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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OA855: Trump Fraud Trial Ends, Not With A Bang But With a Tantrum
Liz and Andrew describe the truly audacious plan cooked up by Trump and his counsel to disrupt his fraud trial's closing arguments.
Then, the two break down a recent TRO entered prohibiting Ohio's social media ("anti-TikTok") law from going into effect.
Notes
Pew Media Poll
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/31/81-of-us-adults-versus-46-of-teens-favor-parental-consent-for-minors-to-use-social-media/
NetChoice, LLC v. Yost, 1/5 Complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ohsd.287455/gov.uscourts.ohsd.287455.1.0.pdf
NetChoice, LLC v. Yost, 1/9 Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ohsd.287455/gov.uscourts.ohsd.287455.27.0_1.pdf
Ohio Rev. Code 1349.09
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1349.09
OA 767
https://openargs.com/oa767-porn-wont-someone-please-think-of-the-children-feat-ari-cohn/