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T(&A)TTBE #44: Early Answer for Patrons!

This was a fiendishly hard question, as evidenced by the fact that both Thomas and guest Andrew Seidel got the question wrong.  Oh, and Thomas's Second-Chance Law Firm also got the quest...

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OA110: Gun Control After Las Vegas & Two Trips To Yodel Mountain

Today's rapid-response episode begins with a discussion of the tragedy in Las Vegas and whether we can do anything about it.  Before you dig in, you might want to take a refresher on our two-part...

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Law'd Awful Movies #11: The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

So sorry for the delay! At long last, here it is! This one was... a movie.

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Patron QnA 4!

Andrew gets some questions on Serial and other stuff! Sorry this was late, LAM11 is coming soon!

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OA109: The GOP Tax Plan's Big Lie (& More!)

Today's show discusses:

A)  The Jones Act and Puerto Rico;
B)  The GOP's tax plan; and
C)  Oral arguments in the Zarda v. Altitude Express case we discussed back i...

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TTTBE #43: Early Post for Patrons, Travel Day Edition

I'm flying back from Utah today, but the answer was "D."  This was a difficult question because the "C" and "D" answers were so close, but I want to give a special shout-out to Derek Billings, wh...

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OA108: State Sponsored Patriotism in the NFL (& So Much MORE!)

 

Today's episode hits on some timely news stories, including Trump's latest kerfuffle with the NFL.

In the pre-show, we talk a little bit about the Graham-Cassidy Bill, whi...

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Patron QnA 3!


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OA107: Adnan Syed Obviously Did It (Also: You Can Learn About Patents!)

Today's super-sized show -- at long last! --  discusses season 1 of the Serial podcast.  Even if you haven't heard Serial, we think you'll enjoy this application ...

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TTTBE #42: Early Answer for Patrons, Post-Airport Edition

The answer was "D," and Thomas's amazing 9-question winning streak (sadly) has come to an end.  He's currently at 24-for-42 (57.1%) overall.

Most of you were split roughly equa...

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OA 106: Elections Have Consequences! Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders & the DNC Lawsuit

In this episode, we discuss a number of political stories making the rounds.

First, "Yodel Mountain" returns with a look at the recent CNN story showing that the FBI obtained a FISA court warrant fo...

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OA105: More Gay Wedding Cakes

 

Today's show discusses everyone's favorite non-issue:  whether bigots who bake cakes for a living can discriminate against gays.

We begin with a lightning round of questions taken ...

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LAM #11 Poll

These are the five highest-voted (by "hearts") movies from the suggestions thread, so vote for whichever one film you most want to inflict on us and Chris Kluwe!

Poll closes Tuesday at midnight...

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TTTBE #41: Early Answer for Patrons!

The question asked whether, in a murder investigation where the police found a left shoe imprint at the crime scene, the right shoe found at the defendant's house would be admissible...

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OA104: Equifax, Class Actions, Sham Marriages & Redistricting!

Our jam-packed "breaking news" episode covers some of the biggest stories trending at the moment, including the Equifax breach.

First, Closed Arguments returns by tackling a proposal from friend of ...

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LAM 11: Pick a Movie w/our surprise guest!

Okay, patrons, guess what?  You get SUPER SECRET advance knowledge of our next Law'd Awful Movies (#11) where we feature ex-NFL punter, social activist, humanist, and all-around good-guy Chris Kl...

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OA103: We Defend Trump, Part 2!

Today's show discusses the Trump budget, scientist Kevin Folta's defamation lawsuit, and the recent debt ceiling deal struck between Trump and Democrats.

In the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, t...

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TTTBE #40: Early Answer for Patrons!

For the first time ever -- as you'll hear during Tuesday's show -- Thomas got the bar answer correct, and Andrew got it wrong.

(Andrew's in pretty good company here; friend of the show and ...

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OA102: The Utah Nurse, DACA, & Disaster Relief

This week's "breaking news" episode covers three of the biggest stories trending at the moment:  the Utah nurse who was arrested for standing up for her patient's rights; Trump's repeal of DACA; ...

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OA101: DreamHost and Free Speech

Today's show discusses the free speech issues surrounding the Trump administration issuing a search warrant to DreamHost in connection with its hosting of a website critical of the Trump administratio...

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QnA3 Featuring the New Intro! (And Baby Phoebe..)

This was recorded as a live video broadcast but because Andrew still has robot problems I wanted to make sure to post the higher quality audio for yous.

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Live patron QnA 2!

With special guest star Phoebe Opening Arguments Smith!

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Law'd Awful Movies #10: The Chamber

What's that? You want another terrible John Grisham 90s law movie starring Gene Hackman? Well we've got the absolute worst one, and Sam from Comedy Shoeshine is back to help us out with it!

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OA100: Trump's Trans Ban & Arpaio Pardon

This week's "breaking news" episode covers two of the biggest Trump stories right now:  the ban on trans soldiers in the military, and the President's pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

First, thoug...

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OA99: Q&A Extravaganza!

Today's show is an hour-plus-long question & answer session answers some (but not all!) of the 110 questi...

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TTTBE #38: Early Answer for Patrons!

This week's question was apparently a difficult one; most of the people who tweeted at us guessed "A," when the answer was, in fact, C.  This means Thomas is now riding high on a six-que...

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OA98: More Sovereign Citizen Madness!

If you or anyone you know has ever cared what color the fringe on the U.S. flag is, you will not want to miss this episode.  Yes, by popular request, we once again tackle the wild and wacky world...

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Open Thread for Show Intro Clips

This is the place to upload your suggestions for the show intro. Please hit the heart on the selections you like. Some general guidelines:

* each clip should be 10-15 seconds in length. We c...

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OA97: What Can Your Employer Fire You For?

Today's show deals with a number of issues that all surround what your employer can (and cannot) fire you for.

First, we begin by revisiting the "Google manifesto" topic from 2017-08-21 19:42:20 +0000 UTC View Post

OA96: Understanding Charlottesville

Today's special episode devotes all three segments to the tragedy in Charlottesville, VA.

First, the guys answer a question regarding the police declaration that the Unite the Right rally as an "unl...

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