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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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OA631: Updates on Trump Treason!

OA631: Updates on Trump Treason!

Listen as local attorney P. Andrew Torrez attempts to beat the Guinness World Record for most bullet points covered in an OA episode! From candid golf shots, to mystery DC tarmac photos, to subpoena…

01:10:31  |   Fri 16 Sep 2022
OA630: Court Says Employers Can Deny Even More Healthcare Because... Religion

OA630: Court Says Employers Can Deny Even More Healthcare Because... Religion

Reason number a billion why we need to prevent right wing Christian Nationalists from ever having any power at all in this country – Braidwood Management, Inc. v. Becerra. Under Republican rule, if…

01:09:18  |   Tue 13 Sep 2022
OA629: Hack Judge Hands Trump a Win. What Comes Next?

OA629: Hack Judge Hands Trump a Win. What Comes Next?

The napkin with crayon scribbling on it that Trump's lawyers submitted was somehow... granted? by Judge Cannon, whom we now know to be a complete MAGA hack. This ruling was such an embarrassment to …

01:05:29  |   Fri 09 Sep 2022
OA628: Sarah Palin LOSES! A Win for Ranked Choice?

OA628: Sarah Palin LOSES! A Win for Ranked Choice?

It's a situation as confusing as it is incredible – Sarah Palin, who won an open primary for the AK House Seat, has LOST. The Democrat, Mary Peltola, despite coming in LAST in the primary, has WON! …

00:59:29  |   Tue 06 Sep 2022
Sneak Peak! AMERICAN SCANDAL: Snowden

Sneak Peak! AMERICAN SCANDAL: Snowden

The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, took a large toll on America’s sense of security. In the dawn of this new era, Congress moved to take swift action by creating the Patriot Act. The sta…

00:05:49  |   Mon 05 Sep 2022
OA627: How To Convict Donald Trump

OA627: How To Convict Donald Trump

The more we learn, the worse it gets for Trump. It's almost like he's a pathological narcissist without any regard for laws. Today Andrew breaks down two ways to convict Trump, using two different p…

01:15:22  |   Fri 02 Sep 2022
OA626: F(boi)POTUS Is So Porked

OA626: F(boi)POTUS Is So Porked

For real, things are not going well for Trump. We get that he's Teflon Don, but even those teflon pans get messed up if you scratch them with a knife or if they steal a bunch of top secret documents…

01:12:59  |   Tue 30 Aug 2022
OA625: Student Loan Forgiveness!

OA625: Student Loan Forgiveness!

Biden not only kept his campaign promise, but expanded on it! Andrew breaks down the history of the student loan debt problem and what Biden's plan is. It's good news!

01:13:40  |   Fri 26 Aug 2022
OA624: Good News Show! Williams v. Kincaid Sets a Good Precedent for Trans Rights

OA624: Good News Show! Williams v. Kincaid Sets a Good Precedent for Trans Rights

Perhaps we can have good things? Andrew breaks down Williams v. Kincaid, a 4th Circuit case that actually sets a positive precedent for trans rights! After that, we interview Jalessah Jackson, Exec…

01:03:54  |   Tue 23 Aug 2022
OA623: This Week in High Treason

OA623: This Week in High Treason

There's still SO much to talk about in the Mar-a-Lago Treason Trove! Lots of updates on that, plus the Weiselberg plea, Trump passports, and more! We also squeeze in a wildcard on Alex Jones's loser…

01:11:57  |   Fri 19 Aug 2022
OA622: Will Alex Jones' Damages Be Capped by Texas Law?

OA622: Will Alex Jones' Damages Be Capped by Texas Law?

The unfortunate answer is... yes. BUT. There may be a one weird trick that actually could sidestep this! Listen in for the breakdown and why there is a sliver of hope on this really terrible nonsens…

01:00:32  |   Tue 16 Aug 2022
OA621 Extra! More on Mar-a-Lago

OA621 Extra! More on Mar-a-Lago

So much breaking news, we did an extra episode for you!

01:07:28  |   Sat 13 Aug 2022
OA621: The FBI Goes to Mar-a-Lago! This Is Big...

OA621: The FBI Goes to Mar-a-Lago! This Is Big...

If you're anything like me, you've been waiting for the Andrew breakdown of the FBI warrant service on Mar-a-Lago. Well, here it is, PLUS breaking news while we were recording! We didn't yet have th…

01:19:18  |   Fri 12 Aug 2022
OA620: OA Debates Green Party Candidate Matthew Hoh

OA620: OA Debates Green Party Candidate Matthew Hoh

Listeners will know we have been incredibly hostile to the idea of voting for or running as a third party candidate. Despite that, Matthew Hoh, Green Party candidate for Senate in NC, accepted Andre…

01:24:51  |   Tue 09 Aug 2022
OA619: OK, Alex Jones's Lawyers REALLY Don't Know WTF They're Doing

OA619: OK, Alex Jones's Lawyers REALLY Don't Know WTF They're Doing

This is... wow. Just wow. Jones's lawyers accidentally handed over his entire cell phone and didn't remedy it when they could have. Just staggering. Get Andrew's full breakdown of this glorious happ…

01:12:08  |   Fri 05 Aug 2022
OA618: The Case That Could Allow Republicans to Steal 2024

OA618: The Case That Could Allow Republicans to Steal 2024

In today's doom coverage, Andrew breaks down Moore v. Harper and how it is completely outrageous that the Supreme Court granted cert. It's bad. It's real bad. But guess what! It's also worse. In the…

01:04:05  |   Tue 02 Aug 2022
OA617: Alex Jones' Lawyers Have No F*cking Idea What They're Doing

OA617: Alex Jones' Lawyers Have No F*cking Idea What They're Doing

There was a truly amazing moment in the Alex Jones trial that we can't wait to share with you. And, it's a chance for some law talkin'! Jones' lawyers are completely inept and we should all enjoy ni…

01:12:26  |   Fri 29 Jul 2022
OA616: The Final Jan 6 Hearing. OR IS IT?

OA616: The Final Jan 6 Hearing. OR IS IT?

The 8th and final(???) Jan 6. Hearing happened in prime time on Thursday. We saved our Monday deep dive for it! As usual, Andrew breaks it down with clips! Also, Bannon found guilty! and Jeff Clark …

01:14:13  |   Tue 26 Jul 2022
OA615: Rep. Jared Huffman on the Health Share Transparency Act

OA615: Rep. Jared Huffman on the Health Share Transparency Act

You may remember the ripoff scam that is Christian Health Share Ministries from such episodes as OA497: Christian Health Sharing Is a Scam and OA530: Andrew Testifies to Congress on Christian Healt…

01:10:18  |   Fri 22 Jul 2022
OA614: The FEC Is Corrupt and Broken. Biden Has Inexplicably Neglected to Fix It.

OA614: The FEC Is Corrupt and Broken. Biden Has Inexplicably Neglected to Fix It.

If you or anyone you know is President Biden, please dear god listen to this episode and then get the word out. The FEC has been broken and corrupted by Trump appointees. Biden could have easily don…

01:06:49  |   Tue 19 Jul 2022
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