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Opening Arguments

OA376: Texas, Wisconsin & Washington (feat. Andrew Seidel)

Opening Arguments

Opening Arguments Media LLC

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

4.33.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2020

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Today's episode updates you on litigation in three states: in Texas, where the 5th Circuit blocked the lower court injunction, allowing the anti-abortion executive order to go into place; in Wisconsin, where the Supreme Court literally killed people; and in Washington, where publicity-seeking idiots have some liberals convinced Fox News is about to file for bankruptcy.

We begin in Texas, with an Andrew Was Wrong -- and also, a hidden message of solidarity from the dissent in In re Greg Abbott as to how abortion clinics can stay open despite Executive Order GA-08. You won't want to miss it!

Then, we have on Wisconsin citizen Andrew Seidel to break down the Supreme Court's decision forcing people to the polls during an epidemic. Bonus: you can count the number of relevant citations in the majority opinion (0).

After that, it's time to check out the Complaint in WASHLITE v. Fox News, which will probably get us sued by litigation-happy buffoons. As you can imagine, we are NOT KIND to this wadded-up diaper full of nonsense.

Then, you know it's time for a brand-new #T3BE where Thomas and Andrew S. tackle a civ pro question framed around a car accident. Want to play along? Just share out this episode on social media with #T3BE and we'll pick a winner....

Patreon Bonuses

We just did an amazing SIO crossover with an Australian lawyer on the Cardinal Pell decision, and don't forget you can also participate in the Transformers coloring book challenge! And, if you missed it, don’t forget to listen to the audio from March’s LIVE Q&A and Andrew’s Lecture, “We’re All Gonna Die!” and the accompanying slides! PHEW!

Appearances

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Show Notes & Links

  1. Here is the Supreme Court's opinion in connection with the Wisconsin election.
  2. Here's the headquarters of WASHLITE - 1826 Berry Street NE, Olympia, Washington, and here are the articles on Arthur West (Seattle Times) and Liz Hallock (Yakima Herald).
  3. The binding decision in the Washington courts is Fidelity Mortgage Corporation v. Seattle Times Co., 131 Wn. App. 462 (2005).

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Transcript

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0:00.0

He's not even a lawyer and he's kicking your ass.

0:19.0

No! Bad lawyer! I need a loophole!

0:25.0

He's not a judge, Julian executioner! He is!

0:31.0

I'm sorry, but my mother always said if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

0:38.0

Will that hold up in court? No, I've tried it before.

0:45.0

Stop. Ask a question a lawyer would ask, please. I am a lawyer.

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. Andrew Torres, LLC for Entertainment Purposes,

1:05.0

is not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.

1:09.0

Don't take legal advice from a podcast.

1:18.0

Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments. This is episode 376. I'm Thomas Smith. That's Andrew Torres.

1:23.0

You just heard a great new intro. That's certainly amazing. Give your reaction right now, Andrew.

1:30.0

I especially liked the fact that it included my favorite quote from Roger Stone in the new intro.

1:38.0

Another reminder. Yet another reminder that I needed.

1:43.0

Well, you're welcome.

1:45.0

I made a little just for you. I was on the top of my list for this whole time and I definitely didn't forget every single time.

1:56.0

A couple of announcements. Patrons will notice that speaking of intros.

2:05.0

Patrons will notice that you got an SIO crossover that also is a theistically speaking crossover.

2:13.0

Anyway, here's the story without the screw up. We did a little cross-error. We got so much to talk about on opening arguments.

2:20.0

I can't wait. These next two episodes are just jam-packed with great stuff.

2:25.0

There was also the Cardinal Pell appeal in Australia. That had been, you know, it's a legal topic.

2:33.0

It's still something we might have talked about in the show. But we decided since I had talked about Pell about a year ago,

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