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Opening Arguments

Opening Arguments Media LLC

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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!

Episodes (1281)

OA80: Flashback Friday (featuring Health Care, The Slants, and Gerrymandering!)

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OA79: The Thomas Was Right Show! (Featuring Climate Change and the Paris Accord...

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Jun 20, 20171:03:06pending

OA78: Jeff Sessions, "Preemptive Executive Privilege," & More on Emoluments

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Jun 16, 20171:13:29pending

OA77: Oh No Ross and Carrie (and Matthew!)

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Jun 13, 20171:03:12pending

OA76: "I Hope" James Comey's Senate Testimony Shows Obstruction of Justice

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Jun 9, 20171:02:25pending

OA75: Opening Arguments Über Alles (Understanding Non-Compete Clauses)

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Jun 6, 20171:04:46pending

OA74: Sippin' #Covfefe With Trump's Severed Head

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Jun 2, 20171:09:39pending

OA73: Berkeley, Ann Coulter, and Free Speech (w/guest Travis Wester)

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May 30, 20171:40:54pending

OA72: Body Slamming Journalists PLUS Political vs. Racial Gerrymandering

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May 26, 20171:06:03pending

OA71: Free Speech Left and Right (featuring the Grand Canyon)

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May 23, 20171:07:23pending

OA70: Donald Trump & Obstruction of Justice - Are We at the Peak of Yodel Mount...

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May 19, 20171:05:54pending

OA69: The Tuesday Massacre - Trump Sacks FBI Director James Comey

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May 16, 20171:10:18pending

OA68: Did Aaron Hernandez Cash In By Committing Suicide? (w/guest Chris Kristof...

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May 12, 201759:10pending

OA67: Trump's Executive Order on Religious Freedom

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May 9, 20171:06:19pending

OA66: Sanctuary Cities

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May 5, 20171:03:36pending

OA65: How "Net Neutrality" Became "Selling the Internet" - A Choose-Your-Own Adv...

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May 2, 20171:04:07pending

OA64: How "Net Neutrality" Became "Selling the Internet" - A Choose-Your-Own Adv...

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Apr 28, 20171:00:07pending

OA63: Saving Money For College Is For Suckers! (with Phil Ferguson)

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Apr 25, 20171:06:25pending

OA62: The Supreme Court's Hall of Shame

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Apr 21, 20171:08:56pending

OA61: Flyin' the Friendly Skies & Newt Gingrich Still Has a Contract on America

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Apr 18, 20171:05:52pending

OA60: Sex and Sexual Orientation

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Apr 14, 20171:17:24pending

OA59: Make America Great Again! OA Defends Trump

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Apr 10, 20171:08:23pending

OA58: What Football Can Teach Us About Jury Nullification, Antitrust, and Donald...

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Apr 7, 20171:04:50pending

OA57: What Football Can Teach Us About Jury Nullification, Antitrust, and Donald...

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Apr 4, 20171:03:11pending

OA56: Jury Secrecy and Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado

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Mar 31, 20171:01:15pending

OA55: More on Gorsuch - Was He Just Unanimously Reversed By the Supreme Court?

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Mar 28, 20171:05:09pending

OA54: Gerrymandering

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Mar 24, 20171:01:18pending

OA53: Did Jeff Sessions Perjure Himself & Other Trump-Related Stories

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Mar 21, 20171:11:03pending

OA52: Thomas Knows Words! Thomas Has The Best Words!

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Mar 17, 20171:01:38pending

OA51: The Grimm Reality About Transgender Bathrooms

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Mar 14, 20171:08:16pending

OA50: Obama's Fiduciary Rule (With Guest Ben Offit)

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Mar 10, 20171:08:39pending

OA49: Why Originalists Don't Belong on the Supreme Court

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Mar 7, 20171:03:17pending

OA48: Three Cases You Care About - Planned Parenthood, Gay Florists, and Litigi...

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Mar 3, 20171:05:28pending

OA47: Is This The Gun Control Case That Could Overrule DC v. Heller?

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Feb 28, 20171:03:43pending

OA46: What Could Donald Trump's Tax Returns Tell Us? (With Guest Tony Di Fatta...

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Feb 24, 20171:04:45pending

OA45: What Could Donald Trump's Tax Returns Tell Us? (With Guest Tony Di Fatta...

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Feb 21, 20171:05:34pending

OA44: All About Arbitration

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Feb 17, 20171:03:25pending

OA43: Explaining the 9th Circuit's Ruling on Trump's Muslim Ban

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Feb 14, 20171:11:43pending

OA42: Denny Hastert and the Limits of Contract Law

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Feb 10, 20171:02:07pending

OA41: Betsy DeVos and School Vouchers

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Feb 7, 201757:30pending

OA40: Who is Neil Gorsuch, and How Scared Should You Be?

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Feb 3, 201752:30pending

OA39: Trump's Muslim Ban

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Jan 31, 20171:20:34pending

OA38: FLSA and Exempt Employees, Part 2

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Jan 27, 20171:05:42pending

OA37: FLSA and Exempt Employees, Part 1

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Jan 24, 201759:23pending

OA36: The Emoluments Clause (w/Seth Barrett Tillman) Part 2

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Jan 20, 20171:16:06pending

OA35: The Emoluments Clause (w/Seth Barrett Tillman) Part 1

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Jan 17, 20171:03:55pending

OA34: The "Fallout" Over Copyright

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Jan 13, 20171:06:00pending

OA33: Interview With The Slants

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Jan 10, 20171:09:34pending

OA32: Phil Ivey's Gambling Winnings (with guest Chris Kristofco)

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Jan 6, 20171:02:00pending

OA31: More on the McDonald's "Hot Coffee" Lawsuit

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Jan 3, 20171:00:04pending
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