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T3BE Week 4! Firefighters' Rule and Interstate Commerce

Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Week 4!

Thomas comes into this week on a HOT, some would say, UNBREAKABLE, streak! 5-0. So, naturally, he aced questions 6 and 7, right? You'll find out! After those answers, we get questions 8 and 9, pictured below! What the hell is the firefighters' rule? And are...

MAGA Fascists Try To Ban Drag and Fail. Repeatedly.

Episode 1011

Here's one for everyone who enjoys stories about terrible people losing in court! Casey stops by to review Alito's complaint to America's managers about the devastating cost of marriage equality: the exclusion of anti-LGBTQ bigots from juries. Matt breaks down the tot...

A Tale of Two Dons in Criminal Court

Episode 1010

It was the worst of Dons, it was the worst of Dons. Eagles singer Don Henley was not taking it easy in a New York City courtroom this week in his testimony against three memorabilia-collecting desperadoes who had to bring their alibis to face charges of conspiring to sell stole...

T3BE Week 3! Drugs and Hearsay

Thomas Takes the Bar Exam!

It's time for the answers to last week's questions, plus two more!

Project 2025 Is Terrifying

Episode 1009 

The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 has been making headlines with its promises to set the next Republican president up with a full staff of loyal civil servants and a 920-page executive branch playbook--but what is actually in this thing, and what can we learn from it...

Embryos Are People, My Friend

Episode 1008

Today we are serving up a tasteful pairing of radically destructive activism from one supreme court with a refreshing adherence to basic Constitutional law from another. We start in Alabama, where the state's highest court just found with no any apparent legal, factual, or mora...

T3BE Week 2!

Thomas Takes the Bar Exam!

It's time for the answers to last week's questions, plus two more! For patrons only, I've attached the question images.

The Fani Willis Hearings - Your Comprehensive Guide 2

Episode 1007

It's Part 2! Fani testifies! It is high drama. Not only that, we hear from an incredible Cohen Brothers movie character for some reason. We also hear from Fani Willis's dad, someone who has led a fascinating life. Then finally, they put Wade's ex-partner Bradley on the stand an...

The Fani Willis Hearings - Your Comprehensive Guide

Episode 1006

Part 1! I watched 17 hours of Fulton Country Superior Court so you don't have to! Cohabitating lawyers Matt and Casey are here to break down many of the legal issues, from the mundane to the outright bizarre. These hearings were truly extraordinary. Some of the craziest courtro...

Due to the holiday...

Hey everyone! Matt and Casey I are (literally as we speak) hard at work on a comprehensive breakdown of the Fulton County evidentiary hearing. There is so much, AND since tomorrow is a holiday when many people don't end up listening to their normal podcasts anyway, we're going to take an addition...

What In God's Name Is Happening In Georgia

Episode 1005. So uh, yeah. About that. The news was so crazy that we recorded two different episodes and I had to stitch them together like a Frankenstein's Podster. Because WOW Georgia.
In addition to that, Matt has for us a tour of the Trump legal circuit! It makes stops in DC, Florida, Geo...

Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Returns! T3BE Week 1

At laaaaaaaast it is the return of #T3BE! And we've got, not 1, not 2, NOT 3(!), but 4 questions for patrons! First, a question + answer to get warmed up, since we don't have any answers from previous weeks. THEN, the question everyone can play along with. AND THEN, it's the question only Patrons...

SCOTUS OKs Execution By Nitrogen Gas Because Evil

Episode 1004. "What's going wrong?" Neil Young once asked Alabama, and it's still a good question 52 years later in the wake of the unprecedented execution of Eugene Michael Smith on January 25, 2024 by nitrogen gas. Casey returns to share why learning about the death penalty made her want to be ...

Bonus! These Are Not Serious People...

Republicans thought they were going to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas but they didn't count on... AL GREEN! 

There has been so much in the news that Matt and I thought we'd do some bonus recording, both to give you fine folks more content and also to keep practicing and getting into th...

The Fani Willis Thing... How Bad Is It?

In Episode 1003, Thomas and Matt are joined by Matt's partner, Casey, to discuss what's been going on with District Attorney Fani Willis down in Fulton County, Georgia. Perhaps you've heard about a scandal involving a relationship and a messy divorce... But how severe is it? How much of it is rea...

QnA Thread!

Hey everyone, we're looking forward to doing the monthly QnA! Please ask us your questions (of course keeping in mind nothing on pending OA legal matters) and most importantly, upvote/heart the ones you want to hear answered! This gives us the best indication what to prioritize.<...

These Are Death Penalty Cases In Traffic Court

In episode 1002, we get to know Matt Cameron. He talks about his background, his legal practice and areas of expertise. I ask him about the case he is most proud of, and you will not believe what it took for him to win it! Then I ask him about the case he most regrets, and... wow. Let's just say ...

Thomas Takes the Podcast Back

#T3PB babyyyyyy!

Due to several good court thingies, this podcast is now hosted by Thomas Smith. Not too much can be said, but this episode contains a bit of how we got here, and the plan for the future.

If you'd like to support the show, please pledge at patreon.com/law 2024-02-08 05:31:09 +0000 UTC View Post