Ep 106 — The Musk Parasite Multiplies

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Summary <p dir="ltr">Donald Trump got bored during the Super Bowl, and now apparently pennies are illegal. Also, as everything Trump torches the entire executive branch, trial judges aim their garden hoses at the flames to save what they can. Today we'll talk about as many cases as we can cram into an hour. Come for the DOGE take over of Treasury, stay for the Project 2025 shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Links:</p> <p dir="ltr">ABA STATEMENT on the Rule of Law</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/aba-supports-the-rule-of-law/"> https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/aba-supports-the-rule-of-law/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">When You've Lost Clarence Thomas</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/when-youve-lost-clarence-thomas">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/when-youve-lost-clarence-thomas</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">New York v. Trump (state Treasury challenge) docket</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69623558/state-of-new-york-v-donald-j-trump/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69623558/state-of-new-york-v-donald-j-trump/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">CNN: Trump stopping penny production</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-doge-usaid-news-02-09-25#cm6yd9c61001m3b6no8ip8cc3"> https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-doge-usaid-news-02-09-25#cm6yd9c61001m3b6no8ip8cc3</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Coinage clause annotated</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C5-1/ALDE_00001066/"> https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C5-1/ALDE_00001066/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Coinage Act of 1792</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/historical-documents/coinage-act-of-april-2-1792"> https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/historical-documents/coinage-act-of-april-2-1792</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">31 U.S.C. § 5112</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">12 U.S.C. § 5481 et seq. (creating CFPB)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/12/chapter-53/subchapter-V"> https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/12/chapter-53/subchapter-V</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Sen. Warren Initial Report on the CFPB</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/2011/07/Report_BuildingTheCfpb1.pdf"> https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/2011/07/Report_BuildingTheCfpb1.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Seila Law, LLC v. CFPB</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14557349188638541514"> https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14557349188638541514</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">NTEU V. VOUGHT I docket (CFPB data)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277286/">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277286/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">NTEU V. VOUGHT II docket (CFPB dismantling)</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277287/">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277287/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">CFPB v. CFSA</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-448_o7jp.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-448_o7jp.pdf</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>Patreon: <a href= "http://patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod">patreon.com/LawAndChaosPod</a></p>

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