Podcast Episodes

OA405: SCOTUS OKs Execution of Prisoner with Alzheimer's

Episode 405

You'll never guess which 5 justices were in the affirmative in this case and which 4 dissented... unless you've ever listened to our show, in which case you'll easily guess. Andrew discusses this de…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA404: Rule of Law Not Found

Episode 404

AKA the Roger Stone scandal. Trump has overloaded our ability to be angry and made us swallow outrage after outrage like Joey Chestnut eating hot dogs. But don't worry because Andrew is our Upton Si…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA403: SCOTUS Demolishes Church State Separation

Episode 403

While the SCOTUS news last episode was good, this time around it is... not that. We've had a slew of terrible decisions for anyone who believes that taxpayers should not have to fund Christianity. S…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA402: Good News from SCOTUS!

Episode 402

Yes, you read that correctly, we've got some good news! You may not quite have seen the two decisions reported that way exactly, but Optimist Prime Torrez believes that 19-635 Trump v. Vance and 19…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA401: Legal Eagle Sues the Trump Administration!

Episode 401

Today we're joined by the Legal Eagle himself, Devin Stone! Devin is suing the Trump administration, with the help of his lawyer Kel McClanahan. Devin and Kel break down for us what the lawsuit is a…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA400: No, John Roberts Is Not Your Friend

Episode 400

Today's show could also be called "the worst good news possible" because, yes, the Supreme Court declined to completely gut Roe v. Wade (despite the fact that Roe is effectively dead in many ways), …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA399: The LAMicus Brief

Episode 399

We've got a special treat for you fine folks today! This is the Law'd Awful Movies from last month where Thomas delivers his Amicus Brief in the Flynn case and Andrew and Morgan discuss the process …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

OA398: The SCOTUS Asylum Ruling, Explained

Episode 398

Plus, Andrew breaks down (or has a breakdown over) the viral photo of a card that purportedly allows the holder to enter any business without wearing a mask. Is it real or... really stupid?

Then w…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

OA397: Explaining Bostock v. Clayton County

Episode 397

This episode breaks down exactly what happened in the Supreme Court's surprising 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County holding that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gende…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

OA396.5: Will You Be Able To Read John Bolton's Book?

Episode 396

Today's bonus episode takes a deep dive into the lawsuit brought by the Trump Administration to try and block the publication of John Bolton's tell-all book. We break down the legal arguments and te…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago