Every day, in California, people face criminal charges. At the time the case is initially charged, the prosecution designates the charge as an infraction, a misdemeanor, or a felony.Most offenses are carried out by the young – that is, when no one is looking toward the effects a conviction will have later in life.The law provides various means for clearing your criminal record, something many people pursue. Often years after the conviction was suffered.When do these changes restore someone’s ability to resume a normal life, often years after sometimes minor offenses? When is such relief available? When is it effective? When is it less so?And, if you seek help for yourself or a loved one, where can someone turn for help?YLR Host Jeff Hayden and co-host, NBC legal and political commentator Dean Johnson, is Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Eugene Hyman (retired), Redwood City attorney Cheri Wallace, and Mitri Hanania, Assistant Managing Attorney for the Private Defender Program of the San Mateo County Bar Association, Certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California as a Specialist in Criminal Law. Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Please call (866) 798-8255. Listeners seeking help for themselves or a loved one are especially encouraged to call.

Former President Trump faces prosecution in Georgia, under an indictment that differs than either the January 6th case pending in Washington D.C. or the documents case pending in a federal court in Florida in important ways. Among the differences are that at least for the present, it is pending in a state court, and there are myriad other indicted co-conspirators including former government officials and at least three attorneys for the then-president. Where is all this heading? What affect will this have on the upcoming presidential election?Joining tonight’s host, emmy-nominated legal and political commentator Dean Johnson, is Professor Lawrence Douglas, the James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought at Amherst College. Questions for Dean and Professor Douglas? Please call, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.

There was a movement afoot to use cameras to analyze speed? So every car speeding down the road can get a ticket. What’s the status? If it’s passed, after all, will this really slow us down?I got a red-light ticket. Is there anything I can do?The red lights came on behind me. What happens next? Can I do anything? Anything I absolutely should not do? Why what I do in the next few moments can really make a difference.Joining YLR Host Jeff Hayden is San Mateo attorney, David Nazzaro, Jay Baik, Law offices of Majeed S. Samara in Millbrae, and David Uthman, a retired peace officer, currently practicing law at the Law Offices of David Uthman and the San Francisco Traffic Law Clinic.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Is your landlord now limited to how much of a deposit he/she can charge? Are there any eviction moratoriums left? What is new with Landlord-Tenant Law? YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined by three of the best Landlord-Tenant Attorneys in the region. Best of all, we'll take your calls and answer your questions.Questions for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, (866( 798-8255.

Tonight we are talking about marijuana, with a look at how the law evolved, where we are today, and, perhaps, a look ahead.Joining YLR Host Jeff Hayden is Chris Conrad; Chris is an author, museum curator, consultant, cannabis expert witness and internationally respected authority on cannabis, industrial hemp, medical marijuana, and . . . the list goes on.Tonight is a rebroadcast from this past May; as a rebroadcast, we will not be accepting calls. Your Legal Rights returns live next week, with a discussion of Landlord-Tenant Law, where we once again take your calls and answer your questions.

Last year, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we asked our experts: What's Next? Are other rights in jeopardy?With recent decisions at the close of this years term, replete with a bit of activism, we again find ourselves asking: What's Next?YLR host, Jeff Hayden is joined by Ben Feuer of the Complex Appellate Litigation Group, Anne Voigts from King & Spalding and James Brosnahan one of the nation’s most revered trial lawyers and author of the newly released book Justice at Trial.Questions for Jeff his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Tonight, YLR Host Jeff Hayden shares a rare visit with legendary attorney James Brosnahan.James Brosnahan is one of the nation’s most revered trial lawyers. Having tried cases ranging from anti-trust to wire fraud and from patent litigation to white collar crime and murder, Mr. Brosnahan defended John Philip Walker Lindh — the so-called Marin Taliban, an American captured by United States forces as an enemy combatant during the invasion of Afghanistan — and Prosecuted Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger for the Iran-Contra Affair. James Brosnahan is a local legend.If you don’t know of Mr. Brosnahan, all the more reason you must listen. His upcoming book: Justice At Trial, is a must read.Questions for Jeff and his guest? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Last year, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we asked our experts: What's Next? Are other rights in jeopardy?With recent decisions at the close of this years term, replete with a bit of activism, we again find ourselves asking: What's Next?YLR host, Jeff Hayden, and co-host Dean Johnson, are joined by Ben Feuer of the Complex Appellate Litigation Group, and Anne Voigts from King & Spalding.Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Why do employees fear return to work rules are bad? Who does remote work favor? Who does return to work favor? Will a return to work disproportionately hurt some vulnerable populations? Women? Young parents? People of color? The disabled?Courtesy of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association, YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined by Thomas Lenz, a partner at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Pasadena and Beth W. Mora of Mora Employment Law.Question for Jeff and his guests? Please call, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

KALW is celebrating pride with a week of programming about LGBTQIA+ people and issues — all week long, online and on-air, across the station’s schedule. In that spirit, tonight’s discussion focuses on the censorship of sexual freedom.YLR host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, Dean Johnson, are joined, courtesy of the Woodhull Foundation, the current COO, Mandy Salley and the Founder and CEO Ricci Levy.Questions for Jeff, Dean and their guests? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.