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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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OA613: Cipollone Prediction: Bullseye. Here's the Next Potential Jan 6 Domino to Fall

OA613: Cipollone Prediction: Bullseye. Here's the Next Potential Jan 6 Domino to Fall

We haven't gotten a chance to pat Andrew on the back enough for nailing the Cipollone prediction, so let's do so! Tuesday was the first hearing since that bombshell news, and it featured a little bi…

01:03:52  |   Fri 15 Jul 2022
OA612: The Supreme Court – How Did We Get Here?

OA612: The Supreme Court – How Did We Get Here?

In the wake of the Dobbs decision, Andrew gave a brilliant talk to the Houston Oasis group on how we got here and what we can do.

Note in the QnA section, the questions were not recorded, sorry. T…

01:04:46  |   Tue 12 Jul 2022
OA611: Cipollone to Testify! Andrew Called It! Here's What To Expect.

OA611: Cipollone to Testify! Andrew Called It! Here's What To Expect.

Today's episode pays off a bet Andrew made last month that the January 6 Committee would eventually secure the testimony of White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. Find out why that's such a big deal!

01:08:42  |   Fri 08 Jul 2022
OA610: Elon's Twitter Deal Was a Complete Blunder. It's Not Happening.

OA610: Elon's Twitter Deal Was a Complete Blunder. It's Not Happening.

As Andrew flagged for us before any other sources (that I saw), Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter was never a guarantee. Well, now it's moved from not a guarantee to very unlikely. Today, we look at w…

01:06:08  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
OA609: Surprise Jan. 6 Hearing – Bombshells Within Smocking Guns Within More Bombshells

OA609: Surprise Jan. 6 Hearing – Bombshells Within Smocking Guns Within More Bombshells

Wow. What a hearing! BUT FIRST!!! We have an incredibly exciting announcement which we spend the first 11 minutes talking about! Feel free to skip it if you would like to be dead to us, it's complet…

01:09:10  |   Thu 30 Jun 2022
OA608: Forget Church-State Separation, SCOTUS Mandates Christian Favoritism

OA608: Forget Church-State Separation, SCOTUS Mandates Christian Favoritism

The hits just keep on coming with this disgraceful, illegitimate Supreme Court. Andrew Seidel joins us to break down Carson v. Makin, and explains why precedent is meaningless, and the only thing th…

01:12:36  |   Tue 28 Jun 2022
OA607: Will There Be Justice for Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman? and Bye Bye Miranda Rights!

OA607: Will There Be Justice for Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman? and Bye Bye Miranda Rights!

If you watched Tuesday's hearing, you saw the heartbreaking story of how these two amazing women were viciously slandered by Rudy Giuliani and other members of the big lie insurrectionists. Their li…

01:08:54  |   Fri 24 Jun 2022
OA606: How Egbert v. Boule Portends Shocking US Fascism – with Matt Cameron

OA606: How Egbert v. Boule Portends Shocking US Fascism – with Matt Cameron

You may have recently seen people posting about a disturbing Supreme Court decision (what else is new) with images of how much of the US is within 100 miles of a border, and how federal agents can b…

01:08:41  |   Tue 21 Jun 2022
OA605: GEICO to Pay $5.2m for Car Sex?! and MORE Jan 6 Bombshells!

OA605: GEICO to Pay $5.2m for Car Sex?! and MORE Jan 6 Bombshells!

Today is two entire show's worth of things somehow crammed into one! First, Jan 6 hearing #3 is in the books. Some amazing bombshells! Also, I grill Andrew on intent and how it could possibly be tha…

01:17:06  |   Fri 17 Jun 2022
OA604: The Jan 6 Hearings

OA604: The Jan 6 Hearings

Surprise! An early episode for everyone! Here's why: the first Jan 6 hearing is in the books. The next one is Monday AM. Listen for Andrew's breakdown of hearing 1, and what to look for in hearing 2…

01:07:05  |   Sun 12 Jun 2022
OA603: California Court Rules That... Bees are Fish?

OA603: California Court Rules That... Bees are Fish?

Given that the Jan 6 hearing is AFTER we record, we're doing a little switcheroo! Today is a Tuesday-esque deep dive! What's with this California court ruling that bees are fish? Is Elon Musk right …

01:05:58  |   Fri 10 Jun 2022
OA602: New Eastman Docs Set Stage for Jan 6 Hearings

OA602: New Eastman Docs Set Stage for Jan 6 Hearings

About a week ago, there was yet another smoking gun document trove delivered to us by the Jan. 6 Committee in relation to the Eastman trial. Andrew gives us the full breakdown, including a couple ne…

01:22:13  |   Tue 07 Jun 2022
OA601: SCOTUS Ruling Guarantees More Innocent Will Be Put to Death

OA601: SCOTUS Ruling Guarantees More Innocent Will Be Put to Death

The way you know the Supreme Court is ruining the law in this country is if their lips are moving. Well, this time they've decided that a 10 year old precedent is already too old for them, and that …

01:09:57  |   Fri 03 Jun 2022
OA600: Why Police Don't Have To Do Their Jobs

OA600: Why Police Don't Have To Do Their Jobs

In the wake of the pathetic police response to the Uvalde shooting, you have likely come across posts and memes talking about how police don't actually have any obligation to protect you or really d…

01:10:06  |   Tue 31 May 2022
OA599: Our Massive Gun Problem – What Can We Do?

OA599: Our Massive Gun Problem – What Can We Do?

Another horrific mass shooting has us all asking WTF can we actually do about this? There is plenty of reason for pessimism, but Opening Arguments is here to break down what might realistically be d…

01:03:50  |   Fri 27 May 2022
OA598: No, Tribal Sovereignty Will Not Save Abortion Access

OA598: No, Tribal Sovereignty Will Not Save Abortion Access

Some folks on the internet have been trying to "one weird trick" our way to saving Roe by claiming that tribal sovereignty could help ensure abortion access. Well, not only is this wrong, it's offen…

00:58:09  |   Tue 24 May 2022
OA597: 5th Circuit Tells SCOTUS Hold My Beer

OA597: 5th Circuit Tells SCOTUS Hold My Beer

The 5th Circuit has never been in the top 10 circuits in terms of not being insane, but now it has gone even more off the rails. Andrew takes us through the deep dive on a terrible decision that wil…

01:10:42  |   Fri 20 May 2022
OA596: Depp v. Heard, with Morgan Stringer

OA596: Depp v. Heard, with Morgan Stringer

By popular demand, we old out of touch guys have invited Ace Associate and Poplaw Expert Morgan Stringer on to explain to us just what in the h is happening in the Depp v. Heard lawsuit. Who is suin…

01:04:10  |   Tue 17 May 2022
OA595: Shareholders Sue Twitter, Alleged Facts Jeopardize Musk Deal

OA595: Shareholders Sue Twitter, Alleged Facts Jeopardize Musk Deal

According to a lawsuit filed by some shareholders, Twitter may have failed to disclose important information about the Musk deal, and it might be Musk's doing! Get the full breakdown on this very in…

01:09:34  |   Fri 13 May 2022
OA594: Impeach Clarence Thomas

OA594: Impeach Clarence Thomas

It's a breakdown I've been begging Andrew to do for months and it's finally here! The case for why the House should start impeachment proceedings for Clarence Thomas.

Links: Ginni's texts, Trump …

01:08:29  |   Tue 10 May 2022
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