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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!

Politics Law News
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
65 minutes
Episodes
1132
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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OA728: FOX Blinks First!

OA728: FOX Blinks First!

Liz and Andrew update you on three stories stealing all the headlines: the Dominion-Fox settlement, what's going on at the Supreme Court with mifepristone, and a tale of two.. Fulton Counties??

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00:53:07  |   Thu 20 Apr 2023
OA727: No, Dominion Did Not Just 'Walk Away' From Half a Billion Dollars

OA727: No, Dominion Did Not Just 'Walk Away' From Half a Billion Dollars

Today, Liz and Andrew go out on a limb and discuss reasons why the Dominion v. Fox defamation trial scheduled to start today was postponed for a day. Along the way, they break down Fox's latest moti…

00:51:49  |   Tue 18 Apr 2023
OA726: Will SCOTUS Abort the Fifth Circuit's Insane Mifepristone Ruling??

OA726: Will SCOTUS Abort the Fifth Circuit's Insane Mifepristone Ruling??

Liz and Andrew work through the best arguments being raised by the DOJ in its emergency Supreme Court petition to stay the 5th Circuit's mifepristone ruling. Will any of them work? Listen and find ou…
01:03:05  |   Mon 17 Apr 2023
OA725: The Future of Mifepristone

OA725: The Future of Mifepristone

In this SUPER-SIZED episode, Liz and Andrew look beneath the headlines and correct misimpressions regarding both E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump and the 5th Circuit's mifep…

01:11:56  |   Fri 14 Apr 2023
OA724: Alvin Bragg, No Longer Chickensh*t?

OA724: Alvin Bragg, No Longer Chickensh*t?

After updating you on a bunch of cases, Liz and Andrew break down Alvin Bragg's just-filed lawsuit against Jim Jordan.

In the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew break down a recent D.C. Circuit ruling wit…

01:02:26  |   Thu 13 Apr 2023
OA723: Right-Wing Judges Take the Money and Run… Away With Your Civil Rights

OA723: Right-Wing Judges Take the Money and Run… Away With Your Civil Rights

Liz and Andrew tackle three stories: an update on the dueling mifepristone rulings in Texas and Washington, Clarence Thomas's latest corrupt activities, and (for patrons) an update on Steve Bannon's …

00:52:59  |   Tue 11 Apr 2023
OA722: Right-Wing Judge Appointed to the Bench to Ban Abortion... Bans Abortion

OA722: Right-Wing Judge Appointed to the Bench to Ban Abortion... Bans Abortion

Today, Liz and Andrew break down Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's late-night Friday stay order that essentially overrules the FDA and removes mifepristone (the abortion pill) from the list of approved drugs…

00:53:50  |   Mon 10 Apr 2023
OA721: Lock Him Up 6: Evaluating the NY Charges Against Trump

OA721: Lock Him Up 6: Evaluating the NY Charges Against Trump

Liz and Andrew evaluate the Trump indictment and answer listener questions as well as a Just Security article critiquing their position.   The Patreon bonus contains a deep dive into an Andrew We…
01:11:02  |   Fri 07 Apr 2023
OA720: LOCK HIM UP 5: No, Really, Just Lock Him Up Already

OA720: LOCK HIM UP 5: No, Really, Just Lock Him Up Already

THIS IS IT! We finally have a copy of the 34-count indictment against Donald Trump by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, as well as the supporting Statement of Facts. Liz and Andrew break it ALL down for you,…

01:12:45  |   Wed 05 Apr 2023
OA719: Serial's Adnan Syed & the Elected Prosecutor: A Match Made in Baltimore

OA719: Serial's Adnan Syed & the Elected Prosecutor: A Match Made in Baltimore

On the cusp of Former President Donald Trump's arraignment, Liz and Andrew break down the recent Maryland Appellate Court's decision in Lee v. Maryland concerning Adnan Syed and the Baltimore State'…

00:44:05  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
OA718: Why Fox News

OA718: Why Fox News "Has a Nuanced Approach to Falsity"

Today, Liz and Andrew break down the latest ruling in Delaware granting Dominion partial summary judgment in its defamation lawsuit against Fox. Learn exactly why this is a devastating ruling and wh…

00:55:38  |   Mon 03 Apr 2023
OA717: LOCK HIM UP 4: Trump Gets Indicted, DeSantis Gets Spanked

OA717: LOCK HIM UP 4: Trump Gets Indicted, DeSantis Gets Spanked

HERE IT IS! Liz and Andrew begin the show by reacting to the news of Trump's indictment while we await the actual copy of the document.

After that, the team breaks down how Disney outmaneuvered th…

01:02:45  |   Fri 31 Mar 2023
OA 716: Jim Jordan is Not Alvin Bragg's Daddy

OA 716: Jim Jordan is Not Alvin Bragg's Daddy

Liz and Andrew break down several developments in the ongoing effort to hold Trump accountable, including the back-and-forth between Jim Jordan's "Committee on Oversight" and Manhattan DA Alvin Bra…

01:07:10  |   Thu 30 Mar 2023
OA715: Fox Blunders Into Dumpster Fire Lawsuit. No, A Different One.

OA715: Fox Blunders Into Dumpster Fire Lawsuit. No, A Different One.

Today, Liz and Andrew break down (former) Fox News producer Abby Grossberg's lawsuit against Fox, and what implications it may have for Dominion's pending $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

01:01:08  |   Tue 28 Mar 2023
OA714: Gonna Be Hard for Steve Bannon's Sugar Daddy to Write Those Checks From Prison

OA714: Gonna Be Hard for Steve Bannon's Sugar Daddy to Write Those Checks From Prison

Liz and Andrew break down the strange criminal indictment of Guo Wengui a.k.a. a lot of other names, grifter to the stars and patron to Steve Bannon, and discuss the larger implications of the far…

00:48:47  |   Mon 27 Mar 2023
OA713: State AGs Sue Anthony Fauci For... Booting Them Off Twitter??

OA713: State AGs Sue Anthony Fauci For... Booting Them Off Twitter??

With a slight break from Trump, Liz and Andrew turn to the pernicious effects of Trump's many, many appointments to the federal judiciary and how it's almost impossible to distinguish nonsense from …

00:51:21  |   Fri 24 Mar 2023
OA712: LOCK HIM UP 3: Rise of the Machines

OA712: LOCK HIM UP 3: Rise of the Machines

In our third of three episodes about potential criminal charges against Donald Trump, Liz and Andrew break down recent developments in the Jack Smith grand juries, including an order by Judge Beryl …

00:40:13  |   Thu 23 Mar 2023
OA711: LOCK HIM UP 2: The Secret of the Ooze

OA711: LOCK HIM UP 2: The Secret of the Ooze

Yesterday, Liz and Andrew brought you a bit of a bummer - but an accurate one - regarding the pending indictment of Donald Trump in New York. Today, they bring you the good news about yet another pe…

00:57:51  |   Tue 21 Mar 2023
OA710: LOCK HIM UP (?!)

OA710: LOCK HIM UP (?!)

THIS IS IT! Liz and Andrew answer all your legal questions regarding the anticipated imminent indictment of Donald Trump.

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01:00:53  |   Mon 20 Mar 2023
OA709: The Law of

OA709: The Law of "March Madness!"

Today, Liz and Andrew take a break from the world of politics (except for Patrons) to bring you the history and law surrounding "March Madness," including whether it was legal to fill out your brack…

00:45:26  |   Fri 17 Mar 2023
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