LegalEagle
{{Short description|American lawyer and YouTuber (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
{{About|the American lawyer and YouTuber|other uses|Legal Eagle (disambiguation){{!}}Legal Eagle}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| education = University of California, Los Angeles (BA, JD)
| name = LegalEagle
| birth_name = Devin James Stone
| birth_date = {{birthdate and age|1983|12|16}}{{Cite web|url=https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/devin_james_stone_born_1983_16088676|title=Devin James Stone, Born 12/16/1983 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org|website=californiabirthindex.org}}
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| logo = LegalEagle_logo.svg
| logo_caption = YouTube channel logo
| occupation = {{Hlist|Lawyer|YouTuber}}
| genre = Law
| website = {{Official URL}}
| channel_id = UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q
| channel_display_name = LegalEagle
| subscribers = 3.73 million
| views = 1.04 billion
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| gold_year = 2020
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| stats_update = June 21, 2025
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Devin James Stone (born December 16, 1983) is an American lawyer and YouTuber known for his channel, LegalEagle,{{Cite web|title='LegalEagle' Brings Big YouTube Audience Into World Of Law|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1362390|website=Law360|access-date=2023-10-29|language=en}} where he reviews films and television shows{{Cite web|title=Briefly|url=https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/WisconsinLawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=92&Issue=2&ArticleID=26848|website=State Bar of Wisconsin|access-date=2023-10-29|date=2019-02-12|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=An actual lawyer breaks down the 'Cereal Defense' from 'It's Always Sunny...'|url=https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/lawyer-breaks-down-the-cereal-defense-385420/|website=Entertainment.ie|date=2018-11-22|access-date=2023-10-29|language=en|first=Brian|last=Lloyd}} to discuss the level of accuracy of their depictions of the law and courtroom procedure, and to discuss the legal issues raised by those works. He also talks about current legal cases and explains how US law works in respect to them.{{Cite web|title=YouTube lawyer sounds off on charges against Crumbley parents|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/12/12/youtube-lawyer-sounds-off-on-charges-against-crumbley-parents/|website=The Oakland Press|date=2021-12-12|access-date=2023-10-29|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=One of My Favorite YouTubers Explains 2019 Supreme Court Rulings|url=https://ktemnews.com/legaleagle-youtube-lawyer-explains-2019-supreme-court-rulings/|publisher=KTEM|date=2019-07-10|access-date=2023-10-29|language=en|first=Aaron|last=Savage}}{{Cite web|title=Real-Life Lawyer Shares Insight on Fortnite Dance Move Lawsuits|url=https://www.vgr.com/real-life-lawyer-shares-insight-on-fortnite-dance-move-lawsuits/|website=VGR|date=2018-12-26|access-date=2023-10-29|language=en}} He operates a law school exam prep company called Legal Eagle Prep{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Legal Eagle |url=https://www.legaleagleprep.com/about |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=legaleagle |language=en}} as well as his own law firm called Eagle Team Law.{{Cite web |title=About Eagle Team Law |url=https://eagleteam.law/about/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=eagleteamlaw |language=en}}
Early life
Devin James Stone{{Cite web|url=https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/260326|title=Devin James Stone #260326|date=January 18, 2022|website=Calbar|publisher=State Bar of California|access-date=December 31, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Horn |first=Liam |date=2020-05-28 |title=Better Call Saul: 5 Things It Gets Right About Legal Practice (& 5 It Gets Wrong) |url=https://screenrant.com/better-call-saul-legal-practice-show-gets-right-wrong/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Devin J Stone |url=https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/devin-j-stone/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Georgetown University Law Center |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://stonelawdc.com/about |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=stonelawdc |language=en-US}} was born on December 16th, 1983.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5GE0IjJAns |title=Real Lawyer Reacts to The Little Mermaid |date=2023-05-27 |last=Stone |first=Devin James |publisher=LegalEagle |time=0:00 |access-date=2024-12-28 |quote=Disney's original "Little Mermaid" came out in 1989. And even though I was five at the time... |via=YouTube}} He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He then attended the UCLA School of Law, graduating in 2008 with a Juris Doctor degree. As a law student, he was a member of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review and participated in the UCLA Mock Trial Program and the UCLA Moot Court Honors Program.{{cite web |title=Devin J. Stone, Esq. |url=https://stonelawdc.com/about |agency=Stone Law DC |access-date=22 January 2021 |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121234718/https://stonelawdc.com/about |url-status=live }}
Career
Stone was a judicial extern for senior United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit judge Arthur Lawrence Alarcón, and later worked as an associate at national firms Barnes & Thornburg and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
In February 2020, Stone filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests asking a federal judge to order the Trump administration to produce the information removed from former national security advisor John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened, and to reveal details concerning the underlying prepublication review process. The National Security Council (NSC) Records Access and Information Security Management Directorate (RAISMD) were named as the primary defendants in the action, along with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Archives and Records Administration, and Departments of Defense, Justice, and State.{{cite news |last1=Lambe |first1=Jerry |title=Lawsuit Seeks to Unearth Details Behind Trump Administration's Review of Bolton Book |url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/lawsuit-seeks-to-unearth-details-behind-trump-administrations-review-of-bolton-book/ |access-date=22 January 2021 |agency=Law&Crime |date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116094320/https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/lawsuit-seeks-to-unearth-details-behind-trump-administrations-review-of-bolton-book/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Gerstein |first1=Josh |title=New lawsuit demands details on Bolton book review |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/25/john-bolton-book-review-lawsuit-339368 |access-date=22 January 2021 |agency=Politico |date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129072205/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/25/john-bolton-book-review-lawsuit-339368 |url-status=live }} The suit was dismissed on March 18, 2021, with a judge ruling that the NSC is not an agency subject to FOIA and that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the other agencies had to expedite their processing of the FOIA requests.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-19 |title=Legal Eagle, LLC v. Nat'l Sec. Council Recs. Access & Info. Sec. Mgmt. Directorate, No. 20-1732, 2021 WL 1061222 (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2021) (Contreras, J.) |url=https://www.justice.gov/oip/legal-eagle-llc-v-natl-sec-council-recs-access-info-sec-mgmt-directorate-no-20-1732-2021-wl |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=justice.gov |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818014318/https://www.justice.gov/oip/legal-eagle-llc-v-natl-sec-council-recs-access-info-sec-mgmt-directorate-no-20-1732-2021-wl |url-status=live }}
In September 2021, Stone became an adjunct law professor at Georgetown University Law Center.{{Cite web|title=Devin J Stone|url=https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/devin-j-stone/|access-date=2023-10-29|website=Georgetown University Law Center|language=en-US}}
On December 11, 2024, Stone announced that he is filing lawsuits against the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Department of Justice to have them comply with his FOIA requests relating to the DOJ investigations on President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case and election obstruction case.{{cite news|last=Niemietz|first=Brian|date=December 11, 2024|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/11/legal-eagle-lawsuit-fbi-doj-trump-investigation-records-jack-smith/|title=YouTuber Legal Eagle sues FBI, DOJ for Trump investigation records|work=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=December 12, 2024}}
On January 2, 2025, Stone announced that he and Sam Denby have filed a class action lawsuit against PayPal Honey for poaching creator commissions.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H4sScCB1cY |title=I'm Suing Honey |date=2025-01-02 |last=LegalEagle |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=YouTube}} This came after YouTube creator MegaLag created a video about the subject.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4yL3YTwWk |title=Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam |date=2024-12-21 |last=MegaLag |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=YouTube}}
Awards and nominations
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|+ !Year !Award !Category !Result !Ref. |
| 2022
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References
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External links
- [https://www.legaleagle.tv LegalEagle website]
- [https://www.legaleagleprep.com/ Legal Eagle Prep]
- {{youTube|c=UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q}}
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Category:Georgetown University Law Center faculty
Category:Nebula content creators
Category:UCLA School of Law alumni