OA12: Tax Protesters, Sovereign Citizens, and Other Wackiness

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OA6: The Pending NFL Apocalypse (with Chris Kristofco): In this week’s episode, Andrew sits down in the interviewer’s chair and talks with Chris Kristofco, another real lawyer and the lead editor at Title Town Sound Off, a Green Bay Packers fan site. If you’ve been following the NFL’s investigation int by Opening Arguments

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OA4: The 2000 Election (#NeverForget), Part 3: Continuing our discussion from OA3, Andrew lays the background for the most tumultuous Presidential election in modern American history, discussing the politics, history, and the legal background that led us to Bush v. Gore. Show Notes and Links Pres. by Opening Arguments

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OA22: Libertarianism is Bad and You Should Feel Bad: PLEASE PLEASE fill out a very brief survey for us!!! https://survey.libsyn.com/openargs In this week’s episode, we tackle the legal and philosophical issues underlying libertarianism. We take on such issues as : what is “property, by Opening Arguments

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OA9: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Constitution, Part 1: In Episodes 7 and 8, we discussed a recent decision by a federal court in Missouri dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Satanic Temple challenging certain Missouri laws that arguably restrict abortion rights. In this episode, by Opening Arguments

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OA11: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Constitution, Part 3: In this week’s hour-length episode, we finally conclude our three-part discussion of abortion and defending the jurisprudence behind the Supreme Court’s 1973 opinion in Roe v. Wade… only to leave you with another cliffhanger and a topic for a futur by Opening Arguments

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OA13: Hillary Clinton’s Damned Emails!: In this episode, we delve — at long last, and just in time for the first Presidential debate — into the question of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State. by Opening Arguments

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OA20: What Happened With Ammon Bundy? SPECIAL EDITION: PLEASE PLEASE fill out a very brief survey for us!!! https://survey.libsyn.com/openargs In this special episode, we look at breaking news: the jury verdict in United States v. Ammon Bundy et al., a federal case brought in the United States District Co.. by Opening Arguments

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OA19: Should Edward Snowden Be Pardoned?: PLEASE PLEASE fill out a very brief survey for us!!! https://survey.libsyn.com/openargs In this week’s episode, we look at some of the interesting details surrounding the intentional release of classified materials by Edward Snowden. In particular, by Opening Arguments

62 min listen

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OA5: Bush v. Gore and the 2000 Election, Part 4: Finally wrapping up their four-part discussion of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, Andrew and Thomas follow the Gore campaign’s lawsuit as it goes to the Supreme Court. How legitimate is Bush v. Gore? Does it hold water? by Opening Arguments

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OA1: “The Story Begins” – Introducing the Show & Segments: In this introductory pre-episode, Thomas and Andrew talk about their backgrounds and their vision for the show. We also preview our upcoming show segments and topics, tell you how to get in touch with us, and talk a little bit about how the show got s.. by Opening Arguments

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OA2: The 2000 Election (#NeverForget), Part 1: On the last episode of Atheistically Speaking with Andrew Torrez (AS259), Andrew teased us with the promise that he’d be back to discuss what really happened back in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election (and promised that it might have something to do by Opening Arguments

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OA3: The 2000 Election (#NeverForget), Part 2: Andrew and Thomas continue their discussion of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, moving from resurrecting long-dead jokes about “hanging chads” to explaining how the legal challenge that could determine the Presidency began in a tiny county courtho by Opening Arguments

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OA18: You Be The Supreme Court, Part 3: In this week’s super-sized episode, we conclude our three-part role-playing experiment “You Be The Supreme Court,” using an actual case that is currently pending before the Court: Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley. Last time, by Opening Arguments

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OA23: Trump Presidency Legal Q and A, Part 1: In part one of this two-part episode, we tackle every unique listener question posted to the Opening Arguments Facebook page relating to the impending Trump presidency. So if you’re wondering whether Trump will be impeached, by Opening Arguments

66 min listen

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OA17: You Be The Supreme Court, Part 2: In this week’s episode, we return to our little role-playing experiment “You Be The Supreme Court,” using an actual case that is currently pending before the Court: Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley. Last time, by Opening Arguments

71 min listen

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OA8: You Won’t Have the Satanic Temple to Kick Around Any More, Part 2: In this episode, we wrap up the recent decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Satanic Temple challenging several laws relating to getting an abortion in Missouri. by Opening Arguments

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OA7: You Won’t Have the Satanic Temple to Kick Around Any More, Part 1: In this episode, we look at a recent lawsuit filed by the notorious Satanic Temple challenging abortion restrictions in the state of Missouri. In the main segment, Andrew tells you how to read a Complaint, by Opening Arguments

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OA14: You Be The Supreme Court, Part 1: In this episode, we try something a little bit different. Instead of simply analyzing a case, we let you play the role of Supreme Court Justice working your way through a difficult case that is currently pending before the Court: Trinity Lutheran Chu by Opening Arguments

58 min listen

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OA25: Could Jill Stein Decide the Presidency? (No.): In this week’s episode, we discuss the recent efforts by Jill Stein and the Green Party to raise funds for Presidential recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Should you rush out and open your wallets to help raise funds for the Green Part by Opening Arguments

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OA10: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, and the Constitution, Part 2: Our discussion of abortion continues as we walk through the Supreme Court’s opinion in Roe v. Wade and its aftermath. In our first segment, “Closed Arguments” continues with a look at whether you should call your law professor by her first name. by Opening Arguments

44 min listen

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OA15: #SaveTheInternet: In this week’s episode, we tackle a breaking legal issue: is Andrew’s old law school buddy Ted Cruz correct that the U.S. government just “gave away the Internet?” (Hint: Ted Cruz is never right about anything. by Opening Arguments

66 min listen

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OA24: Trump Presidency Legal Q and A, Part 2: In part two of this two-part episode, we continue to address every unique listener question posted to the Opening Arguments Facebook page relating to the impending Trump presidency. So if you’re wondering whether Trump will be impeached, by Opening Arguments

65 min listen

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OA21: Second Amendment Masterclass, Part 1: PLEASE PLEASE fill out a very brief survey for us!!! https://survey.libsyn.com/openargs By listener request, we are bringing you this special “deep dive” episode into the history and jurisprudence underlying the Second Amendment. by Opening Arguments

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OA39: Trump's Muslim Ban: Today's episode revisits a question we tackled way back in Episode #16, namely, whether President Trump has the authority to enact his Muslim Ban. We begin with an examination of the recent CREW lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that President... by Opening Arguments

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OA16: Dump Trump?: In this week’s bonus episode, we tackle the breaking legal question of whether the RNC can legally replace Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for President, and if so, what the consequences would be. You don’t want to miss this episode! by Opening Arguments

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OA32: Phil Ivey's Gambling Winnings (with guest Chris Kristofco): Today's episode begins with a question from Adrien Thuren about the minimum wage. How come restaurants can seemingly pay wait staff less than minimum wage? And if that's legal, why don't other industries don't start paying their employees... by Opening Arguments

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OA12: Tax Protesters, Sovereign Citizens, and Other Wackiness: In this episode, we delve into the wacky world of tax protesters and “sovereign citizens,” people who believe that the legal world is a magical place filled with secret code words that, if invoked properly, by Opening Arguments

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Law'd Awful Movies #1: The Firm: SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT! This is normally for Patrons only, but we wanted to gift our non-patronizing listeners a gift and a sample of what they might be missing over at !! Behold the majesty of what you are about to receive. This is, hands... by Opening Arguments

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OA31: More on the McDonald's "Hot Coffee" Lawsuit: Welcome to the first Opening Arguments of 2017, and the first episode on our new two-episode-per-week schedule. Just a reminder: we will be releasing these episodes on Tuesdays and Fridays every week. More on scheduling... by Opening Arguments

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OA28: Abortion and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Part 2: In this week’s episode, we conclude our discussion of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), and how the “undue burden” test the Supreme Court developed in that case continues to govern laws protecting (and restricting) abortion today. by Opening Arguments

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