Ep 213 — As DOJ Implodes, Judiciary Shows Signs Of Life

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Supreme Court <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf"> rebuffed</a> the Trump Administration's "emergency" request to revoke temporary protected status for half a million Haitian and Syrian nationals. It granted cert before judgment and set oral argument for April.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">The DOJ <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.284292/gov.uscourts.dcd.284292.26.0_3.pdf"> dropped charges</a> against Jay Carey, a veteran who burned a flag in Lafayette Park to protest Trump's executive order purporting to ban flag-burning.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In Massachusetts, Judge Brian Murphy <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.286605/gov.uscourts.mad.286605.291.0_1.pdf"> blocked</a> HHS Secretary Kennedy's attempt to rewrite the child and adult vaccine schedules.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">And the Justice Department keeps <a href= "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-to-allow-hiring-of-us-prosecutors-straight-out-of-law-school"> lowering the bar</a> in an effort to get lawyers willing to sign on to burn down their reputations in service of the Trump agenda.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">We discuss US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro's <a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/jeanine-pirro-crashes-out">crashout</a> over the implosion of her retaliatory investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Boasberg <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.288962/gov.uscourts.dcd.288962.23.0_6.pdf"> quashed</a> the subpoenas, saying that there was no reason at all to think Powell committed a crime.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Judicial Conference is making it <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-focused-us-supreme-court-2026-03-10"> slightly easier</a> for criminal defendants to secure representation. They're also <a href= "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/judiciary-real-property-authority-legislative-package.pdf"> going to war</a> with the General Services Administration, the world's <a href= "https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/egpbemlbmvq/03122026gsa_letter.pdf"> worst landlord</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Live Nation trial continues, without the government. Andrew's got a deep dive into the Tunney Act and a similar antitrust case blown up by the Trump DOJ under pressure from <a href= "https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rqWZHzWNbqZc/v0"> well-connected lobbyists</a>. These people made us agree with Laura Loomer — RUDE!</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">TPS Cert Before Judgment</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Carey [Flag burning]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71223464/united-states-v-carey"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71223464/united-states-v-carey</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy [Vaccines]</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Judiciary Says Courthouses Are in Crisis, Seeks Real Property Authority</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2026/02/24/judiciary-says-courthouses-are-crisis-seeks-real-property-authority"> https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2026/02/24/judiciary-says-courthouses-are-crisis-seeks-real-property-authority</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-focused-us-supreme-court-2026-03-10"> https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-focused-us-supreme-court-2026-03-10</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOJ to Allow Hiring of US Prosecutors Straight Out of Law School</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-to-allow-hiring-of-us-prosecutors-straight-out-of-law-school"> https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-to-allow-hiring-of-us-prosecutors-straight-out-of-law-school</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Law School Tells Students, 'You MUST Be Aligned Politically With President Trump,' For Summer Job</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/law-school-tells-students-you-must-be-aligned-politically-with-president-trump-for-summer-job/"> https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/law-school-tells-students-you-must-be-aligned-politically-with-president-trump-for-summer-job/</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Jeanine Pirro Crashes Out</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/jeanine-pirro-crashes-out">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/jeanine-pirro-crashes-out</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In re Grand Jury Subpoenas [Jerome Powell]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72490330/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72490330/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Rule of Law Versus the Rule of Lobbyists [Roger Alford]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rqWZHzWNbqZc/v0"> https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rqWZHzWNbqZc/v0</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Proposal to Give Judiciary Real Property Authority</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/judiciary-real-property-authority-legislative-package.pdf"> https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/judiciary-real-property-authority-legislative-package.pdf</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </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 dir="ltr">Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p>

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