Today, Liz and Andrew take a deep dive into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, a case that the Supreme Court just granted certiorari to review. Is the conservative Roberts court going to gut Liz Warren's signature accompl...
2023-03-02 07:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostYou may have seen the news accounts that a court ordered Donald Trump (and FBI director Chris Wray) to be deposed in connection with a lawsuit. Well, today, Liz and Andrew break down the DOJ's ongoing battle with Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. Why is the government still fighting this? Will they rea...
2023-02-28 16:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostLiz and Andrew break down a much-requested case, Gonzalez v. Google, that the Supreme Court just heard on oral argument. Will it break the Internet? Listen and find out!
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2023-02-27 16:25:03 +0000 UTC
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Today is one of those good news/bad news episodes. In good news, Arizona has shined some light on a report that election denier Mark Brnovich tried to bury regarding (nonexistent) voter fraud and the 2020 election. In bad news, Florida is trying to overturn the Supreme Court because Ron DeSantis ...
2023-02-24 07:28:02 +0000 UTC View PostToday, Liz and Andrew visit the strange world of James O'Keefe and his agitprop outfit, Project Veritas. Along the way we'll learn about a bunch of cases, the law of prior restraint, and much, much more!
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Project Veritas $22 mil...
Today, Liz and Andrew tackle some listener feedback, resume their discussion of the crime-fraud exception, and end with perhaps Ken Paxton's craziest lawsuit (and that's saying a lot)!
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Today is one of those shows you'll want to share around. EVERYONE is talking about the bombshell revelations from Fox News, but only Liz and Andrew can help you understand how we got here and what it all means!
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Today is a Rapid Response Friday, and Liz and Andrew break down all the developments with the two grand juries convened by Jack Smith to investigate Donald Trump's various crimes. Oh, and we also analyze the released portions of the Fulton County grand jury report which reveals a b...
2023-02-17 05:48:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn today's episode, Andrew and Liz briefly discuss the breaking news that Mike Pence intends to assert the "speech or debate clause" as a reason to protect insurrectionists, delve into Ken Paxton's latest settlement, and update you on the World's Dumbest Supreme Court litigants!
This is a f...
2023-02-16 05:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
To the OA community:
I must address Thomas’s recent claims regarding Opening Arguments’ finances.
Thomas has stated that I have taken all the profits of our joint Opening Arguments bank account for myself. This could not be further from the truth, as I would never do this to anyon...
2023-02-15 22:24:36 +0000 UTC View PostToday, Liz and Andrew break down a number of stories, all of which are bad news for Donald Trump, and we put all of them into the context of Trump's crimes. We also preview the forthcoming release of part of the Fulton County, GA special purpose grand jury report. Phew!
First, Liz continues...
2023-02-15 05:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostFirst: please note that we will never charge you for more than two substantive posts per week.
Second: as a bonus, please find the full show notes for today's episode, which include bonus SCIF material that didn't quite make it to air.
2023-02-13 18:17:56 +0000 UTC View PostIn today's episode, Liz and Andrew break down all the developments in the two federal criminal investigations pending about former President Donald Trump that have been delegated to Special Counsel Jack Smith.
First, in the documents case, Liz and Andrew discuss why -- all of a sudden -- Tr...
2023-02-13 17:44:12 +0000 UTC View PostToday's episode begins with a brief mention of the breaking news about Mike Pence that we will be covering in depth as soon as we know more!
Then, we look at a couple of lawsuits and learn why Liz isn't always a fan of the OA "read the complaint backwards" method. Does she convince Andrew? ...
2023-02-10 20:18:13 +0000 UTC View PostToday, Liz and Andrew have two stories for us, each touching on executive privilege.
We begin with a quick fun Liz story where what comes around, goes around, particularly in Georgia.
Then, for the first main story, Liz gives us a detailed update in the E. Jean Carroll litigation, whe...
2023-02-10 03:52:37 +0000 UTC View PostThis is my apology and response to recent events.
2023-02-07 01:43:48 +0000 UTC View Post
A new record for him! Today Liz Dye has two stories for us. First, Trump has sued Bob Woodward for profiting off of his voice in his new book. Does he have a case? Well, almost assuredly not. But he happens to come close to a real argument, and you know, that's like really impressive!
Then, Li...
It's Liz ThursDYE! Lots has been made of the robots coming for the lawyer jobs... But is it all it's cracked up to be? Should a human use a lawyer to argue in front of the Supreme Court? Or is that... the single stupidest idea in history? Find out, with Liz Dye!
2023-02-02 08:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the return of Mo's Poplaw Lawpod! Ace associate Morgan Stringer breaks down the tragic death of up-and-coming cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Charges were filed against Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
2023-01-31 04:42:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Some people are pissed about this, but should they be? What's happening and will Trump be charged in Georgia over his "perfect phone call?" Find out!
Lots of news today! Secret documents found in Mike Pence's house and also in your house and your spouse is actually secret documents. Then Andrew brings us some really interesting speculation on why Ken Cuccinelli was called in to before Jack Smith's grand jury that no one else has talked about. ...
2023-01-27 06:48:33 +0000 UTC View PostYou know the drill: post the questions you have for us here & upvote with the heart the ones you want us to answer!
2023-01-26 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Liz WednesDye! Liz brings us the delightful schadenfreude of Trump's many vexatious lawsuits blowing up in his face, resulting in paying a lot in legal fees for other people's lawyers. But is it enough?
Holy wow, people did not talk about this enough. So, we're doing it. It's bad. She's nuts.
Thomas nailed it again, picking (B). He's now 167-for-312 (53.5%) and absolutely crushing both the test and the hapless ChatGPT, which drops to 0-for-3.
2023-01-25 00:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Action packed show today! The House Jan 6 Committee still has effects from beyond the grave. Fireball whiskey is making knockoffs of itself? And yeah, those new Republican House Rules are garbage and should feel like garbage.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK ALITO about the allegations of him leaking a prior decision. These weren't like, tabloid Occupy Democrats allegations either. These were in the New York gdamn Times. Didn't even look into it.
Then, Reynal not sanctioned in CT but like, he might as well have been. An...
First, let's bring Thomas's score up to date: he got #311 correct, picking (D), and is now 166-for-311 (53.4%). He's smoking the chatbot, which is a sad 0-for-2.
2023-01-22 16:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostPlus, commingling secret documents with personal things: bad when Trump does it, but not when Biden does it? Is the left being hypocritical on that? And, EVEN MORE lawyer sanctioning as Reynal gets slapped down in Texas.