Ep 216 — Zuck and Musk Get Pantsed In Court … Twice

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Anthropic got its <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.465515/gov.uscourts.cand.465515.134.0.pdf"> injunction</a> against the Department of Defense and Pete Hegseth's designation of the company as a supply chain risk.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Elon Musk lost a shareholder class action suit in California over sh*tposts he made when he was trying to get out of buying Twitter. He <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.401655/gov.uscourts.cand.401655.547.0.pdf"> demands</a> a new trial because the jury made a 420 joke, and everyone knows that only he is allowed to do that. Meanwhile in Texas, X Corp <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.393003/gov.uscourts.txnd.393003.255.0.pdf"> lost</a> a lawsuit against a bunch of Fortune 500 companies for daring to take their business elsewhere</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump housing goon Bill Pulte is back on his BS, <a href= "https://www.ms.now/news/trump-housing-chief-doj-new-york-letitia-james-pulte"> trying again</a> to get someone to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, this time for insurance fraud.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is threatening NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that there will be <a href= "https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/26/florida-ag-uthmeier-tells-nfl-to-end-diversity-promoting-rooney-rule/"> hell to pay</a> if he doesn't ditch the Rooney Rule.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">And Minnesota law enforcement and prosecutors <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.290713/gov.uscourts.dcd.290713.1.0_3.pdf"> sued</a> the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for blockading the evidence in the shootings of Renee Good, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and Alex Pretti.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Eighth Circuit joins the Fifth in <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186.00805482414.3.pdf"> endorsing</a> ICE's fakakta interpretation of the mandatory detention statute. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Facebook/Meta/Zuckerberg loses in two courts — just like Elon/Twitter! In New Mexico, a jury <a href= "https://nmag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-05-NM-v.-Meta-et-al.-COMPLAINT-REDACTED.pdf"> ordered</a> the company to pay $375 million in lawsuit brought by the state over unfair trade practices. And a jury in California <a href= "https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/social-media-lawsuits-kgm-motion-denied.pdf"> awarded</a> $6 million to a woman who became addicted to social media as a little girl and suffered serious emotional consequences.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBERS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">For seven months, the DOJ told a court that ICE had revised its policy on arrests inside courthouses, including immigration courts. Only … <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.77.0.pdf"> they hadn't</a>. Now a federal judge in New York is <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893/gov.uscourts.nysd.646893.80.0_1.pdf"> on the warpath</a>, and DOJ is trying to make sure that DHS takes the fall.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump housing chief seeks new DOJ probe of New York AG Letitia James</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.ms.now/news/trump-housing-chief-doj-new-york-letitia-james-pulte"> https://www.ms.now/news/trump-housing-chief-doj-new-york-letitia-james-pulte</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Anthropic Injunction</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.465515/gov.uscourts.cand.465515.134.0.pdf</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">X Corp v. World Federation of Advertisers</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69017972/x-corp-v-world-federation-of-advertisers/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69017972/x-corp-v-world-federation-of-advertisers/</a> </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Pampena v Musk</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65412803/giuseppe-pampena-v-elon-rmusk"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65412803/giuseppe-pampena-v-elon-rmusk</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Florida AG Uthmeier tells NFL to end diversity-promoting 'Rooney Rule'</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/26/florida-ag-uthmeier-tells-nfl-to-end-diversity-promoting-rooney-rule/</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Minnesota v. DOJ</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72590076/state-of-minnesota-v-us-department-of-justice/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72590076/state-of-minnesota-v-us-department-of-justice/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">African Communities Together v. Lyons</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70993525/african-communities-together-v-lyons</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Avila v. ICE (8th Cir. mandatory detention) [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186.00805482414.3.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186.00805482414.3.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">State of New Mexico v. Meta (NM state investigation of Facebook)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://nmag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-05-NM-v.-Meta-et-al.-COMPLAINT-REDACTED.pdf"> https://nmag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-12-05-NM-v.-Meta-et-al.-COMPLAINT-REDACTED.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Smith v. TikTok (CA state lawsuit against social media addiction)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/social-media-lawsuits-kgm-motion-denied.pdf"> https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/social-media-lawsuits-kgm-motion-denied.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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