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1. Ep 222 — Chief Justice Roberts Burned Down Democracy To Save Coal Plants

   4 juni 2026 · 59 min

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   The Onion's plan to take over Infowars looks to have succeeded at last.

   A judge in Rhode Island became the fifth to reject the DOJ's voter roll grab. But Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, is undeterred. Now she's trying to snatch ballots from Wayne County, Michigan.

   Trump's Justice Department is negotiating with Trump's lawyers to decide how much taxpayer money to pay Trump for the illegal disclosure of his tax returns in 2020. The statutory max is $1,000 per return. He wants $10 billion.

   The DOJ has hired Joe diGenova, a Reagan-era US Attorney, to spice up the grand conspiracy investigation into all Trump's enemies taking place in Florida under the watchful eye of Judge Aileen Cannon.

   And Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate court rules that the state's ban on abortion coverage under Medicaid violates both the Pennsylvania Equal Rights Amendment and the state constitution's equal protection provisions.

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   FBI Director (for now) Kash Patel is big mad over an article in The Atlantic reporting that his drinking is freaking out everyone around him. He's rounded up wonderweasel lawyer Jesse Binnall and filed a defamation trollsuit in DC. This will be amazing content, and we are grateful in advance!

   And we'll break down the blockbuster article from the New York Times on Chief Justice Roberts' invention of the modern shadow docket ten years ago to stop the "emergency" of states being asked to come up with a way to reduce carbon emissions. The Times got the receipts, and they are ugly. So much for Mister Balls and Strikes!

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   Alan Dershowitz is indulging his humiliation kink at the Supreme Court. He's asking the justices to overturn the actual malice standard from New York Times v. Sulllivan so he can sue CNN for reporting what he said during Trump's first impeachment. Are his arguments good? NO. Are they hilarious? HELL YES.

   The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars

   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/2…

2. Ep 221 — Live Nation Is About To Get Hit With One Hell Of A Surcharge

   4 juni 2026 · 55 min

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   The lady who wore a penis costume to a No Kings protest in Fairhope, Alabama was acquitted of disturbing the peace.

   DNI Tulsi Gabbard referred the Ukraine Whistleblower and former Intelligence Community Inspector General to the DOJ for criminal prosecution. Crime: TBD.

   US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro continues to harass the Federal Reserve. This time she sent prosecutors to bang on the door demanding to inspect the ongoing renovations.

   The Trump administration uses the threat of administrative sanctions to force changes it can't get from Congress or the courts. The Justice Department extorted $17 million from IBM — which just so happens to have billions of dollars in government contracts! — for committing DEI "fraud." And the FTC forced brand advisers to agree not to "discriminate" against conservative media outlets.

   On a more positive note, a judge in Maryland continues to block the ICE facility being constructed in the state, and Judge Richard Leon put the kibosh on Trump's ballroom … again.

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   A jury slapped Live Nation and Ticket Master in the antitrust lawsuit filed in New York. The feds noped out two days into trial, but the states who picked up the baton and ran with it. The jurors found the company liable on all counts. We talk about the ins and outs of the decision and some pending legal questions still waiting for resolution.

   We also break down a new lawsuit brought by a lawful resident of Maine with no criminal record who was seized by ICE during "Operation Catch of the Day" and brutalized. Can he sue under the Maine Civil Rights Act? And if so, is this a path forward for blue states to fill the gap left by inadequate federal laws?

   Penis costume protester prevails in court

   https://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/

   Tulsi's "Criminal Referral" of the Ukraine Whistleblower and ICIG

   https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26

   Prosecutors from Jean…

3. Ep 220 — Pray For the PRA

   4 juni 2026 · 57 min

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   The Fifth Circuit is crossing out laws just for sport. This time it's a 140-year-old ban on making homebrew hooch, because YOLO. Lees meer

   Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over an article describing his creepy birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein was dismissed. But … that dismissal was without prejudice, so he can take another swing at it. The trollsuit against the BBC is still limping along.

   Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Education Josh Kleinfeld makes an interesting pitch to George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School, which is currently under investigation by … the Department of Education.

   And Trump's ballroom blitz takes a tumble in court.

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   Trump discovers one weird trick to make the Presidential Records Act disappear. All he has to do is order the Office of Legal Counsel to come up with a memo saying it's unconstitutional and — hey, presto! — he can steal or shred or delete any document he likes.

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   Are we the pirates now?

   Trump v. Murdoch

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70843413/trump-v-murdoch

   Trump v. BBC

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72040010/trump-v-british-broadcasting-corporation

   Fifth Circuit Home Distillers Ruling

   https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/24/24-10760-CV0.pdf

   Trump Admin Lawyer Applies To Be Law School Dean, Suggests It Might Help Investigations Go Away

   https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/trump-admin-lawyer-applies-to-be-law-school-dean-suggests-it-might-help-investigations-go-away/

   Ballroom Blitz Blocked

   https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/ballroom-blitz-blocked

   National Trust for Historic Preservation v. National Park Service

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73127510/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-v-nps

   April 1, 2026 OLC Memorandum on the Presidential Records Act

   https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1434131/dl

   Judicial Watch v. NARA ("Socks Case"), 845 F.Supp.2d 288 (DC Cir. 2012)

   https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1581803651706612…

4. Ep 219 — DOJ In Disarray

   4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

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   Judge Brian Murphy blocked termination of TPS for 5,000 Ethiopians.

   DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin will continue Noem's tradition of announcing his intention to violate the law in advance, so as to give litigants a heads up.

   Michael Avenatti moves to a halfway house, remains a full-way non-lawyer.

   And Democrats overperformed in Tuesday's special elections.

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   Crazytimes continue at the DOJ as Trump's goons jockey to replace Pam Bondi. Acting AG Todd Blanche is professing his love for Trump at the podium. US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro can't indict a ham sandwich, and juries are telling her to take a hike. Politico says Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, is in the running for the top job. She's currently trying to indict January 6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson for perjury — which has exactly nothing to do with civil rights. And Dhillon's office keeps losing when she sues states demanding they turn over their voter rolls.

   Will Republicans invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office? (No.) But the fact that we're asking the question shows how far we've come.

   And in Tennessee, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is trying to get his human smuggling case dismissed on grounds of vindictive prosecution. Both the government and Garcia filed their briefs this week. The government claims that prosecution started with an article in the local paper, the Tennessee Star. Which is weird because the case was reopened in Baltimore the week before the article was published — and DHS is actually the source of the reporting!

   Blanche Steals Bondi's Brown Nose

   https://lawandchaospod.substack.com/p/blanche-steals-bondis-brown-nose

   Justice Dept.'s Civil Rights Division Is Investigating Star Witness Against Trump

   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/doj-cassidy-hutchinson-investigation-trump.html

   Kilmar Abrego Garcia [TN criminal docket]

   https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/

   2022 TN Traffic Stop o…

5. Ep 218 — Bondi, Birthright, Baldoni, and Ballroom

   4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 14 min

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   Pam Bondi is GTFO! But the mess she leaves will take a generation to repair.

   The Supreme Court paved the way to disappear Steve Bannon's conviction for contempt of Congress.

   Trump commands the NCAA to quit being woke. He also has thoughts about the transfer portal.

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   Judge Richard Leon! Preliminarily enjoins! Trump's tackyass ballroom! Administration files ridiculous appeal!

   Justin Baldoni is back to teach us CivPro. This time, he's largely prevailing on his motion for judgment on the pleadings, as Judge Liman dismisses ten of Blake Lively's 13 counts. Turns out, she never signed her contract, and the contract established that she was an employee, not an independent contractor. Since independent contractors can't sue for discrimination under Title VII, her harassment claims are out. And the contract had a choice of law provision that agreed to abide by California law. No contract … no automatic California law.

   And of course we'll break down the Supreme Court's birthright decision hearing. So many clips!

   SCOTUS Orders List April 6, 2026

   https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/040626zor_5iek.pdf

   Trump Executive Order to De-Woke the NCAA

   https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/04/urgent-national-action-to-save-college-sports/

   National Trust for Historic Preservation v. National Park Service [Ballroom trial docket]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028010/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-in-the-united-states-v-national/

   National Trust for Historic Preservation v. National Park Service [Ballroom appeal docket]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73127510/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-v-nps/

   Lively v. Wayfarer

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?order_by=desc

   Blake Lively's (unsigned) Actor Loan-Out Agreement [Exhibit 263]

   https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.634304/gov.uscourts.nysd.634304.964.121.pdf

   Birthright Citizens…

6. Ep 217 — Trump Admin Finds New Ways To Be Racist In Birthright Citizenship Case

   4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 3 min

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   The House Judiciary Committee wants to change the US Attorney statute to say what Attorney General Bondi claimed it did in court. This would involve the Senate voluntarily surrendering their power to vote on nominees, so … lotsa luck. Back in New Jersey, prosecutors say they'll seek superseding indictments in cases with Alina Habba's name on them, to remove the stink of illegitimacy.

   The DOJ has quietly settled a trollsuit filed by red states and rightwing trolls, including Robert Kennedy, alleging social media censorship by the Biden administration. The Supreme Court already dropkicked this case once, so the parties agreed to simply declare victory and go home.

   And Sam Bankman-Fried finds new ways to piss off judges and be sooooo weird, this time with help from his mom.

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   The DOJ settled a bogus lawsuit filed by former national security advisor Mike Flynn. His malicious prosecution claims had already been tossed by a federal judge, but she let him amend his complaint again, and by then Trump was back in the White House. Is this a new template for MAGA criminals to back the truck up to the Treasury and start filling it with taxpayer cash? The January 6 defendants sure seem to think so! We'll compare a newly filed case by rioters with a suit filed by pardoned Proud Boys.

   And we've got a deep dive into the birthright citizenship case Trump v. Barbara, which will be argued at the Supreme Court this Wednesday.

   Kennedy v. Biden

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67089647/kennedy-v-biden/?order_by=desc

   Missouri v. Biden

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63290154/missouri-v-biden/?order_by=desc

   US v. Bankman-Fried

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631292/united-states-v-bankman-fried

   Tarrio v. US [Proud Boys Bivens Suit]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70474277/tarrio-v-united-states-of-america

   Sullivan v. US [J6ers FTCA Suit]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73101995/sullivan-v-united-states/

   Flynn v. US [Flynn …

7. Ep 216 — Zuck and Musk Get Pantsed In Court … Twice

   4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

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   Anthropic got its injunction against the Department of Defense and Pete Hegseth's designation of the company as a supply chain risk.

   Elon Musk lost a shareholder class action suit in California over sh*tposts he made when he was trying to get out of buying Twitter. He demands a new trial because the jury made a 420 joke, and everyone knows that only he is allowed to do that. Meanwhile in Texas, X Corp lost a lawsuit against a bunch of Fortune 500 companies for daring to take their business elsewhere

   Trump housing goon Bill Pulte is back on his BS, trying again to get someone to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, this time for insurance fraud.

   Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is threatening NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that there will be hell to pay if he doesn't ditch the Rooney Rule.

   And Minnesota law enforcement and prosecutors sued the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for blockading the evidence in the shootings of Renee Good, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and Alex Pretti.

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   The Eighth Circuit joins the Fifth in endorsing ICE's fakakta interpretation of the mandatory detention statute.

   Facebook/Meta/Zuckerberg loses in two courts — just like Elon/Twitter! In New Mexico, a jury ordered the company to pay $375 million in lawsuit brought by the state over unfair trade practices. And a jury in California awarded $6 million to a woman who became addicted to social media as a little girl and suffered serious emotional consequences.

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   For seven months, the DOJ told a court that ICE had revised its policy on arrests inside courthouses, including immigration courts. Only … they hadn't. Now a federal judge in New York is on the warpath, and DOJ is trying to make sure that DHS takes the fall.

   Trump housing chief seeks new DOJ probe of New York AG Letitia James

   https://www.ms.now/news/trump-housing-chief-doj-new-york-letitia-james-pulte

   Anthropic Injunction

   https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/g…

8. Ep 215 — DOJ, Why Are You Like This?

   4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 10 min

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   Lots of legal news out of US Agency for Global Media, the parent agency for Voice of America. Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake was never legally appointed CEO of USAGM, and thus her orders shutting the sub-agencies down and firing all the employees were null and void. The government appealed, but in the sloppiest way possible. Now the agency is getting sued again for violating the firewall protecting journalistic independence, forcing the networks to air AI slop praising Trump. But Kari Lake has an answer for that, and it is to call the judge a fatso.

   Judges in the District of New Jersey have appointed longtime prosecutor Robert Frazer as US Attorney. And so far, Attorney General Bondi hasn't fired him.

   Judge Roy Altman, a Trump appointee, seems disinclined to put an end to Trump's trollsuits right out of the gate. He's allowing the case against the BBC to proceed to discovery. And he dismissed the complaint against Capital One for tortious debanking, but allowed Trump 90 days to conduct discovery and refile.

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   We've got an update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The government says it has to send him to Liberia (where he does not agree to go) instead of Costa Rica (where he does agree to go) because Secretary Marco Rubio spent a lot of time negotiating with Liberia to take Abrego, and it would be so embarrassing not to send him there.

   And we'll break down the Supreme Court's recent decision in Olivier v. City of Brandon, a case involving a truly obnoxious street preacher that implicates your right to sue the government.

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   The Trump administration is suing Harvard under Title VI, claiming that the school failed to protect Jewish students and must forfeit billions.

   Widakuswara v. Lake I [DC Circuit]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72521013/patsy-widakuswara-v-kari-lake/

   Widakuswara v. Lake [Trial Court]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69846584/widakuswara-v-lake

   Widakuswara v. Lake II [DC Circuit]

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9. Ep 213 — As DOJ Implodes, Judiciary Shows Signs Of Life

   4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

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   The Supreme Court rebuffed the Trump Administration's "emergency" request to revoke temporary protected status for half a million Haitian and Syrian nationals. It granted cert before judgment and set oral argument for April.

   The DOJ dropped charges against Jay Carey, a veteran who burned a flag in Lafayette Park to protest Trump's executive order purporting to ban flag-burning.

   In Massachusetts, Judge Brian Murphy blocked HHS Secretary Kennedy's attempt to rewrite the child and adult vaccine schedules.

   And the Justice Department keeps lowering the bar in an effort to get lawyers willing to sign on to burn down their reputations in service of the Trump agenda.

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   We discuss US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro's crashout over the implosion of her retaliatory investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Boasberg quashed the subpoenas, saying that there was no reason at all to think Powell committed a crime.

   The Judicial Conference is making it slightly easier for criminal defendants to secure representation. They're also going to war with the General Services Administration, the world's worst landlord.

   The Live Nation trial continues, without the government. Andrew's got a deep dive into the Tunney Act and a similar antitrust case blown up by the Trump DOJ under pressure from well-connected lobbyists. These people made us agree with Laura Loomer — RUDE!

   TPS Cert Before Judgment

   https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf

   US v. Carey [Flag burning]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71223464/united-states-v-carey

   American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy [Vaccines]

   https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/

   Judiciary Says Courthouses Are in Crisis, Seeks Real Property Authority

   https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2026/02/24/judiciary-says-courthouses-are-crisis-seeks-real-property-authority

   US judiciary approves new public defender o…

10. Ep 214 — We Were Gonna Do A Show…And Then We Got High

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 19 min

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    We've got two deep dives for you today, each with a lot of laughs (and almost no Donald Trump)! Lees meer

    First, we break down the lawsuit brought by seven police officers against rapper Afroman for hurting their feelings, which ended in a total victory for the defense. It's still legal to make fun of cops in America! We dissect the claims, discuss what it means to sue for false light invasion of privacy and unreasonable publicity. And then we break down the audio of closing arguments and how each side went about persuading an all-white jury in deep red rural Ohio.

    Then, we discuss the ongoing shenanigans in the US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, where the Trump administration has installed a "triumvirate" of lawyers to run the office rather than just submit a nominee to the Senate. Things came to a head when the government botched a prosecution for child sexual abuse materials and tried to plow ahead anyway. Judge Zahid Quraishi summoned the DOJ lawyer responsible to appear in court and… it did not go well.

    And for subscribers, we have a bonus that dives even deeper into the mess the Trump administration has gotten into in New Jersey because it refuses to back down and just do the normal thing.

    Cooley v. Foreman [Afroman lawsuit]

    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23721423-afroman-lawsuit/

    United States v. Villafane (D.N.J. settlement) [docket via CourtListener]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/profile/docket-alerts/

    "Lemon Pound Cake" [via OGAfroman YouTube]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

    "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera?" [via OGAfroman YouTube]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISe3IVBBbyU&list=OLAK5uy_noWRXtUiSWHo7cMRoI34uqhSRSDpIFtqY&index=3

    "Licc'em Low Lisa" [via OGAfroman YouTube]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wWQxSV8CK8

    "Randy Walters is a Son of a Bitch" [via OGAfroman YouTube]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AiuqQpB1U

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11. Ep 212 — Trump Comes Up With Magical Insurance Plan To Make Tankers Cross Strait of Hormuz

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 8 min

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    Kash Patel brings UFC to FBI. WTF???

    A federal judge in Maryland issued a TRO blocking the construction of an ICE detention facility without first undertaking the legally required environmental impact assessment.

    The Trump administration filed an "emergency" petition to the Supreme Court demanding that it be allowed to immediately deport 350,000 Haitians who have enjoyed Temporary Protected Status for decades. It insists an earlier shadow docket ruling allowing it to deport Venezuelan TPS holders is precedential. An amicus brief from 175 former judges points out that shadow docket orders are definitionally non-precedential.

    The USDA is teaming up with Robert Kennedy and his team of freaks at Health and Human Services to Make America Healthy Again … by shaming poor people for their food choices. SNAP recipients sued in DC to block a "pilot" program to allow states to restrict food benefits to exclude sugary foods.

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    DOGE destroyed the National Endowment for the Humanities in three weeks last spring. We wrote about it on the blog, and discussed the ongoing litigation. Turns out, the DOGE dudes are pissed that the plaintiffs released video of them smirking their way through depositions.

    On Monday, in the middle of trial, the Trump administration tried to blow up the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster. This leaves the 40 states which joined the suit as co-plaintiffs in the lurch. Judge Arun Subramanian has ordered the parties to huddle up and see if they can't negotiate a settlement. Will the case go forward next week without the lead plaintiff?

    And Andrew has an extended exploration of Trump's plan to use a little known federal agency called the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to get oil tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz. The DFC has released a plan (or at least, concepts of a plan) to reinsure insurance companies that issue war riders. Which might help if insu…

12. Ep 211 — Go Woke, Go … KA-CHING!

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 3 min

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    War Powers Resolution fails in both Houses of Congress.

    DHS is ramping up for an immigration surge in Maryland and has purchased an 825,000-square-foot warehouse in Hagerstown. The state is suing to block the facility on environmental grounds. In Baltimore, Judge Julie Rubin joins judges in New York and Los Angeles in holding that ICE is systematically violating the Fifth Amendment rights of immigrants in "temporary" detention by holding them for days on end without hygiene, medical care, or access to counsel.

    Kalshi customers have filed a class action suit over the company's refusal to pay out on bets — oops, we mean CONTRACT SWAPS — that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would leave office as Supreme Leader of Iran before March 1.

    Trump continues to defy the Constitution's requirement that he get Senate approval for principal officers. We discussed it in our post on Judge Lamberth holding that Kari Lake was never legally serving as head of the US Agency for Global Media, and thus her directives are null and void. And Judge Matthew Brann has ruled once again that Attorney General Pam Bondi can't evade senate confirmation for the US Attorney in New Jersey — no, not even if she spreads the appointment out among three lawyers, not just one.

    And we'll talk about the Trump administration's humiliating U-turn as it tries to un-dismiss the appeal in the case of the executive orders targeting law firms, as well as Anthropic's complaint against the government. Turns out, defying Trump can be good for business!

    Subscriber Bonus: The Trump administration just dismissed the antitrust suit against Live Nation mid-trial for, uh, reasons.

    ICE awards $113 million to build out Hagerstown detention center

    https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-hagerstown-detention-center-contract-AHIV2KEHQJAVFMWBYKO2YBWOCU/

    Maryland v. Noem [ICE Warehouse]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    D.N.N. v. Liggins […

13. Ep 210 — TX/AR/NC Primary Redux (Ft. Joe Dye)

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Law and Chaos wishes a big mazal tov to Kristi Noem on her new, very real job as assistant principal of the Yeehaw American Hegemony Club. And to Lindsey Halligan on catching a Florida Bar investigation. Lees meer

    We'll discuss our recent post on Pam Bondi's very timely announcement that she intends to take over state bar complaints against DOJ employees. It comes at a moment when district court judges are telegraphing very clearly that they are going to start holding DHS and DOJ in criminal contempt for rampant disregard of court orders. Specifically, Judge Michael Farbiarz of the District of New Jersey says he'll require sworn affidavits from officials at the US Attorneys Office and ICE for every habeas release case that comes before him. This will likely serve as a model for other judges whose dockets are buckling under the weight of habeas cases from all the immigrants ICE is illegally detaining.

    Elections expert Joe Dye is back to discuss Tuesday's primary elections in Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina.

    And for subscribers, we'll discuss the shadow docket order in which the six conservative justices leapt in to save New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's seat.

    Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/lindsey-halligan-investigation-florida-bar.html

    Bondi Says She's The Bar Now

    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/bondi-says-shes-the-bar-now

    Judge Farbiarz Order re Contempt

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.590517/gov.uscourts.njd.590517.30.0.pdf

    Malliotakis v. Williams [2026 Supreme Court New York redistricting decision]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a914_1p24.pdf

    Abbott v. LULAC [2025 Supreme Court stay of Texas map]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a608_7khn.pdf

    Rucho v. Common Cause [2019 Supreme Court gerrymandering opinion]

    https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6090361490276671133

    Steve Vladek, Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State C…

14. Ep 209 — Gorsuch, Gummies, and Government Lies About Iran

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 10 min

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    The Trump administration is tapping out on the lawsuits defending executive orders attacking law firms. Too bad, so sad for the Vichy law firms that pledged a billion dollars in "conservative pro bono" work.

    Justice Gorsuch says we can't take guns away from drug users because the Founders were drunk all the time.

    The Federal Circuit declines a request by the Trump administration to delay tariff refunds.

    Kansas's revocation of trans citizens' drivers licenses draws its first court challenge.

    And Virginia's redistricting referendum can go ahead.

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    We discuss the history of the president's power to commence hostilities and explain why Trump and his goons are so deeply invested in claiming that the war in Iran — which isn't a war at all! — was defensive, not offensive. Plus Andrew's got a deep dive into the War Powers Resolution and how it might bring about an end to this nightmare.

    We've got clips from 60 Minutes's very good story on the danger federal judges face when they go against the Trump administration.

    Judges in the Western District of West Virginia join the list of jurisdictions telling DHS/DOJ that contempt charges are coming if they keep relying on crackpot legal theories to kidnap residents.

    Judge John Tunheim issues class relief to refugees in Minnesota, barring DHS from interning them for recertification.

    And for subscribers: a discussion of the constitutionality of the War Powers Resolution.

    Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions

    https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-administration-to-drop-defense-of-law-firm-sanctions-cb839c39

    US v. Hemani Oral Argument

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1234

    V.O.S. Selections [Tariff mandate]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105.173.0_2.pdf

    Doe v. Kansas [Trans drivers' licenses]

    https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2026/02/Complaint-1.pdf

    Virginia redistricting election can move fo…

15. Ep 208 — You Get A Show Cause Order! And You Get A Show Cause Order!

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

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    The Justice Department is suing New Jersey for not letting ICE use state buildings and parks for immigration enforcement. Because the Tenth Amendment is basically a suggestion?

    CBP agents dumped a blind, sick, refugee who spoke no English outside a doughnut shop in Buffalo because they couldn't deport him. Local police are investigating his death.

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to manhandle Anthropic into letting it use Claude for domestic surveillance and autonomous targeting.

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    ICE's total refusal to follow the law has flooded federal courts with habeas corpus petitions, and judges are PISSED. On Thursday, two judges in Minnesota and one in New Jersey threatened to hold prosecutors in contempt of court over DOJ/DHS refusing to follow court orders in immigration cases.

    The fascinating "Quince sues UGG" antitrust lawsuit is Last Brand, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation. The (possibly even true) story of ugh, ugly, and finally ugg boots is told here by the Everything Australian company.

    On Wednesday, Judge Brian Murphy ruled that the Trump administration's policy of third-country removals was illegal.

    And for subscribers, we'll discuss Pete Hegseth's battle with Anthropic and DHS's theft of more than 42,000 tax returns from IRS's database.

    Links

    US v. New Jersey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72316303/united-states-v-new-jersey/

    Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk

    'Incoherent': Hegseth's Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymakers

    https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135

    Cartagena Hueso v. Soto

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72279969/cartagena-hueso-v-soto/

    D.V.D. v. Dep't of Homeland Security (D. Mass. 2025) [docket via CourtListener]

    https://storage.courtlistene…

16. Ep 207 — Tariff Decisions Reveals SCOTUS Slapfight

    4 juni 2026 · 59 min

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    Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the stolen documents case must remain sealed forever in perpetuity.

    Kouri Richins goes on trial for murdering her husband in Utah. She's not being charged for writing a terrible children's book about dealing with grief over the loss of a parent … but maybe she should be?

    The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, allowed Louisiana to require the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom statewide. The law had been blocked, but the Court decided that no one had been injured yet, so the case is unripe.

    Elon Musk is being sued for securities fraud in California. But they can't seat a jury because everyone hates him.

    MAIN SHOW:

    It's all about tariffs. We break down the Supreme Court's Learning Resources v. Trump, and explain why dragging this case out for a year ensures chaos as importers try to recoup money they've already paid. And we'll talk about Trump's plan to impose new illegal tariffs based on a gross misinterpretation of yet another internal statute.

    The opinion is particularly contentious, revealing the justices' angry, internal feuding over the future of the court. And subscribers will get a deep dive into the origins of this conflict, reaching back to Justice Kagan's famous 2015 "Antonin Scalia Lecture Series" lecture at Harvard Law School and extending through Justice Jackson's concurrence in Learning Resources.

    US v. Trump [stolen documents case]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490070/united-states-v-trump

    Kouri Richins Warrant

    https://www.scribd.com/document/654496602/Kouri-Richins-Warrant

    Contempt for Musk clouds jury selection in Twitter takeover trial

    https://www.courthousenews.com/contempt-for-musk-clouds-jury-selection-in-twitter-takeover-trial/

    Roake v. Brumley [Fifth Circuit Ten Commandments]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.221848/gov.uscourts.ca5.221848.389.1.pdf

    Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump [tariffs case]

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17. Ep 206 — Who's Afraid of the Fourth Amendment?

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 3 min

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    Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier is getting paid $50,000 a semester to teach a single class at University of Florida's law school.

    The Trump Administration finally obeyed the court order and put the exhibit on enslaved people back at President's House in Philadelphia.

    The Supreme Court has decided to eliminate corruption by asking litigants to add their stock ticker symbols to filing disclosures. Oh, you thought maybe the justices would agree to stop trading individual stocks? LOL.

    And a JAG lawyer sent to help out the US Attorneys Office in Minnesota got cited for contempt after ICE responded to a habeas order by dumping a Minnesota man on the street in El Paso without his identity documents. Judge Laura Provinzino ordered the lawyer to pay $500 per day until the petitioner got his ID back.

    MAIN SHOW:

    In California, Judge Sunshine Sykes issued a major benchslap to the Trump administration's claim that it can — or must! — detain immigrants who haven't been granted permanent residence. In December, she granted class certification and ordered the government to give everyone not detained at the border a bond hearing. The government ignored her ruling, based on a decision by the immigration courts housed inside the Justice Department. Separation of powers, how does it go?

    And Andrew and Liz talk about two "surveillance" issues: commercially-aggregated data tracking our every movement and "dynamic" pricing.

    The Supreme Court first started considering surveillance in US v. Jones, 565 U.S. 400 (2012) and endorsed the "mosaic theory" of the Fourth Amendment in Carpenter v. US, 585 US 296 (2018).

    Sens. Lujan and Merkley have co-sponsored the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026. Gizmodo recently ran a story about it, referencing prior research into dynamic pricing.

    Florida's attorney general gets $100K part-time teaching job at UF

    https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2026/02/17/uthmeier-uf-adjunct-teaching-contract-pa…

18. Ep 205 — Happy (All But One) Presidents Day!

    4 juni 2026 · 52 min

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    Trump celebrated President's Day by filing a trademark for Donald J. Trump International Airport — just in time for Florida's move to rename Palm Beach International Airport in his honor. KA-CHING!

    In Colorado, a state judge ruled that throwing prisoners in solitary confinement as a penalty for refusing to work violates the state constitution's ban on involuntary servitude. It's a start!

    And in Philadelphia, Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the Trump administration to restore an exhibit on the enslaved people who lived at President's House under George Washington: "Each person who visits the President's House and does not learn of the realities of founding-era slavery receives a false account of this country's history."

    MAIN SHOW:

    In Minnesota, Judge Nancy Brasel ordered DHS to grant detainees in "holding rooms" at the Whipple Building in Minneapolis meaningful access to counsel. The ruling bars ICE from removing immigrants from the state for 72 hours after they are originally picked up. We'll discuss the cracks appearing between DHS, which ignores court orders, and DOJ, which has to show up in court and take the blame for it.

    In New York, Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a similar order in September with respect to temporary "holding rooms" on the 9th floor at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, with additional requirements that DHS provide for detainees' hygiene, nutrition, and medical needs. The plaintiffs say ICE has not complied and moved for contempt. The City reports that DHS opened up new temporary detention facilities on the 10th floor, but claims the injunction doesn't apply there for, uh, REASONS.

    And we break down all the ways Republicans are trying to suppress the vote with the SAVE America Act, which solves the nonexistent problem of noncitizens voting illegally by imposing a series of restrictions on citizens registering and voting.

    In the subscriber bonus, we discuss a district court's decision in Massachusetts enjoining the Trump administratio…

19. Ep 204 — Horsefeathers!

    4 juni 2026 · 53 min

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    Exactly zero grand jurors voted to indict the members of Congress who made a video in November reminding active duty service members of their duty to refuse illegal orders. And Judge Richard Leon told Secretary Hegseth to pound "Horsefeathers!" with his attempt to demote Senator Mark Kelly and dock his naval retirement.

    The Justice Department hasn't stopped trying to evade senate confirmation for US Attorneys. Hours after judges in New York exercised their legal right to appoint someone competent to run the office, the Trump administration fired him.

    Subscribers will get a deep dive into AG Bondi's efforts to ONE WEIRD TRICK a "triumvirate" of lawyers into the US Attorney spot.

    MAIN SHOW:

    Two hundred federal and state agents descended on a Mexican heritage festival in Idaho in October. They leveraged five arrest warrants for illegal gambling into a massive detention operation to brutalize hundreds of families. Now those families are suing under 42 USC § 1983, alleging a conspiracy between the feds and local law enforcement.

    In DC, Trump appointee Judge Tim Kelly blocked the administration from taking revenge on inmates whose death sentences were commuted by President Biden by moving them all to Supermax.

    After the Fifth Circuit's terrible ruling last week allowing for indefinite detention of all non-citizens, district court judges are still finding ways to grant habeas petitions.

    Back in DC, Judge Ana Reyes barred Secretary Noem from ending temporary protected status for 350,000 Haitians. She also had some frank words about the threats that rain down on judges who rule against the Trump administration – and why they won't succeed.

    Rodriguez v. Porter

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72256071/rodriguez-v-porter/

    Taylor v. Trump [Death Row Commutations]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71717101/taylor-v-trump/

    Kelly v. Hegseth

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72131361/kelly-v-hegseth/

    US v. Naviwala [US Attorney New Jersey]

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20. Ep 203 — The Fifth Circuit Goes Full Korematsu

    4 juni 2026 · 58 min

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    In Jeffrey Epstein news: Ghislaine Maxwell showed up for congressional testimony, but says she's taking the Fifth unless and until she gets a pardon. Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify, averting a vote to refer them to DOJ for contempt of Congress. Paul Weiss managing partner Brad Karp stepped down after his emails to the noted pedophile were published.

    Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, but will face trial this summer.

    Main Show:

    The Trump administration is trying to magic away Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction with an assist from SCOTUS. It's called a GVR, and it's filthy.

    The DOJ sued in state court to get Fulton County's 2020 ballots. They sued in federal court. And then they got a criminal warrant and just took them. Now Georgia election officials are suing to get their ballots back.

    What is going on with that Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower report?

    The Fifth Circuit greenlights ICE's batcrap insane legal theory that the government must hold immigrants in detention indefinitely without a hearing. Should the challengers petition for en banc review, or go straight to SCOTUS?

    And for subscribers, we'll break down FCC Chair Brendan Carr's threat to investigate the ladies at The View for daring to interview Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — a known Democrat!

    Bannon Rule 48(a) Motion to Dismiss

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf

    Bannon Cert Petition

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf

    US v. Alexander [DOJ civil suit to see Fulton County ballots]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028229/united-states-v-alexander/

    Pitts v. US [Fulton County suit to recover ballots]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/

    NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreig…

21. Ep 202 — From Atari to NVIDIA: We Don't Care, We Don't Have To!

    4 juni 2026 · 40 min

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    Andrew flies solo on today's show, which… coincidentally features a bunch of law from the 1980s. Learn how a 1981 advertisement for a soon-to-be defunct video game system shaped the law of copyright into what it is today after Atari sued Magnavox to pull a Pac-Man clone off the shelves. Lees meer

    In the second story, we talk about the death of antitrust law. What once broke up the phone company's monopoly is now so defanged that just two companies control almost all of the components that go into your PC. Oh, and the phone company basically reassembled itself.

    The computer graphics monopoly set us on the path where computer are rented, not owned. And taking advantage of that was a company that targeted teenagers who want the latest and greatest gaming rig (but can't afford it). Learn about the consumer fraud lawsuit, potential settlement, and the future of computers. Have we gone backwards since the 1980s? (Yes.)

    Check out the independent reporting of Steve Burke at GamersNexus.

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    Atari, Inc. v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp., 672 F.2d 607 (1982)

    https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16433139020722034724

    Burns v. Fragile, Inc. [docket via CourtListener]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.454102/

    Steve Burke, GamersNexus YouTube channel

    https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus

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22. Ep 201 — Ed Martin, Don't Let That Doorknob Split Ya!

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur

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    We bid a fond goodbye to Ed Martin … well, fond-ish.

    Liam Ramos, the little boy kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis along with his father is back home after a judge in Texas granted his habeas petition. Read the scathing order here.

    Judge Jia Cobb re-imposed a temporary restraining order barring DHS from excluding legislators from immigrant detention facilities.

    Two immigrant rights groups challenged ICE's homebrew arrest warrants.

    The Trump administration finally got that perp walk of Don Lemon. Two weeks ago, a federal magistrate refused to issue an arrest warrant for Lemon, Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort, and three others who were present at the MLK Day protest at a church whose pastor David Easterbrook is an ICE supervisor. Now a grand jury has indicted all eight of the DOJ's original targets.

    Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the Sixth Circuit dropkicked the DOJ's judicial ethics complaint against Chief Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court in DC. The complaint is based on leaked notes from a closed judicial conference in March, which Law and Chaos is suing to kick loose under FOIA. The Signalgate administration says it has no idea how this judicial record wound up on its servers.

    Liz and Andrew sound off on Chief Justice Roberts forcing SCOTUS employees to sign NDAs.

    Donald Trump sues the IRS — it's like suing himself, but you get to foot the bill.

    And we ponder whether Trump can legally burn down the Kennedy Center Make the Kennedy Center Great Again.

    Plus for subscribers: Andrew's got a deep dive into the Death on the High Seas Act and the lawsuit filed by survivors of two men murdered in the Caribbean boat strikes.

    Justice Dept. demotes Ed Martin, stripping Trump ally of most authority

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department

    Liam Ramos Habeas Order

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf

    TRO Enjoining…

23. Ep 200 — JGG + CASA = CHAOS

    4 juni 2026 · 57 min

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    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard led a raid on the Fulton County Election Hub and Operating Center in Atlanta. ProPublica got the warrant. Mo Ivory, a Democratic commissioner for Fulton County, breaks it down on Instagram.

    In Chicago, Marimar Martinez has moved to unseal evidence from DOJ's failed effort to prosecute her for getting shot by ICE.

    Reuters reports that Marcos Charles, the top official in ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations division, issued new guidance instructing ICE to target only immigrants who have been arrested or convicted of crimes. This would be a huge improvement, but DHS won't comment.

    Main Show:

    Once again, this is all the Supreme Court's fault. Specifically, its rulings in J.G.G. v. Trump and Trump v. CASA led directly to the mayhem in Minnesota. First the Court forced immigrants challenging their detention to file thousands of individual habeas cases. And then they drastically limited the power of federal judges to issue relief when it "discovered" that nationwide injunctions are illegal.

    The Trump administration took this as an invitation to break the law, irrespective of how many courts tell them not to, on the theory that CASA means precedent doesn't count any more. DHS dummied up a memo saying that actually everyone without a green card must be held indefinitely. This is a gross misstatement of the law, as literally hundreds of courts have already ruled. But the Trump administration says because of CASA, they can continue to lock up people who've lived here for decades, checking in with DHS, working, paying taxes, and taking care of their families.

    Judges are deluged with habeas petitions, which differ from each other only in the particulars of the cruelty being visited upon the individual immigrant. After ICE failed to obey a court order to release a habeas petitioner, Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the District Court of Minnesota ordered Todd Lyons, the Acting Director of ICE, to either rele…

24. Ep 199 — Minnesota Nice Is Stronger Than ICE

    4 juni 2026 · 53 min

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    Hats off to Minnesota! The Twin Cities kicked Greg Bovino's a** so hard he's limping back to California and then retiring altogether. We'll discuss the Trump administration's apparent pivot on the invasion of Minneapolis and the many legal cases pending there. Lees meer

    First up, Minnesota v. Noem, where the state is trying to convince Judge Katherine Menendez to order DHS out of Minneapolis. Their Tenth Amendment argument got a big boost from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who actually sent Governor Walz a letter offering to pull back ICE's goons if the state would surrender its legal rights.

    Then we'll discuss Minnesota's lawsuit to preserve the evidence from the murder of Alex Pretti. The FBI says they've got it locked down, but Judge Eric Tostrud isn't so sure.

    Finally we've got a deep dive into the DOJ's effort to turn a protest at a church into a criminal conspiracy to oppress Christians.

    Show Links:

    Minnesota v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72132615/state-of-minnesota-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    Bondi-Walz Letter

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230268/gov.uscourts.mnd.230268.114.1_1.pdf

    Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72185880/minnesota-bureau-of-criminal-apprehension-v-noem/

    US vs SEALED [Nekima Levy-Armstrong]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72181995/united-states-v-sealed/?order_by=desc

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25. Ep 198 — Kristi Noem's Lawyers Are Making Sh*t Up

    4 juni 2026 · 55 min

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    An ICE whistleblower reveals a secret memo where DHS lawyers say agents can arrest people in their homes without a warrant. The Fourth Amendment says otherwise! And the Supreme Court's conservatives were extremely unimpressed with Trump's plan to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Truth Social. We'll break down Wednesday's oral argument in detail but first, we've got approximately one million ... Lees meer

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    Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified before the House Judiciary Committee. Watch it for yourself here.

    The Justice Department arrested three people in relation to the protest on January 18 at Cities Church in St. Paul. Nothing has appeared on the docket, but the DOJ claims to have charged them under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994, meant to protect women seeking abortion care.

    The Eighth Circuit administratively stayed District Judge Katherine Menendez's preliminary injunction barring DHS goons from brutalizing protesters.

    A jury in Chicago took just three hours to acquit a man of trying to hire someone to murder CBP's head thug Greg Bovino. Don't drunk text!

    Donald Trump's latest trollsuit targets JP Morgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon. It's filed in state court in Miami and seeks $5 billion for tortious debanking.

    Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson secured a standstill order barring the government from looking at the computers and hard drives it seized from her house in Virginia as part of its investigation into classified leaks by government contractor Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones.

    The Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, reheard a challenge to Louisiana's HB71, which required every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments. Background here.

    Judge Paul Engelmayer rebuffed a request by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna to enforce the Epstein Files Transparency Act and order the government to disclose all materials on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Remember this next time y…

26. Ep 197 — OBBBA the Hut

    4 juni 2026 · 55 min

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    Breaking! The president is bugf*** insane! But first … docket alerts. Dun-dun-DUNNNNN. Lees meer

    We've reached the "yelling at chestnuts for being lazy" stage of the presidency, as Trump barks out ever-nuttier orders.

    Meanwhile in Texas, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk managed to moot the appeal of an LGBTQ+ student group at West Texas A&M which sued in 2023 to enjoin their school's ban on drag shows. All he had to do was rush out an opinion in 48 hours saying that drag shows are not expressive conduct covered by the First Amendment. And lie about Fifth Circuit precedent!

    TG we have at least one good legal development, this time out of Minnesota!

    For the main show, we'll break down the legal implications of Elon Musk building a chatbot in his own abusive troll image. Will the Take It Down Act put a stop to AI generation of deepfake CSAM and NCII?

    Meanwhile over at the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Kristi Noem and her minions are a wee smidge confused about the Fourth Amendment. If you can even believe it! But even a blind squirrel gets a nut once in a while. DHS wins a round against legislators seeking to inspect ICE detention facilities thanks to some creative accounting. But the victory may be short-lived.]

    And subscribers will get another visit with that Overstock.com weirdo Patrick Byrne, who managed to lose a defamation case against the most defamation-proof defendant in America. Guest starring: Stefanie Lambert.

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27. Ep 196 — None of this sh*t is legal!

    4 juni 2026 · 55 min

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    The Trump administration's war on Minnesota continues, and now the president is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act. Clearly he thinks that is synonymous with declaring THE PURGE. But he's wrong, and we'll tell you why. Plus we've got good news(!) on California redistricting, green energy, and voting rights. Lees meer

    Links:

    Tangipa v. Newsom [CA gerrymander]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.994285

    The Atlantic Monthly v. Google [Google ad antitrust]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72135468/the-atlantic-monthly-group-llc-v-google-llc/

    US v. Oregon [DOJ demands OR voter rolls]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71363789/united-states-v-state-of-oregon/

    US v. Weber [DOJ demands CA voter rolls]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452580/united-states-v-shirley-weber

    Minnesota v. USDA

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72074911/state-of-minnesota-v-united-states-department-of-agriculture/

    Minnesota v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72132615/state-of-minnesota-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    Tincher v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047643/tincher-v-noem/

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28. Ep 195 — Protect Jerome!

    4 juni 2026 · 55 min

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    Markets are freaked out about the DOJ's threats to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. And so are we! We've got a deep dive into a court order barring Trump from adding an extra-legal proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration forms and a breakdown of Illinois and Minnesota's respective lawsuits against ICE and CBP. And for subscribers, we'll explain why JD Vance's claim that "Every president, Democrat or Republican, believes the War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law," is utter BS. Lees meer

    Links:

    Kelly v. Hegseth

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72131361/kelly-v-hegseth/

    Neguse v. ICE

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70964222/neguse-v-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement

    New York v. Burgum [Nichols]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72126766/state-of-new-york-v-burgum/

    New York v. Burgum [Lamberth]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72126847/state-of-new-york-v-burgum/

    Federal prosecutor in Virginia fired after refusing to lead Comey case

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/us-attorney-virginia-fired-j

    Trump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case

    https://www.ms.now/news/trump-doj-fires-prosecutor-who-declined-to-pursue-james-comey-case

    Washington v. Trump [Election EO]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69845185/state-of-washington-v-trump/

    Illinois v. DHS

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72131845/state-of-illinois-v-department-of-homeland-security/

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29. Ep 194 — Justice For Renee Good?

    4 juni 2026 · 53 min

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    Congressional Republicans defect to support two Democratic resolutions. It's not exactly a show of spine — maybe a vertebrae — but is it the beginning of something? Yet another US Attorney gets disqualified, this time in New York. Meanwhile Judges in Virginia wonder how it's remotely ethical for Lindsey Halligan to present herself in court filings as a US Attorney. The DOJ is violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act. And what legal recourse is there for the family of Renee Good, who was executed by ICE officers in Minneapolis. Plus for subscribers: Dominion tries to get Mike Lindell and Patrick Byrne to STFU long enough to wind down their litigation. Lees meer

    Links:

    War Powers Resolution

    https://www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/dav25m71.pdf

    Massachusetts v. NIH [Indirect Costs]

    https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-1343P-01A.pdf

    American Hospital Association v. HHS [Drug Rebates]

    https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-2236O-01A.pdf

    In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General v. US [Disqualification US Atty NDNY]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71844954/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas-to-the-office-of-the-new-york-state-attorney

    US v. Jefferson [Halligan signature challenge]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.586310

    US v. Comey [4th Circuit appeal]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72065969/united-states-v-james-comey-jr/?order_by=desc

    US v. James [4th Circuit appeal]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72065734/united-states-v-letitia-james/?order_by=desc

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30. Ep 193 — The Fog of War … Crimes

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 7 min

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    On our first show back after the holidays, Brian Finucane, a senior advisor at the International Crisis Group, explains the legal ramifications of invading Venezuela and kidnapping its leader for "law enforcement." We'll break down the Supreme Court's ruling eviscerating Trump's effort to conscript National Guard troops to terrorize cities. And for subscribers, Justin Baldoni will once again teach us (how not to) CivPro. Lees meer

    Links:

    Trump v. Illinois [Supreme Court]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a443_new_b07d.pdf

    Brian Finucane, Presidential War Powers, the Take Care Clause, and Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, Cornell Law Review (2020)

    https://live-cornell-law-review.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Finucane-final.pdf

    1989 OLC Memorandum

    https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/authority-federal-bureau-investigation-override-international-law-extraterritorial-law

    US v. Commonwealth of Virginia [In-state tuition for immigrant children]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72085714/united-states-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/

    JGG v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc

    Lively v. Baldoni

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc

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31. Ep 192 — 2025 — It Was A Lot!

    4 juni 2026 · 51 min

    Afspelen
    We come full circle, discussing the most important cases of the year and what we expect to happen in 2026. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is home with his family. The Epstein files are out … sort of. Lindsey Halligan is out … again, sort of. And the Alien Enemies Act case that started it all, J.G.G. v. Trump, comes roaring back to life. Lees meer

    Links:

    US v. Abrego Garcia

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70476164/united-states-v-abrego-garcia

    US v. Dugan

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255703/united-states-v-dugan

    US justice official leading prosecutions of minor crimes pleaded guilty to DUI

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/23/doj-official-dui

    Billups v. Louisville Municipal School District [Grok can make it worse!]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68658788/billups-v-louisville-municipal-school-district

    US v. Abrego Garcia

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70476164/united-states-v-abrego-garcia/

    J.G.G. v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/

    Epstein Files Transparency Act

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405

    Show Links:

    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

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32. Ep 191 — Legal Journalism in the Age of Trump

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 4 min

    Afspelen
    Liz and Andrew discuss the state of legal journalism. Trump is attacking the judiciary in the media — sometimes both at once. How is covering Trump different this time around? And what gives us hope for journalism and democracy? Plus: what's going on in the trial of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan? Lees meer

    Links:

    AllRiseNews.com

    US v. Dugan

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70255566/united-states-v-dugan/?order_by=desc

    America First Legal Foundation v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69924761/america-first-legal-foundation-v-roberts/?order_by=desc

    US v. James [Yet another botched no bill]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72052126/united-states-v-james/

    Show Links:

    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

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33. Ep 190 — How Many Things Did Chief Justice Roberts Break Today?

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 14 min

    Afspelen
    What do the National Labor Relations Board, Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, and Lindsey Halligan have in common? They're all swimming in the chaos soup cooked up by a Supreme Court that engages in motivated reasoning and jettisons precedent whenever it gets in the way. Eat up! Lees meer

    Links:

    Richman v. US

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71982634/richman-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

    Corporate Union Busting in Plain Sight, Economic Policy Institute, January 28, 2025

    https://www.epi.org/publication/corporate-union-busting/

    Amazon Services LLC v. New York State Public Employment Relations Board (New York Litigation) [docket via CourtListener]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71421477/amazoncom-services-llc-v-new-york-state-public-employment-relations-board/

    National Labor Relations Board v. State of California (California Litigaton) [docket via CourtListener]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71657795/national-labor-relations-board-v-state-of-california/

    National Trust for Historic Preservation v. National Parks Service

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028010/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-in-the-united-states-v-national/

    List of Trump Clemency Grants

    https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-grants-president-donald-j-trump-2025-present

    US v. Abrego

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475970/united-states-v-abrego-garcia/?order_by=desc

    Abrego Garcia v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191591/abrego-garcia-v-noem

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    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

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34. Ep 189 — Who's Suing The Government Today? EVERYBODY

    4 juni 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

    Afspelen
    Today the government is getting sued by an app developer, Capitol Cops, FBI agents, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, California, Daniel Richman, Mike Flynn, and a boatload of January 6 rioters — although those last two are basically sham lawsuits seeking to raid the US Treasury with the help of President Treasonweasel. Two judges in DC seem perilously close to holding the DOJ in contempt. And for subscribers, the unbearable cognitive dissonance of Tina Peters. Lees meer

    Links:

    NRSC v. FEC [SCOTUS Docket]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-621.html

    Does v. Patel [wrongfully fired FBI agents]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72004388/does-v-patel/

    Aaron v. Bondi [ICEBlock]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72003579/aaron-v-bondi/?order_by=desc

    Flynn v. US

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66930673/flynn-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

    Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6. Now They Want Millions of Dollars
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/trump-pardoned-them-for-jan-6-now-they-want-millions-of-dollars

    Richman v. US

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71982634/richman-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

    Newsom v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70496361/newsom-v-trump/?order_by=desc

    J.G.G. v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc

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    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

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35. Ep 188 — Habba Quits Job After Getting Fired In July

    4 juni 2026 · 59 min

    Afspelen
    Alina Habba has finally tapped out. No more cosplaying as US Attorney for New Jersey for her! Attorney General Pam Bondi promptly declared victory and vowed to appeal. But strangely that vow was not followed by any federal filings. Subscribers will get a deep dive into the Supreme Court's wild hearing in Trump v. Slaughter, as they gleefully contemplated a world where the president staffs his entire administration with hacks. Lees meer

    Links:

    Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/halligan-us-attorney-judiciary.html

    Oral Argument, Supreme Court, Trump v. Slaughter

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-332_p8k0.pdf

    J.G.G. v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc

    Escobar v. Molina v. DHS

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452519/escobar-molina-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/?order_by=desc

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36. Ep 233 — Slush Fund Melts

    2 juni 2026 · 1 uur 11 min

    Afspelen
    DOCKET ALERTS: Lees meer

    Doofus of the Day: Alexis Wilkins, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel. She's filed a bumptious defamation suit against MSNOW for reporting that she asked her security detail to drive her drunk pals home. Like her boyfriend, Wilkins is represented by MAGA lawyer Jesse Binnall. Maybe they got a sweetheart package deal?

    The New York Times reports that the Trump administration has lost 10,000 lawyers, 2,500 at the Justice Department alone. No one wants to put the DOJ on their resume, or sign up to work environmental cases and then find themselves seconded to handle immigration. This has been a boon for state law enforcement agencies, which have their pick of newbie prosecutors.

    And the government filed a superseding indictment of former NBA point guard Terry Rozier, who is accused of fixing games for online bets.

    MAIN SHOW:

    Trump's slush fund is dead … maybe. Was it the judge in Florida potentially reopening his fake lawsuit against the IRS to explore the possibility of Rule 11 sanctions against the lawyers? Was it the judge in Virginia imposing a temporary restraining order on dispensing money? Or was it the refusal of congressional Republicans to eat the sh*t sandwich on command?

    Both Kalshi and the Trump administration have sued Minnesota seeking to invalidate its new ban on prediction markets in the state. Is Kalshi a gambling site or some kind of securities exchange?

    And Judge Chris Cooper ruled that Trump cannot just slap his name on the Kennedy Center and shut it down on command. Fiduciary duty applies, even if you're a MAGA board member. Naturally, the president is taking the ruling in stride.

    Wilkins v. MSNOW [Alexis Wilkins defamation]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73418392/wilkins-v-versant-media-group-inc/

    Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent

    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/politics/trump-administration-exodus-of-lawyers.html

    Trump v. IRS

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-i…

37. Ep 187 — War Crimes, No Bills, And Tariffs

    5 december 2025 · 1 uur 7 min

    Afspelen
    The Supreme Court's six conservatives allow Texas to steal congressional seats with a racially gerrymandered map. Over at the Defense Department, Whiskey Pete's reign of lawlessness continues: After the Defense Department Inspector General ripped him a new one for Signalgate, Congress is looking hard at the murders in the Caribbean. Costco is suing the government over tariffs. And Justin Baldoni is back to teach us civil procedure. Lees meer

    Links:

    Signalgate Inspector General Report

    https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/4348367/evaluation-of-the-secretary-of-defenses-reported-use-of-a-commercially-availabl/

    Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder

    https://www.justsecurity.org/125948/illegal-orders-shipwrecked-boat-strike-survivors/

    NYT v. Department of Defense

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71992017/new-york-times-company-v-department-of-defense/

    Costco v. US

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71973233/costco-wholesale-corporation-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

    Richman v. US

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71982634/richman-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

    In re Grand Jury Subpoenas to NYAG [Sarcone disqualification]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71844954/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas-to-the-office-of-the-new-york-state-attorney/?order_by=desc

    Lively v. Wayfarer

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?order_by=desc

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38. Ep 186 — Habba Dabba D'OH!

    2 december 2025 · 56 min

    Afspelen
    The Secretary of Defense has committed war crimes, or murder, or both. And this time, maybe Congress is willing to do something about it? Meanwhile, a rent-price-fixing company has sued the state of New York arguing that it isn't fixing price, it's doing the Freeze Peach. In DC, Chief Judge James Boasberg continues to look for who was responsible for the government disobeying a court order. And finally, sparklemagic imaginary US Attorney Alina Habba gets to join her buddies on the unemployment line thanks to a decision by the Third Circuit that we break down in detail in the subscriber bonus. Happy Cyber Monday, everyone! Lees meer

    Links:

    Eleventh Circuit Bounces Trump's RICO Trollsuit [lawandchaospod.com]

    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/11th-circuit-bounces-trumps-rico

    Episode 168 w/Brian Finucane

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-168-license-to-kill-feat-brian-finucane/id1727769913?i=1000728033267

    Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all [Washington Post]

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/

    Statement of the "Former JAGs Working Group" on Media Reports of Pentagon "No Quarter" Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes [via Just Security]

    https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/former-jag-working-group-no-quarter-statement.pdf

    Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why.

    https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent

    US v. Giraud [Third Circuit, Habba Disqualification]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71195676/united-states-v-julien-giraud-jr/

    RealPage v. James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71964352/realpage-inc-v-james/

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39. Ep 185 — It's A Holly Jolly Thanksgiving, But Not For Lindsey Halligan

    25 november 2025 · 50 min

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    Big Mazal Tov to Lindsey Halligan, who can stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor now. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that Halligan was never lawfully appointed as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. And since Halligan was the only lawyer who presented the James Comey and Letitia James cases to the grand jury, those cases were dismissed. In a normal world, the Justice Department would just take the "L" and reindict. But nothing is normal in Pam Bondi's DOJ!

    Links:

    US v. Ghislaine Maxwell

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17318376/united-states-v-maxwell/?order_by=desc

    As Trump's Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/trump-florida-cannon-grand-jury.html

    Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud

    https://azmirror.com/briefs/turning-point-leader-former-gop-rep-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-election-fraud/

    Abbott v. LULAC [SCOTUS docket]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a608.html

    US v. Stewart

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.285023

    Judge Thornhill Disqualification Petition

    https://www.courts.mo.gov/fv/c/Notice.PDF?courtCode=SC&di=214030

    US v. Bolton

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17254525/united-states-v-bolton/?order_by=desc

    US v. Comey

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582136

    US v. James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601419/united-states-v-james/?order_by=desc

    Biden v. Byrne

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne/?order_by=desc

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40. Ep 184 — As Lindsey Halligan Wipes Out, Ed Martin Says 'Hold My Beer!'

    21 november 2025 · 59 min

    Afspelen
    The lies around the James Comey indictment continue to grow, and we suspect we won't have Imaginary US Attorney Lindsey Halligan to kick around much longer. The US Attorney's Office in Maryland would like her to have some company on her way out. Meanwhile, MAGA's biggest nemesis, Judge James Boasberg in DC, is moving full speed ahead with criminal contempt hearings to figure out everyone in the Trump administration who decided to defy his orders. And Trump's strategy to openly demand that Republicans gerrymander even more Congressional districts in his favor seems to have backfired. Plus, for subscribers, we have a bonus segment on yet another judge having to tell a state no, OF COURSE you can't post the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Lees meer

    Links:

    The Redistricting Wars (Ft. Joe Dye) [Law and Chaos Pod Substack]

    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-redistricting-wars-ft-joe-dye

    Chicago Headline Club v. Noem [Seventh Circuit]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca7.55235

    US v. Martinez

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71561860/united-states-v-martinez

    Maltinsky v. Patel

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71932232/maltinsky-v-patel/?order_by=desc

    Alex Jones Bankruptcy Appeal

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71932190/jones/

    Gaither v. US

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/413/1061/36450/

    US v. Comey

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582136

    DOJ, FBI probing top Trump administration officials over investigations of president's adversaries: Sources

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-fbi-probing-top-trump-administration-officials-investigations/story?id=127602305

    J.G.G. v. Trump [District Court Docket]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/

    Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/chicago-headline-club-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    LULAC v. Abbott

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60654982/league-of-united-latin-american-cit…

41. Ep 183 — Hurricane Halligan Strikes Again

    18 november 2025 · 48 min

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    Cosplay US Attorney Lindsey Halligan's grand jury presentation in Jim Comey's case was somehow even worse than expected. She got shredded by the magistrate judge, but scored a five-day reprieve from the district court judge. The JGG case has finally wound its way back to Judge Boasberg. And don't look now, but the DOJ is ever so slightly ON FIRE. Plus, for subscribers, a deep dive into the issue of National Guard deployments at the Supreme Court.

    Links:

    US v. Comey

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582136

    The Unraveling of the Justice Department

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/16/magazine/trump-justice-department-staff-attorneys.html

    Trump v. Clinton [11th Circuit]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66695884/donald-trump-v-hillary-clinton/?order_by=desc

    US v. James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601414/united-states-v-james

    J.G.G. v. Trump [DC Circuit]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69905252/jgg-v-donald-trump/?order_by=desc

    The Trump prosecutor probing former top Obama administration officials

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/17/trump-obama-jason-quiones-miami-prosecutor/

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42. Ep 182 — Fat Elvis Revenge Tour

    14 november 2025 · 54 min

    Afspelen
    The Epstein emails are here, and now we know why Republicans were hellbent on keeping them hidden. What will it take to see the rest? Lees meer

    Will Trump actually make good on his threat to sue the BBC for tortious editing?

    How bad did LARP-ing US Attorney Lindsey Halligan fall on her face today in the Comey and James cases?

    And for subscribers: The GOP invents new math to steal a congressional seat. A Republican judge blocks it. Then … pitchforks.

    Links:

    Justice Dept. Struggled to Find Lawyers to Handle Maurene Comey Suit

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/nyregion/justice-department-maurene-comey-lawyers.html

    Maurene Comey v. DOJ [wrongful termination]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71348216/comey-v-united-states-department-of-justice/?order_by=desc

    Ireland v. US [trans service members deprived of retirement]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71901559/ireland-v-united-states/

    Nation Treasury Employees Union v. Vought

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69821739/national-treasury-employees-union-v-russell-vought/

    Utah State Court redistricting order

    https://www.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/2025-11-10-Order.pdf

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc

    US v. James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601419/united-states-v-james/?order_by=desc

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43. Ep 181 — WTF Chuck!

    11 november 2025 · 1 uur 1 min

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    What did the Democrats win by caving on the shutdown? Astronomical increases in health insurance premiums! And … more weaponization of the Justice Department. We'll break down the latest on the James Comey and Letitia James cases. And we've got a deep dive into Dr. Phil's skeevy bankruptcy maneuvers.

    Links:

    Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/senators-shutdown-smith-phone-searches.html

    DOJ Miami Office Readies Conspiracy Probe Into Trump Enemies

    https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-miami-office-plans-probe-into-anti-trump-liberal-conspiracy

    Patrick Byrne SCOTUS Petition

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-281/374029/20250908160523555_250910a%20Petition%20for%20efiling.pdf

    Senate Version of HR5371 (passed Sunday night)

    https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/continuing_appropriations_act_2026_bill_text.pdf

    Gov'ts supplemental brief on SNAP benefits [SCOTUS]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A539/384078/20251110153353557_RI%20Council%20-%20Supplemental%20Br%20-%20FINAL.pdf

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc

    US v. James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601419/united-states-v-james/?order_by=desc

    Merit Street Bankruptcy

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70687981/merit-street-media-inc/?order_by=desc

    Merit Street Adversary Proceeding

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70688403/merit-street-media-inc-adversary-proceeding/?order_by=desc

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44. Ep 180 — Does SCOTUS Have Buyers Remorse On Trump Tariffs?

    7 november 2025 · 1 uur 6 min

    Afspelen
    The Supreme Court's conservatives are horrified to discover that making Trump god king of tariffs may backfire. Too bad they didn't realize that two months ago, huh? Two courts in Chicago tell DHS goons to follow the Constitution. And Lindsey Halligan, insurance prosecutor to the stars, continues to be amazing. Lees meer

    Links:

    The Situation: Where's The Lie? [Lawfare]

    https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--where-s-the-lie

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc

    US v. James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601419/united-states-v-james/?order_by=desc

    Moreno Gonzalez v. Noem [Broadview]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832522/moreno-gonzalez-v-noem-secretary-us-department-of-homeland-security/?order_by=desc

    Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/chicago-headline-club-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    People of the State of New York v. Trump [Second Circuit]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69127181/people-of-the-state-of-new-york-v-trump/?order_by=desc

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Foiled in Scheme to Extend Texas Abortion Ban to New York

    https://msmagazine.com/2025/11/06/margaret-carpenter-shield-law-ken-paxton-letitia-james-abortion-pills-ban/

    Tariff Case Oral Argument SCOTUS

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/24-1287

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45. Ep 179 — Trial Judges Learn To Hunt In Packs

    4 november 2025 · 1 uur 5 min

    Afspelen
    As Sean "Hoagie Hero" Dunn goes on trial in DC for throwing a sandwich at an immigration agent, we learn what a "husher" is. A judge in New York yanks the seal off of another harassment campaign against Trump's enemies. The Oregon national guard remains federalized but not deployed. And we've got a deep dive into all the many illegal ways Trump is trying to keep his cronies in position as US Attorneys. Plus for subscribers: Justin Baldoni is back to teach us all CivPro. Lees meer

    Links:

    In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General v. United States

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71844954/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas-to-the-office-of-the-new-york-state-attorney/

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/

    US v. Rabbit [Abughazaleh]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71795281/united-states-v-rabbitt/

    LULAC v. Trump [Voter Registration]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69823792/league-of-united-latin-american-citizens-v-executive-office-of-the/

    US v. Dunn [Sandwich man]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284294

    Oregon v. Trump

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481149/state-of-oregon-v-trump/?order_by=desc

    Lively v. Wayfarer

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?order_by=desc

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46. Ep 178 — Are Courts Finally Finding Their Footing In The Second Trump Era?

    31 oktober 2025 · 50 min

    Afspelen
    The psychopaths running the government are not going to let a crisis go to waste. They're taking advantage of the shutdown to cut SNAP benefits and fire civil servants — or they would if courts would let them. Plus, the Ninth Circuit and even the Supreme Court (GASP!) are putting the kibosh on Trump's plan to flood blue states with troops. And still, Lindsey Halligan, the wannabe US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, is finding new and creative ways to screw up the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey. Lees meer

    Links:

    Massachusetts v. USDA [SNAP benefits]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71783393/commonwealth-of-massachusetts-v-united-states-department-of-agriculture/

    AFGE-AFL CIO v. US [shutdown RIFs]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71502325/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-united-states

    Drake v. UMG [trial docket]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69546009/graham-v-umg-recordings-inc

    Oregon v. Trump [Ninth Circuit]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71554902/state-of-oregon-et-al-v-trump-et-al

    SCOTUS Docket: Chicago Troop Deployment

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a443.html

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459120/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc

    US v. Ramirez [Essayli]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71166841/united-states-v-ramirez/?order_by=desc

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47. Ep 177 — The Presumption of Irregularity

    28 oktober 2025 · 54 min

    Afspelen
    The Trump administration got caught lying to the Ninth Circuit about the so-called crisis in Portland. Will it matter? Is Stephen Miller correct that ICE and CBP can beat up protesters without worrying about legal repercussions? (No, but …) And what even is spoliation anyway? Asking for Justin Baldoni. Plus for subscribers, a deep dive into the government's effort to repurpose years-old evidence in the Comey case. Lees meer

    Links:

    US v. Abrego Garcia

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70476164/united-states-v-abrego-garcia/?order_by=desc

    Abrego Garcia v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191591/abrego-garcia-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc

    Oregon v. Trump [Ninth Circuit]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71554902/state-of-oregon-et-al-v-trump-et-al/?order_by=desc

    Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/chicago-headline-club-v-noem/?order_by=desc

    Bovino interview CBS https://www.cbsnews.com/news/border-patrol-chief-gregory-bovino-agents-use-of-force-in-chicago

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    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

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48. Ep 176 — Gamblers Cheat … And So Does The President

    24 oktober 2025 · 48 min

    Afspelen
    US Attorney Lindsey Halligan takes a break from prosecuting Jim Comey for leaking to reporters to … leak to reporters. Jim Comey noticed, and so did New York Attorney General Tish James. The Ninth Circuit blesses Trump's invasion of Los Angeles. There is gambling in basketball. We are shocked, SHOCKED! And Trump demands $230 million from US Treasury. Lees meer

    Links:

    O'Hara v. Beck (Star Wars Music)

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.286143

    "Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."

    https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna--lindsey-halligan-here

    US v. Ramirez (Challenge to appointment of US Atty Bill Essayli)

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71166841/united-states-v-ramirez/?order_by=desc

    US v. Tish James

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601419/united-states-v-james/?order_by=desc

    US v. James Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/

    US v. Aiello (NBA indictment 1 - poker cheating) [docket via CourtListener]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.537409/gov.uscourts.nyed.537409.1.0_2.pdf

    US v. Earnest (NBA indictment 2 - basketball cheating) [indictment via New York Times]

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/23/nyregion/nba-betting-scheme-indictment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vk8.BGFB.maF0MnGV9jLM&smid=url-share

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    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

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49. Ep 175 — Lindsey Halligan: Chaos Agent

    21 oktober 2025 · 58 min

    Afspelen
    It's make or break time for the rule of law at the Supreme Court, as the Trump administration's plan to flood the streets with troops comes to One First Street. The Ninth Circuit says: YES. The Seventh Circuit says: NO. Meanwhile in Virginia, Trump's insurance lawyer Lindsey Halligan is LARPing as US Attorney so she can prosecute his nemesis James Comey. Which motion to dismiss will put this dumb case out of its misery? Selective and vindictive prosecution? Halligan's unlawful appointment? Literal truth of the supposed false statements? And for bonus subscribers: ANTIFA is the new RICO. Lees meer

    Links:

    US v. Comey

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71459121/united-states-v-comey/

    US v. Giraud [Seventh Circuit Docket]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71195676/united-states-v-julien-giraud-jr/

    Trump v. Illinois [SCOTUS DOCKET]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a443.html

    Oregon v. Trump [Ninth Circuit Docket]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71554902/state-of-oregon-et-al-v-trump-et-al/

    US v. Arnold (Hill)

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71664415/united-states-v-arnold/?order_by=desc

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50. Ep 174 — Alternative Facts Emergency

    16 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 7 min

    Afspelen
    Donald Trump is weaponizing the government against his enemies. But at least there are no national guard troops on the streets of Chicago or Portland. And a trial judge in California blocked Russ Vought's efforts to burn down every federal agency during the shutdown. Plus, Alex Jones is still and always a loser. Lees meer

    Links:

    Candace Owens Can't Go To Australia

    https://www.hcourt.gov.au/sites/default/files/eresources/2025-10-15/HCA/Farmer%20v%20Minister%20for%20Home%20Affairs%20%28S160-2024%29%20%5B2025%5D%20HCA%2038.pdf

    AFGE/AFL-CIO v. OMB

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71502325/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-united-states/

    Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

    https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-irs-investigations-left-leaning-groups-democratic-donors-612a095e

    The Tish James Indictment Looks Like Country Fried BS

    https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-tish-james-indictment-looks-like

    Illinois v. Trump (Seventh Circuit)

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71608106/state-of-illinois-v-donald-j-trump/

    Chicago Headline Club v. Noem

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559589/chicago-headline-club-v-noem

    US v. Bolton

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17254525/united-states-v-bolton/

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