Opening Arguments

OA1166 - We consider the legal realities behind this week's most important stories, from the unprecedented statutory justification for Trump sending troops into California to why a wrongfully-deported man’s return to the US is--bad, actually? Matt then serves up a digestif of a note en bas de page about one of the most audacious counterfeiters in French history and how they were brought down with one well-placed tongue. * Trump executive order deploying National Guard to California [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/department-of-defense-security-for-the-protection-of-department-of-homeland-security-functions/] (6/7/25) * 10 U.S.C 12406 [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406] * Newsom v. Trump [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.450934/gov.uscourts.cand.450934.1.0_1.pdf] (complaint filed 6/7/2025) * Indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.3.0.pdf] (5/21/25) * Filing in Maryland Abrego Garcia litigation seeking sanctions against the government [https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.3.0.pdf] Check out the OA Linktree [https://linktr.ee/openingarguments] for all the places to go and things to do! This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org].

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OA1165 - Anna Chu [https://wetheaction.org/team] is the Executive Director at We the Action, a nonprofit that recently collaborated with labor and democracy partners like the American Federation of Government Employees and Democracy Forward, to launch Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network [https://workerslegaldefense.org/]. This Network connects federal workers who are being illegally terminated to pro bono legal services to help them understand their rights and fight back. But before our main segment, Lydia sneaks in to OA HQ to give us an old fashioned Doozy Watch of how things have been looking for federal employees and where the various lawsuits stand. Check out the OA Linktree [https://linktr.ee/openingarguments] for all the places to go and things to do! This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org].

OA1164 - After a brief conversation from the front lines about the chaotic state of US immigration enforcement as of June 2025, we examine three unusual recent 9-0 decisions authored by three of our favorite Supreme Court justices. Join us behind the headlines to learn why Matt agrees that stopping a lawsuit against gun manufacturers, potentially opening the door to dumbass “reverse discrimination” lawsuits, and expanding tax-exempt status for the Catholic church further than ever are--fine, actually? Plus, a truly shocking immigration law development with potentially massive consequences which the media is totally missing, and one spicy meatball of a footnote. * Smith & Wesson v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1141_lkgn.pdf]  (6/5/25) * Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-154_2b82.pdf] (6/5/25) * Ames v. Ohio Dept of Youth Services [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1039_c0n2.pdf] (6/5/25) Check out the OA Linktree [https://linktr.ee/openingarguments] for all the places to go and things to do! This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org [https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org].

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