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OA261: Sentencing Paul Manafort

Today's extra-long episode contains your guide to all of the developments involving Paul Manafort over the past week.  What does it all mean and what can we expect next?  Listen and find out!

We begin, however, with a brief update on Episode 247 now that the Department of Defense ...

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TTTBE #118: Full Question Text for Patrons


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OA260: Res Ipsa Loquitur

Today's episode is inspired by a law student listener question about a recent Thomas Takes The Bar Exam hypothetical, and takes a deep dive into the wonderful and wacky world of res ipsa loquitur.   What does that even mean?  You'll have to listen and find out!

We be...

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TTTBE #117: Early Answer for Patrons!

It was a nailbiter, but Thomas eventually got this one right, giving him a current score of 68-for-117 (58.1%).  

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OA259: Your Guide to the Congressional Investigations

Today's extra-long episode contains your guide to the Congressional Investigations, and specifically the 81 document requests sent out by Rep. Jerry Nadler to various Trump-related individuals and entities in connection with the Democratic Congress's larger investigation into corruption, ties wit...

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TTTBE #117: Full Question Text for Patrons


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Law'd Awful Movies #27: Proven Innocent

Thomas, Andrew, and Sam from Comedy Shoeshine were forced to watch the pilot of the new legal drama Proven Innocent. It was... not good.... Not even Frasier could rescue this one!

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OA258: Title X and Trump's War on Women

Today's episode takes a deep dive into the latest regulations promulgated by Trump's Department of Health and Human Services regarding Title X funding.  What does all this mean?  Listen and find out!

We begin by breaking down Title X, the only federal grant program to poor people ...

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QnA 20 Audio

We missed you for the video version, but here's some audio for ya!

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TTTBE #116: Early Answer for Patrons!

Thomas came so close before getting this one right before switching to the attractive distractor, (D).  This sadly broke his two-question winning streak and leaves Thomas with a current score of 67-for-116 (57.8%)

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QnA 20!

It's working now!

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OA257.5 Michael Cohen Testifies, Part 2

Today's episode continues our breakdown of ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen's testimony before the House of Representatives and all the Yodel Mountain implications that stem from it that we started in Episo...

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TTTBE #116: Full Question Text For Patrons


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OA257: Michael Cohen Testifies, Part 1

Today's episode breaks down ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen's testimony before the House of Representatives and all the Yodel Mountain implications that stem from it.  What's next?  Listen and find out!

We begin, however, with an update on the American Legion v. American Humanist...

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BONUS: Andrew's Speech at the AHA's #HonorThemAll Rally

Here's the audio (and below is the transcript) of Andrew's speech to be delivered tomorrow morning (2/27/19) on the Supreme Court steps for the American Humanist Association's #HonorThemAll rally before oral arguments in American Legion v. American Humanist Ass'n over the Bladensburg Cro...

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OA256: The Bladensburg Cross

Today's episode takes a deep dive into the Bladensburg Cross case currently pending before the Supreme Court with special guest Sarah Henry of the American Humanist Association.  You'll learn that Andrew is going to speak at the AHA rally on Wednesday, February 27 right before oral arguments...

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TTTBE #115: Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas got this one exactly right, and is now 67-for-115 (58.3%) and is inching ever-closer to the coveted 60% mark with this two-question winning streak.

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TTTBE #115: Full Question Text for Patrons!


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OA255: Wall of Emergency

Today's episode breaks down Trump's recent declaration of a state of national emergency as a pretext to build his big, dumb wall.  What's being done about it?  What can be done about it?  Listen and find out!

We begin, however, with a trip up Yodel Mountain to o...

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Monthly Q&A Thread

You guys know the drill -- post your questions here & upvote with the heart the ones you want to see answered in our next live Q&A.

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OA254: Mueller, She Wrote!

Today's episode features a long interview with AG, the spectacular co-host of the Mueller, She Wrote podcast.  She helps break down everything in the news that's Yodel Mountain-worthy... and along the way, you'll learn what might be next, what we might be overplaying, and much,...

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TTTBE #114: Early Answer for Patrons!

As it turns out, both Thomas and AG got this question exactly right -- and AG even got it right for precisely the right reasons.

AG is 1-for-1 (100.0%), and Thomas is now 66-for-114 (57.9%), and on a rather modest one-question win streak.

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OA253: Religious Freedom and Domineque Ray

Today's episode tackles the recent Dunn v. Ray decision in which the Supreme Court used a procedural mechanism to allow the State of Alabama to execute a devout Muslim without affording him the same sorts of religious freedom they do to Christian inmates.  Is it as bad as it lo...

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TTTBE #114: Full Question Text for Patrons!


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OA252: Constitutional Conventions & the "Proud Boys"

Today's episode features a deep dive into a listener question about Article V Constitutional Conventions.  Are they dangerous?  (Yes.)  Are they a good idea?  (No.)  We also discuss the latest ridiculous defamation lawsuit.. and discover why this one is a little different...

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OA251.5 Abortion Special - More on June Medical Services v. Gee

This rapid-response bonus episode tackles the Supreme Court's late-breaking stay of the 5th Circuit's opinion in June Medical Services v. Gee, with a particular emphasis on dissecting Justice Brett Kavanaugh's dissent.  What does it all mean?  Listen ...

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TTTBE #113: Early Answer for Patrons

Sadly, not only did Thomas get this one wrong, but Thomas's Second Chance Law Firm even whiffed, eliminating "B" right out of the gate.  The appropriate case, if you're interested, is Ho...

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OA251: Gerrymandering in Maryland Heads Back to SCOTUS

Today's episode returns to one of the most critical political issues of our time:  gerrymandering of congressional districts, and in particular, the state of MD-6, which pits the Democrats as villains and Republican voters as the plaintiffs alleging disenfranchisement.  Will that role r...

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TTTBE #113: Full Question Text for Patrons


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Andrew and Bryce Bonus Discussion!

Since we gave you a bit of a clip show for 250, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of fresh, new, Andrew for your week! So here's a bonus discussion Andrew had with Bryce Blankenagel of The Naked Mormonism Podcast on some old timey Mormon law!

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