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OA541: Monica Miller on Happy the Elephant and Legal Personhood for Animals

After our episode on Cocaine Hippos, we were contacted by previous guest and all-star attorney Monica Miller about the efforts to free Happy the Elephant. Monica works with the Nonhuman Rights Proj...

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Miss Ashley's for the Week of Nov. 4th

SO many good stories!

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#T3BE 250 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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OA540: The Bizarre Case of Steven Donziger

It's one of the most requested stories for OA to cover – Steven Donziger won billions in judgment against Chevron in an Ecuadorian court in 2011. Then Chevron fought back. Now, 10 years after the...

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QnA 48 audio

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We're live for QnA 48!

Come join us!

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#T3BE 249 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas gets back in the win column along with the coin, both correctly picking (C).  He's now 131-for-249 (52.6%), while the coin improves to 10-for-24 (41.7%) View Post

OA539: Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Hippos Are People, My Friend (?)

It's time for a good old fashioned low stakes fun legal deep dive! Get ready to learn what on Earth this episode title even means! Before that, we've got some Thomas was allegedly wrong about duck ...

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OA538: The Rittenhouse Trial Instructions, Explained

Yet another packed episode! Our main story is what's really going on with the Rittenhouse Trial Instructions. You might have seen the coverage stating that the victims can't be called victims but c...

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#T3BE 249 - Full Question Text for Patrons

The triumphant return of #T3BE!

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The Triumphant Return of Miss Ashley's!

Oh man, you won't want to miss this!

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Q&A Thread! Tuesday 11/2 at 4 pm Pacific / 7 Eastern

You know the deal!  Post your questions here and upvote with the heart the ones you want answered.

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OA537: Why CA Prop 22 Was Ruled Unconstitutional

Another classic deep dive! You might remember California passing AB5, which sought to elevate so-called "gig economy" workers from independent contractors to full on employees. It was not a perfect...

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OA536: The Tennessee Judge Who Keeps Jailing Kids

So much in today's episode! First: a Thomas rant on police striking and quitting over the COVID vaccine. Next: a brief look into Striketober and when Reagan ruined unions. Third: Steve Bannon conte...

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OA535: Roe is Doomed. Contraceptives Could Be Next - Part 2

This is part 2 of the deep-dive into Griswold v Connecticut. If you didn't catch part 1, make sure to listen! It's View Post

OA534: State and Federal Agencies Now Fighting EACH OTHER in Blizzard Activision Case

Our own Andrew Torrez broke this news while on vacation, no less! Here's an 2021-10-15 08:09:12 +0000 UTC View Post

#T3BE 248 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas got this one wrong, picking (A).  The coin also got it wrong, going with (C).  In reality, the right answer was (B) -- this is a corner case of revoking acceptance of goods under t...

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OA533: Roe is Doomed. Contraceptives Could Be Next

Today is part 1 of a much needed but quite dire deep-dive. The case is Griswold v. Connecticut, which may be familiar even to the layperson. It's what gives us the right to buy contraceptives and n...

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Breaking News - Activision

Andrew dug deep into the documents and there’s a potential conflict of interest that could imperil the entire California state investigation of Activision Blizzard. Read all about it and view th...

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OA532: OK I'll Bite What is the Debt Ceiling

If that's something you've been too afraid to say lately, this is the episode for you! Andrew breaks down the history of the debt ceiling, and why it is as pointless as it is potentially catastroph...

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Miss Ashley's Stories in the News

For the week of 10/7

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#T3BE 248 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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#T3BE 247 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas got this one right, too, and for the right reasons -- breach of contract will render the plaintiff whole, so the answer is (A), $150.  Thomas is now 130-for-247 (52.6%)...

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OA531: Pop-law! Nirvana Sued by the Nevermind Baby; and a #FreeBritney Update!

Everyone's favorite Ace Associate, Morgan Stringer, is back for another rousing edition of Morgan's Pop-law! So many of you asked us about the Nirvana lawsuit, so we've got the full breakdown for y...

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OA530: Andrew Testifies to Congress on Christian Healthshare Ministries!

Mr. Torrez went to Washington! Ok ok, not quite as glamorous as all that, but Andrew DID testify via Skype in a closed door congressional hearing about Christian Healthshare Ministries! How cool is...

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OA 530 Show Notes

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#T3BE 246 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas got this one right, nailing the analysis and everything, and picking (D)!  The coin, on the other hand, whiffed badly, picking (A).  Thomas is now 129-for-246 (52.4%) View Post

OA529: The Weird Al Deep-Dive We Didn't Know We Desperately Needed

Alright so... we got a lot of emails from our satire-related episode. Like a lot. And it all focused on the same one thing from a quick aside about Weird Al. Since then, a massive debate has taken ...

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OA528: Disgraced Ex-President Sues Niece Mary Trump

for... revealing the depths of the Trump family tax crimes. This suit...

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#T3BE 246 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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