Jeremy Rosenthal - Legal Wednesday

JEREMY ROSENTHAL takes a look at some of the legal stories making headlines in this weekly segment:

TOPIC 1- SUBWAY SUED FOR ‘GROSSLY MISLEADING’ ADS FOR SANDWICHES BURSTING WITH MEAT

A new lawsuit accuses Subway of “grossly misleading” customers by advertising sandwiches that contain at least three times as much meat as it delivers.  According to a proposed class action filed on Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, Subway ads for its Steak & Cheese sandwich show meat bursting from within, reaching about as high as the surrounding hero bread.

TOPIC 2- THE ARREST OF A 16-YEAR-OLD, CHARGED WITH KILLING A 14-YEAR-OLD CLASSMATE IN BALTIMORE WITH HIS FATHER’S GUN, RAISES THE QUESTION ONCE AGAIN OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. 

The recent arrest of a 16-year-old in Baltimore, accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old classmate using his father's gun, reignites the ongoing debate about parental responsibility, particularly regarding secure firearm storage and monitoring access to weapons by minors, highlighting the potential legal and ethical implications when a child gains access to a parent's firearm and commits a serious crime

TOPIC 3- JUDGE TO RULE WHETHER TO THROW OUT TRUMP’S CRIMINAL HUSH MONEY CONVICTION

A New York judge will decide Tuesday whether to throw out Donald Trump’s conviction in his criminal hush money case based on the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity earlier this year.  The President-elect faces up to four years in prison after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to cover off payments to porn star Stormy Daniels before Trump was elected president in 2016.  The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in July that former president Trump enjoys absolute immunity from prosecution for “official acts” during his presidency. The nation’s top court left it up to lower courts to sort out what constitutes an “official act” by a sitting president.