Ep 223 — They Started It. We Finished It. (Ft. Joe Dye)

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DESCRIPTION:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Capitol police officer Shauni Kerkhoff has <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/"> sued</a> Glenn Beck's outfit The Blaze for defamation after they said she "kinda walked like a criminal" – and she's brought out the big guns. The Trump administration funneled another $1.25 million in taxpayer dollars to campaign stooge Carter Page. The Fifth Circuit hit us with <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.226084/gov.uscourts.ca5.226084.507945887.1.pdf"> another terrible decision</a>, this one permitting states to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments. We <a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/fifth-circuit-cosplays-as-historians"> wrote about it</a> on the blog, and it's even worse than you imagine. And </p> <p dir="ltr"> And</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">In the main show, we have an extended interview with electoral maps expert Joe Dye over the <a href= "https://www.elections.virginia.gov/election-law/proposed-amendment-for-april-2026-special-election/"> Virginia Constitutional Amendment</a> that passed on Tuesday and will replace Virginia's <a href= "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Virginia_Congressional_Districts%2C_118th_Congress_%282%29.svg"> existing Congressional districts</a> (that are 6 Democratic and 5 Republican) with <a href= "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Virginia_Congressional_Districts%2C_120th_Congress_%282026_Redistricting_Amendment%29.svg"> a new map</a> that is 10-1 Democratic. For now, a Republican judge in Tazewell County has <a href= "https://meidasnews.com/news/virginia-judge-voids-redistricting-amendment-invalidates-all-votes-from-tuesdays-special-election"> enjoined the amendment</a>.\</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBER BONUS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">We discuss the Trump administration's <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.almd.90264/gov.uscourts.almd.90264.1.0.pdf"> bogus indictment</a> of the Southern Poverty Law Center.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Kerkhoff v. Blaze Media, LLC [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73220023/kerkhoff-v-blaze-media-llc/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">"Fifth Circuit Cosplays As Historians So It Can Burn Down The Wall Between Church And State" [lawandchaospod.com]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/fifth-circuit-cosplays-as-historians"> https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/fifth-circuit-cosplays-as-historians</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Rosado v. Bondi [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72259284/rosado-v-bondi/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72259284/rosado-v-bondi/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Text of Virginia's Constitutional Amendment</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.elections.virginia.gov/election-law/proposed-amendment-for-april-2026-special-election/"> https://www.elections.virginia.gov/election-law/proposed-amendment-for-april-2026-special-election/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Existing Virginia Congressional District Map (6-5 Democratic, drawn by independent commission)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Virginia_Congressional_Districts%2C_118th_Congress_%282%29.svg"> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Virginia_Congressional_Districts%2C_118th_Congress_%282%29.svg</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">New Virginia Congressional District Map (10-1 Democratic)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Virginia_Congressional_Districts%2C_120th_Congress_%282026_Redistricting_Amendment%29.svg"> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Virginia_Congressional_Districts%2C_120th_Congress_%282026_Redistricting_Amendment%29.svg</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Hurley's injunction issued in Tazewell County, Virginia [text via Meidas Touch News]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://meidasnews.com/news/virginia-judge-voids-redistricting-amendment-invalidates-all-votes-from-tuesdays-special-election"> https://meidasnews.com/news/virginia-judge-voids-redistricting-amendment-invalidates-all-votes-from-tuesdays-special-election</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center [via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.almd.90264/gov.uscourts.almd.90264.1.0.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.almd.90264/gov.uscourts.almd.90264.1.0.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Show Links:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p>

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