Ep 127 — You get a TRO! And you get a TRO! Everyone gets a TRO!
Law and Chaos
After burning down its credibility with every judge in the country, the Trump administration finds itself slapped with injunctions in every courtroom. Coincidence? Plus, the Department of Homeland Security discovers one weird trick to get around court orders barring deportations. And it is … to stand back and let the Defense Department do it for them! Links: MTA v. Duffy (NY Congestion Pricing) [Docket via Court Listener] House Dems Demand Letters to Vichy Bar SDNY resignation letter City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump [Docket via Court...
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Ep 126 — SCOTUS Decides Maybe There Is Something In The Constitution About Due Process After All
Law and Chaos
The Trump administration spent the weekend trying hard to rendition immigrants to foreign gulags. But Supreme Court took some baby steps this weekend toward maybe possibly doing their damn jobs and ensuring that the rule of law survives. And in the biggest surprise since the stock market dropping like a rock on news of crippling tariffs on China, Pete Hegseth is texting war plans AGAIN. And for subscribers, Harvard University sues the Trump administration. Links: D.V.D. v. Homeland Security (Notice of Removal to Third Country) [Docket via Court Listener] AFGE, AFL-CIO v....
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Ep 125 — Trial Judges Stand Up As SCOTUS Cowers
Law and Chaos
Chief Justice Roberts and the howler monkeys rolled over and played dead. But lower court judges understand the assignment, including Fourth Circuit Judge Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative icon. He read Trump — and implicitly the Supreme Court — for filth. But will it be enough? Liz and Andrew discuss the latest developments in the Salvadoran rendition cases. Plus, Trump moves to put US taxpayers on the hook for the E. Jean Carroll verdict. Links: Abrego Garcia v. Noem [District Docket] Abrego Garcia v. Noem [Fourth Circuit Docket] Noem v. Abrego Garcia [SCOTUS...
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Ep 124 — So Much For SCOTUS’s Brilliant Plan To Head Off That Judicial Crisis
Law and Chaos
If Chief Justice Roberts thought he was going to protect the judiciary by throwing trial judges under the bus, he was spectacularly mistaken. The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is hurtling toward contempt proceedings, with the government in open defiance of the court’s order to un-kidnap him. And meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi is running the Justice Department like an arm of the Trump campaign. And for subscribers: Trump steals lunch from poor kids in Maine because the state’s governor is nice to trans kids in accordance with Maine law. The state is suing, in a test case for the...
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Ep 123 — SCOTUS Will Protect Due Process. A Little Bit. If It Has To.
Law and Chaos
The Supreme Court had two big immigration rulings this week on deportees to the Salvadoran gulag prison: One terrible and one … marginally okay. Meanwhile at the White House, Tariff Man is running amok! Luckily, he extorted hundreds of millions of dollars worth of big firm billable hours to defend the government. But not from Susman Godfrey, the target of his latest wildly illegal executive order. Links: Tech Policy Podcast with Corbin Barthold (Liz and Andrew guest appearance) Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D.Md. docket) Abrego Garcia (SCOTUS Docket) ...
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Ep 122 — Hang Together or Hang Separately (feat. Ken White)
Law and Chaos
Liz and Andrew sit down with fellow legal podcaster Ken White, AKA “Popehat,” to discuss the Trump administration’s attack on law firms. Who’s fighting? Who’s folding? And who’s f—ed? Plus an update on the case of the Maryland man deported to a torture prison in El Salvador, and the legal effort to get him home. And for subscribers: The DC Circuit considers if Humphreys Executor is dead, or just mostly dead? Links: Serious Trouble Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serious-trouble/id1630160928 Wilcox docket (DC Cir) Abrego Garcia v...
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Ep 121 — Trump’s Tariff Math … It’s Dumber Than You Think
Law and Chaos
Why does the President of the United States not know what tariffs are, why does he want to crash the world economy, and can he do any of it? We answer as many of those questions as we can. Come for phi times epsilon times m sub i, stay for the Trading With the Enemy Act of 1917. Plus! Judge James Boasberg in D.C. is NOT HAPPY the administration flouted his orders and intends to figure out who was responsible and why. Also, things are about to get ugly at the D.C. Circuit. Links: DC Circuit Local Rules Trump Tariff EO Trump Annex I to Tariff EO USTR on how tariffs...
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Ep 120 — All The President’s Restraining Orders
Law and Chaos
Time to round up the latest in lawsuits against the Trump administration. The trans military ban is blocked. Renditioning Venezuelans to El Salvador without due process is blocked. The shutdown of the CFPB is blocked. The shutdown of the US Inst of Peace … not blocked. Yet! Liz and Andrew run down a bunch of the Trump cases and explain why it seems like every day brings another restraining order. (Hint: It’s because Trump wants to do lots of illegal stuff in a hurry.) Links: Name & Shame Shilling v. Trump Docket Jenner & Block v. DOJ Docket ...
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Ep 119 — But Her Signal Messages
Law and Chaos
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Trump hand-picked his national security team to troll the libs, and boy did he get us good. From Pete Hegseth to Tulsi Gabbard to John Ratcliffe, each pick seemed more incompetent than the last. But are they also criminals? We break down all the criminal, civil, and record-keeping issues in Signalgate. Also: we’ve got good news from the D.C. Circuit as a conservative panel declines to hand Trump the unreviewable power to deport anyone, anywhere under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Things are… maybe looking up? Links: J.G.G. v. Trump (D.D.C. -...
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Ep 118 — Trump v. Rule of Law
Law and Chaos
It’s another week in paradise with the Trump administration trying to burn down the government. First we’ll talk about the attack on law firms and judges, then we’ve got a breakdown of the newest executive order on immigration silos. You know when they try to hide crazy sh*t under the most boring, generic label ever. It’s that! Plus subscribers get a visit with Dinesh D’Souza. Links: Perkins Coie v. DOJ docket JGG v. Trump (DC) docket (removal under the Alien Enemies Act) Does 1-26 v. Musk [Docket] The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans Presidential...
info_outlineChief Justice Roberts and the howler monkeys rolled over and played dead. But lower court judges understand the assignment, including Fourth Circuit Judge Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative icon. He read Trump — and implicitly the Supreme Court — for filth. But will it be enough? Liz and Andrew discuss the latest developments in the Salvadoran rendition cases. Plus, Trump moves to put US taxpayers on the hook for the E. Jean Carroll verdict.
Links:
Abrego Garcia v. Noem [District Docket]
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem/
Abrego Garcia v. Noem [Fourth Circuit Docket]
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69902650/kilmar-abrego-garcia-v-kristi-noem/
Noem v. Abrego Garcia [SCOTUS Docket]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24a949.html
J.G.G. v. Trump [District Docket]
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/
J.G.G. v. Trump [SCOTUS Docket]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24a931.html
Carroll v. Trump [Second Circuit Docket]
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68985738/carroll-v-trump/
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