Podcast – Page 14 – Opening Arguments

June 13, 2023June 12, 2023

OA759: The “Socks” Case – Don’t Take Legal Advice From Judicial Watch! (feat. Kel McClanahan)

Republicans are saying that the “Clinton sock drawer case” – Judicial Watch v. NARA – means that Trump didn’t violate the Espionage Act and can just declare anything he wants to be a “personal” record.

That’s nonsense, of course.

Notes
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. National Archives and Records Administration, 845 F.Supp.2d 288 (D.D.C.2012)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15818036517066124081

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June 10, 2023June 10, 2023

OA758: Re-Indicted And It Feels So Good!

THIS IS IT! Liz and Andrew break down the federal indictment of Donald Trump in connection with his retention of Presidential documents. This is your guide to everything so you’ll stay one step ahead of the media coverage.

Notes
Jack Smith appointment order
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1552896/download

Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 6
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_6

Trump docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490070/united-states-v-trump/

Trump Indictment
https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.pdf

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June 9, 2023June 8, 2023

OA757: Did Oklahoma Just Hand Public Education Over To St. Isidore?

Yes, this was recorded before the Trump indictment!

Liz and Andrew take a deep dive into the last stand of the separation of church and state as Oklahoma formally lets the Catholic Church run a public school.

Notes
OA 256
https://openargs.com/oa256-the-bladensburg-cross/

OA 295
https://openargs.com/oa295-a-bladensburg-post-mortem-with-monica-miller/

OA 608
https://openargs.com/oa608-forget-church-state-separation-scotus-mandates-christian-favoritism/

Lemon v. Kurtzman
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6993086659963510613

American Legion v. American Humanist Association
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-1717_4f14.pdf

CDS cert petition
https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zdvxomkmnpx/frankel-peltiervcharterday–certpetition.pdf

Biden opp cert
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-238/267405/20230522154832551_Charter%20Day%20School%20CVSG%20No.%2022-238.pdf

Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, § 70-3-136
https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2022/title-70/section-70-3-136/

Henry Abbot testimony, NC Ratifying Convention
https://archive.csac.history.wisc.edu/henry_abbot7.30.pdf

Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board meeting minutes
https://svcsb.ok.gov/board-meetings

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June 8, 2023June 7, 2023

OA756: Twitter’s Lawyers Dunk on Musk in Trump LOLsuit

Liz and Andrew break down the latest filing by Twitter proving that the Twitter Files don’t say anything like what Elon Musk said they did. So, to summarize: Twitter still isn’t in cahoots with the Deep State to censor conservatives.

Then, it’s time for some great news out of Florida as a federal judge blocks Florida’s obscene law prohibiting the prescription of puberty blockers for three trans kids.

In the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew further debunk that Twitter is being paid $$$BILLIONS$$$ to… censor conservatives.

Notes
Trump Motion for Indicative Ruling https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.191.0.pdf

Trump Motion for Relief From Judgment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.191.1.pdf

Twitter reply to Indicative Motion
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.195.0.pdf

O’Handley v. Weber
https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/03/10/22-15071.pdf

FL PI Injunction
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.460963/gov.uscourts.flnd.460963.90.0_1.pdf

Twitter Admits in Court Filing: Elon Musk Is Simply Wrong About Government Interference At Twitter
www.techdirt.com/2023/06/05/twitter-admits-in-court-filing-elon-musk-is-simply-wrong-about-government-interference-at-twitter/

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June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

OA755: Alan Dershowitz Would Like New Ethics Rules To Benefit… Alan Dershowitz

Liz and Andrew update you with breaking news about the ChatGPT case, Mata v. Avianca, as well as developments in the Trump documents and George Santos cases.

But all of that is mere appetizer for the main course: Alan Dershowitz’s ongoing tilting at windmills to convince a court to rewrite the attorney sanctions rules so that Alan Dershowitz can continue to represent monsters and idiots without consequences. Learn how Dersh is continuing to peddle the lie that he was merely “of counsel” to Kari Lake and therefore shouldn’t be held responsible for the fact that her complaint was a grab-bag of lies wrapped in more lies.

Notes
Lake v. Fontes docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63260463/lake-v-fontes

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June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

OA 754: Trump Drags Bragg To Federal Court; Bragg Drags Back (feat. David Lurie)

Liz and Andrew welcome NY practitioner David Lurie to the show to discuss Trump’s efforts to remove his New York indictment to federal court.

Notes
NY Crim Law 175.10
https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-penal/part-3-specific-offenses/title-k-offenses-involving-fraud/article-175-offenses-involving-false-written-statements/section-17510-falsifying-business-records-in-the-first-degree

28 USC 1442
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1442

In re Commonwealth, 790 F.3d 457 (3d Cir. 2015)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5539437264593415986

Trump notice of removal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.1.0_2.pdf

Bragg Motion to Remand
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.19.0.pdf

Morgan Lewis White Paper
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311/gov.uscourts.nysd.598311.1.1_1.pdf

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June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

OA753: Gonzalez v. Google: The Case That (Didn’t) Break The Internet (feat. Corbin Barthold)

Liz and Andrew break down the recent Supreme Court decisions in Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh with help from Corbin Barthold.

Notes
Section 230 – 47 U.S.C. § 230
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

OA 698
https://openargs.com/oa698-will-clarence-thomas-break-the-internet-probably-not/

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May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

OA752: Ticket, Boarding Pass… Weight Check??

After discussing some breaking news, Liz and Andrew break down that viral “hey, are the airlines forcing passengers to step on scales before boarding the plane” story. Then, the duo update you on the impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton.

In the Patreon bonus, Andrew gets angry as we talk about the latest maneuvering by the guy who sold out his country for Donald Trump, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.

Notes
Mata v. Avianca – Motion for Extension of Time Granted in Part, Denied in Part
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.38.0.pdf

New Zealand Civil Aviation Act of 1990
https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0098/latest/DLM214687.html

United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1428365285620704265

State v. Loomis, 881 N.W.2d 749 (Wis. 2016)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3222116451721963278

Paxton Articles of Impeachment https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HR02377I.pdf#navpanes=0

Senate Resolution Impeachment
https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SR735/2023

ProPublica article on COMPAS
https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencing

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May 30, 2023May 29, 2023

OA751: ChatGPT Writes Fake Opinions; Real Judge Is Not Amused

Today, Liz and Andrew tackle the case that’s burning up the Internet: did a lawyer really use AI to write a legal brief? Turns out no, it’s even worse!

The duo also update you on the latest from Peter Navarro’s (losing) efforts to protect Donald Trump, and in the Patreon bonus, we learn what the legal architect of the January 6th Insurrection, John Eastman, has been up to.

It’s a super-sized episode!

Notes
OA 748
https://openargs.com/oa748-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-debt-ceiling-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

OA 707
https://openargs.com/oa707-peter-navarro-gets-spanked-by-government-in-presidential-records-case-with-major-implications-for-trump/

Mata v. Avianca docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63107798/mata-v-avianca-inc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=asc

Mata v. Avianca complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.18.0.pdf

Mata v. Avianca Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.21.0.pdf

Mata v. Avianca First Show Cause Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.25.0.pdf

Mata v. Avianca 4/25 LoDuca affidavit
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.29.0.pdf

LoDuca affidavit, Exhibit 1, “Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.”
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.29.1.pdf

Mata v. Avianca defense counsel letter 4/26
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.30.0.pdf

Mata v. Avianca Second Show Cause Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.31.0_1.pdf

Mata v. Avianca, LoDuca affidavit 5/25
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.32.0.pdf