If you've listened to this show long enough, you know that it is seemingly impossible to be dishonest and corrupt enough for the Bar to do something about it. Well, Rudy Giuliani found a way. The NY bar has slapped him down in a way that our

OA502: Critical Race Theory, Part 2

1 Jun 25th, 2021 1h 14m

This is a continuation of Episode 501's exploration of a rather arcane bit of legal jurisprudence that has somehow become the target du jour of the right wing, from Matt Gaetz to Newsmax to... well, Matt Gaetz again. That's right, it's an expl

OA501: Critical Legal Studies and Critical Race Theory

1 Jun 22nd, 2021 1h 17m

If you've heard the buzz about Critical Race Theory lately, you... probably have absolutely no idea what it actually is because the people who have already passed laws in several states banning it don't even know. But if you've heard an inform

OA500B: Bonus! Terrible Supreme Court Rulings; Machin's New Conditions

Jun 20th, 2021 1h 2m

It's bonus OA!!! Andrew takes us through whatever the hell Manchin is trying to do with Republicans, then breaks down two Supreme Court rulings for us. Spoiler: they're terrible. Links: For the People Act of 2021, 19-123 Fulton v. Philadel

OA94: Geoff Blackwell, Trump's Anti-Trans Tweets & the Google Manifesto

Aug 11th, 2017 1h 7m

In today's episode, we interview Geoffrey Blackwell from the American Atheists Legal Center. First, the guys break down the recent lawsuit filed by two LGBTQ advocacy organizations challenging President Trump's tweets regarding transgender serv

Trump's Attorney Fails To Impeach Witness So Badly He's Forced To Apologize

1 19 days ago 1h 11m

OA1030: Trump Trial, Week 2, Part 2! This episode centers around David Pecker's testimony and it's basically rock solid. Trump's attorneys are desperate, so Mr. Bove goes for the juggler! And then everyone has to explain it's actually "jugular"

Benjamin Netanyahu: International Fugitive?

1 day ago 55m 12s

OA1035 A second Alito flag has hit the news, we have election results out of Fulton County, and the jury is nearly out in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial. Matt also answers patron questions about how things could go wrong with the jury b

Why Is Alito Like This

5 days ago 1h 16m

OA 1034 With the recent news that a sitting Supreme Court justice was publicly displaying support for Trump’s attempted coup in the days between January 6, 2021 and Joe Biden’s inauguration, it’s time to ask: Is Samuel Alito actually worse than

Liz Warren's CFPB Saved By... Originalism?

8 days ago 56m 2s

OA1033 We begin with a quick check-in on Trump’s trial in New York, from the recent appellate ruling on his gag order Todd Blanche's bizarrely personal start to his cross-examination of the most important witness in one of the most important c

Steve Vladeck's Taxonomy of Court Reform

12 days ago 1h 9m

OA1032 We're very pleased to welcome Steve Vladeck on the show to talk about what's going on with the Supreme Court these days, and how shadowy their docket has been recently. We then dig into (and debate a touch) a recent piece he wrote regar

Cannabis Rescheduling; Judge Cannon Stops Trump Trial

15 days ago 1h 15m

OA1031 First up, BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! The Trump Trial Transcript readings will now only be available on patreon.com/gavelpod! Details inside. Then: the Biden administration is moving forward with rescheduling marijuana to a lower federal classi

Judge Merchan: I Have Nothing BUT Contempt for This Trump

22 days ago 1h

OA1029: Trump Trial, Week 2, Part 1! Lordy, there are tapes! Our special coverage of People v. Trump continues, now with readings from Juilliard-trained, Tony-winning actors Thomas and Lydia Smith! (none of that is true except possibly our name

Just How Bad Were the Oral Arguments Re: Presidential Immunity?

26 days ago 1h 16m

Episode 1028 Can a former President of the United States be prosecuted for trying to overturn a democratic election? The Supreme Court just spent two hours and forty minutes (!) hearing a case in which they were supposed to be reviewing this si

Your Guide to The People v. Trump

29 days ago 54m 40s

As the first week of the first criminal trial of a former President in U.S. history wraps up, we prepare for our special coverage of People v. Trump by stepping back to remember how we got here. Why is Donald Trump being prosecuted for paying o

The Trump Trial Is On, and Lordy There Are Transcripts!

Apr 24th, 2024 1h 3m

Episode 1026 The transcript is in! The first official written record from the first trial of a former President in U.S. history was just released hours before recording, and we dig in for a first look from the first full day of proceedings (Mon

Did The Supreme Court Just Make Protest Illegal In 3 States?

Apr 22nd, 2024 1h 5m

Episode 1025 Today we take on two law stories the media have been getting wrong recently. 1) Did the Supreme Court just "end the right to protest in three states"? We go beyond the headlines to better understand Justice Sonia Sotomayor's denial

Trump's Criminal Trial Is Moving Right Along!

Apr 19th, 2024 1h 3m

Episode 1024 We have a jury! The preliminaries are nearly complete in the first criminal trial of a former president in US history, and we take this opportunity to review what we know so far about the Manhattan DA's prosecution of Donald Trump

Bonus

T3BE Week 10! Disappearing Wallets and Fake Philanthropy

Apr 17th, 2024 40m 50s

Last week's answers, this week's questions! If you'd like to support the show (and lose the ads!), please pledge at patreon.com/law!

11 Years Ago Today, A Brutal Act of Terror

Apr 15th, 2024 1h 15m

April 15th marks two significant events in US history: the 11th anniversary of Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev's bombing of the Boston Marathon, and the first day of jury selection in the first criminal trial of a former US President. These two

Arizona Republican Party Like It's 1864

Apr 12th, 2024 1h 9m

Episode 1022 Courts in Arizona and Florida have both ended abortion rights in very different (but both terrible) ways this month. Did Arizona actually resurrect a 160-year law passed decades before it was even a state? And how weird can it get

Bonus

T3BE Week 9! Prescription Negligence and Breach of Contract

Apr 10th, 2024 39m 56s

As usual, we've got last week's answers and this week's questions! Some fun and tricky ones... If you'd like to support the show (and lose the ads!), please pledge at patreon.com/law!

RERELEASE: Immigrant Workers Died Repairing Bridge Named After Slaveholder

Apr 9th, 2024 55m 17s

Hey folks, due to an annoying technical glitch, I'm just re-releasing this episode. This was some weird backend problem with our hosting. The file looks completely fine everywhere that I can see, but internet goblins decide otherwise, I guess.

Immigrant Workers Died Repairing Bridge Named After Slaveholder

Apr 8th, 2024 54m 3s

OA10121 On March 26, 2024 a container ship the size of the Eiffel Tower named for the world's most famous surrealist destroyed a bridge named after the author of the U.S. national anthem yards from one of the most notable sites of our country's

Jack Smith's Smackdown of Judge Cannon

Apr 5th, 2024 1h 3m

Episode 1020! It's time for a round of Trump updates, starting in Florida with the responses to Judge Aileen Cannon's weird request that the parties try making up new law that she could try out on a jury if this case ever finally makes it to on

Bonus

T3BE Week 8! Elaborate Crimes and Psychedelics

Apr 3rd, 2024 47m 54s

Can you believe it, it's T3BE8! You know the drill, we answer last week's questions, honor two winners, and then ask two more questions! But Matt has a new bar exam book, and it's going to be quite fun, if these questions are any indicator. Dev