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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!
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December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Coming this Rapid Response Friday: Trump plays a round of Pardon Marry Kill with international narcotraffickers, the legal aftermath of the DC National Guard shooting, and a story from Matt's week that you will have to hear to believe
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
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Scoop: The letter behind Trump's pardon of Honduras' ex-president for drug trafficking
The surprise announcement of Hernandez's looming pardon is a window into the unorthodox, norm-shattering way Trump grants clemency.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Coming this Rapid Response Friday: Trump plays a round of Pardon Marry Kill with international narcotraffickers, the legal aftermath of the DC National Guard shooting, and a story from Matt's week that you will have to hear to believe
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t...
This week on Vapid Response Wednesday we pull up a seat at the White House's Antifa Round Table and find it to be disappointingly light on knights and pizza and heavy on guys who were thrown into holes
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Trump hosts (and dozes through) absolutely unhinged Antifa Round Table
YouTube video by Serious Pod Network
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December 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This week on Vapid Response Wednesday we pull up a seat at the White House's Antifa Round Table and find it to be disappointingly light on knights and pizza and heavy on guys who were thrown into holes
youtu.be/ijXjNcjL4xY?...
youtu.be/ijXjNcjL4xY?...
Thanks Chris! OA is for everybody and we especially appreciate hearing from our non-American listeners
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Thanks Chris! OA is for everybody and we especially appreciate hearing from our non-American listeners
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December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Ready for a break from legal news? Check out our Thanksgiving special in which you'll get to meet just a few of the incredible people in my immigration law office, from George the emotional support dog to my law partner @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ready for a break from legal news? Check out our Thanksgiving special in which you'll get to meet just a few of the incredible people in my immigration law office, from George the emotional support dog to my law partner @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social
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The very best thing about hosting a podcast is the baked-in excuse to invite people whose work you admire to have a one-hour conversation with you. These were both such interesting interviews!
Proud to see that two of our favorite author interviews each made the NYT Best Non-Fiction list this year!
Well-deserved congratulations to John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime, OA1210) and Professor Michelle Adams (The Containment, OA 1198)
Well-deserved congratulations to John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime, OA1210) and Professor Michelle Adams (The Containment, OA 1198)
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The very best thing about hosting a podcast is the baked-in excuse to invite people whose work you admire to have a one-hour conversation with you. These were both such interesting interviews!
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Just listened to Matt’s Thanksgiving episode. It was fantastic and uplifting. Thank you!
Just listened to Matt’s Thanksgiving episode. It was fantastic and uplifting. Thank you!
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Just listened to Matt’s Thanksgiving episode. It was fantastic and uplifting. Thank you!
Just listened to Matt’s Thanksgiving episode. It was fantastic and uplifting. Thank you!
Proud to see that two of our favorite author interviews each made the NYT Best Non-Fiction list this year!
Well-deserved congratulations to John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime, OA1210) and Professor Michelle Adams (The Containment, OA 1198)
Well-deserved congratulations to John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime, OA1210) and Professor Michelle Adams (The Containment, OA 1198)
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Proud to see that two of our favorite author interviews each made the NYT Best Non-Fiction list this year!
Well-deserved congratulations to John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime, OA1210) and Professor Michelle Adams (The Containment, OA 1198)
Well-deserved congratulations to John J. Lennon (The Tragedy of True Crime, OA1210) and Professor Michelle Adams (The Containment, OA 1198)
This week's conversation with author, jorunalist, & convicted murderer John J. Lennon calling in from Sing Sing is one of the most interesting we've ever had. John's new book has so much to say about the true crime industrial complex, and what it is doing to us all
www.amazon.com/Tragedy-True...
www.amazon.com/Tragedy-True...
The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us
The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us [Lennon, John J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us
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November 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This week's conversation with author, jorunalist, & convicted murderer John J. Lennon calling in from Sing Sing is one of the most interesting we've ever had. John's new book has so much to say about the true crime industrial complex, and what it is doing to us all
www.amazon.com/Tragedy-True...
www.amazon.com/Tragedy-True...
Michael Wolf: "In many of the emails that I got from Jeffrey Epstein, I thought, I do not know what he’s talking about.“
Glad it's not just us! It's Epstein emails week on OA, so check out both episodes and what we can learn about the people who wheedled, enabled, and/or fully covered for him
Glad it's not just us! It's Epstein emails week on OA, so check out both episodes and what we can learn about the people who wheedled, enabled, and/or fully covered for him
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Michael Wolf: "In many of the emails that I got from Jeffrey Epstein, I thought, I do not know what he’s talking about.“
Glad it's not just us! It's Epstein emails week on OA, so check out both episodes and what we can learn about the people who wheedled, enabled, and/or fully covered for him
Glad it's not just us! It's Epstein emails week on OA, so check out both episodes and what we can learn about the people who wheedled, enabled, and/or fully covered for him
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lmao the comeuppance 👨🍳👌
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
lmao the comeuppance 👨🍳👌
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
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Of the many things that Trump--or really any president in history--ever could have been impeached for, I am starting to allow myself to believe that this attempted DOJ/FBI coverup has been so obvious, so corrupt, and about something *so universally toxic* that it could actually go to conviction
1/ THE EPSTEIN IMPEACHMENT
The Trump admin's *known* efforts to obstruct the release of information & evidence connecting the sitting president to the most notorious sex trafficker in modern history are as impeachable as anything a president has ever done.
Some drafting suggestions:
The Trump admin's *known* efforts to obstruct the release of information & evidence connecting the sitting president to the most notorious sex trafficker in modern history are as impeachable as anything a president has ever done.
Some drafting suggestions:
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Of the many things that Trump--or really any president in history--ever could have been impeached for, I am starting to allow myself to believe that this attempted DOJ/FBI coverup has been so obvious, so corrupt, and about something *so universally toxic* that it could actually go to conviction
1/ THE EPSTEIN IMPEACHMENT
The Trump admin's *known* efforts to obstruct the release of information & evidence connecting the sitting president to the most notorious sex trafficker in modern history are as impeachable as anything a president has ever done.
Some drafting suggestions:
The Trump admin's *known* efforts to obstruct the release of information & evidence connecting the sitting president to the most notorious sex trafficker in modern history are as impeachable as anything a president has ever done.
Some drafting suggestions:
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
1/ THE EPSTEIN IMPEACHMENT
The Trump admin's *known* efforts to obstruct the release of information & evidence connecting the sitting president to the most notorious sex trafficker in modern history are as impeachable as anything a president has ever done.
Some drafting suggestions:
The Trump admin's *known* efforts to obstruct the release of information & evidence connecting the sitting president to the most notorious sex trafficker in modern history are as impeachable as anything a president has ever done.
Some drafting suggestions:
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Fantastic interview of @katmabu.bsky.social . Lots of good stuff on how things are going in Chicago and what we can do to face the moment.
Also, podcast link for those of us who prefer audio:
pca.st/episode/9717...
Also, podcast link for those of us who prefer audio:
pca.st/episode/9717...
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fantastic interview of @katmabu.bsky.social . Lots of good stuff on how things are going in Chicago and what we can do to face the moment.
Also, podcast link for those of us who prefer audio:
pca.st/episode/9717...
Also, podcast link for those of us who prefer audio:
pca.st/episode/9717...
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
We had a great time with Illinois Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social talking about her unique campaign, what ICE is doing to Chicago right now, and what it is going to take for Democrats not to suck. All kinds of hope in here, you won't want to miss this one!
youtu.be/U7OEJJwsajA?...
youtu.be/U7OEJJwsajA?...
Kat Abughazaleh - Indicted by Trump's DoJ for Protesting ICE while running for Congress
YouTube video by Serious Pod Network
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We had a great time with Illinois Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social talking about her unique campaign, what ICE is doing to Chicago right now, and what it is going to take for Democrats not to suck. All kinds of hope in here, you won't want to miss this one!
youtu.be/U7OEJJwsajA?...
youtu.be/U7OEJJwsajA?...
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Queuing up today's podcasts, I don't think I can stomach NYT's The Daily interviewing Greg Bovino. But happy to listen to @openargs.bsky.social talk to @katmabu.bsky.social for sure. In real life, I'd rather hear from the heroes than the villains.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Queuing up today's podcasts, I don't think I can stomach NYT's The Daily interviewing Greg Bovino. But happy to listen to @openargs.bsky.social talk to @katmabu.bsky.social for sure. In real life, I'd rather hear from the heroes than the villains.
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Great interview of @katmabu.bsky.social on the best damn law podcast out there @openargs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7OE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7OE...
Kat Abughazaleh - Indicted by Trump's DoJ for Protesting ICE while running for Congress
YouTube video by Serious Pod Network
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great interview of @katmabu.bsky.social on the best damn law podcast out there @openargs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7OE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7OE...
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Aaaaaand here it is, the patent for the Skeleton Confessor!
The men have tiny feet.
The men have tiny feet.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Aaaaaand here it is, the patent for the Skeleton Confessor!
The men have tiny feet.
The men have tiny feet.
Ty to everyone who has told us about the ICE recruitment ads which have been running on the only general-interest US legal podcast co-hosted by a practicing deportation defense attorney.
We trust that these ads are wasted on our listeners in a way that they would be wasted on few other audiences
We trust that these ads are wasted on our listeners in a way that they would be wasted on few other audiences
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ty to everyone who has told us about the ICE recruitment ads which have been running on the only general-interest US legal podcast co-hosted by a practicing deportation defense attorney.
We trust that these ads are wasted on our listeners in a way that they would be wasted on few other audiences
We trust that these ads are wasted on our listeners in a way that they would be wasted on few other audiences
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lawyers who are appointed to represent people in federal criminal cases (these are private practice lawyers who handle public defender overflow - about 40% of all cases) haven't been paid since july. we barely have a government right now.
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
lawyers who are appointed to represent people in federal criminal cases (these are private practice lawyers who handle public defender overflow - about 40% of all cases) haven't been paid since july. we barely have a government right now.