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Wired | LegalEagle's Answers Criminal Law Questions (2025)

Devin Stone, adjunct law professor and host of LegalEagle on Youtube, returns to WIRED to answer more of your burning questions about criminal law.

What’s the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor crime? Is the death penalty unconstitutional? Could Luigi Mangione be found ‘Not Guilty’ at trial? Is any of what Elon Musk and the so-called US DOGE doing legal? Is training AI to create images stealing other people’s art or simply fair use? How do we prevent deepfakes from making video evidence worthless?


Devin answers these questions and plenty more on Criminal Law Support.


00:00 - Law Support

00:17 - Could Luigi be found ‘Not Guilty’

01:07 - If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you

01:48 - Misdemeanor vs Felony

02:05 - How do we prevent deepfakes from making video evidence worthless?

03:00 - Is what the DOGE doing legal?

04:09 - Cops HATE This One Weird Trick CLICK HERE

04:49 - Are crypto pump and dumps illegal?

05:56 - Eric Adams and federal prosecutors

07:35 - Saw it with my own two eyes

08:16 - Many people are saying it’s the biggest, most beautiful gulf

08:55 - Multiple life sentences

09:37 - J6 rioters only facing misdemeanor charges

11:17 - Lyle and Erik Menendez

12:10 - Is the death penalty unconstitutional?

12:57 - The difference between civil court and criminal court

13:25 - Seems kind of wrong? What with the drug trafficking and whatnot?

13:49 - RICO Suave

15:28 - What’s so difficult about the Bar exam?

15:55 - Bench trial vs Jury Trial

16:37 - AI Art and the law

18:04 - You are now entering the sovereign nation of WIREDtopia

18:38 - Jimmy’s lotteries

19:32 - Know your rights

20:07 - Ken Jennings has entered the chat

20:59 - Can the President of the United States pardon themself?

22:03 - Is that a nuclear warhead in your pocket

23:11 - Why exactly can't felons vote?

23:39 - Why are social media companies responsible for the content their users post?

25:03 - Is doxxing illegal?

25:40 - Alien Rights, why not

26:21 - Can A.I. be blamed for a teen's suicide?

27:20 - Confronting a home invader

27:48 - Why does every state have its own laws?

28:22 - Laws every American should know


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