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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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OA708: Stormy Daniels Strikes Back!

OA708: Stormy Daniels Strikes Back!

Today, Liz and Andrew tackle the rumors swirling around the Manhattan DA's office that Donald Trump is about to be indicted in connection with the 2016 payment of hush money to adult film star Storm…

00:46:04  |   Thu 16 Mar 2023
OA707: Peter Navarro Gets Spanked By Government In Presidential Records Case With Major Implications For Trump

OA707: Peter Navarro Gets Spanked By Government In Presidential Records Case With Major Implications For Trump

Today, Liz and Andrew break down the DOJ's sweeping win "in replevin" against Trump loyalist goon Peter Navarro. What's replevin? Why do we care? Listen and find out for this case that has significa…

00:52:47  |   Tue 14 Mar 2023
OA706: Flynn

OA706: Flynn "Sold Out" His Country... and Now He's Suing It!

Liz and Andrew break down the latest LOLsuit from Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

You may recall Gen. Flynn from screeching "Lock Her Up!" on the campaign trail while surreptitiously serving as an unautho…

01:00:48  |   Mon 13 Mar 2023
OA705: Can Dominion Really Take Down Fox News??

OA705: Can Dominion Really Take Down Fox News??

THIS IS AN EPISODE YOU'LL WANT TO SHARE!

Today, Liz and Andrew break down the latest developments in Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox News. You know some of the salacious det…

00:58:14  |   Fri 10 Mar 2023
OA704: Democrats Play Offense On January 6!

OA704: Democrats Play Offense On January 6!

Today, Liz and Andrew break down how the Democrats are playing offense with respect to Republican efforts to gaslight America and whitewash the findings of the January 6th Committee.

Specifically,…

00:54:17  |   Thu 09 Mar 2023
OA703: You Win a Toy Yoda! And 100 Grand!

OA703: You Win a Toy Yoda! And 100 Grand!

Today, Liz and Andrew provide an update on the new Republican broadside against Fani Willis in Georgia before breaking down the law around bad April Fool's Day jokes.

Notes New York Times article …

00:47:55  |   Tue 07 Mar 2023
OA702: Will Donald Trump Be Held Civilly Liable for Inciting the January 6th Insurrection?

OA702: Will Donald Trump Be Held Civilly Liable for Inciting the January 6th Insurrection?

Today, Liz and Andrew break down the latest developments in Blassingame v. Trump, a set of consolidated cases pending in the DC Circuit that will affect whether Donald Trump will have to compensate …

00:51:38  |   Mon 06 Mar 2023
OA701: Fox's Defamation F-Tussle and the Texas Broodmare Tax

OA701: Fox's Defamation F-Tussle and the Texas Broodmare Tax

Today, Liz and Andrew break down two stories that are all over the news: a proposed new bill in Texas that is an assault on both marriage equality and families. And then we have an update on how Do…

00:57:31  |   Fri 03 Mar 2023
OA699: Will Scumbag Payday Lenders Use the Supreme Court to Crush Liz Warren's Dreams??

OA699: Will Scumbag Payday Lenders Use the Supreme Court to Crush Liz Warren's Dreams??

Today, Liz and Andrew take a deep dive into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, a case that the Supreme Court just granted certiorari to revi…

00:47:26  |   Thu 02 Mar 2023
OA700: Rumors Of Trump's Testimony In Strzok Suit May Be Greatly Exaggerated

OA700: Rumors Of Trump's Testimony In Strzok Suit May Be Greatly Exaggerated

You may have seen the news accounts that a court ordered Donald Trump (and FBI director Chris Wray) to be deposed in connection with a lawsuit. Well, today, Liz and Andrew break down the DOJ's ongoi…

00:54:47  |   Tue 28 Feb 2023
OA698: Will Clarence Thomas Break the Internet? (Probably Not.)

OA698: Will Clarence Thomas Break the Internet? (Probably Not.)

Liz and Andrew break down a much-requested case, Gonzalez v. Google, that the Supreme Court just heard on oral argument. Will it break the Internet? Listen and find out!

Notes Legal Eagle video ht…

00:51:24  |   Mon 27 Feb 2023
OA697: Feelin' the Brn(ovich)

OA697: Feelin' the Brn(ovich)

Today is one of those good news/bad news episodes. In good news, Arizona has shined some light on a report that election denier Mark Brnovich tried to bury regarding (nonexistent) voter fraud and th…

00:59:00  |   Fri 24 Feb 2023
OA696: In Which James O'Keefe Pretends to Be A Journalist

OA696: In Which James O'Keefe Pretends to Be A Journalist

Today, Liz and Andrew visit the strange world of James O'Keefe and his agitprop outfit, Project Veritas. Along the way we'll learn about a bunch of cases, the law of prior restraint, and much, much …

00:55:52  |   Thu 23 Feb 2023
OA695: Ken Paxton Isn't the Boss of You

OA695: Ken Paxton Isn't the Boss of You

Today, Liz and Andrew tackle some listener feedback, resume their discussion of the crime-fraud exception, and end with perhaps Ken Paxton's craziest lawsuit (and that's saying a lot)!

Notes Feder…

00:52:49  |   Tue 21 Feb 2023
OA694: Dominion v. Fox: Defamation Suits Are Hard But Shutting Up is Harder

OA694: Dominion v. Fox: Defamation Suits Are Hard But Shutting Up is Harder

Today is one of those shows you'll want to share around. EVERYONE is talking about the bombshell revelations from Fox News, but only Liz and Andrew can help you understand how we got here and what i…

00:55:24  |   Mon 20 Feb 2023
OA693: Is It A Good Thing When Your Lawyer Is Subpoenaed by a Grand Jury to Testify Against You? (No.)

OA693: Is It A Good Thing When Your Lawyer Is Subpoenaed by a Grand Jury to Testify Against You? (No.)

Today is a Rapid Response Friday, and Liz and Andrew break down all the developments with the two grand juries convened by Jack Smith to investigate Donald Trump's various crimes. Oh, and we also an…

01:06:30  |   Fri 17 Feb 2023
OA693: Mike Pence Can't Testify Against Trump, 'Cause He's a Senator Now!

OA693: Mike Pence Can't Testify Against Trump, 'Cause He's a Senator Now!

In today's episode, Andrew and Liz briefly discuss the breaking news that Mike Pence intends to assert the "speech or debate clause" as a reason to protect insurrectionists, delve into Ken Paxton's …

01:02:51  |   Thu 16 Feb 2023
OA691: Donald Trump and the Magical Classified Nightlight

OA691: Donald Trump and the Magical Classified Nightlight

Today, Liz and Andrew break down a number of stories, all of which are bad news for Donald Trump, and we put all of them into the context of Trump's crimes. We also preview the forthcoming release o…

00:59:42  |   Wed 15 Feb 2023
OA690: Jack Smith Speaks Softly but Carries a Big Subpoena

OA690: Jack Smith Speaks Softly but Carries a Big Subpoena

In today's episode, Liz and Andrew break down all the developments in the two federal criminal investigations pending about former President Donald Trump that have been delegated to Special Counsel …

00:55:15  |   Mon 13 Feb 2023
OA689: Lawsuit or Interpretive Dance? Why Not Both!

OA689: Lawsuit or Interpretive Dance? Why Not Both!

Today's episode begins with a brief mention of the breaking news about Mike Pence that we will be covering in depth as soon as we know more!

Then, we look at a couple of lawsuits and learn why Liz…

00:48:31  |   Fri 10 Feb 2023
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