OA1108 - A Coup in Search of a Legal Theory
We commemorate the fourth anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection by remembering the two elite lawyers who bear significant personal, moral...
2025-01-06 07:23:53 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1107 - Chief Justice John Roberts has used his annual end-of-the-year report to remind us that federal judges should not accept luxury vacations from billionaires, fly insurrectionist flags on an...
2025-01-03 06:16:42 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year, our fine patrons! Matt and Thomas will be back at it tomorrow to work on the first rapid response episode of 2025 and, like always, we'd love to hear what legal stories have piqued ...
2025-01-01 19:57:19 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1106 and T3BE53
The Law'd Awful Movies this month was so much fun, I wanted to give everyone the first ~30 minutes of it. After that, it's the usual Thomas Takes the Bar Exam answer to Q52 ...
2025-01-01 02:45:31 +0000 UTC View Post
... and he might actually be right! Listen in and hear why.
OA1105 - Harvard Law professor and anti-corruption advocate Lawrence Lessig is almost certainly the only person on Earth to have ha...
2024-12-30 09:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt has been WAY too long since we've connected live. Come join the OA crew (that's right - Matt AND Heather will also be there, joining Thomas and Lydia!) on Tuesday, ...
2024-12-30 07:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1104 - America's Dismayor, and other great stories to help close out 2024 on a positive note!
Rudy Giuliani’s long, greasy slide from the heights of New York power seems to be ending in t...
2024-12-27 10:41:41 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1103 - Is human intelligence necessarily more rational and just than artificial intelligence? How involved should AI be in our law and government? Professor Aziz Huq of the University of Chicago ...
2024-12-23 08:59:09 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1102 - Why is the state of New York charging Luigi Mangione as a terrorist? And why have federal charges been filed in this case at all? We consider before moving on to try to locate any actual l...
2024-12-20 06:16:21 +0000 UTC View PostRapid Response Friday is coming up again already! OA wants to know - what stories have piqued your interest this week? Comment below with your burning legal-explainer needs!
Don'...
2024-12-18 18:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1101 - You know... that super woke institution... the US Military... well, NO LONGER! Trump's man for the job is a real piece of work. And if you don't believe us, take it from his own mom. As us...
2024-12-18 10:48:40 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1100 - Donald Trump’s promises of “mass deportation” have been dominating the headlines, but what do we actually know about what the coming administration is planning--and who should actual...
2024-12-16 06:23:25 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1099 - Superstar Gavel Gavel contributor Liz Skeen joins to answer all of your questions about the arrest of Luigi Mangione and the charges he will soon be facing for his alleged sh...
2024-12-13 09:20:21 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Wednesday, all! OA is all ears - what stories have piqued your interest this week? Comment below with your burning legal-explainer needs!
Don't forget - use that heart butt...
2024-12-11 22:27:52 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1098/T3BE51 - We conclude our review of Trump’s immigration enforcement team with the man behind Donald Trump’s immigration policies.. Who is Steven Miller, and why? You...
2024-12-11 10:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1097 - Trump's Staff Infection, Vol. 5
Donald Trump has just reiterated his intentions for mass immigration enforcement in a Sunday Meet the Press interview, and Lydia joins for a ...
2024-12-09 08:56:34 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1096 - The President of the United States has just pardoned a blood relative and it’s--fine, actually. We review the full pardon of Hunter Biden in the greater context of presidential pardons b...
2024-12-06 09:16:47 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1095 - Trump's Staff Infection, part 4 plus T3BE50!
Lydia Smith joins us once again to take us through another volume of Trump's Staff Infection. This...
2024-12-04 21:35:51 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1094 - Denaturalization and an executive order revoking birthright citizenship for children of undocumented parents have both been in the news a lot recently, and Matt would like everyone to take...
2024-12-02 09:46:16 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1093 - In this episode recorded on Thanksgiving Day, two vegetarians carve up the Canadian turkey born Aubrey Drake Graham. Are Drake’s exploratory legal actions against Universal Music in resp...
2024-11-29 20:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1092 plus T3BE49 - we continue our conversation with Somali-American author and advocate Abdi Nor Iftin.
Then, it's answer time for T3BE question 48, and our new question 49! Play along on...
2024-11-27 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1091 - We are honored to welcome Somali-American author and advocate Abdi Nor Iftin for the first of a 2-part Thanksgiving episode dedicated with gratitude to the incredible efforts that so many ...
2024-11-27 11:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostDue to the holiday, we'll be recording this week's rapid response a day earlier, so here's the thread for you fine patrons a day earlier! Tell us - what do you want to hear OA cover this week?...
2024-11-26 19:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! Matt and I recorded a really cool thing, but it's extra long and so instead of this normal Sunday night release, I'm going to edit the whole thing and get it out tomorrow, but it will es...
2024-11-25 06:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1090 - It's an ALL GOOD NEWS EPISODE! It exists, and there is plenty of it. Positive vibes only for today's dose of practical hope.
And right when you think it can't g...
2024-11-22 08:14:36 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Wednesday, all! Tell us - what do you want to hear OA cover this week? Comment below with your burning legal-explainer needs!
Don't forget - use that heart button to vote s...
2024-11-20 19:59:35 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1089 - Trump's Staff Infection, part 3 plus T3BE48!
In this installment of Fashwatch’s continuing review of Trump’s incoming legal team, we take a...
2024-11-20 10:23:08 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1088 - Trump's Staff Infection Vol. 2
With special guest Lydia Smith! Matt explains why only lawyers can truly destroy the rule of law before Lydia reviews what Project 2025 has planned for...
2024-11-18 09:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post
OA 1087 - We examine how the incoming President and his administration are already breaking the law with his transition team before taking on his announced intention to subvert the Constitution--an...
2024-11-15 10:13:43 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1086 - We're modifying the schedule a little! Introducing fash-watch with Lydia. We're going to keep a very watchful eye on Trump's incoming government. We're starting this week with the EPA Admi...
2024-11-13 11:13:13 +0000 UTC View Post