As we prepare for the disaster, we break down Volume One of the Special Counsel Report, and discuss the brazen hackery behind Judge Cannon’s effort to bury Volume Two. And Rudy settles with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. Is that good or bad news? 

 

Links:

SMITH FINAL REPORT Vol. 1

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

 

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton [SCOTUS Docket]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1122.html 

 

TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/us/politics/tiktok-ceo-trump-inauguration.html

 

US v Trump (SDFL) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490070/united-states-v-trump/

 

Freeman v. Giuliani (SDNY) docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69116157/freeman-v-giuliani/

 

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Judge Aileen Cannon is popping off, the Alex Jones bankruptcy continues to be crazy, and judges in Arkansas are going to war with each other. Plus, as always, we’ll check in with our pal Rudy.

 

Links:

Alex Jones - TX Plaintiffs settlement

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsb.459750/gov.uscourts.txsb.459750.1011.0.pdf

 

McKesson v. Arkansas complaint

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3671323-McKesson-Complaint/

 

Baker Jan. 1 appointment orders

https://arkansasadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Appointment-Orders.pdf

 

Arkansas Administrative Order 24

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/523224/index.do

 

Arkansas Supreme Court per curiam opinion 1/6/25

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/523226/index.do

 

“Order of Chief Justice,” 2025 Ark. 4

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/item/523231/index.do

 

Trump emergency motion to block release of Smith Report

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.700.0_1.pdf

 

Giuliani NY docket

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.627518/

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Trump narrowly loses his bid at SCOTUS to stave off his sentencing in New York. And the 11th Circuit denies his bid to bury the Special Counsel report. But the case is now back in front of Judge Aileen Cannon, so opportunities for f*ckery abound!

 

Links:

 

Judge Cannon Manages To Out-Crazy Judge Kacsmaryk  

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/judge-cannon-manages-to-out-crazy 

 

SCOTUS Trump Docket

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24a666.html

 

US v. Trump, Cannon Docket via Court Listener

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490069/united-states-v-trump

 

US v. Nauta, 11th Circuit Docket via Court Listener

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca11.87822 

 

SCOTUS TikTok Docket

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-656.html 

 

Salaam v. Trump Docket via Court Listener

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69279738/salaam-v-trump/ 

 

Griffin v. NC Board of Elections Docket via Democracy Docket

https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-carolina-supreme-court-2024-election-protests-rejection-challenge/ 

 

Filthy Kentucky Title IX Order

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.kyed.104801/gov.uscourts.kyed.104801.143.0_1.pdf 

 

Freeman v. Giulani, DC Docket via Court Listener

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68097449/freeman-v-giuliani 

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Trump is losing his mind at the prospect of being sentenced Friday for his 34 felony business accounts. Now he’s demanding that the case be stayed based on president-elect immunity, something his lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove made up yesterday. And, as always, Rudy Giuliani is wilding out in court.

 

Links:

 

Please Keep Shit Talking Judges

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/please-keep-shit-talking-judges 

 

2024 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary

https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/year-end/2024year-endreport.pdf

 

US v. Boeing docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29089563/united-states-v-the-boeing-company/

 

Rudy demands courtroom sketch artist draw him “nice”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/judge-weigh-holding-giuliani-contempt-georgia-election-workers-case-2025-01-03/

 

Alex Jones - Trustee Motion for Approve PQPR settlement

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsb.459750/gov.uscourts.txsb.459750.1005.0.pdf

 

Roberts EOY 2024 Report

https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/year-end/2024year-endreport.pdf

 

Trump NY Docs via Law360

https://www.law360.com/newyork-vs-trump-tracker

 

New York Article 78

https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/cvp/article-78/7803/

 

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Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni. Justin Baldoni is suing the New York Times. The New York Times is suing … nobody. Yet. We’ll untangle this f-tussle, and for subscribers, we’ll break down Rudy Giuliani’s wild ride to contempt of court.

 

Links:

 

Paxton NCAA Trollsuit

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/NCAA%20DTPA%20Petition%20Filed.pdf

 

Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Net Neutrality

https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/25a0002p-06.pdf 

 

Second Circuit Affirms E. Jean Carroll Verdict

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca2.60504/gov.uscourts.ca2.60504.176.1.pdf 

 

Please Keep Shit-Talking Judges

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/please-keep-shit-talking-judges

 

Trump TikTok brief

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336151/20241227163400981_2024-12-27%20-%20TikTok%20v.%20Garland%20-%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump.pdf

 

In re MCP No. 185 (Net Neutrality)

https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/25a0002p-06.pdf

 

Lively NY Complaint

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.634304/gov.uscourts.nysd.634304.1.0.pdf

 

Lively CA Complaint

https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/1629cc34e562e325/4410b1d9-full.pdf

 

Baldoni CA complaint

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25473221-justin-baldoni/#document/p1

 

NYT Article

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html

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We lived through it once, and we’ll do it again. Liz and Andrew talk with Wonkette Senior Editor Evan Hurst about the changing media landscape as we prepare for inauguration.

 

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The Moral High Ground

https://evanhurst.substack.com/ 

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Rudy Giuliani’s wilding out, RFK Jr  wants to bring back polio, and the Georgia Court of appeals just set fire to the last remnants of the Trump election interference case.

 

Links:

 

Freeman v. Giuliani [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69015293/freeman-v-giuliani/?order_by=desc 

 

GA Court of Appeals Willis Order

https://efast.gaappeals.us/download?filingId=cdec1774-027f-4de6-aaf5-fb6c9bb99270

 

Siri FDA Petition to revoke polio vaccine approval

https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/e68bd8b142eb7bf0/914e0b90-full.pdf

 

FDA Response

https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2022-P-1998-0008

 

21 CFR Subpart B

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/21/part-10/subpart-B

 

About Aaron Siri

https://www.sirillp.com/aaron-siri/

 

Carrier & Wander, Citizen Petitions: An Empirical Study, Cardozo Law Review (2012)

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=2074656

 

IPOL package insert

https://www.fda.gov/media/75695/download

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Republicans in Congress are suggesting that the FBI should LOCK HER UP Liz Cheney, and Donald Trump thinks that’s a great idea. But can he do that? We’ll discuss. Plus, a Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her entire office from prosecuting Donald Trump, likely dooming the entire case. And for subscribers, we’ve got a fun tour of defamation trollsuits from one of our favorite Kraken lawyers.

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GA Court of Appeals Willis Order

https://efast.gaappeals.us/download?filingId=cdec1774-027f-4de6-aaf5-fb6c9bb99270

 

Loudermilk Report

https://cha.house.gov/_cache/files/6/d/6dae7b82-7683-4f56-a177-ba98695e600d/145DD5A70E967DEEC1F511764D3E6FA1.final-interim-report.pdf

 

Loudermilk Committee Report (October 15, 2024)

https://cha.house.gov/2024/10/new-texts-reveal-liz-cheney-communicated-with-cassidy-hutchinson-about-her-select-committee-testimony-without-hutchinson-s-attorney-s-knowledge-despite-cheney-knowing-it-was-unethical

 

GA Ct Appeals Decision Re Willis

https://efast.gaappeals.us/download?filingId=cdec1774-027f-4de6-aaf5-fb6c9bb99270 

 

Robinson v. CNN Federal Docket via Court Listener

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.214292 

 

Mike Flynn Florida Appeal Dismissed

https://2dca.flcourts.gov/content/download/2444599/opinion/Opinion_2024-0278.pdf 

 

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Donald Trump has promised to cancel birthright citizenship on Day one. But can he do that? In a word, no. We have a deep dive on the very clear law of birthright citizenship in this country (and all the ways Trump will try and ignore it). We also break down yesterday’s decision and order from New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan that presidential immunity does not retroactively invalidate Trump’s 34 felony convictions in New York. Links: ABC Bends The Knee https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/abc-bends-the-knee Trump ruling denying immunity NY https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25459328/merchan-immunity-ruling.pdf Trump announcement re birthright citizenship https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-day-one-executive-order-ending-citizenship-for-children-of-illegals-and-outlawing-birth-tourism U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3381955771263111765 Show Links: https://www.lawandchaospod.com/ BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod Patreon: patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod

We talk with TechDirt’s Cathy Gellis, who is going to walk us through the DC Circuit’s opinion banning TikTok. And in the subscriber bonus, we’ll bring you up to speed on Rudy Giuliani’s continuing efforts to dodge justice in multiple courts.

Links:

TikTok v. Garland (DC Cir.)

https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2024/12/24-1113-2088317.pdf

 

Petition for injunction staying order

https://sf16-va.tiktokcdn.com/obj/eden-va2/hkluhazhjeh7jr/2024.12.09%20-%20TTI%20v.%20Garland%20-%20Petitioners'%20Emergency%20Motion%20for%20Injunction(1).pdf

 

Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA)

15 U.S. Code § 9901

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/9901

 

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Last night US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez voided the sale of Infowars to The Onion as part of the Alex Jones Bankruptcy. It sucks a lot. And speaking of sucking, let’s talk about the Impoundment Control Act and How Trump plans to violate it.

 

Links:

ALEX JONES BANKRUPTCY DOCKET

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66583024/alexander-e-jones/

 

Revised Infowars proposed sale order (REDLINE)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsb.459750/gov.uscourts.txsb.459750.975.1.pdf

 

Trump on impoundment

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-using-impoundment-to-cut-waste-stop-inflation-and-crush-the-deep-state

 

Train v. City of New York

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/420/35/#42

 

House Dems Impoundment Explainer

https://democrats-budget.house.gov/resources/fact-sheetss/impoundment-explainer

 

GAO Report on Ukraine Impoundment Violation

https://www.gao.gov/products/b-331564 

 

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