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OA475: Citibank's $900 Million Oopsie

OA475: Citibank's $900 Million Oopsie

It's a no takesies backsies deep dive! We all know the law is pretty reasonable and there's no way you get to keep millions of dollars that a bank wires you by accident, right? Wellllllll ordinarily yes, but sometimes no! Andrew's got the full breakdown on Citibank's big oopsie.

Before that...

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LAM48: Cop Rock

LAM48: Cop Rock

Featuring Eli Bosnick. Just... you're welcome. 

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OA474: FBI "Faked" Kavanaugh Investigation?!

OA474: FBI "Faked" Kavanaugh Investigation?!

Remember sniveling weasel Brett Kavanaugh and the serious allegations against him by Dr. Ford and how he was "cleared" by an FBI investigation into the matter? Well according to Sheldon Whitehouse, that investigation might have been not just inadequate but perhaps FAKE.
In our main story, And...

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#T3BE 219 - Full Question Text for Patrons

#T3BE 219 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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#T3BE 218 - Early Answer for Patrons

#T3BE 218 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas analyzed this one exactly correctly, narrowing it down to (B) and (C), and almost got tripped up until picking the right answer, (B)!  Yay!  The streak has been porked!  Thomas is now 115-for-218 (52.8%)!  (There was some slightly incorrect stu...

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OA473: In Praise of John Roberts and Joe Manchin?!

OA473: In Praise of John Roberts and Joe Manchin?!

You read that right, and no it's not opposite day! At least... I don't think it is. Anyway, Manchin has said some things about the filibuster that are incredibly encouraging! We've got the full breakdown and a mini filibuster dive for you. Then in our main segment, Andrew breaks down a decision i...

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#T3BE 218 - full question text for Patrons

#T3BE 218 - full question text for Patrons

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OA472: The American Rescue Plan - You Made This Happen!

OA472: The American Rescue Plan - You Made This Happen!

It's here! The 1.9 trillion dollar package is officially passed! If you are one of the many listeners who donated time or money to getting Democrats to 50 seats, you truly did make this happe...

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New Intro Quotes Thread!

You know the drill, post your 15-seconds-or-less clips here, with a direct link to the full audio of the clip you want, and then upvote with the heart the ones you want to see on the show!

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#T3BE 217 - Early Answer for Patrons

#T3BE 217 - Early Answer for Patrons

It's (A), sadly.  Thomas is now 112-for-217 (51.6%), and in a deep, deep funk.  Thomas's Second-Chance Bar Exam, however, is still going strong.

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OA471: Republican Lawyer Shouts Quiet Part on Voting Rights

OA471: Republican Lawyer Shouts Quiet Part on Voting Rights

At oral arguments before the Supreme Court, a lawyer for Republicans admitted that eliminating voting restrictions would put Republicans at a 'competitive disadvantage.' Will this startling admission jeopardize the case for Republicans? Find out! Before that, we cover some good news and bad news....

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QnA 41 Audio

QnA 41 Audio

You can also check it out on the YouTube channel and see us! https://youtu.be/WzZkwV39-Yk

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QnA 41 Starts Now!

QnA 41 Starts Now!

Come hang!

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Show Notes, Episodes 470-471

Thought you might like to see all the stuff that didn't make it in to these two jam-packed episodes!

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OA470: Can Harris Just Overrule the Parliamentarian?

OA470: Can Harris Just Overrule the Parliamentarian?

Leftist publications like Jacobin have been excoriating the Biden administration, and specifically VP Harris, for not simply overruling the Senate Parliamentarian to force the $15 minimu...

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#T3BE 217 - Full Question Text for Patrons

#T3BE 217 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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Open Q&A Thread: Saturday March 6 at 8pm Eastern / 5 Pacific

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

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#T3BE 216 - Early Answer for Patrons

#T3BE 216 - Early Answer for Patrons

It's (D), and the underlying case is Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618 (1969).  Thomas is now 112-for-216 (51.9%) and in the midst of a deep, deep funk.

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OA469: The Batshirt Crazy 'Latinos for Trump' Lawsuit

OA469: The Batshirt Crazy 'Latinos for Trump' Lawsuit

Hooooo boy, have we got some legal craziness for you fine listeners! Disgraced lawyer who Instagramed his participation in an insurrection has filed a lawsuit that is essentially Latinos for Trump and a few other groups v. EVERYONE. Andrew had way too much fun diving into it! Before that, we have...

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OA468: SCOTUS News! Trump's Taxes, Affirmative Action, and Title X

OA468: SCOTUS News! Trump's Taxes, Affirmative Action, and Title X

Normally we're bracing ourselves every time there's SCOTUS news, but this time there's actually some good! Cy Vance HAS TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS. Ok that's pretty much the end of the unambiguously good news. But listen in as Andrew gives us the expert analysis on the anti-affirmative action case and t...

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#T3BE 216 - Full Question Text for Patrons

#T3BE 216 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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#T3BE 215 - early answer for Patrons

#T3BE 215 - early answer for Patrons

Thomas picked (B), so of course the answer is (C) -- FRE 406.  He's now 112-for-215 (52.1%) and is in deep need of some streak-porking.

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OA467: Demolishing the Electoral College, with Lawrence Lessig

OA467: Demolishing the Electoral College, with Lawrence Lessig

Harvard Law Professor and activist Lawrence Lessig joins us to talk about his ongoing efforts to get rid of the Electoral College. It's a war being fought on multiple fronts, but Professor Lessig's current effort is to force states to assign delegates proportionally. The all or nothing system we ...

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#Free Britney! with Morgan Stringer

#Free Britney! with Morgan Stringer

It's an episode that needs no introduction. Britney Spears is seemingly trapped in an eternal conservatorship. There's so much to this story, Ace Associate Morgan Stringer did the research so we didn't have to!

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OA466: Opening Arguments Blocked in Australia?!

OA466: Opening Arguments Blocked in Australia?!

Why is the OA Facebook page blocked in Australia? Well, it's not just us, it's every news page! We've got the deep dive into why Facebook is blocking us and why Google isn't, even though they were targeted by the same law.
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#T3BE 215 - Full Question Text for Patrons

#T3BE 215 - Full Question Text for Patrons

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LAM47: Your Honor

LAM47: Your Honor

We watched episode 1 of Your Honor! The first episode is available for free on Prime if you want to check it out first. You're not missing much if you don't. There isn't a ton of law, but we do get, we kid you not, the most hilariously bad courtroom scene perhaps in LAM history!

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#T3BE 214 - Early Answer for Patrons

#T3BE 214 - Early Answer for Patrons

The answer is (B); you don't always get to raise self-defense (as Thomas's answer "A" would imply), but the facts of this question certainly support it.

Thomas is now 112-for-214 (52.3%) and in a deep, deep funk.

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OA465: The Fight to Unionize at Amazon

OA465: The Fight to Unionize at Amazon

Today's show is a fascinating deep-dive into one Amazon facility's efforts to unionize, and the implications it has on the entire company! After that, we have an update on the Senate power sharing agreement. Committee assignments galore!

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OA464: Impeachment 2 Secret of the Ooze

OA464: Impeachment 2 Secret of the Ooze

In case you missed it, our 45th president led a violent insurrection about a month ago and now it's up to Democrats to convince a bunch of Republicans... who were there... that it happened. Andrew is here to break it all down for us!

Also, some other criminal president updates as the Georgi...

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