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Law and Chaos

Di: Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez
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Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That's true for a traffic stop, and it's true if you want to participate in whatever's left of American democracy. If the events since the 2016 election taught us anything, it's that tuning out is not an option. Legal journalists Liz Dye and Andrew Torrez break down the week's most important courtroom stories, so you can keep on top of this crazy news cycle. Whether it's Texas giving two middle fingers to the Supreme Court, or Donald Trump in all the courts at once, we've got you covered.2026 Politica e governo Scienze politiche
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  • Ep 240 — The Only Consistent Thing About The Supreme Court

    Ep 240 — The Only Consistent Thing About The Supreme Court
    Jun 26 2026

    DOCKET ALERTS:

    The administration says it's going to prosecute anyone who touches the algae-ridden Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. So far, that seems to be more bluster than reality.

    Sadly, what isn't bluster is that Judges Reed O'Connor and Mark Pittman in Texas are handing down extraordinarily long punitive sentences for Antifa protestors to "send a message" not to criticize the government.

    DOOFUS OF THE DAY: Postmaster General David Steiner, who tried to pass off voter suppression efforts to not distribute ballots as just "best practices" for the USPS. Fortunately, Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts permanently enjoined that part of Trump's plan to steal the midterms and ordered declared Trump's executive order unconstitutional and void.

    MAIN SHOW:

    It was a rough week at the Supreme Court, with SEVEN decisions all reaching extreme right-wing outcomes, all by the exact same 6-3 margin, and using contradictory legal "reasoning" to get there. The Supreme Court prevented victims of human rights abuses from suing the US company Cisco, while permitting Exxon Mobil to sue the Cuban government.

    US v. Song [antifa protestors, docket via CourtListener]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71912958/united-states-v-arnold/

    California v. Trump [post office injunction, docket via CourtListener]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.298518/

    Exxon Mobil v. Corporation CIMEX [Supreme Court suits against Cuba]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-699_f204.pdf

    Cisco Systems v. Doe [Supreme Court human rights suits]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-856_kjfm.pdf

    Landor v. Louisiana Dep't of Corrections [Supreme Court Rastafarian religious liberty]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/23-1197_h3ci.pdf

    Blanche v. Lau [Supreme Court lawful permanent residents]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-429_h3ci.pdf

    Mullin v. Al Otro Lado [Supreme Court asylum applications]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf

    Mullin v. Doe [Supreme Court TPS]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf

    US v. Southern Poverty Law Center [criminal indictment of SPLC; docket via CourtListener]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73223865/united-states-v-southern-poverty-law-center-inc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc



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  • Ep 239 — Slush Fund Funtimes

    Ep 239 — Slush Fund Funtimes
    Jun 23 2026
    DOCKET ALERTS: Maryland became the ninth state to beat back a lawsuit from the DOJ's Civil Division seeking to seize its full, unredacted voter rolls. In Massachusetts, a judge allowed states to proceed with a lawsuit to block an executive order requiring DHS to maintain a master list of voters and barring USPS from delivering mail-in ballots from anyone on the list. DOOFUS OF THE DAY: Sixth Circuit Judge Amul Thapar, who was featured in a Bloomberg Law story about judges embarrassing themselves by trying to get nominated for SCOTUS if/when Justice Alito announces his retirement in July. Thapar, who is 56, started a Substack to talk about how his fitness regimen means he's really only 43. MAIN SHOW: In Minnesota, Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed DOJ subpoenas for Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, AG Keith Ellison, and several other state officials. The court held that the subpoenas were plainly levied for an improper purpose, namely to punish state officials for refusing to cooperate with Trump's immigration raids. That's a violation of the Tenth Amendment. Also in Minnesota, charges were dropped against yet another protester from the winter immigration surge into the Twin Cities. ICE/CBP conduct here was egregious, and the US Attorney claims to be investigating. Since the satirical newspaper The Onion is planning to launch an InfoWars parody on July 2, we revisit all of the bankruptcy court shenanigans to date and talk about what might happen next in court. Finally, we check in on the Trump insurrectionist slush fund and the administration's continued refusal to actually promise in court, under oath, that it won't resurrect the idea. In the Eastern District of Virginia, the administration simply refused to file declarations ordered by the presiding judge. And in the original lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS in Florida, 35 eminent judges filed their reply brief urging the judge to reopen the case and inspect the settlement. In the Subscriber Bonus, we break down a lawsuit filed by the Ford Motor Company against a law firm in California that has an… aggressive approach to trying to get its attorneys' fees reimbursed for representing consumers who get their cars replaced under the state's "Lemon Law." US v. DeMarinis [Maryland voter rolls] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71980724/united-states-v-demarinis/ League of Women Voters v. Trump [Mail-in ballot EO] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73133197/league-of-women-voters-of-massachusetts-v-trump/ In re Subpoenas [MN subpoenas quashed] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73512670/in-re-subpoenas/ US v. Johnson [MN protester, charges dropped] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72200628/united-states-v-johnson/ Judges Jockey for Potential Trump Supreme Court Appointment https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/judges-jockey-for-potential-trump-supreme-court-appointment Floyd v. DOJ [lawsuit challenging Slush Fund; docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73383692/floyd-v-department-of-justice/ Trump v. IRS [docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72040010/trump-v-british-broadcasting-corporation/?order_by=desc Ford Motor Company v. Quill & Arrow LLP [fee-shifting in Lemon Law cases; docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73503023/ford-motor-company-v-quill-arrow-llp/ Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod
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  • Ep 238 — Speech Crimes

    Ep 238 — Speech Crimes
    Jun 19 2026

    DOCKET ALERTS:

    Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is facing a residency challenge to his gubernatorial campaign.

    The Justice Department dismissed a case seeking to enforce a moratorium on offshore and onshore windfarm permits. Instead they're buying back leases for windfarms, so that energy companies can develop natural gas plants in the midwest. Murica!

    The DOJ is trying to take advantage of a half-assed plot to attack Trump's UFC to get the court to let him build his ballroom.

    Doofus of the Day: Covid denier Alex Berenson, who got a $150,000 payout from the Trump administration because he got booted from Twitter in 2021.

    MAIN SHOW:

    It was an opinion day at SCOTUS, and every decision was authored by a bizarre coalition of justices. Of most interest was US v. Hemani, in which the Court held that regular marijuana use cannot be a reason to deny Americans the right to own a gun.

    The US Attorneys Office in Minnesota announced conspiracy charges against protesters of the immigration surge into Minneapolis earlier this year. Like the Broadview 6 case, it's a transparent attempt to criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment and impose collective punishment on opponents of the administration's policies.

    The Federal Trade Commission sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) in Texas, alleging that its Standards of Care document (SOC-8) violates Section 5 of the FTC Act.

    SUBSCRIBERS: No FISA for you! Trump just blew up the deal to get FISA reauthorized and his new Director of National Intelligence confirmed.

    Tuberville Residency Challenge [via ALReporter]

    https://www.alreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tuberville-Filings.pdf

    US v. Hemani [Supreme Court]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf

    Hunter v. US [Supreme Court]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1063_5ifl.pdf

    T.M. v. Univ. of Maryland Medical System [Supreme Court]

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-197_bp7c.pdf

    US v. Sant [MN protesters]

    https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489496/united-states-v-sant

    FTC v. WPATH [docket via CourtListener]

    https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.421590/

    WPATH SOC-8

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644

    HHS's "Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices."

    https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-11/gender-dysphoria-report.pdf



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    52 min
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