Ep 245 — Lindsey Graham: Bad Lawyer

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Todd Blanche will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week as it considers his nomination to be Attorney General. Can he advance without Senator Lindsey Graham, his biggest protector?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Tim Kelly in DC reluctantly <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.228299/gov.uscourts.dcd.228299.1098.0_1.pdf"> dismissed</a> the charges against several Proud Boys gang members convicted for their roles in the January 6 assault on the Capitol after the Justice Department walked away from the appeal.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Twelve states filed an <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474157/gov.uscourts.cand.474157.1.0_2.pdf"> antitrust suit</a> in California to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOOFUS OF THE DAY: Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of <a href="http://overstock.com">Overstock.com</a>, who <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.904869/gov.uscourts.cacd.904869.376.0.pdf"> managed to lose</a> a defamation suit against Hunter Biden.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham passed away this weekend. We'll discuss his failures as a lawyer and the fight to replace him in Congress.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Open AI is having a rough week in court. Apple <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474095/gov.uscourts.cand.474095.1.0_1.pdf"> sued it</a> in California under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, alleging that the company stole proprietary information to help it design a new phone-type gadget. And in New York, plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing Open AI of scraping data in violation of copyright <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.640396/gov.uscourts.nysd.640396.1617.1.pdf"> moved for sanctions</a> because of systemic discovery violations.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBER BONUS: </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump's "settlement" with the IRS establishing the weaponization compensation fund for J6 criminals was <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.106.0.pdf"> ruled illegal</a> by the court. Judge Kathleen Williams also referred Trump's lawyers, Alejandro Brito and Daniel Epstein, for bar discipline and sent records of this case to the courts considering discipline of Todd Blanche and Stanley Woodward.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Nordean [Proud Boys]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59704048/united-states-v-nordean"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59704048/united-states-v-nordean</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">California v. Paramount-Skydance</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73606877/the-state-of-california-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73606877/the-state-of-california-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Biden v. Byrne</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">In re OpenAI </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69879510/in-re-openai-inc-copyright-infringement-litigation/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69879510/in-re-openai-inc-copyright-infringement-litigation</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Apple v. Liu </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73602437/apple-inc-v-liu/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73602437/apple-inc-v-liu/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump v. IRS [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72207870/trump-v-internal-revenue-service/</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 Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </p>

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