Opening Arguments
Hosted by Matt and Thomas and Lydia · Opening Arguments Media LLC
4.0from 5,687 ratings
- 1,296
- Episodes
- 404
- Transcribed
- 5,687
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 2K
- YouTube views
About Opening Arguments
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!
- Publisher
- Opening Arguments Media LLC
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Aug 2016
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
404 of 1,296 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The 5th Circuit Denied a Cop Qualified Immunity, So We Might Be in the Afterlife
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
DOJ Wants Every Federal Judge in Minnesota Recused (Good Luck With That)
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
John Yoo Wrote the Torture Memos and Never Paid for It. At All.
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The 5th Circuit Denied a Cop Qualified Immunity, So We Might Be in the Afterlife
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What's interesting here is at step one, they are already saying this was not justified at its inception because of At just at this stage, we are crediting you when you say, no, this was baseless. This was concocted. I did signal. OK, then you did. And so the stop was baseless. Step two, we wouldn't normally even go to step two if the stop wasn't justified. Then everything that happened afterward was unacceptable. But. They allege a separate cause of action for, and also I should get even more damages because not only did you unjustifiably stop me, but then you did all this other stuff. Why did it take 20 minutes? […]
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- Haley Moss
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- YouTube views
- 2,135
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 3,565 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.5 / 5
- 2,122 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Opening Arguments?
Matt and Thomas and Lydia host the show. Published by Opening Arguments Media LLC.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Opening Arguments take guests?
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