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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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OA669: The Witnesses Against Donald Trump

OA669: The Witnesses Against Donald Trump

So much more from the Jan. 6th committee is out, and that means our esteemed Andrew Torrez stole away from holiday cheer to read hundreds and hundreds of pages of documents. What do they reveal? If …

01:04:07  |   Fri 30 Dec 2022
OA668: A New Case Right Wing Sources Are Blatantly Lying About

OA668: A New Case Right Wing Sources Are Blatantly Lying About

Calling all Uncles Frank for a frank but respectful breakdown of how your right wing media sources are simply not telling you the truth. A laughably terrible "Supreme Court Petition" is going to "Re…

01:01:53  |   Tue 27 Dec 2022
OA667: The Referrals Have Been Made. Now What Will It Take To Convict?

OA667: The Referrals Have Been Made. Now What Will It Take To Convict?

Andrew gives us that signature OA approach, having read every case relevant to the law Trump has potentially violated. What does the case law tell us about how to convict him?

For full links and d…

00:59:36  |   Fri 23 Dec 2022
OA666: This Week on Liz's LOLsuits

OA666: This Week on Liz's LOLsuits

Alright look we forgot it was episode 666. But Trump has sued the Pulitzer committee and it is HILARIOUS. And... satanic? Ok no but we can pretend. Liz Dye is here with the breakdown!

00:46:45  |   Thu 22 Dec 2022
OA665: Kari Lake Should Have Quit Several Sanctionable Lawsuits Ago. And Yet She Hasn't.

OA665: Kari Lake Should Have Quit Several Sanctionable Lawsuits Ago. And Yet She Hasn't.

Andrew breaks down several lawsuits that threaten Democracy, albeit incredibly ineptly and feebly. They are hilariously terrible.

Links: Kari Lake's Lawyers Lose Election Suit, Win Sanctions, La…

00:43:36  |   Tue 20 Dec 2022
OA664: Trustees Call BS on Alex Jones's Bankruptcy Shenanigans

OA664: Trustees Call BS on Alex Jones's Bankruptcy Shenanigans

Andrew untangles the vast web of Alex Jones's bankruptcy and uses it as an opportunity to educate us on bankruptcy law! Chapter 7 vs 11 vs... 5? Find out what it all means and why no one is buying A…

00:41:14  |   Mon 19 Dec 2022
OA663: Elon Dumps 42 Million More Shares of Tesla

OA663: Elon Dumps 42 Million More Shares of Tesla

and does other totally normal things that indicate everything is completely awesome with him. Why is he offloading so much stock? And he isn't the only one. What does it say about Tesla? (btw we rec…

00:56:39  |   Fri 16 Dec 2022
OA662: The Nothingburger Twitter Files

OA662: The Nothingburger Twitter Files

It's another Lizisode! Liz Dye takes us through the very insidious lying nonsense that is the Twitter files. It's infuriating.

00:45:03  |   Thu 15 Dec 2022
OA661: Monster Cable and the Best CnD Response Ever

OA661: Monster Cable and the Best CnD Response Ever

Once upon a time, there was a company that sold incredibly overpriced cables... When that well went dry, they moved onto patent trolling. This is the story of when they attempted to patent troll the…

00:54:20  |   Tue 13 Dec 2022
OA660: Alex Jones... Declares... (personal) BANKRUPTCYYYYYY

OA660: Alex Jones... Declares... (personal) BANKRUPTCYYYYYY

We here at Opening Arguments enjoy documenting just how many different ways Alex Jones is financially f@cked. He added another bankruptcy to his collection, and like the previous ones, this one is l…

00:44:08  |   Mon 12 Dec 2022
OA659: Trump Is Ffffffffffbleeped

OA659: Trump Is Ffffffffffbleeped

So many good news episodes lately! The Trump Org found guilty on like a lot of counts, No 11th circuit appeal on the special master bullsh, more classified docs found, Jack Smith issues subpoenas...…

01:05:56  |   Fri 09 Dec 2022
NO AD RE-POST OA658: Judge Slams Kari Lake Legal Team for

NO AD RE-POST OA658: Judge Slams Kari Lake Legal Team for "false, misleading, and unsupported" Claims

Hey folks,

The auto ad tehcnology is what makes the 4 episode a week schedule possible. However, it's also something that I have no control over. There seems to be some issue on the server side. The …

00:38:27  |   Thu 08 Dec 2022
OA658: Judge Slams Kari Lake Legal Team for

OA658: Judge Slams Kari Lake Legal Team for "false, misleading, and unsupported" Claims

Yikes... We're once again joined by the great Liz Dye! This time, she's here to breakdown the absolute shellacking Dershowitz and co. recieved for being horrible lying pieces of sh!t and terrible la…

00:38:27  |   Thu 08 Dec 2022
OA657: Devin Nunes Defamation Suit Against Rachel Maddow Survives Motion to Dismiss. HOW!?

OA657: Devin Nunes Defamation Suit Against Rachel Maddow Survives Motion to Dismiss. HOW!?

Everyone's favorite 1st Amendment understander Devin Nunes has sued cow after twitter cow and it obviously has all gone nowhere. BUT, his defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow has survived a moti…

00:57:18  |   Tue 06 Dec 2022
OA656: Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Sedition!

OA656: Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Sedition!

Wow it's almost like there really was an armed coup on January 6th on our nation's Capital. Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Megs have been found guilty of sedition. But when it comes to their sentencing...…

00:46:16  |   Mon 05 Dec 2022
OA655: 11th Circuit Slaps Down Judge Cannon!

OA655: 11th Circuit Slaps Down Judge Cannon!

It's a bit of a good news show! The Respect for Marriage Act has passed the Senate! Justice Alito was ratted out by a Rev. Schenck. And, the 11th Circuit delivered a whopper of a decision putting an…

00:58:24  |   Fri 02 Dec 2022
OA654: The E. Jean Carroll Suit Has Not Gone Away. In Fact, It Just Got Much Worse For Trump

OA654: The E. Jean Carroll Suit Has Not Gone Away. In Fact, It Just Got Much Worse For Trump

We're once again joined by the incredible Liz Dye to update us (and remind us of the backstory...) on the E. Jean Carroll suit. Or now, SUITS! She has been able to file another suit against Trump du…

00:37:48  |   Wed 30 Nov 2022
OA653: Disney Sued Over Frozen 2 Song - MUSIC LAW!

OA653: Disney Sued Over Frozen 2 Song - MUSIC LAW!

What happens when Thomas preps a music law episode but Andrew also preps a music law episode? You get basically 2 episodes in 1! Given that we just moved to our more frequent schedule, we definitely…

01:54:07  |   Tue 29 Nov 2022
OA652: Another REALLY Bad Week for Alex Jones...

OA652: Another REALLY Bad Week for Alex Jones...

... and his terrible f*cking attorneys. You love to see it.

00:56:27  |   Mon 28 Nov 2022
OA651: Special Counsel Jack Smith is Bad News for Trump

OA651: Special Counsel Jack Smith is Bad News for Trump

The fact that Garland has appointed a Special Counsel means an indictment is not coming in the very immediate future. HOWEVER, everything we know about Jack Smith tells us that this is a very seriou…

01:00:43  |   Thu 24 Nov 2022
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