASE #2 (Sasquatch Hitman) 21:58 - CASE #3 (California, Recognize Our 'Feet) 30:05 - CASE #4 (Canada, You Too) 32:30 - CASE #5 ("PLEASE kill him here" -Texas, for some reason) 34:05 - CASE #6 (Sasquatch Protection Ordinances) 39:18 - CASE #7 (Shots Fired) 39:40 - CASE #8 (THE GOAT MAN....?!?!?!?!) 49:34 - Reb's Rebuttal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Do all 50 States (and their courts) agree on what IS and IS NOT a deadly weapon? Of course not. Ask the raccoons, honeybees, alligators, plastic chairs, ladles, shoes, bare hands, dogs, toy guns, teeth, and .....eggs. Reb tells you why the difference between simple assault and felony assault with a deadly weapon as a matter of law can get.....very confusing. LINK TO FULL COURT OPINION FROM BARE HANDS SECTION - U.S. v. Rocha, 598 F.3d 1144 (9th Cir. 2010) (14 pages to explain why attacking someone with your bare hands is not assault with a deadly weapon) *** ⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Cowboy Cody, a mule, and a raccoon (KY 2025) 20:30 - Honeybee warfare (MA 2022) 24:51 - A 75-year-old wife throws a chair and a ladle (MA 2022) 28:40 - WHAT IS A "DEADLY WEAPON" THEN...? 34:30 - A Wendy's Frosty and a Florida gator (FL 2016) 39:53 - Don't make me use my...bare hands? (CA 2010) 43:15 - MMA FIGHTERS AND MARTIAL ARTISTS (TX 2013) 46:17 - Biting with HIV/AIDS (NY 1999) 48:16 - DOGS AS DEADLY WEAPONS 50:06 - What if the gun is a toy? (CA 1987) 51:38 - Tasers and pepper spray are deadly weapons??!?!?! 58:18 - Eggs can be bullets, too 59:50 - LIST OF THINGS MOST COMMONLY CONSIDERED "DEADLY WEAPONS" 1:01:42 - Reb's Rebuttal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Thinking of dabbling in a bit of crime? Annoying your neighbor? Getting back at a crazy ex? Scamming people? Couponing? Pulling a prank? Putting a piece of paper inside a mailbox? Dressing up as a USPS postal worker for fun? Wherever your criminal exploits may take you, try your very best to adhere to one not-so-simple rule: DO NOT MESS WITH THE MAIL. These are the USPIS Postal Inspectors. Reb Recommends: Tales of a Gay Postal Inspector: You Can't Make This Stuff Up! by Marcus Greenspan Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Washington, D.C. *** ⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠! *** 0:00 - Intro 4:46 - What is the USPIS? 10:11 - The "Silent Service" (Suddenly I'm patriotic) 34:56 - CASES BEGIN - JUST A FEW NOTORIOUS USPIS SHAKEDOWNS 36:06 - Steve Bannon 41:45 - The Black Hand Mafia 52:44 - Charles Ponzi (Yes, THAT Ponzi) 56:00 - The Unabomber 58:24 - The McMillions Game 1:03:07 - The Coupon Lady 1:05:54 - LIKE THE "G" IN LASAGNA, THE USPIS MOVES IN SILENCE 1:06:31 - The Smithsonian National Postal Museum Is Insanely Good 1:07:55 - Tales of a Gay Postal Inspector Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "Here, a husband and wife have been marinating in a mutual hatred so intense as to surely amount to a personality disorder requiring treatment." –Judge Joseph W. Quinn Divorce is messy. Bruni v. Bruni (2010) is messier. Listen to Reb raise a glass to the unholiest of matrimonies. (***You can find an extremely helpful diagram of the people involved in this case and their relationship to one another at the 30-minute mark of the YouTube video for this episode!) *** ⁠CLICK HERE⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠! Follow @Rebmasel on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) In 1870, a dog named Old Drum is shot and killed by his owner’s neighbor in Missouri. In 1457, a sow and her piglets are put on trial for the murder of a child. In 2016, a parrot repeats the words “Don’t shoot!” in his murdered owner’s voice, and many more...Humans aren't the only ones contributing to chaos in our courtrooms. Animal (Court)House. Let’s get into it. CLICK HERE to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter! Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices