OA107: Adnan Syed Obviously Did It (Also: You Can Learn About Patents!)

Today's super-sized show -- at long last! --  discusses season 1 of the <em>Serial</em> podcast.  Even if you haven't heard <em>Serial</em>, we think you'll enjoy this application of the principles of reasonable doubt. We begin with a discussion of the recent settlement between Evergreen College and Bret Weinstein.  Why does Andrew say this means the college valued Weinstein's alleged $3.8 million lawsuit at zero? In the main segment, Andrew goes through some of the issues behind the <em>Serial</em> and <em>Undisclosed</em> podcasts related to the Adnan Syed case. Next, Andrew does a mini-deep dive on patent law by looking at a strange recent deal between Allergan and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe.  What in the world do these two entities have in common? Listen and find out! Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Take the Bar Exam Question #42 regarding authentication of evidence.  Don't forget to following our Twitter feed (<a href= "https://twitter.com/openargs">@Openargs</a>) and like our <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/openargs/">Facebook Page</a> so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! <span style= "text-decoration: underline">Recent Appearances</span> Andrew was a guest on <a href= "http://reasonableriskpodcast.com/rr-ep-11-podcast-lawyering-and-bibles-for-belgians-with-andrew-torrez"> Episode 11 of the Reasonable Risk podcast; go check it out</a>! <span style="text-decoration: underline">Show Notes & Links</span> <ol> <li>Andrew quoted extensively from <em><a href= "https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10250398388456117636">State v. Earp</a></em>, 319 Md. 156, 170-172 (1990) on witness coaching.</li> <li>This is <a href= "https://www.allergan.com/news/news/thomson-reuters/allergan-and-saint-regis-mohawk-tribe-announce-agr"> Allergan's press release regarding their deal to sell the patents</a> to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe.</li> <li>The two relevant sections from the U.S. Code relating to <em>inter partes</em> review are <a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/102">35 USC § 102