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#T3BE 225 - Early Answer for Patrons
Thomas got this one right, picking (B), and is now 117-for-225 (exactly 52%).
The Coin got it wrong -- despite having a 50/50 shot! -- and is now 0-for-1.
2021-05-03 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOA487: How To Overturn Citizens United
All-star Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is at it again! In a Judiciary subcommittee meeting, Whitehouse laid out the groundwork for how a future Supreme Court could overturn Citizens United and Shelby County v. Holder. These are two atrocious decisions that would make even the Andrewest judge lament stare decisis, but today's episode explains how a court could overturn them without doing damage to court legitimacy going forward! (if you're into that kind of thing...)
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OA486: Apportionment Might NOT Be Final
You all probably heard by now that NY lost a House seat by 89 people... But did they? Andrew argues that this has been misreported. Find out why! Along the way, find out way more than you ever wanted to about the math and Al Gore Rhythms behind apportionment! Also, Rudy Giuliani had some things taken in what shouldn't be called a "raid." Couldn't' have happened to a nicer obvious criminal! Then we answer some feedback on the previous episode, 2021-04-30 04:31:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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2021-04-29 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post#T3BE 224 - Early Answer for Patrons
Oh, so close! Thomas got this one wrong, picking (B) instead of (A). He's now 116-for-224 (51.8%) and looking for ways to change up his strategies.
OA485: What If Your Client Tells You They're Guilty?
We get so many intelligent, thoughtful questions from our amazing listeners and patrons that we decided to do a show about it! Today's episode features three listener questions. First, what happens if your client tells you they're guilty? Next, a union leader asks if Janus v. AFSCME completely disregarded 2021-04-26 02:57:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Patron QnA 42 Audio
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2021-04-23 21:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostOA484: Chauvin Guilty! What To Expect Next
It's good news! Chauvin was found guilty on all 3 counts! Andrew breaks down what to expect with sentencing, and a number of interesting legal quirks along the way. Also, should we be worried about an appeal? What about the Maxine Waters comments? Find out!
Links: State v. Martin, 211 N.W.2d 765 (Minn. 1973), 2021-04-23 04:53:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Miss Ashley's 4-22
Here are the full research notes with all the stories & links we didn't quite get to this week.
2021-04-23 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostLAM49: The Gingerbread Man
Andrew and I went to great lengths to track down this obscure and terrible Grisham. It's got everything! Really bad Southern accents, eternal hurricanes, and... a little bit of law.
2021-04-20 03:44:31 +0000 UTC View PostOA483: SCOTUS Grants Absurd Privilege to Churches in New Ruling
Andrew Seidel of the FFRF joins us to discuss the absolutely terrible SCOTUS decision in Tandon v. Newsom. As you might expect, it's a complete disgrace that further enshrines Christian Privilege into law, in total contradiction of Church State Separation.
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Andrew was on the latest 2021-04-19 07:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post
OA482: Justice for Daunte Wright
Officer Kim Potter was charged with 2nd Degree Manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright. She claims she meant to fire her taser. Could she face more serious charges? Then, Andrew breaks down Maryland's Police Reform Bill. It's pretty good stuff, so naturally Democrats had to override the Republican Governor's veto. And finally, we've got a wildcard in which Sydney Powell responds to charges of incompetence with EVEN MORE INCOMPETENCE.
Links: 2021-04-16 05:31:24 +0000 UTC
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#T3BE 222 - Early Answer for Patrons
Thomas got this one right! He picked (B), and was exactly correct for the reasons we describe on the show. He's now 116-for-222 (52.3%).
2021-04-13 00:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOA481: Sanctions Motion Obliterates Sidney Powell
Governor Tony Evers is not messing around when it comes to Sidney Powell's evidence-free conspiracy nonsense. He has filed a motion for sanctions that just demolishes Powell for being a total hack, liar, and terrible lawyer. It's magnificent, and Andrew breaks it down for us! After that, we've got some follow up on Uzuegbunam v Preczewski (the one where Andrew sided with John Roberts.) Was Andrew wrong? Find out!
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Thomas was on the latest 2021-04-12 04:28:47 +0000 UTC View Post
OA480: Why Both Sides of the Chauvin Trial Cite Graham v. Connor
Today's show has everything you want from an OA episode! We start with some follow-up on the Originalism episodes. Second is a fascinating mini dive into Graham v. Connor and why both the defense and the prosecution of the Derek Chauvin Trial are citing it. Finally, we squeeze in an amazing wildcard segment about Jordan Peterson being Red Skull in the new Captain America comics!
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Thomas was on the latest 2021-04-09 05:20:07 +0000 UTC View Post
OA479: No, Judges Should NOT Be Originalists, Part 2
A recent episode of the Rationally Speaking Podcast featured Originalist Law professor William Baude arguing for why judges should be originalist. Needless to say, it was not a good case and strawman arguments abounded. Andrew is here to give us part 2 of the deep-dive that will set the record straight on why originalism is still bad.
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2021-04-05 07:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostOA478: Why Biden's Judicial Picks Are Hardball
If you're looking for evidence that Joe Biden is ready and willing to play hardball and not give a shirt about Republican votes, his first batch of judicial nominees are a great example. Andrew breaks down for us why they signal that he isn't messing around! Before that, we discuss the 9th circuit decision Young v. Hawaii about open carry.
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2021-04-01 19:09:21 +0000 UTC View Post#T3BE 220 - Early Answer for Patrons
Thomas narrowed the question down to (A) and (C), correctly eliminating (D) as nonsense, and also correctly eliminating the attractive distractor (B) for exactly the right reason; namely, that cure comes after rejection, not before.
Sadly, though, the right answer is (C) --delivery requires perfect tender. Thomas is now 115-for-220 (52.3%).
2021-03-29 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOA477: No, Judges Should NOT Be Originalists
A recent episode of the Rationally Speaking Podcast featured Originalist Law professor William Baude arguing for why judges should be originalist. Needless to say, it was not a good case and strawman arguments abounded. Andrew is here to give us part 1 of the deep-dive that will set the record straight on why originalism is still bad.
Then w...
2021-03-29 04:25:24 +0000 UTC View PostOA476: Sidney Powell's Defense Is Even Worse Than You Think
Sidney Powell's response to the Dominion Defamation suit is too batshirt to miss! Andrew brings us the full breakdown. Also, a jury has been selected in the Derek Chauvin trial so we've got some updates there. And finally, Andrew explains the gun control bills that have passed congress.
Links: Dominion response to Powell motion to extend time, 2021-03-26 04:36:07 +0000 UTC View Post
#T3BE 219 - Early Answer for Patrons
Thomas almost got this one right, picking (D), after almost picking the right answer, (A).
He's now 115-for-219 (52.5%).