Ep 212 — Trump Comes Up With Magical Insurance Plan To Make Tankers Cross Strait of Hormuz

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Kash Patel <a href= "https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/"> brings UFC</a> to FBI. WTF???</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">A federal judge in Maryland <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.600507/gov.uscourts.mdd.600507.8.0_1.pdf"> issued a TRO</a> blocking the construction of an ICE detention facility without first undertaking the legally required environmental impact assessment.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Trump administration filed an <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A999/400598/20260311143716011_Trump%20v.%20Miot%20stay%20application.pdf"> "emergency" petition</a> to the Supreme Court demanding that it be allowed to immediately deport 350,000 Haitians who have enjoyed Temporary Protected Status for decades. It insists an earlier shadow docket ruling allowing it to deport Venezuelan TPS holders is precedential. An <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf"> amicus brief</a> from 175 former judges points out that shadow docket orders are definitionally non-precedential.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The USDA is teaming up with Robert Kennedy and his team of freaks at Health and Human Services to Make America Healthy Again … by shaming poor people for their food choices. SNAP recipients <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.290291/gov.uscourts.dcd.290291.1.0.pdf"> sued</a> in DC to block a "pilot" program to allow states to restrict food benefits to exclude sugary foods.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOGE destroyed the National Endowment for the Humanities in three weeks last spring. We <a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down"> wrote about it</a> on the blog, and discussed the ongoing litigation. Turns out, the DOGE dudes are <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.642287/gov.uscourts.nysd.642287.149.0.pdf"> pissed</a> that the plaintiffs released video of them smirking their way through depositions.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">On Monday, in the middle of trial, the Trump administration <a href= "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj">tried to blow up</a> the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster. This leaves the 40 states which joined the suit as co-plaintiffs in the lurch. Judge Arun Subramanian has ordered the parties to huddle up and see if they can't negotiate a settlement. Will <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc"> the case</a> go forward next week without the lead plaintiff?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">And Andrew has an extended exploration of Trump's plan to use a little known federal agency called the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to get oil tankers to <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz"> cross the Strait of Hormuz</a>. The DFC has <a href= "https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan"> released a plan</a> (or at least, concepts of a plan) to reinsure insurance companies that issue war riders. Which might help if insurance companies were refusing to issue policies to ships at sea – except that insurance companies <a href= "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover"> are still underwriting</a> as many marine policies as ever. It's just that it <a href= "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip"> costs more now</a>, because of the war.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Plus for subscribers, we'll break down the <a href= "https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/27803685/martin-complaint.pdf"> bar complaint</a> against fan favorite Ed Martin.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents This Week, Calling It A "Historic Opportunity"</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/"> https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">State of Maryland v. Noem [ICE Detention Center in Hagerstown]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Lesly Miot v. Trump [Haitian TPS, Trial Docket]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70965949/lesly-miot-v-trump/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70965949/lesly-miot-v-trump/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump v. Miot [SCOTUS Docket]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a999.html"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a999.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOGE Bros Had More Fun Burning Down Government Than Testifying About It</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down"> https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70243086/the-authors-guild-v-national-endowment-for-the-humanities"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70243086/the-authors-guild-v-national-endowment-for-the-humanities</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Amicus Brief of 175 Former Judges re Precedent of Shadow Docket Rulings</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Aragon v. Rollins [SNAP Benefits]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72419889/aragon-v-rollins/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72419889/aragon-v-rollins/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOJ nopes out of Ticketmaster antitrust suit</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj">https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Live Nation</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump's 'free flow of energy' vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz [The Guardian]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz"> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DFC Reinsurance announcement [US International Development Finance Corporation]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan"> https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Gulf war risk premiums topping double-digit millions of dollars per trip [Lloyd's List]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip"> https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">No, P&I clubs have not 'cancelled war risk cover' [Lloyd's List]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover"> https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover</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 dir="ltr">Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p dir="ltr">Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </p>

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