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OA605: GEICO to Pay $5.2m for Car Sex?! and MORE Jan 6 Bombshells!

Today is two entire show's worth of things somehow crammed into one! First, Jan 6 hearing #3 is in the books. Some amazing bombshells! Also, I grill Andrew on intent and how it could possibly be th...

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#T3BE 281 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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#T3BE 280 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas nails it, picking (B) on the theory of "is this question trying to trick me?" (Yes.)  He's now 148-for-280 (52.9%).

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OA604: The Jan 6 Hearings

Surprise! An early episode for everyone! Here's why: the 1st Jan 6 hearing is in the books. The next one is Monday AM. Listen for Andrew's breakdown of hearing 1, and what to look for in hearing 2!...

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OA603: California Court Rules That... Bees are Fish?

Given that the Jan 6 hearing is AFTER we record, we're doing a little switcheroo! Today is a Tuesday-esque deep dive! What's with this California court ruling that bees are fish? Is Elon Musk right...

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#T3BE 280 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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Patreon QnA Canceled, Andrew has COVID

Hey everyone, very sorry but we have to cancel the QnA scheduled for today. Andrew has COVID and isn't feeling up to it. Let's all wish him a quick recovery!

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OA602: New Eastman Docs Set Stage for Jan 6 Hearings

About a week ago, there was yet another smoking gun document trove delivered to us by the Jan. 6 Committee in relation to the Eastman trial. Andrew gives us the full breakdown, including a couple n...

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OA601: SCOTUS Ruling Guarantees More Innocent Will Be Put to Death

The way you know the Supreme Court is ruining the law in this country is if their lips are moving. Well, this time they've decided that a 10 year old precedent is already too old for them, and that...

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LIVE Q&A - Tuesday, June 7 @ 5 pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern

You know the drill:  post your questions & up-vote with the heart all the ones you want answered.  (Then we will sort through and pick a dozen questions from Teresa Gomez, Stormy Deci...

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#T3BE 278 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas continues his winning streak, picking (B), and is now 146-for-278 (52.5%).

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OA600: Why Police Don't Have To Do Their Jobs

In the wake of the pathetic police response to the Uvalde shooting, you have likely come across posts and memes talking about how police don't actually have any obligation to protect you or really ...

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OA599: Our Massive Gun Problem – What Can We Do?

Another horrific mass shooting has us all asking WTF can we actually do about this? There is plenty of reason for pessimism, but Opening Arguments is here to break down what might realistically be ...

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#T3BE 278 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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LAM60: The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix)

Matt Donnelly of Ice Cream Social joins us for a very fun LAM! Some idiot decided to adapt the Lincoln Lawyer into a TV show, despite it being one of the dumbest premises in LAM history. There's so...

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#T3BE 277 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas nailed this one, picking (C)!  He's now 145-for-277 (52.3%).

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OA598: No, Tribal Sovereignty Will Not Save Abortion Access

Some folks on the internet have been trying to "one weird trick" our way to saving Roe by claiming that tribal sovereignty could help ensure abortion access. Well, not only is this wrong, it's offe...

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OA597: 5th Circuit Tells SCOTUS Hold My Beer

The 5th Circuit has never been in the top 10 circuits in terms of not being insane, but now it has gone even more off the rails. Andrew takes us through the deep dive on a terrible decision that wi...

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#T3BE 277 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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Show 600 Suggestions

For episode 600, we are considering doing an explainer segment of all our inside jokes, anything that might help a new listener (e.g., "What's a 'coat factory' law firm and why?") enjoy the show. &...

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New Show Intro Quotes for Episode 601

It's that time again!  Submit your favorite law quotes of 15 seconds or less here on this thread, and upvote with the heart the ones you like.

Please post a link...

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#T3BE 276 - Early Answer for Patrons

Despite analyzing the question exactly correctly, Thomas got this one wrong, picking (D), when the correct answer was (B). Thomas is now 144-for-276 (52.2%).

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OA596: Depp v. Heard, with Morgan Stringer

By popular demand, we old out of touch guys have invited Ace Associate and Poplaw Expert Morgan Stringer on to explain to us just what in the h is happening in the Depp v. Heard lawsuit. Who is sui...

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OA595: Shareholders Sue Twitter, Alleged Facts Jeopardize Musk Deal

According to a lawsuit filed by some shareholders, Twitter may have failed to disclose important information about the Musk deal, and it might be Musk's doing! Get the full breakdown on this very i...

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#T3BE 276 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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QnA 54 Audio!

Thanks for the great questions!

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Join us in 15 minutes for Live Q&A - 5 pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVdjMe9mnF8&ab_channel=OpeningArguments...

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#T3BE 275 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas got this one right, picking (D), and is now IN THE WIN COLUMN and 144-for-275 (52.4%).

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OA594: Impeach Clarence Thomas

It's a breakdown I've been begging Andrew to do for months and it's finally here! The case for why the House should start impeachment proceedings for Clarence Thomas.

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OA593: Roe Was Never About a 'Right to Abortion'

It is absurd to say "point to where in the Constitution it says you have a right to an abortion." Legally speaking, there's something a lot deeper and more basic going on. As we all already know, t...

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