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