Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Week 4!
Thomas comes into this week on a HOT, some would say, UNBREAKABLE, streak! 5-0. So, naturally, he aced questions 6 and 7, right? You'll find out! After those answers, we get questions 8 and 9, pictured below! What the hell is the firefighters' rule? And are drycleaners interstate commerce?
2024-03-06 07:10:44 +0000 UTC
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Episode 1011
Here's one for everyone who enjoys stories about terrible people losing in court! Casey stops by to review Alito's complaint to America's managers about the devastating cost of marriage equality: the exclusion of anti-LGBTQ bigots from juries. Matt breaks down the total failure of state attempts to ban drag shows and why the actual First Amendment keeps winning over the one that the kinds of people who yell the most about the First Amendment seem to...
2024-03-04 09:17:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 1010
It was the worst of Dons, it was the worst of Dons. Eagles singer Don Henley was not taking it easy in a New York City courtroom this week in his testimony against three memorabilia-collecting desperadoes who had to bring their alibis to face charges of conspiring to sell stolen (?) legal pads filled with Henley's drafts of "Hotel California"-era lyrics. Will the court find that these defendants are hiding their lyin' eyes, or is the Manhattan DA's case against them already...
2024-03-01 10:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Thomas Takes the Bar Exam!
It's time for the answers to last week's questions, plus two more!
Episode 1009
The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 has been making headlines with its promises to set the next Republican president up with a full staff of loyal civil servants and a 920-page executive branch playbook--but what is actually in this thing, and what can we learn from it? Matt takes us through some disturbing echoes of 1933 Germany, which was a famously chill and cool time, showing us how the legal system has historically been used to turn democracies into autoc...
2024-02-26 07:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 1008
Today we are serving up a tasteful pairing of radically destructive activism from one supreme court with a refreshing adherence to basic Constitutional law from another. We start in Alabama, where the state's highest court just found with no any apparent legal, factual, or moral justification whatsoever that a few hundred frozen cells are legally equivalent to a "child"--because God, probably? Unclear! We then review a recent example of the U.S. Supreme Court doing exactly ...
2024-02-23 07:04:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Thomas Takes the Bar Exam!
It's time for the answers to last week's questions, plus two more! For patrons only, I've attached the question images.
2024-02-22 09:23:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 1007
It's Part 2! Fani testifies! It is high drama. Not only that, we hear from an incredible Cohen Brothers movie character for some reason. We also hear from Fani Willis's dad, someone who has led a fascinating life. Then finally, they put Wade's ex-partner Bradley on the stand and... try to make him talk for like 4 hours. It also takes a very dark turn.
Episode 1006
Part 1! I watched 17 hours of Fulton Country Superior Court so you don't have to! Cohabitating lawyers Matt and Casey are here to break down many of the legal issues, from the mundane to the outright bizarre. These hearings were truly extraordinary. Some of the craziest courtroom drama to ever happen in the real world.
Hey everyone! Matt and Casey I are (literally as we speak) hard at work on a comprehensive breakdown of the Fulton County evidentiary hearing. There is so much, AND since tomorrow is a holiday when many people don't end up listening to their normal podcasts anyway, we're going to take an additional day to prep this behemoth and release Tuesday instead of Monday this week.
Hope that's ok! And believe me we have sooooo much. It will be worth the wait!
Thomas
2024-02-19 03:34:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 1005. So uh, yeah. About that. The news was so crazy that we recorded two different episodes and I had to stitch them together like a Frankenstein's Podster. Because WOW Georgia.
In addition to that, Matt has for us a tour of the Trump legal circuit! It makes stops in DC, Florida, Georgia, and New York, with a brief layover in 1998 to reminisce about where we were the first time we heard an elected official talking about their sex life under oath. We share some initial impressions...
At laaaaaaaast it is the return of #T3BE! And we've got, not 1, not 2, NOT 3(!), but 4 questions for patrons! First, a question + answer to get warmed up, since we don't have any answers from previous weeks. THEN, the question everyone can play along with. AND THEN, it's the question only Patrons are elligible to win (THAT'S YOU! SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS BELOW!) And finally, as a bonus just for patrons, I've included the first question Matt and I ever did. We did some T3BE to practice, and this fi...
2024-02-14 08:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 1004. "What's going wrong?" Neil Young once asked Alabama, and it's still a good question 52 years later in the wake of the unprecedented execution of Eugene Michael Smith on January 25, 2024 by nitrogen gas. Casey returns to share why learning about the death penalty made her want to be a lawyer before we review the recent history of capital punishment in the U.S. and the dangers of an originalist interpretation of a "cruel and unusual" execution. We then take a closer look at how a ...
2024-02-12 08:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Republicans thought they were going to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas but they didn't count on... AL GREEN!
There has been so much in the news that Matt and I thought we'd do some bonus recording, both to give you fine folks more content and also to keep practicing and getting into the groove. Matt breaks down the absurd Articles of Impeachment that some Republican intern typed up. Then we talk about the border bill Republicans demanded but then... fought against after Trump said ...
2024-02-11 07:26:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In Episode 1003, Thomas and Matt are joined by Matt's partner, Casey, to discuss what's been going on with District Attorney Fani Willis down in Fulton County, Georgia. Perhaps you've heard about a scandal involving a relationship and a messy divorce... But how severe is it? How much of it is real, and how much is MAGA disinfo? What is likely to happen? Find out!
Casey was a prosecutor at the state level for more than 15 years. She has extensive experience in both trial and appell...
2024-02-10 04:42:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, we're looking forward to doing the monthly QnA! Please ask us your questions (of course keeping in mind nothing on pending OA legal matters) and most importantly, upvote/heart the ones you want to hear answered! This gives us the best indication what to prioritize.
Since Matt is new around here, feel free to ask "getting to know you" stuff about Matt, but also feel free to ask any and all questions you might want the show to tackle, either in this QnA or p...
2024-02-09 23:12:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In episode 1002, we get to know Matt Cameron. He talks about his background, his legal practice and areas of expertise. I ask him about the case he is most proud of, and you will not believe what it took for him to win it! Then I ask him about the case he most regrets, and... wow. Let's just say Matt does incredibly difficult and important work.
You do not want to miss this one, these stories are so compelling, and they make me so excited going forward with OA and Matt onboard! 2024-02-08 07:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post
#T3PB babyyyyyy!
Due to several good court thingies, this podcast is now hosted by Thomas Smith. Not too much can be said, but this episode contains a bit of how we got here, and the plan for the future.
If you'd like to support the show, please pledge at patreon.com/law and get your hands on the first lawsode with Matt Cameron! Plus lots of bonus things coming.
For the time being, any profit over and above the costs of operating the show, will go towards re...
2024-02-08 05:31:09 +0000 UTC View Post
On the day that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican presidential primary and endorsed his personal bully, Donald Trump, Liz and Andrew cover two stories that could impact the 2024 presidential election.
First, we tackle the centrist group "No Labels" request that the Civil Rights Division of the Department begin a criminal RICO investigation into... people who don't like the centrist group "No Labels." Neat!
Then, we break down all of the pending actual law stuff going on ...
2024-01-22 05:47:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Liz and Andrew dive deeply into Alina Habba and Michael Madaio's efforts to cross-examine E. Jean Carroll and her expert, Dr. Ashlee Humphreys. Plus much, much more!
Notes
Ameriekalinje v. Sun P. P. Assn, 226 N.Y. 1 (1919)
https://casetext.com/case/norske-ameriekalinje-v-sun-p-p-assn
Justice Manual 9-5.000
2024-01-19 05:35:48 +0000 UTC
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After a roundup of the first day of the E. Jean Carroll trial, Liz and Andrew break down the latest SpaceX lawsuit and discuss what it might mean for the future of collective bargaining.
This is an unpaid post on Patreon.
Notes
Nathan J. Robinson, researcher, Current Affairs, “Surely We Can Do Better Than Elon Musk,” April 7, 2021 htt...
Today, Liz and Andrew document Donald Trump's latest (failed) shenanigans in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial set to begin in New York on Tuesday. Then, they break down in depth the motion to disappear the Fulton County, GA indictment on the grounds of DA Fani Willis's alleged relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
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Trump DC Docket
https://w...
Liz and Andrew describe the truly audacious plan cooked up by Trump and his counsel to disrupt his fraud trial's closing arguments.
Then, the two break down a recent TRO entered prohibiting Ohio's social media ("anti-TikTok") law from going into effect.
Notes
Pew Media Poll
"So, I understand your answer to be that if the President uses Seal Team Six to assassinate his political rival, and he hasn't been impeached and convicted by the Senate, he can't be prosecuted."
That really happened.
Liz and Andrew break down yesterday's pivotal argument before the Court of Appeals of the DC Circuit as to whether Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his efforts to steal the 2020 Election because he was the President.
Notes<...
2024-01-10 06:10:48 +0000 UTC View Post
In this Trump-free episode, Andrew and Liz break down the civil trial of the National Rifle Association beginning TODAY in New York. No, the NRA isn't going to be dissolved, but yes, they could be hit with a ton of restrictions & some bad actors could be forced to fork over a ton of money, so you'll want to follow this story.
Then, the duo tackle the passage of Steamboat Willie into the public domain. What is the public domain? What does it all mean? Listen and find o...
2024-01-08 06:16:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Liz and Andrew break down an entirely new argument being advanced by Trump's allies to get him back on the Colorado ballot. Will it work? Listen and find out!
Then, the duo break down the latest barrage of nonsense filings in DC.
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Colorado state court ruling
Our first episode of 2024 is a Good News episode! First, Liz and Andrew break down a new argument that might get everything back on track in Trump's DC prosecution.
Then, the duo unpack a recent ruling enjoining Iowa's anti-LGBTQ book ban.
Notes
Trump DC per curiam order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov....
2024-01-03 05:39:46 +0000 UTC View Post
After speedrunning the Year in Trump, Liz and Andrew share their favorite legal stories of 2023.
Notes
MN state supreme court ruling in Growe v. Simon
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24138784/order-dismiss-not-stipulated-entire-case.pdf
ME SOS determination re: Trump
As we wind down 2023, Liz and Andrew bring you an entirely Trump-free, New Year's Eve-themed show!
First, the two discuss legal weed, President Biden's pardon, and what the future holds for those who like to smoke.
Then, Liz and Andrew discuss the legal minutiae of the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the conviction of Rep. Fortenberry (pictured). Ever wanted to know the difference between venue and vicinage? You will now!
Thank you for listening to us in 2023!
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2023-12-29 06:13:11 +0000 UTC View Post