Ep 249 — DHS Voter Lists?

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474157/gov.uscourts.cand.474157.169.0_5.pdf"> on hold</a> well into next year. The parties stipulated that the merger would not go through pending trial in the antitrust case brought by twelve state AGs, despite massive financial penalties for Paramount if the deal is delayed. Meanwhile, the Writers Guild of America has filed a similar <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474275/gov.uscourts.cand.474275.1.0_1.pdf"> antitrust action</a>, which has also been assigned to Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump's newest tariff scheme, based on <a href= "https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/fact-sheets/2026/july/fact-sheet-ustr-section-301-action-response-failure-60-economies-ban-imports-produced-forced-labor"> findings</a> of anticompetitive use of forced labor by our trade competitors, drew multiple legal <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cit.21433/gov.uscourts.cit.21433.2.0_1.pdf"> challenges</a>. <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cit.21435/gov.uscourts.cit.21435.4.0.pdf"> Learning Resources v. US</a>, Take 3! </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Fired US Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Roger Rogoff, is <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.366075/gov.uscourts.wawd.366075.1.0_1.pdf"> suing</a> to get his job back.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">In March, Trump put out an <a href= "https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/"> executive order</a> instructing DHS to compile a list of voters. The states would then be forced to submit all mail-in ballot recipients to a portal and supply each with an individual bar code. The Post Office was instructed to refuse to deliver ballots to anyone not on the list. That order is now being litigated in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the DC Circuit, the US District for Massachusetts, the <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73568304/state-of-california-v-trump/?order_by=desc"> First Circuit</a> and, as of today, the <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A124/417370/20260727144320600_Trump%20v.%20California%20Application%20and%20Appendix.pdf"> Supreme Court</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">James Comey has <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73256624/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc"> moved to dismiss</a> the two-count federal indictment against him for posting an instagram photo of seashells that spelled out "8647." We discuss the "true threat" doctrine and the administration's larger war on freedom of speech when it comes to his critics and journalists.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking of which, in the subscriber bonus, we discuss the case of Atlanta "Stop Cop City" protester Sam Tunick, who was <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71998357/united-states-v-tunick/"> charged with destroying evidence</a> when he tricked CBP agents into bricking his phone.</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">Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Paramount Skydance Corporation</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73614167/writers-guild-of-america-west-inc-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73614167/writers-guild-of-america-west-inc-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Fact Sheet: USTR Section 301 Action in Response to the Failure of 60 Economies to Ban Imports Produced with Forced Labor</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/fact-sheets/2026/july/fact-sheet-ustr-section-301-action-response-failure-60-economies-ban-imports-produced-forced-labor"> https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/fact-sheets/2026/july/fact-sheet-ustr-section-301-action-response-failure-60-economies-ban-imports-produced-forced-labor</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Learning Resources v. US [Section 301 tariffs]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73668290/learning-resources-inc-v-the-united-states-of-america/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73668290/learning-resources-inc-v-the-united-states-of-america/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Burlap and Barrel v. Greer [Section 301 tariffs]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73667352/burlap-and-barrel-inc-v-greer-in-his-official-capacity-as-united-states/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73667352/burlap-and-barrel-inc-v-greer-in-his-official-capacity-as-united-states/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Rogoff v. Trump</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73647676/rogoff-v-trump">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73647676/rogoff-v-trump</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">California v. Trump [Mail-in ballots, First Circuit]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73568304/state-of-california-v-trump/?order_by=desc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73568304/state-of-california-v-trump/?order_by=desc</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">League of Women Voters v. Trump [Mail-in ballots, D. Mass.]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73133197/league-of-women-voters-of-massachusetts-v-trump"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73133197/league-of-women-voters-of-massachusetts-v-trump</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">NAACP v. US [Mail-in ballots, D.D.C.]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17461792/national-association-for-the-advancement-of-colored-people-v-united-states"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17461792/national-association-for-the-advancement-of-colored-people-v-united-states</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">NAACP v. USPS [Mail-in ballots, DC Circuit]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73595574/naacp-v-usps/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73595574/naacp-v-usps/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump v. California [Mail-in ballots, SCOTUS]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public%5C26a124.html"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public\26a124.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Comey [North Carolina criminal indictment for 8647; docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73256624/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73256624/united-states-v-comey/?order_by=desc</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Tunick [Georgia criminal indictment for bricked phone; docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71998357/united-states-v-tunick/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71998357/united-states-v-tunick/</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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