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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.
Ep 170 — SCOTUS Lets Trump Steal $4 Billion Because UHHH Standing
Law and Chaos
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2 months ago
Ep 170 — SCOTUS Lets Trump Steal $4 Billion Because UHHH Standing
Mike Lindell is having a bad day in court, and Alex Jones is about to. The Supreme Court decides that Trump can steal Congress's power over the budget, Constitution be damned. And Justin Baldoni returns to teach us all how NOT to do civil procedure.
Links:
Oregon v. Trump Docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481149/state-of-oregon-v-trump
Smartmatic v. Lindell Docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62605230/smartmatic-usa-corp-v-lindell
Alex Jones Bankruptcy Docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66583024/alexander-e-jones-and-official-committee-of-unsecured-creditors
YouTube to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Trump
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/youtube-to-pay-24-5-million-to-settle-lawsuit-brought-by-trump-808f6823
Lively v. Wayfarer
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?order_by=desc
SCOTUS ruling in State v. AIDS Vaccine Coalition motion for stay
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/25a269_bp7c.pdf
AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. State (trial court docket) [Docket via CourtListener]
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277333/gov.uscourts.dcd.277333.145.0_4.pdf
White House "pocket rescission" announcement (Aug. 29, 2025)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/08/historic-pocket-rescission-package-eliminates-woke-weaponized-and-wasteful-spending/
Impoundment Control Act of 1974
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-114HPRT96107/pdf/CPRT-114HPRT96107.pdf
GAO opinion on Ukraine impoundment
https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/703909.pdf
GAO Opinion Letter B-330330 (December 10, 2018)
https://www.gao.gov/products/b-330330
White House EO Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/
NSPM -7
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/
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Law and Chaos
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.
