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Opening Arguments

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Feb 3, 2023 • 50min

OA687: Trump Sues Woodward, Gets Close to Making a Valid Legal Argument

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, Liz breaks down new news on Hunter Biden's laptop. It's still so confusing but Liz helps us make sense of it!
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Feb 2, 2023 • 51min

OA686: The Robot Lawyers Are Coming! ...Or Are They?

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!
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Jan 31, 2023 • 55min

OA685: The Alec Baldwin Charges

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.
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Jan 30, 2023 • 48min

OA684: Why We Haven't Seen the Georgia Grand Jury Report Yet

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! Click here for full links and show notes!
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Jan 27, 2023 • 57min

OA683: Peter Navarro Pursues Executive Privilege Through the Sands of Time

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. And finally, asshole Peter Navarro has pulled out all the stops in pursuit of his executive privilege claim, including now... time travel? Click here for full links and show notes!
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Jan 26, 2023 • 48min

OA682: Trump Forced to Pay SO Many Other People's Legal Fees...

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?
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Jan 24, 2023 • 1h 5min

OA681: The New Republican House Rules Are... Yikes.

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. Click here for full links and show notes!
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Jan 23, 2023 • 49min

OA680: The Pathetic SCOTUS Leak Investigation Fizzles

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. And Dersh is STILL lying his ass off. This isn't a repeat. It's a new more pathetic set of lies every episode almost. Click here for full links and show notes!
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Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 3min

OA679: Norm Can't Stop Effing Up at Lawyering

Plus, 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. Here are the entire show notes and links.
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Jan 19, 2023 • 57min

OA678: Dersh's Sanctions Defense Somehow Keeps Getting Worse

It's just so bad and so dumb. Somehow these people are lawyers. Their arguments make T3BE look like a legal master class. Listen in for the hilarious details! Here are the show notes!

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