Ep 203 — The Fifth Circuit Goes Full Korematsu

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Summary <p dir="ltr">Docket Alerts:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">In Jeffrey Epstein news: Ghislaine Maxwell showed up for congressional testimony, but says she's taking the Fifth unless and until she gets a pardon. Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify, averting a vote to refer them to DOJ for contempt of Congress. Paul Weiss managing partner Brad Karp stepped down after his emails to the noted pedophile were published. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, but will face trial this summer.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Main Show:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Trump administration is trying to <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf"> magic away</a> Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction with an <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf"> assist</a> from SCOTUS. It's called a GVR, and it's filthy.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The DOJ sued in state court to get Fulton County's 2020 ballots. They <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028229/united-states-v-alexander/"> sued</a> in federal court. And then they got a criminal warrant and just took them. Now Georgia election officials are <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/"> suing</a> to get their ballots back.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower"> What</a> is <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/whistle-blower-gabbard-trump.html"> going on</a> with that Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower report?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Fifth Circuit <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71870107/buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi/"> greenlights</a> ICE's batcrap insane legal theory that the government must hold immigrants in detention indefinitely without a hearing. Should the challengers petition for en banc review, or go straight to SCOTUS?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">And for subscribers, we'll break down FCC Chair Brendan Carr's threat to investigate the ladies at The View for daring to interview Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — a known Democrat!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Bannon Rule 48(a) Motion to Dismiss </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437/gov.uscourts.dcd.237437.207.0.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Bannon Cert Petition</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-453/395803/20260209141144273_25-453_Bannon_cert_resp_file.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Alexander [DOJ civil suit to see Fulton County ballots]</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028229/united-states-v-alexander/</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Pitts v. US [Fulton County suit to recover ballots]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72247417/pitts-v-united-states/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Whistle-Blower Report Involved Intelligence About a Trump Contact</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/whistle-blower-gabbard-trump.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/whistle-blower-gabbard-trump.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Buenrostro Mendez v. Bondi</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71870107/buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi/</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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