Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!
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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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