Podcast Episodes

The Kirkstag Fire

Episode 1191

OA1191 - In today’s Rapid Response Friday, we examine some of the legal questions raised as the Trump administration throws as much political capital…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

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Charlie Kirk sucked and we won't be pretending otherwise

Episode 7

VR 7 - Part 1 of 2. Vapid Response Wednesday has been blessed with a surplus of truly awful takes in the days following the murder of MAGA luminary C…

1 year ago

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Miranda v. Arizona, and the Fascinating Science of False Confessions

Episode 1190

OA1190 - “You have the right to remain silent.” Anyone who grew up on American crime dramas can recite the rest of these famous warnings from memory,…

1 year ago

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It’s Still the Shadow Docket, Despite Kavanaugh’s Pathetic Rebrand Attempt

Episode 1189

OA1189 - The Supreme Court’s next term may not start until October, but their infamous shadow--sorry, “interim”--docket is in rare form as they issue…

1 year ago

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LAM1009: My Cousin Vinny

Episode 1009

Just because everything else is terrible out there right now, we treated ourselves to our second consecutive Law’d Awesome Movie. By popular patron d…

1 year ago

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Do You Swear You're Not A Subversive Person?

Episode 1188

Continuing their "Good Law" series, Matt and Jenessa talk about Baggett v. Bullitt. This case held that "a State cannot require an employee to take a…

1 year ago

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BREAKING: Federal Courts Correctly Notice Color of Sky, Pope’s Religious Affiliation

Episode 1187

For this week’s Rapid Response Friday we take up three major judicial rulings pushing back against executive overreach on three completely different …

1 year ago

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Douchebag Ben Shapiro knock-offs keep thinking they're smarter than Ketanji Brown Jackson

Episode 6

VR6 - For today’s Vapid Response Wednesday, Thomas, Lydia, and Matt review two examples from a newly-popular genre of lazy right wing op-eds: insecur…

1 year ago

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Brown v. Board v. Science

Episode 1186

OA1186 - We continue our series on some of our favorite Warren-era Supreme Court decisions with the one Warren-era decision--and very likely the only…

1 year ago

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Did a Federal Judge Really Just Shutter Alligator Alcatraz?

Episode 1185

OA1185 - The rule of law has never been put more to the test in this country, and we do our best to keep up with at least a few of the most important…

1 year ago

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