OA129: "Don't Talk To The Police"

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🗓️ 12 December 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Should you take legal advice from a viral video on YouTube? Today's episode is all about judges, lawyers, attorney-client privilege, and the police. We begin with the news that Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself in the case of Jennings v. Rodriguez; why? After that, the guys break down a video called "Don't Talk To The Police" and discuss some hallmarks of legal videos online. After that, Andrew tackles Donald Trump Jr.'s assertion that whenever a lawyer enters the room, attorney-client privilege shields everything. Is that really true? (No.) Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam question #53 about witness impeachment. Don't forget to following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances Andrew was just a guest on Episode 75 of The Science Enthusiast podcast; give it a listen! Show Notes & Links

This is the recusal letter sent on behalf of Justice Kagan; and here is the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges.
You can watch the "Don't Talk To The Police" video.
Here's the data on Regent University's fake law school.
The first out-of-context quote comes from Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949).
The second out-of-context quote comes from Justice Breyer's dissent in Rubin v. U.S., a 1998 cert petition regarding the extent of executive privilege.

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0:00.0	I declare bankruptcy!
0:20.0	I congratulate you on your imagination, but this is a court of space law not a theater.
0:26.0	Tax, men, dis, insendium, bloria, calpum, etc., memo, bis, punitor, dental, cut them.
0:36.0	It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal.
0:42.0	How is this a fair trial? Our lawyer is a morty.
0:46.0	It's not fair, you have no rights and he's not a lawyer. We just keep him here because he's fun.
0:50.0	Look at him go.
0:55.0	Welcome to Opening Arguments, the podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer.
1:00.0	This podcast is sponsored by the Law Offices of P. Antitoura as LLC for entertainment purposes.
1:05.0	It's not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.
1:09.0	Don't take legal advice from a podcast.
1:13.0	Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments. This is episode 129.
1:21.0	I'm your host Thomas Smith. That over there is your other host, Andrew Torres. How are you doing, Andrew?
1:26.0	I am great. I'm getting in the holiday spirit. How about you?
1:30.0	Doing okay. There's been a bombshell announcement. I don't know if you've seen it about your logo.
1:36.0	Have you seen it?
1:38.0	What? I'm going to confront you live on air.
1:42.0	If you take the negative space of your logo, it's an alarming shape. Possibly we've got some alt-right Andrew Torres going on.
1:53.0	Okay, well just leave it there.
1:56.0	We're just not on the phone.
1:57.0	You're pleading ignorance. That's the official response.
2:00.0	Anyway, I'm doing great.
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