OA155: Corporations Are People, My Friend... (and More Stormy)
Opening Arguments
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🗓️ 13 March 2018
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Today's episode tackles a popular article in The Atlantic which implies that, but for the machinations of one dude in the 1880s, corporations might not be "people," today. Is it true? Listen and find out! First, though, we continue to examine the legal genius of Stormy Daniels by answering some of the most common questions raised in response to our episode. This begins (sadly) with a brief "Andrew Was Wrong" clarification about the operative campaign disclosure requirements as well as an analysis of the arbitration order that came to light just after we went to press with Episode 154, and more! In the main segment, Andrew takes a trip through the history of corporate personhood. After that, we answer a delightful question about hearsay from listener Dr. Jeff Otjen. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas (and David) Take the Bar Exam Question #66 about murderous political candidates appearing on an "Iron Chef" knockoff... look, you'll just have to listen for yourself. Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None! Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links
- We first discussed the Stormy Daniels lawsuit (and linked her complaint) back in Episode 154. Since then, Susan Simpson has done some pretty top-notch investigative work as to where the Trump campaign may have hid the payoff to Stormy.
- The case referred to in the "A" segment is Amendariz v. Foundation Health, 6 P.3d 669 (Cal. 2000).
- Our main segment discusses Adam Winker's article in The Atlantic, focusing on Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific R.R. Co., 118 U.S. 394 (1886).
- Finally, the answer to Dr. Jeff's question references two different provisions of the Federal Rules of Evidence: Rule 801 (defining hearsay) and Rule 803 (listing the exceptions).
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| 0:00.0 | Your honor, I object! |
| 0:05.0 | And why is that Mr. Reed? |
| 0:07.0 | Because it's devastating to my case! |
| 0:19.0 | I did you know, the murders, but as you're all so looking forward to this, I thought I'd be not guilty. |
| 0:31.0 | They say a man who represents himself as a fool for a client. |
| 0:35.0 | Well, with God as my witness, I am that fool! |
| 0:45.0 | Mr. Simpson, this is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since my suit against the film the never-ending store. |
| 0:53.0 | Welcome to Opening Arguments, the podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer. |
| 0:59.0 | This podcast is sponsored by the Law Offices of P. Antertloras, LLC for Entertainment purposes, |
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| 1:09.0 | Don't take legal advice from a podcast. |
| 1:13.0 | Hello, and welcome to Opening Arguments. This is episode 155. I'm your host Thomas Smith. |
| 1:23.0 | That over there is Andrew Torres, Stormy Daniels expert. How you doing, Andrew? |
| 1:28.0 | I'm doing great, Thomas. How are you? |
| 1:31.0 | Doing great. This is, wow, we had quite a response to the last episode. |
| 1:37.0 | So much response and so much news and questions to get to regarding it that we actually preempted our schedule a little bit. |
| 1:45.0 | We move things around. Even though David Michael participated in the TTTBE, it's going to sound like he's just doing that. |
| 1:56.0 | But actually, we have an episode with David Michael recorded that we pushed off because this was frankly too important to delay. |
| 2:03.0 | Because boy, did we get an incredible response to the last episode? |
| 2:07.0 | And we wanted to make sure to keep that conversation going and answer a lot of the questions and concerns people had. |
| 2:13.0 | So David Michael will be in a week, and that's why he's on the TTTBE segment. |
| 2:21.0 | So don't, don't, no, no cause for alarm. We will, we will get to that episode, but this was very pressing news. |
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