OA566: Explosive Lawsuit Against the NFL Details Racial Bias
After being fired from the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores has filed a very serious lawsuit against the NFL for racial bias in hiring. This is absolutely huge news. Find out why the NFL is in serious trouble!
OA565: How Madison Cawthorn Could Be Kept off the Ballot
Check out this one WEIRD trick to…. *record scratch* wait a minute… it’s not a weird trick? Wow! Well, check out this one legitimate way in which Madison Cawthorn could be kept off the ballot! It turns out, the Constitution actually isn’t a super big fan of insurrections.
OA563: Microsoft, Activision, and Monopoly Law!
There was huge news in the gaming industry as Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Activision! You may remember Activision from such episodes as OA513: California v. Activision Blizzard, Inc in which we covered some of the disgusting sexist behavior that has landed the company in hot water.
OA561: Why Ghislaine Maxwell Could Get a New Trial
A juror lied about being a victim of sexual assault. Is that enough for Ghislaine Maxwell to get a new trial? Find out as Andrew brings us the legal deep dive. Also, GOOD NEWS! The Ohio Supreme Court struck down some gerrymandered maps. It’s fantastic news and we’re here to tell you all about it! Links: Rule 33.
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Every episode, legal expert Andrew and comic relief Thomas will tackle a popular legal topic and give you all the tools you need to understand the issue and win every argument you have on Facebook, with your Uncle Frank, or wherever someone is wrong on the Internet. It's law. It's politics. It's fun.
OA570: Sandy Hook Families Win Major Settlement
Today we have two very significant legal settlements in the news to break down! The families of Sandy Hook victims settled with Remington, but based on the terrible state of the law, this wasn't a guarantee.
OA569: Cawthorn Is as Bad at Picking Lawyers as He Is at Not Doing Insurrections
We've got a delightful update in the Madison Cawthorn "one totally legitimate effort" to keep him off the ballot! Cawthorn's lawyers made a truly pathetic attempt at an injunction. It's bad law, but good deep dive! Also, a big Opening Arguments was Right about the DHS saga from a few years ago.
OA568: How Christian Nationalism Fueled the Insurrection
Andrew Seidel returns to tell us about the report he and Amanda Tyler put together detailing how Christian Nationalism was central to the Jan. 6th Insurrection. The evidence is overwhelming and is often ignored by the media, so now is our chance to help get this vital information out to the world!
OA567: Pop-Law! Cardi B Wins Defamation Suit Against Worst Person on Earth
You think you know what a "bad document" is? You haven't seen anything like this! Keen listeners should know by now that winning a defamation suit as a famous person is a tough bar to clear. But, if the person you are suing is an absolute trainwreck and is possibly the worst person in the world, that bar can be cleared.
OA566: Explosive Lawsuit Against the NFL Details Racial Bias
After being fired from the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores has filed a very serious lawsuit against the NFL for racial bias in hiring. This is absolutely huge news. Find out why the NFL is in serious trouble!
OA565: How Madison Cawthorn Could Be Kept off the Ballot
Check out this one WEIRD trick to.... *record scratch* wait a minute... it's not a weird trick? Wow! Well, check out this one legitimate way in which Madison Cawthorn could be kept off the ballot! It turns out, the Constitution actually isn't a super big fan of insurrections.
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Opening Arguments is the show that pairs a real-life, Harvard-educated lawyer (Andrew) with an inquisitive host (Thomas). Every episode, Thomas and Andrew take on a popular legal topic and give you all the tools you need to understand the issue and win every argument you have on Facebook, with your Uncle Frank, or wherever someone is wrong on the Internet.#N#Thomas and Andrew have tackled the Stormy Daniels settlement agreement with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's emails, Jill Stein's recounts, the Emoluments clause, overtime regulations, Roe v. Wade, the wacky "sovereign citizen" movement, and much, much more! Our "deep dive" Tuesdays are in-depth explainers of complicated legal topics in the news such as Critical Race Theory, eminent domain, originalism and jurisprudence, and so much more.#N#It's law. It's politics. It's fun. We don't tell you what to think, we just set up the Opening Arguments.
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