Law and Chaos

Liz Dye

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.

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

    31 MAR

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

    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. MAIN SHOW: 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 FTCA] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66930673/flynn-v-united-states Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 US 393 (1857) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3231372247892780026 US v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 US 649 (1898) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3381955771263111765 Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 https://www.archives.gov/files/historical-docs/doc-content/images/indian-citizenship-act-1924.pdf Indian Law Scholars’ Amicus Brief [via SCOTUS] https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-365/399370/20260226125541217_Barbara%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf The Nationality Act of 1940 [student Note] https://www.jstor.org/stable/1335062 Trump v. Barbara https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-365.html Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 3min
  2. Ep 214 — We Were Gonna Do A Show…And Then We Got High

    20 MAR

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

    We’ve got two deep dives for you today, each with a lot of laughs (and almost no Donald Trump)! 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 Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 19min
  3. Ep 213 — As DOJ Implodes, Judiciary Shows Signs Of Life

    17 MAR

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

    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. MAIN SHOW: 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 office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-focused-us-supreme-court-2026-03-10 DOJ to Allow Hiring of US Prosecutors Straight Out of Law School https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-to-allow-hiring-of-us-prosecutors-straight-out-of-law-school Law School Tells Students, ‘You MUST Be Aligned Politically With President Trump,’ For Summer Job https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/law-school-tells-students-you-must-be-aligned-politically-with-president-trump-for-summer-job/ Jeanine Pirro Crashes Out https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/jeanine-pirro-crashes-out In re Grand Jury Subpoenas [Jerome Powell] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72490330/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas The Rule of Law Versus the Rule of Lobbyists [Roger Alford] https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rqWZHzWNbqZc/v0 Proposal to Give Judiciary Real Property Authority https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/judiciary-real-property-authority-legislative-package.pdf Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 8min
  4. Ep 212 — Trump Comes Up With Magical Insurance Plan To Make Tankers Cross Strait of Hormuz

    13 MAR

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

    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. MAIN SHOW: 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 insurance companies were refusing to issue policies to ships at sea – except that insurance companies are still underwriting as many marine policies as ever. It’s just that it costs more now, because of the war. Plus for subscribers, we’ll break down the bar complaint against fan favorite Ed Martin. Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents This Week, Calling It A “Historic Opportunity” https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/ State of Maryland v. Noem [ICE Detention Center in Hagerstown] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem Lesly Miot v. Trump [Haitian TPS, Trial Docket] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70965949/lesly-miot-v-trump/ Trump v. Miot [SCOTUS Docket] https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a999.html DOGE Bros Had More Fun Burning Down Government Than Testifying About It https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70243086/the-authors-guild-v-national-endowment-for-the-humanities Amicus Brief of 175 Former Judges re Precedent of Shadow Docket Rulings https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf Aragon v. Rollins [SNAP Benefits] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72419889/aragon-v-rollins/ DOJ nopes out of Ticketmaster antitrust suit https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj US v. Live Nation https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz [The Guardian] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz DFC Reinsurance announcement [US International Development Finance Corporation] https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan Gulf war risk premiums topping double-digit millions of dollars per trip [Lloyd’s List] https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip No, P&I clubs have not ‘cancelled war risk cover’ [Lloyd’s List] https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 8min
  5. Ep 211 — Go Woke, Go … KA-CHING!

    10 MAR

    Ep 211 — Go Woke, Go … KA-CHING!

    DOCKET ALERTS: 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 [ICE temporary holding facility in Baltimore] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70321567/dnn-v-liggins/ Risch v. Kalshi https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72371954/risch-v-kalshiex-llc/ Judge Rules That Kari Lake Is Still A Loser [Law and Chaos] https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/judge-rules-that-kari-lake-is-still US v. Naviwala [US Attorney New Jersey] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68269162/united-states-v-naviwala Susman Godfrey v. Executive Office of the President (DC Cir. Appeal) [docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71202175/susman-godfrey-llp-v-executive-office-of-the-president/ Anthropic v. US Dep’t of War, [docket via CourtListener] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.465515/ Business Insider, “Claude Hits Number One In The App Store” https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-claude-hits-number-one-app-store-openai-chatgpt-2026-2 US v. LiveNation Entertainment (Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit) [docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/ Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 3min
  6. Ep 210 — TX/AR/NC Primary Redux (Ft. Joe Dye)

    6 MAR

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

    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. 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 Courts [One First] https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-214-emergency-relief-from-state Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 13min
  7. Ep 209 — Gorsuch, Gummies, and Government Lies About Iran

    2 MAR

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

    DOCKET ALERTS: 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. MAIN SHOW: 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 forward, court rules https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/virginia-redistricting-election-can-move-forward-court-rules Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-judges-whove-ruled-against-trump-administration-denounce-threats-60-minutes-transcript/ Judges in a Trump stronghold condemn ICE tactics https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/west-virginia-immigration-rulings-00804575 Dominguez Izaguirre v. Mason [West Virginia Habeas] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wvsd.243036/gov.uscourts.wvsd.243036.18.0.pdf War Powers Resolution, 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-33 “Trump Can’t Declare War On Iran (or Anyone)” [lawandchaospod.com] https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/trump-cant-declare-war-on-iran-or Liz’s YouTube video for Legal Eagle, “The Largest Bribe in American History” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2pm3omzMI&t=3s Nat’l Treasury Employees’ Union v. Nixon, 492 F.2d 587 (D.C. Cir. 1974) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=4156385560315482496 INS v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919 (1983) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2221871582286121199 Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 10min
  8. Ep 208 — You Get A Show Cause Order! And You Get A Show Cause Order!

    27 FEB

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

    DOCKET ALERTS: 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.  MAIN SHOW: 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.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf The Surprising History of the Aussie Ugg Boot https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot Last Brand, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation (N.D. Cal. 2026) [docket via CourtListener] https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/ Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646607/center-for-taxpayer-rights-v-internal-revenue-service Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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.

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    Liz Dye
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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    224
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