Opening Arguments

Thomas Smith

openarguments@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A current-events law show that uses legal analysts to unpack the meaning of big headlines and deeper legal concepts—often with a sharp, comedic edge. It’s designed for guests who can explain complicated legal doctrine, procedure, and cases in an accessible way for a general audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 1254

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

openarguments@gmail.com

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Host

Thomas Smith - Comedian Thomas Smith hosts Opening Arguments, bringing on legal analysts to explain current events and deeper legal concepts. The show’s schedule is typically M-W-F, with Monday as deep-dives, Wed...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Legal analysts (attorneys, judges, law professors, or practiced legal advocates) with the ability to explain doctrine and case developments clearly; defense attorneys/committee members appear in at least one recent episode
Required Achievements:  
Active legal practice, Published/credited legal analysis, Involvement in relevant litigation or advocacy (e.g., defense-side committee work)

Recent Guest Discussions

Xavier de Janon - Defense Perspective And Legal Analysis Connected To The Prairieland ICE Detention Protest Prosecution And Related Material Support Issues

Recent Topics

Law, Legal Analysis, Courts, Constitutional, Civil Procedure

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Opening Arguments
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The New Cover on Alito's TPS Reports Is for Racism

July 01, 2026

VR36 - In Mullin v Doe, Samuel Alito just proudly stripped Temporary Protected Status from more than one million people who were lawfully living and working in the US as of the time of the decision--and all on the shadow docket, without even waiting for the full merits of the case to be heard. We go deep today on what may go down as his single worst majority opinion to consider Alito’s explanations of how some of the most disgustingly racist things a sitting US president has ever said in publ...

Worst Dude Hires Even Worse Lawyer to Legally Harass Woman Who Posted About Him

June 29, 2026

OA1274 - Can you sue if someone posts something nasty about you online? I mean maybe, but not like this. In today’s episode, Lydia introduces us to the wild world of “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” and Jenessa walks us through a lawsuit that trips over its own feet while trying to take them down. It’s a great opportunity to learn about some interesting Illinois laws against doxxing and your right to your likeness, and why the plaintiff failed miserably at mobilizing those laws in his favor. …Al...

Prairieland - 30 Years for Moving Magazines. These Are Real Human Lives, Ruined.

June 26, 2026

OA1273 - On June 23, 2026, eight people were sentenced in DOJ’s first so-called “Antifa” terrorism prosecution by federal judge Reed O’Connor in the Northern District of Texas to a combined 450 years in federal prison for their participation in a protest held at the Prarieland ICE detention facility on July 4th, 2025. Six of these defendants were charged with what amounted to being present at (or in the vicinity of) the protest, and one who wasn’t even there received 30 years for moving a box...

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