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Dumb Defenses
A couple of law nerds discussing the antics of litigants from across the world and throughout time and how their legal theories may - or may not - be completely dumb.
Episodes
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22. Spooky Season Finale
This week, Frankie and Judah close out Spooky Season with the story of the Cannibal Cop and answering the question of whether you can sue a haunted house (or…
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21. When Religion and Law Collide
This week, Judah and Frankie discuss the wild story of the trial of Pope Formosus and the come to the more modern story of Muhammad Anwar trying to get home in…
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20. The Devil and Dual Acquittals
This week, after discussing Fresh Hell that affects the most vulnerable of our country's kiddos, Frankie and Judah discuss "The Devil made me do it" defense…
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19. Evil Twins and Haunted Homes
This week, Frankie and Judah continue to celebrate spooky season with the stories of drug trafficking twins and the Amityville Horror house.
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18. Special Guest Annette Smith
This week, after exploring the Fresh Hell of the dwindling freedom of the press, Frankie and Judah sit down with Annette Smith to discuss the Troubled Teen…
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17. A Six-Pack and a Ghost
This week, after a very math-heavy Fresh Hell, Frankie delves into the history of Alaska's legal scheme surrounding alcohol and Judah kicks off the pre-spooky…
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16. Special Guest Shannon Wilson
This week, after exploring current events in Fresh Hell, Frankie and Judah are joined by Shannon Wilson, Executive Director of the Public Defender of Marion…
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15. Know Your Rights!
After a discussion of food safety in Fresh Hell, Frankie and Judah are giving a Know Your Rights training, Oregon Style. From an officer's first approach to…
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14. Sitting, Climbing, and Dying for Disability Rights
In this episode, after exploring the Fresh Hell bestowed upon us by the SCOTUS Shadow Docket, Frankie and Judah look at the history of disability rights in…
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13. Accomplices, not Allies
This week is all about queerness. From Hunter Biden's Closetocracy theory in What in the Fresh Hell, to the historical beginnings of the Pride movement and…
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12. Driving Gets You in Trouble
This week, Frankie and Judah's Fresh Hell was the horrible situation aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. UPDATE: They're going home!!! Judah explores Nascar's…
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11. Crafty, Weird, or Myth?
In this episode, Frankie finally gets to talk about the hearsay case they've been teasing for a few weeks, and then both Frankie and Judah dive into a long…
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10. Dirty Little Secrets
This week, Frankie and Judah explore various things that the government has tried to outlaw - pinball, alcohol, psychedelics, and more. Please remember to help…
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9. Freeing Up Speech
This week, Frankie and Judah are looking at the state of free speech protections in the 1950's, and people getting in trouble for exercising it. Jacobellis v…
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8. Sovereign Citizens, part 3
This week, Frankie and Judah wrap up their discussion on sovereign citizens with some recent updates about the movement and discussing a citizen who was also a…
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7. Sovereign Citizens, part 2
Frankie and Judah start off by continuing their discussion on conspiracy theories, and then dive back into sovereign citizens, including current exciting cases…
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6. Sovereign Citizens, part 1
In this episode, Frankie and Judah begin their deep dive into the world of sovereign citizens. Judah begins with a flyover of Australia, and then Frankie…
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5. A Tale of Two Bundys
In this episode, Frankie and Judah describe run-ins with the law of both locally famous and nationally famous Bundys - Ammon Bundy and Ted Bundy. Correction…
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4. A Dick in the Matrix
Frankie and Judah explore the story of an Australian man who made an interesting choice and a number of Americans who thought life a little too closely…
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3. Breasts and Milk
This week, Frankie and Judah explore the case of a Japanese pinup model who was saved by her breasts (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv3CbFRNzM8 ) and…
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2. Pig Souls and Pineapple Dildos
This week, Frankie and Judah explore culpability across the ages, starting from ye olden French church trials and culminating with semi-modern Canada.
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1. Smoke Balls, Harrier Jets, and Haunted Houses, oh my!
In their pilot episode, Frankie talked about advertisements that do - and don't - form contracts, which lead to the court making fun of a plaintiff, while…