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🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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OA1146 - We begin with a quick review of SDNY Judge Dale Ho’s scathing 78-page (!) order dismissing all federal charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams at DOJ’s request to see how it compared to our recent predictions. Then in our main story, Matt breaks down a true legal nightmare from this week’s news and goes beyond the headlines to explain why ICE’s recent admission that it accidentally sent a man on a one-way ticket to hell with no intention of ever returning him is actually even worse than it sounds.

Also featured: Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem face actual for-real legal consequences for their bigotry against Venezuelan immigrants, 1,000 UK artists combine to form the world’s most boring supergroup to protest the legalization of AI art theft, Matt yearns for the open road, and Congressional Republicans assert the power to stop time itself.

Judge Dale Ho’s order dismissing all federal criminal charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams with prejudice (4/2/25)
Docket in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (filed 3/25/25)
“Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our National Border” (2/1/2025)
NDCA Judge Edward Chen’s order in National TPS Alliance v. Noem (3/31/25)

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0:00.0	You must never ever give out or give in. You must keep the faith and keep your eyes on the prize.
0:07.6	That is your calling. That is your mission. That is your moral obligation. That is your mandate.
0:13.4	Get out there and do it. Get in the way. Change happens because people care.
0:26.6	You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:36.6	I still believe with all my heart, America can't. free and beautiful to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:44.1	I still believe with all my heart, America can be a place where no child is left hungry,
0:47.9	no community is left behind, and no one gets told they don't belong.
0:55.1	The fight for our country is always worth it.
0:59.1	Hello and welcome to opening arguments.
1:01.0	This is episode 1146.
1:01.9	I'm Thomas Smith.
1:03.4	That over there is real life attorney.
1:04.9	Matt Cameron, how you doing, Matt?
1:05.4	Hey, Thomas.
1:11.0	You know, I've said this from time to time, but I am actually angry, like actually living sort of with rage.
1:11.8	I can hear it.
1:18.1	Boy, I've had to do a lot of work on the audio to get it quiet enough to not wreck people's stereo systems.
1:19.0	That's right.
1:21.8	We're going to talk about a story today that has made me angry.
1:28.7	I'm sure that you've seen something about it, but it is really, I think we have to go behind the headlines and explain just how bad this is.
1:33.2	But of course, to balance that out, we'll make sure we get some good news and some weird news because that's opening arguments.
1:34.0	We've got to do a little of everything. Yeah, I mean, I think the Switch 2 games being priced at $80 to $90 isn't as extreme as you think it is.
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