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Opening Arguments

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Opening Arguments Media LLC

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!

#1170

But Who Will Execute the Executer? The Supreme Court.

OA1215 - We examine why the potential merger of Warner Brothers Discovery with either Netf... more

Yesterday

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:58

Yesterday

#1169

Ross Douthat says Trump's Christian Nationalism just needs more Christian in it

VR16 - This week on Vapid Response: it’s the Hat and the Hammer, with the return of both N... more

10 Dec 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:27

10 Dec 2025

#1168

Trump Keeps Racking Up Ls in the Courts

OA1214 - As the end of 2025 approaches, we are finding real cause for hope in how federal ... more

08 Dec 2025

47 MINS

47:14

08 Dec 2025

#1167

Is Trump Playing “Pardon, Marry, Kill” With Narcotraffickers?

OA1213 - Thomas is back for an action-packed Rapid Response Friday! This week: we compare ... more

05 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:47

05 Dec 2025

#1166

Trump hosts (and dozes through) absolutely unhinged Antifa Round Table

Today on Vapid Response Wednesday: weeks after designating “Antifa” a “domestic terror org... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:44

03 Dec 2025

#1165

What Happens When an FBI Agent Investigates a Friend?

OA1212 - What’s a cop to do when he stumbles onto a crime, and the evidence points to some... more

01 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:29

01 Dec 2025

#1164

Let’s Go Around the Law Office and Say What We’re Thankful For

OA1211 - For this special Thanksgiving episode, we take a break from the news for Matt to ... more

27 Nov 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:11

27 Nov 2025

#1163

The Tragedy of True Crime

OA1210 - This week we welcome journalist and author John J. Lennon, who is calling in from... more

24 Nov 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:06

24 Nov 2025

#1162

SCOTUS Made Gerrymandering So Easy, You’d Have to Be a Texas Republican to F It Up

OA1209 - Are you done with legal doomerism? Us too. Take some time away from doomscrolling... more

21 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:20

21 Nov 2025

#1161

Epstein files reveal he was BFFs with Steve Bannon and offered him USE OF THE ISLAND. and his house.

VR14 - Part 2 of the Epstein files We continue our first look at some highlights from last... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:03

19 Nov 2025

#1160

Emails reveal Larry Summers went to Epstein for advice on women. He STILL teaches at Harvard.

OA1208 - We go beyond the Trump-related content in the latest round of Epstein disclosures... more

17 Nov 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:54

17 Nov 2025

#1159

Reminder to Congress: Impeachment Exists. And It's the Only Acceptable Response to the Epstein Cover...

OA1207 - We record a late-breaking reaction to the recent massive round of documents relea... more

14 Nov 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:40

14 Nov 2025

#1158

Kat Abughazaleh - Indicted by Trump's DoJ for Protesting ICE while running for Congress

Kat Abughazaleh spent years reporting on right-wing media and movements, and she is now ru... more

12 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:19

12 Nov 2025

#1157

Turns Out Our Civil Rights Come From... A Parking Garage in Wilmington, Delaware?

In our continuing Still Good Law series, Jenessa explains how a dispute arising from a par... more

10 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:17

10 Nov 2025

#1156

GOOD THINGS HAPPENS! 100% GOOD NEWS OA DAY!

OA1205 - It’s another good news Friday! Voting rights expert Jenessa runs down some of the... more

07 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:32

07 Nov 2025

#1155

Night of the Living Op-Ed! (A Belated Spooktacular)

VR12 - Yes, we absolutely thought this was coming out pre-Halloween. Halloween may be over... more

05 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:53

05 Nov 2025

#1154

What Happens When the House Refuses to Swear in a New Member?

OA1204 - As House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to pretend that he doesn’t have to seat D... more

03 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:02

03 Nov 2025

#1153

COURTHOUSE OF HORROR

OA1203 - Happy Halloween! We take shelter from a year of ghoulish legal news in the COURTH... more

31 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:42

31 Oct 2025

#1152

Trump’s All Out Assault on Immigrants Continues in Incompetent but Horrifying Fashion

OA1202 - We are pleased to welcome American Immigration Council Senior Fellow Aaron Reichl... more

27 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:37

27 Oct 2025

#1151

Trump Says DOJ Should Pay Him $230 Million Because Why the F*** Not at This Point

OA1201 - This Rapid Response Friday, Matt and Jenessa play a few rounds of “Can They REALL... more

24 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:43

24 Oct 2025

#1150

We need a sensible compromise between "no kings" and "Trump is king"

VR11 - Today on Vapid Response Wednesday: Thomas, Lydia, and Matt review some of the worst... more

22 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:55

22 Oct 2025

#1149

Polygraphs and the Limits of Scientific Evidence in Court

OA1200 - We've got another great law and science episode for ya! Are polygraphs admissible... more

20 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:25

20 Oct 2025

#1148

They’re Going to End the Voting Rights Act. But at Least We Got to Hear KBJ Murder a Guy in Court

OA1199 - Voting rights expert Jenessa Seymour takes us through this week’s oral arguments ... more

17 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:41

17 Oct 2025

#1147

Atlantic publishes Caitlyn Flanagan's love letter to Bari Weiss for some reason

It’s Vapid Response Wednesday, and Thomas, Lydia, and Matt are back to take apart more bad... more

15 Oct 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:56

15 Oct 2025

#1146

The Supreme Court Case That Stopped School Integration

OA1198 - In this very special episode, Matt catches up with his Constitutional law profess... more

13 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:33

13 Oct 2025

#1145

The National Emergency Continues to Nationally Emerge

OA1197 - The National Guard is being federalized and sent into cities that the President d... more

10 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:45

10 Oct 2025

#1144

Jake Tapper on his new book, and the controversy surrounding his last one

We welcome CNN anchor Jake Tapper to discuss his latest book Race Against Terror, a nonfic... more

08 Oct 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:48

08 Oct 2025

#1143

That Time the Supreme Court BANNED PRAYER in Schools... Except They Didn’t

OA1196 - This week in our continuing Still Good Law series, Matt and Jenessa take on the 1... more

06 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:21

06 Oct 2025

#1142

Stephen Miller Is Just Having People Killed Now

OA1195 - How much of the federal government has actually shut down, and why? We explore th... more

03 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:12

03 Oct 2025

#1141

Take It From Two Defense Attorneys - DO NOT TALK TO THE COPS

OA1194 - NY defense attorney Liz Skeen joins to talk about the evolution (or devolution?) ... more

29 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:10

29 Sep 2025

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#1170

But Who Will Execute the Executer? The Supreme Court.

#1169

Ross Douthat says Trump's Christian Nationalism just needs more Christian in it

#1168

Trump Keeps Racking Up Ls in the Courts

#1167

Is Trump Playing “Pardon, Marry, Kill” With Narcotraffickers?

#1166

Trump hosts (and dozes through) absolutely unhinged Antifa Round Table

#1165

What Happens When an FBI Agent Investigates a Friend?

#1164

Let’s Go Around the Law Office and Say What We’re Thankful For

#1163

The Tragedy of True Crime

#1162

SCOTUS Made Gerrymandering So Easy, You’d Have to Be a Texas Republican to F It Up

#1161

Epstein files reveal he was BFFs with Steve Bannon and offered him USE OF THE ISLAND. and his house.

#1160

Emails reveal Larry Summers went to Epstein for advice on women. He STILL teaches at Harvard.

#1159

Reminder to Congress: Impeachment Exists. And It's the Only Acceptable Response to the Epstein Cover...

#1158

Kat Abughazaleh - Indicted by Trump's DoJ for Protesting ICE while running for Congress

#1157

Turns Out Our Civil Rights Come From... A Parking Garage in Wilmington, Delaware?

#1156

GOOD THINGS HAPPENS! 100% GOOD NEWS OA DAY!

#1155

Night of the Living Op-Ed! (A Belated Spooktacular)

#1154

What Happens When the House Refuses to Swear in a New Member?

#1153

COURTHOUSE OF HORROR

#1152

Trump’s All Out Assault on Immigrants Continues in Incompetent but Horrifying Fashion

#1151

Trump Says DOJ Should Pay Him $230 Million Because Why the F*** Not at This Point

#1150

We need a sensible compromise between "no kings" and "Trump is king"

#1149

Polygraphs and the Limits of Scientific Evidence in Court

#1148

They’re Going to End the Voting Rights Act. But at Least We Got to Hear KBJ Murder a Guy in Court

#1147

Atlantic publishes Caitlyn Flanagan's love letter to Bari Weiss for some reason

#1146

The Supreme Court Case That Stopped School Integration

#1145

The National Emergency Continues to Nationally Emerge

#1144

Jake Tapper on his new book, and the controversy surrounding his last one

#1143

That Time the Supreme Court BANNED PRAYER in Schools... Except They Didn’t

#1142

Stephen Miller Is Just Having People Killed Now

#1141

Take It From Two Defense Attorneys - DO NOT TALK TO THE COPS