Opening Arguments

Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!

SCOTUS Fast-Tracks TikTok Case; Trump Files Nonsense Amicus Brief 01/03/2025

A Law for Christmas, and a Happy New Year! 01/01/2025

Lawrence Lessig Thinks the Supreme Court Will End SuperPACs 12/30/2024

Rudy Giuliani Has Lost Everything, Including His Own Lawyers 12/27/2024

Ok, but Would AI Judges Really Be Any Worse? 12/23/2024

Luigi Mangione Being Charged as a Terrorist Is Borderline Prosecutorial Misconduct 12/20/2024

Pete Hegseth Is Finally Going to Make the US Military Less Woke 12/18/2024

Mass Deportation Is Much Harder Than Trump Thinks 12/16/2024

The Luigi Mangione Case: A NY Defense Attorney Breaks It Down 12/13/2024

There’s Something Deeply Wrong With Stephen Miller (And There Always Has Been) 12/11/2024

Trump Doubles Down on Immigration Plans In Softball NBC Interview 12/09/2024

Supreme Court Justices Should Not Be This Good At Playing Dumb 12/06/2024

Trump's Intelligence Picks - Doozies and Russian Assets 12/04/2024

Please Stop Spreading Panic About Denaturalization 12/02/2024

Drakesgiving Special 11/29/2024

"The Right Way" Part 2 11/27/2024

What It Really Takes To Immigrate "The Right Way" 11/27/2024

Trump Takes MAGA Senators on Field Trip, Allowing Dems To Confirm More Judges 11/22/2024

All the President's... Defense Attorneys 11/20/2024

Enter the Gaetz of Hell 11/18/2024

Trump's Picks Are So Bad He Wants To Subvert His Own Congress. Can He? 11/15/2024

Trump's Staff Infection 11/13/2024

How Joe Biden Can Go Out a Legend 11/11/2024

The Luckiest Criminal Defendant in American History 11/08/2024

No, She Didn't 'Lose' 15m Democratic Votes 11/07/2024

We're In Serious Trouble 11/06/2024

What Are the ACTUAL Policy Differences Between Trump and Harris? 11/04/2024

When Elon Musk Violates Immigration Law It's Fine Though 11/01/2024

Taking Jurisdiction Personally - T3BE 46 10/30/2024

A Lot of People Who Don’t Believe in Elections Are Running for Election 10/28/2024