OA84: #CNNBlackmail, John Oliver's lawsuit, and more on Maajid Nawaz

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🗓️ 7 July 2017

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In today's episode, we discuss the recent controversy over CNN's handling of a Redditor who posted a Trump meme online. Is this really "blackmail" by CNN? We begin, however, with a follow-up from Patron Joerg regarding UK laws on personal jurisdiction/long-arm and defamation. Could Maajid Nawaz (whose potential lawsuit we discussed in Episode #83) really file against the SPLC in the UK after all? In our main segment, the guys break down CNN's conduct and see if it qualifies as blackmail, extortion, conspiracy to deprive an individual of his Constitutional rights, or any other criminal behavior. Next, by great popular demand, we tackle Bob Murray's lawsuit against John Oliver in connection with his report on "Last Week Tonight." You won't be surprised by our evaluation of the merits, but you will enjoy reading the Complaint! Finally, we end with an all-new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #31 about the Statute of Frauds. Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode Tweet along with your guess. We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances None! But you can come join the guys at the Inciting Incident 100th Episode Live Spectacular in Carlisle, PA on July 14, 2017! Get your tickets now! Show Notes & Links

Here is a link to the 2013 UK Defamation Act.
This is the 2010 SPEECH Act, 28 U.S.C. § 4102.
And here is the SPLC's report on Maajid Nawaz labelling him an "anti-Muslim extremist.".
This is 18 U.S.C. § 873, the federal blackmail statute.
Here is a link to an informative Washington Post article about the CNN/HanAssholeSolo debacle.
And here is a link to the Ben Shapiro opinion piece in the National Review.
This is a link to the lawsuit filed by Murray against Oliver, which is a delightful read.
This link contains the original Oliver segment about Murray, which is definitely worth watching.

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0:00.0	I refuse to testify on the grounds that my organs will be chopped up into a patty.
0:07.0	Ah, the 67th amendment.
0:20.0	I move for a bad court thingy.
0:22.0	You mean a mistrone?
0:24.0	Yeah, that's why you're the judge and I'm the law-talking guy.
0:31.0	Can you see Captain Blackhunter anywhere in this court-murder team?
0:35.0	That's him! That's him!
0:37.0	No more person, sir!
0:45.0	I am a finance lawyer, be held in contempt of this court.
0:49.0	I have nothing but contempt for this court.
0:55.0	Welcome to Opening Arguments, a 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 number 84.
1:21.0	I'm Thomas Smith. That over there is Andrew Torres. How are you doing, Andrew?
1:25.0	I am great, Thomas. How are you?
1:27.0	I'm great, haven't been blackmailed by any news organizations today.
1:32.0	Can't wait to talk about that. That'll be fun.
1:35.0	I think we have some pre-show announcements, is that right?
1:38.0	As many people know, I kept Andrew Sidel on the line from the FFRF for another 80 minutes last week.
1:46.0	We really had a great response to that program.
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