Opening Arguments
Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas!
The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 1132
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Boeing Killed 346 People. So Why Did They Get a Sweetheart Deal?
Most criminal defendants can't kill 346 people and expect to get off with a light fine and three years of probation, but most criminal defendants are not The Boeing Company. In today's show, we exami…
The Mifepristone Case Is an Insult to the Concept of Standing
Episode 1018 - GOOD NEWS EPISODE!
It's positive vibes only as we celebrate the impending disbarment of MAGA law toadies John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark, the first but-actually-for-real-this-time Trump…
T3BE Week 7! Best Evidence and Contract Law
It's week 7, and it's a Next Generation of test. Make it so! Oh also, we're still dogged by controversy, #T3BEgate2.5 but we've got a fall guy and it's Matt. Question 12 was a repeat and Matt is to b…
Contractor Who Leaked Trump's Tax Return Gets 5 Years In Prison
Episode 1017
He had a plea agreement with the government which he thought would get him 8-14 months. He ended up with 5 years. What happened? Also, was this Democrats' version of January 6th Casey jo…
Judge Aileen Cannon Sucks - A Definitive Guide
Who is Aileen Cannon? Why is Aileen Cannon? We answer these important questions and many more in this brief review of the incomprehensible jurisprudence of the best federal judge in Fort Pierce, Flor…
T3BE Week 6 - ROCKED by Scandal #T3BEgate2
Massive controversy shakes T3BE to its core. Thomas and Matt respond to the international outcry and media firestorm generated by allegations that T3BE is using repeat questions.
After that, we get t…
Deported by an Immigration Court in a Strip Mall
Episode 1015 Part 2 of Azul's story
Folks... I implore you. I beg of you, please listen to this one all the way through. Azul tells us the rest of her story, and talks about where she is now, and it …
We Have A Ruling In Fani Willis Case - EMERGENCY POD
Judge Dismisses Some Trump Charges. Should We Be Worried?
T3BE Week 5! Personal Injury and Comparative Negligence
Arrested on Her 22nd Birthday. She Didn't Know She Was Undocumented.
Did the Trump Colorado Decision Make You Feel Crazy? You’re Not Alone.
T3BE Week 4! Firefighters' Rule and Interstate Commerce
MAGA Fascists Try To Ban Drag and Fail. Repeatedly.
A Tale of Two Dons in Criminal Court
T3BE Week 3! Drugs and Hearsay
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Project 2025 Is Terrifying
Embryos Are People, My Friend
T3BE Week 2!
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