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Opening Arguments Podcast
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Explaining law in the news to non-lawyers every Mon/Fri and responding to the right's worst legal takes on video every Weds. Join the community at patreon.com/law!
Opening Arguments was the only non-MAGA media outlet to review the John Eastman documentary screened at Mar-a-Lago just ahead of J6 last year as part of our patrons-only Law'd Awful Movies series. The full episode (and all other LAMs) is up for patrons without ads!

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January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
You'd hardly know from mainstream coverage that these actions were flatly illegal and totally unjustified, even by US standards, or that 80 people lost their lives on Saturday.

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January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
This two-part episode was recorded barely 24 hours after the news broke, so there are plenty of things we expect to revise and revisit here. But thanks especially to Liz we covered quite a lot of ground, and in much more depth than you'll find almost anywhere else
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
going to have to refer you to our previous post
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
(this is not a thread, it was all in there)
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM