Ep 208 — You Get A Show Cause Order! And You Get A Show Cause Order!

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Justice Department is <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.592229/gov.uscourts.njd.592229.1.0.pdf"> suing</a> New Jersey for <a href= "https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/057sherrill/pdf/EO-12.pdf">not letting</a> ICE use state buildings and parks for immigration enforcement. Because the Tenth Amendment is basically a suggestion?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">CBP agents <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk"> dumped</a> a blind, sick, refugee who spoke no English outside a doughnut shop in Buffalo because they couldn't deport him. Local police are investigating his death.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135"> manhandle</a> Anthropic into letting it use Claude for domestic surveillance and autonomous targeting. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">ICE's total refusal to follow the law has flooded federal courts with habeas corpus petitions, and judges are PISSED. On Thursday, <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230182/gov.uscourts.mnd.230182.16.0.pdf"> two</a> <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171.12.0.pdf"> judges</a> in Minnesota and <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.591764/gov.uscourts.njd.591764.9.0.pdf"> one</a> in New Jersey threatened to hold prosecutors in contempt of court over DOJ/DHS refusing to follow court orders in immigration cases.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The fascinating "Quince sues UGG" antitrust lawsuit is <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/"> Last Brand, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation</a>. The (possibly even true) story of ugh, ugly, and finally ugg boots is <a href= "https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot"> told here</a> by the Everything Australian company.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">On Wednesday, Judge Brian Murphy <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf"> ruled that</a> the Trump administration's policy of third-country removals was illegal.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">And for subscribers, we'll discuss Pete Hegseth's <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135"> battle</a> with Anthropic and <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646607/center-for-taxpayer-rights-v-internal-revenue-service"> DHS's theft</a> of more than 42,000 tax returns from IRS's database.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Links</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. New Jersey </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72316303/united-states-v-new-jersey/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72316303/united-states-v-new-jersey/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk"> https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">'Incoherent': Hegseth's Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymakers </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135"> https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Cartagena Hueso v. Soto</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72279969/cartagena-hueso-v-soto/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72279969/cartagena-hueso-v-soto/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">D.V.D. v. Dep't of Homeland Security (D. Mass. 2025) [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Surprising History of the Aussie Ugg Boot</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot"> https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Last Brand, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation (N.D. Cal. 2026) [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646607/center-for-taxpayer-rights-v-internal-revenue-service</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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