Ep 197 — OBBBA the Hut

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Summary <p dir="ltr">Breaking! The president is bugf*** insane! But first … docket alerts. Dun-dun-DUNNNNN.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">We've reached the "yelling at chestnuts for being lazy" stage of the presidency, as Trump barks out ever-nuttier orders. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Meanwhile in Texas, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk managed to <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.215914/gov.uscourts.ca5.215914.323.0.pdf"> moot the appeal</a> of an LGBTQ+ student group at West Texas A&M which sued in 2023 to enjoin their school's ban on drag shows. All he had to do was rush out an <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.374677/gov.uscourts.txnd.374677.168.0.pdf"> opinion</a> in 48 hours saying that drag shows are not expressive conduct covered by the First Amendment. And lie about <a href= "https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/23/23-20480-CV0.pdf">Fifth Circuit precedent</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">TG we have at least one good legal development, this time <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.85.0_1.pdf"> out of Minnesota</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">For the main show, we'll break down the legal implications of Elon Musk building a chatbot in his own abusive troll image. Will the <a href= "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text"> Take It Down Act</a> put a stop to AI generation of deepfake CSAM and NCII? </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Meanwhile over at the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Kristi Noem and her minions are a wee smidge confused about the Fourth Amendment. If you can even believe it! But even a blind squirrel gets a nut once in a while. DHS <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.46.0.pdf"> wins a round</a> against legislators seeking to inspect ICE detention facilities thanks to some creative accounting. But the victory may be short-lived.]</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">And subscribers will get another visit with that Overstock.com weirdo Patrick Byrne, who <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne/?order_by=desc"> managed to lose</a> a defamation case against the most defamation-proof defendant in America. Guest starring: Stefanie Lambert.</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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