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Opening Arguments

OA228: Jim Acosta, Sovereign Immunity & More!

Opening Arguments

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Atheist, Law, Politics, News, Harvard, Supremecourt, Legal, Opinion, Liberal

4.33.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2018

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Today's Deep Dive Tuesday tackles the motion for preliminary injunction and underlying lawsuit brought by CNN and Jim Acosta against the Trump White House for revoking his press credentials.  You'll get to hear about how Andrew Was Right... last Thursday (!)  As a bonus, you'll get a listener question that segues into a mini-deep-dive on the "sovereign immunity" doctrine!

We begin, however, with some initial information about the still-sketchy situation surrounding Michael Avenatti and his arrest for domestic violence.

After that, it's time to traipse through the CNN/Acosta lawsuit, which is still relevant today (even though the PI was, as Andrew predicted, granted).

Then, it's time to answer a really interesting listener question about Oklahoma's new anti-vax governor that winds up with a discussion of the sovereign immunity doctrine.  It's a rabbit trail you'll want to go down!

Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #101 on SPACE LAW.  Find out Lando's (and Thomas's!) fate! Remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!

Appearances

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Show Notes & Links

  1. On Avenatti, you can see the "SurefireIntel" tweet here.
  2. You can read the Acosta/CNN underlying complaint, the accompanying memorandum of law supporting the Acosta TRO motion, and the Trump response.

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Transcript

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0:38.8

not just in certain places and not just on a certain day.

0:46.1

Power sees nothing without a demand.

0:48.1

It never has and it never will.

0:50.0

We still have to be willing to show up every single day and demand our seat at the table.

1:00.8

So f**king proud of you guys!

1:10.2

Welcome to opening arguments.

1:11.6

The podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer.

1:15.2

This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P.

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Antitore's LLC for entertainment purposes.

1:20.5

It's not intended as legal advice,

1:22.0

it does not form an attorney-client relationship.

1:24.7

Don't take legal advice from a podcast.

1:30.9

Hello and welcome to opening arguments.

1:34.4

This is episode 228.

1:36.8

Well, I like that number, isn't that number something?

1:38.9

That seems like it's something.

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