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OA Bar Prep with Heather! T3BE29

The answer for T3BE28 is coming your way, and we launch our next Bar Prep question with Heather! Submit your answers below!

A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Critical Race Theory Bans

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Several years ago, Christopher Rufo created a bogeyman that rallied the Right across the United States to seek bans in educational environments of "divisive concepts" such as Critical Race Theory. But wouldn't you know it - the CRT bans themselves are just perfect for a CRT analysis,...

Harvey Weinstein's NY Conviction Was Overturned. So Who Effed Up?

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NY defense attorney Liz Skeen is here to break this decision down. Did the Court mess it up? Or is something more complicated and unexpected happening? The answer might surprise you.

Content note/trigger warning. For exactly what you'd think.

OA Bar Prep with Heather! T3BE28

The answer for T3BE27 is coming your way, and we launch our next Bar Prep question with Heather! Submit your answers below!

Hunter Biden's Trial Is Everything MAGA Thinks The Trump Trial Was

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We begin in Florida with yet more of Judge Aileen Cannon's efforts to delay Donald Trump's federal case, including a demand for Jack Smith to be nicer to Trump's lawyers and her decision to allow non-parties to join the fun and make arguments in an upcoming hearing about whether Smit...

Biden’s Border Action - An Objective, Nuanced Explainer

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Trump’s prosecution for election interference in Georgia was just stayed by the Court of Appeals, leaving no chance that this trial will proceed before November. What happened, and how unexpected was this delay? We investigate.

We then turn to our main story: Biden administra...

OA Bar Prep with Heather! T3BE27

OA's Official Bar Tutor returns! We've got the answer to Question 26, but with Heather's signature style where we're going to learn a whole lot along the way. Then, in Question 27, we've got some Constitutional Law!

2024-06-05 13:01:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Supreme Court To Decide If Being Homeless Can Be A Crime

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Today we're joined by Vox Senior Correspondent, Ian Millhiser! In his reporting, Ian focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. Ian gives us an excellent and comprehensive breakdown of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that...

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THE JURY IS IN! Opening Arguments is coming at you LIVE AND UNEDITED today as we react in realtime to the announcement of the verdict in People v. Trump--conveniently timed for exactly the time that we had already planned to record this week! We also take a look...

What Should OA Cover This #RapidResponseFriday?

Calling all patrons! Rapid Response Friday is Rapidly Approaching. What do you want to hear OA cover this week?

Please let us know! And also, please use that heart button on comments to give us an indication of numbers, so we can gauge interest!

And, if you have ...

OA Bar Prep with Heather! T3BE26

Heather is back for another bar question! Yay! Except... it's real property... NOOOOO
We only do the question on this one, since we did both the Q and A last time. So, this is just a short little uncharged episode to get us back on track. It also allows me to catch up on Patron thanks!

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What an Alabama Judge Is Doing to Some LGBTQ Lawyers Is Horrifying and Needs a Spotlight

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Two great stories for you today - following OA1034 on how much Alito sucks, the Law Dork himself, Chris Geidner, is on to discuss the flag habits of Samuel Alito, as well as the exclusive story he broke regarding Alito’s stock activity immediately after Libs of TikTok called for a ...

Law School Doesn't Have to Suck

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I am pleased to introduce you all to Heather Varanini! In her role as Director of Academic Achievement, Heather spends her days helping students succeed in law school and prepare for the Bar. She's onboard to serve as the Official Opening Arguments Bar Tutor and teach us a lot ...

Benjamin Netanyahu: International Fugitive?

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A second Alito flag has hit the news, we have election results out of Fulton County, and the jury is nearly out in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial. Matt also answers patron questions about how things could go wrong with the jury between now and the verdict, as well as why ju...

What Should OA Cover This #RapidResponseFriday?

It's that time again! What do you want to hear OA cover for Friday?

Please let us know! And also, please use that heart button on comments to give us an indication of numbers, so we can gauge interest!

And, if you have specific legal questions on a given topic, f...

Why Is Alito Like This

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With the recent news that a sitting Supreme Court justice was publicly displaying support for Trump’s attempted coup in the days between January 6, 2021 and Joe Biden’s inauguration, it’s time to ask: Is Samuel Alito actually worse than our very low opinion of hi...

Liz Warren's CFPB Saved By... Originalism?

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We begin with a quick check-in on Trump’s trial in New York, from the recent appellate ruling on his gag order Todd Blanche's bizarrely personal  start to his cross-examination of the most important witness in one of the most important criminal trials in US history. Matt then ...

What Should OA Cover This #RapidResponseFriday?

We're back at it! We've got a Rapid Response coming up fast; what do you want to hear OA cover for Friday?

Please let us know! And also, please use that heart button on comments to give us an indication of numbers, so we can gauge interest!

And, if you have speci...

Need your opinion

Hey folks!

I badly want to change the OA artwork and I wanted to know how you all feel about it. I have the best podcast art guy in the world, I swear. And though he can be tough to get ahold of, I'm confident he'll want to work on a new thing. But I also saw someone say the other day they ...

Steve Vladeck's Taxonomy of Court Reform

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We're very pleased to welcome Steve Vladeck on the show to talk about what's going on with the Supreme Court these days, and how shadowy their docket has been recently. We then dig into (and debate a touch) a recent 2024-05-13 08:56:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Cannabis Rescheduling; Judge Cannon Stops Trump Trial

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First up, BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! The Trump Trial Transcript readings will now only be available on patreon.com/gavelpod! Details inside.

Then: the Biden administration is moving forward with rescheduling marijua...

Ask Me Anything About the Whole Thing

Hey folks, no regularly scheduled #rapidresponseFriday thread this week, for a number of reasons. Let me update you a little!

The transcript trial coverage stuff is valuable enough, fun enough, and in demand enough that I 100% want to do it. However, it's going to either have to be the onl...

Trump's Attorney Fails To Impeach Witness So Badly He's Forced To Apologize

OA1030: It's more Trump Trial Transcripts! Go easy on Mr. Bove, it's his first day...

This episode centers around David Pecker's testimony and it's basically rock solid. Trump's attorneys are desperate, so Mr. Bove goes for the juggler! And then everyone has to explain it's actually "jugula...

It's Over. It's Finally Fucking Over.

Big announcement! Finally.

Heads up, if you're a new listener or just here for the law pod, you may want to skip. Or listen at your own risk.

tl;dr: Smith v. Torrez is settled. Andrew is out of the company. Permanently and completely. I have not signed any NDA.

Judge Merchan: I Have Nothing BUT Contempt for This Trump

OA1029: Trump Trial, Week 2, Part 1!

Lordy, there are tapes! Our special coverage of People v. Trump continues, now with readings from Juilliard-trained, Tony-winning actors Thomas and Lydia Smith! (none of that is true except possibly our names.)

Donald Trump is now the first U.S. Pr...

Episode Delay Because Massive

Hey folks! So, as you all know, this Trump Trial Thursday format is completely brand new. That is - to cover the trial, provide transcript reads, and provide analysis. Oh and tack on T3BE.

Well, my current theory is that Matt reads stuff SO quickly that he may have underestimated how much ...

What Should OA Cover This #RapidResponseFriday?

You know the drill, what do you want to hear OA cover for Friday?

However, ALSO, Now with this new Monday-Thursday-Friday schedule, this also gives you folks the chance to ask questions about the Trump Trial as well! More transcript readings are coming, haha.

2024-05-01 18:25:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Just How Bad Were the Oral Arguments Re: Presidential Immunity?

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Can a former President of the United States be prosecuted for trying to overturn a democratic election? The Supreme Court just spent two hours and forty minutes (!) hearing a case in which they were supposed to be reviewing this simple question and Donald Trump’s claims of to...

Your Guide to The People v. Trump

As the first week of the first criminal trial of a former President in U.S. history wraps up, we prepare for our special coverage of People v. Trump by stepping back to remember how we got here. Why is Donald Trump being prosecuted for paying off Stormy Daniels, anyway? Who...

The Usual #rapidresponse Friday Post, Except Different

Hey folks, this time you DON'T know the drill. This week's Friday episode is going to be Matt's ultimate guide to the NY Trump trial. And so, this week, if you have any questions whatsoever about the trial, post them here so Matt can answer them on the show!

Also, if you do still want to po...