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 t...
2016-12-16 07:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week's episode, we return to the subject of abortion and pick up with a cliffhanger from way back in episode #11, where Thomas was ...
2016-12-14 05:35:17 +0000 UTC View PostI love the fact that people submitted all four answers to us.
The correct answer was (C). Thomas is now 1-for-1 (100%) and ready to earn his law degree from Bovine University.
A contract typically requires three things: of...
This week's super-sized episode is literally jam-packed with five all-new segments for our listeners; six if you haven't heard both parts of the Second Amendment Masterclass already. And make sure you stay tu...
2016-12-07 06:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Behold the majesty of what you are about to receive. This is, hands down, the worst legal movie ever made. From the opening credits to the cheesy ending voice-over, literally everything this movie has to say about the law i...
2016-12-01 05:30:40 +0000 UTC View Post
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 Gre...
2016-11-30 06:28:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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, if Obama c...
2016-11-18 07:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This is part 1 of a 2 part series where Andrew answered every unique listener question we collected relating to the impending Trump presidency. Part 2 is next week but patrons will gain access to it early!
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In this week's super-sized episode, we conclude our three-part role-playing experiment "You Be The Supreme Court,...
2016-10-19 04:25:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa17-supreme-court-part-2/
In this week's episode, we return to our little role-playing experiment "You Be The Supreme Court," using an actu...
2016-10-12 06:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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In this week's bonus episode, we tackle the breaking legal question of whether the RNC can legally replace Donald Trump as the Republ...
2016-10-10 05:53:02 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/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 ...
2016-10-05 06:14:25 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa14-supreme-court-part-1/
In this episode, we try something a little bit different. Instead of simply analyzing a case, we let
Hi everyone! We have some exciting news!
This Monday, September 26, we're going to release a special episode of Opening Arguments to coincide with the first Presidential debate. Yes, that's right, we're going to resolve once and ...
2016-09-22 16:46:12 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa12-tax-protesters-sovereign-citizens-wackiness/
In this episode, we delve into the wacky world of tax protester...
2016-09-21 04:17:22 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a very weird argument circulating in right-wing circles this week that the Supreme Court has "held" that atheism is a religion. That's just not so. Thomas and I talk about that claim briefly on an upcoming episode of Jake Farr-Wha...
2016-09-17 22:31:41 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa11-abortion-roe-v-wade-constitution-part-3/
In this week's hour-length episode, we finally conclude our three-part ...
2016-09-14 05:26:51 +0000 UTC View PostAndrew loves you guys so much he wanted to give you even more content! Here's some bonus solo-Andrew content on privacy and whether or not it is in the constitution!
http://openargs.com/oa10-abortion-roe-v-wade-constitution-part-2/
Our discussion of abortion continues as we walk through the Supreme ...
2016-09-07 05:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa9-abortion-roe-v-wade-constitution-part-1/
In Episodes 7 and 8, we discussed a recent decision by a federal court in Mis...
2016-08-31 04:23:30 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa8-you-wont-have-the-satanic-temple-to-kick-around-any-more-part-2/
In this episode, we wrap up t...
2016-08-25 02:44:11 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa7-you-wont-have-the-satanic-temple-to-kick-around-any-more-part-1/
In this episode, we look at a...
2016-08-25 02:07:00 +0000 UTC View Posthttp://openargs.com/oa6-the-pending-nfl-apocalypse-with-chris-kristofco/
In this week's episode, Andrew sits down in the interviewer's ...
2016-08-25 02:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally wrapping up their four-part dis...
2016-08-25 01:54:30 +0000 UTC View Posthttp://openargs.com/oa4-the-2000-election-neverforget-part-3/2016-08-25 01:51:56 +0000 UTC View Post
http://openargs.com/oa3-bush-v-gore-and-the-2000-election-part-2/
Andrew and Thomas continue their discussion of the 2000 U.S. Presidential el...
2016-08-25 01:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post