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#T3BE 266 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas nails it again, picking (D), which makes him 6-for-6 on ethics questions and 141-for-266 (53.0%) overall!

OA571: MTG DAO NGMI; and Why Palin v. NYT is Not Over

If you don't understand the first part of the title, you're not alone! There was a delightful dust up between Wizards of the Coast and something called a DAO over Magic the Gathering. It turns out you're not just allowed to profit off of other people's IP? Cryto bros were very surprised to learn ...

OA570: Sandy Hook Families Win Major Settlement

Today we have two very significant legal settlements in the news to break down! The families of Sandy Hook victims settled with Remington, but based on the terrible state of the law, this wasn't a guarantee. Andrew explains how it happened! In a somewhat parallel settlement, a victim of Prince An...

#T3BE 266 - Full Question Text for Patrons

Show Notes! Episodes 570-71

Miss Ashley's 2-17-2022

SO much goodness...

#T3BE 265 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas nailed it again, picking (C), and is 5-for-5 on ethics questions and 140-for-265 (52.8%) overall!

OA569: Cawthorn Is as Bad at Picking Lawyers as He Is at Not Doing Insurrections

We've got a delightful update in the Madison Cawthorn "one totally legitimate effort" to keep him off the ballot! Cawthorn's lawyers made a truly pathetic attempt at an injunction. It's bad law, but good deep dive! Also, a big Opening Arguments was Right about the DHS saga from a few years ago. D...

OA568: How Christian Nationalism Fueled the Insurrection

Andrew Seidel returns to tell us about the report he and Amanda Tyler put together detailing how Christian Nationalism was central to the Jan. 6th Insurrection. The evidence is overwhelming and is often ignored by the media, so now is our chance to help get this vital information out to the world...

#T3BE 265 - Full question text for patrons

Miss Ashley's Week of 2-10-2022

As always, these are so good!  Miss Ashley curates stories that we don't quite get to.

#T3BE 264 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas got this one right as well, picking (B) - he's now 4-for-4 on ethics questions and 139-for-264 overall (52.7%)!

OA567: Pop-Law! Cardi B Wins Defamation Suit Against Worst Person on Earth

You think you know what a "bad document" is? You haven't seen anything like this! Keen listeners should know by now that winning a defamation suit as a famous person is a tough bar to clear. But, if the person you are suing is an absolute trainwreck and is possibly the worst person in the world, ...

OA566: Explosive Lawsuit Against the NFL Details Racial Bias

After being fired from the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores has filed a very serious lawsuit against the NFL for racial bias in hiring. This is absolutely huge news. Find out why the NFL is in serious trouble!

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#T3BE 264 - Full Question Text for Patrons

Miss Ashley's Stories in the News - 2/3/2022

Lots of great stories here!

QnA 51 Audio

Wrong link, use this one! QnA51!

Sorrrrrrrrryyyyy!

#T3BE 263 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas nails it yet again, picking (D) - that means he's 3-for-3 on ethics questions and 138-for-263 overall (52.5%).

OA565: How Madison Cawthorn Could Be Kept off the Ballot

Check out this one WEIRD trick to.... *record scratch* wait a minute... it's not a weird trick? Wow! Well, check out this one legitimate way in which Madison Cawthorn could be kept off the ballot! It turns out, the Constitution actually isn't a super big fan of insurrections. Also, some additiona...

OA564: The Reteyerment; At-Will Employees Forced to Stay? and Avenatti vs Stormy Daniels!

Huge news day! BREYER WILL RETEYER! What a relief. Andrew takes us through that and the potential replacements. They're all great! Then we've got, by immense popular demand, coverage of a story in which at-will employees were forced by a court to stay in their job. What happened? Was it reported ...

Miss Ashley's 1-27-2022

Lots of stories we didn't quite get to....

#T3BE 263 - Full Question Text for Patrons

Wednesday, Feb. 2 Q&A at 4 pm Pacific / 7 pm Eastern

You know the drill:  post your questions & upvote with the heart the ones you want answered.  And then join us next Wednesday!

LAM56: And Justice for All

You're out of order, you're out of order, this whole damn podcast is out of order!

#T3BE 262 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas once again got this exactly right, picking (A).  He's undefeated (2-for-2) on ethics questions and 137-for-262 overall (52.3%).

OA563: Microsoft, Activision, and Monopoly Law!

There was huge news in the gaming industry as Microsoft announced a deal to acquire Activision! You may remember Activision from such episodes as OA513: California v. Activision Blizzard, Inc ...

#T3BE 262 - Full Question Text for Patrons

Miss Ashley's 1-20-22

All the stories we didn't quite get to with all of the charm you've come to expect from Miss Ashley....

OA562: Supreme Court Rules Against Trump; Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi

It's a good news/bad news type of day. The bad news - voting rights has failed in the Senate due to... exactly the two Senators you'd think. But here's the great news! First, the Supreme Court ruled against Trump about the Jan 6th documents! Andrew gives us the full breakdown. And the double good...