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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 recorded this before he started banning journalists on Twitter for... sharing publicly available info about his flights.)
Also, Trump replies to the Tish James injunction in Florida, and NBC files its answer to the Devin Nunes v Rachel Maddow suit!

Links: 2022-12-16 06:34:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Miss Ashley's For the Week of December 15, 2022

Wow there were a lot of stories we didn't quite get to....

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.

#T3BE 306 - Early Results for Patrons

It's (B).  Thomas picked (A), which sucks for him and his streak, and drops him to 162-for-306 (52.9%).

LAM65: Trial By Jury

We watched an incredibly terrible 90s law flop called Trial By Jury. It was so... bewildering... LAWWWWWWWWw

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 wrong guy...

Links: Monster Cable - Wikipedia, Monster Cables, Monster Ripoff: 80% Markups – ...

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 likely part of a devious plan to get out of paying people stuff. Will it work?
Links: Derkach Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering...

#T3BE 306 Full Question Text for Patrons

LIVE Q&A - Friday Dec. 16th, 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern

You know the drill - post your questions here & upvote with the heart the ones you want answered!

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... so much!
in the first segment we talk about the likely disaster that is Moore v. Harper, but Andrew thinks oral arguments suggested a less bad outcome. Get the breakdown!

Links: 2022-12-09 07:00:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Miss Ashley's 12-8-2022

There were a LOT of stories we didn't quite get to!

#T3BE 305 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas picked (B), wins again, stretching his streak to 5. He's now 162-for-305 (53.1%)!

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 lawyers. They're not sending their best!

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 motion to dismiss... So... HOW?!?! Is this a big deal? What happened? Did Maddow f up? Andrew T's got the full breakdown!

Links: Nunes complaint, 2022-12-06 06:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

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... it's actually not very clear how much time they will do. That's because there really isn't much precedent for this. Andrew has the breakdown!
Before that, though, we have a follow-up on the music episode. We share further thoughts inspired by some of the response we got. And we got a lot... 2022-12-05 07:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post

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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 end to the Judge Cannon Naro Lago nonsense.

Links: Respect for Marriage Act (HR 8404) passes, 2022-12-02 06:45:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Miss Ashley's 12-1-2022

You asked for it and you got it: Miss Ashley's stories that were the starting point for our research for this week's shows, including a bunch we didn't get to cover.

Show Notes! OA 655-58

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 due to a new law that has been passed. It's good news for justice, bad news for Trump!

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#T3BE 304 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas picked (A), wins again, film at 11.  He's now 161-for-304 (53.0%) and riding a 4-question win streak!

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 did not intend to create such a behemoth, but there was just too much to cover!
In the first half, Andrew sketches out the legal landscape in music copyright law and it's pretty severe limitations. We analyze the Blurred Lines/Got To Give It Up lawsuit, and the Sam Smith/Tom Petty case, comple...

Settle a Bet...

ok not really but Andrew and I were curious,

do you think we should forget being a clean podcast and just do the explicit tag? This wouldn't involve any real change in cursing, just not bother with the bleeps when we do curse. 

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

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

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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 serious step that is not good for Trump. Listen in and find out why! Also, the 11th Circuit AGAIN slapped down Judge Cannon's horrendous ruling. The oral arguments could have been a Law'd Great Media. Andrew brought some quotes and they are great.
This is the first episode of our new format, so there ...

#T3BE 303 - Early Answer for Patrons

By picking (A), Thomas nails it again and is now 160-for-303 (52.8%)!

OA650: If Fake Insulin Tweet Tanked Stock, Could Eli Lilly Sue?

A viral meme claims that a fake Eli Lilly tweet declaring insulin to be free tanked the stock to the tune of billions and billions. Ignoring for a moment the fact that it seems incredibly unlikely that an easily debunkable fake tweet on fake tweet day would send a bunch of investors into a frenzy, could Eli Lilly sue the tweeter? Or the Twitter? It's another Section 230 deep dive!

Links: 47 U.S.C. § 230<...