Ep 224 — Musk v. Altman … May The Best Asteroid Win

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Summary <p>Never one to let a good crisis go to waste, Republicans are insisting that the lone gunman at the White House Correspondents Dinner means that Trump can — in fact, must! — build his illegal ballroom. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche <a href="https://x.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2048484273720607005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tweeted</a> out a demand for the National Historic Trust to drop its lawsuit. The Trust <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/27/trump-ballroom-national-trust-lawsuit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">told him</a> to get bent.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Trump’s <a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/court-side-eyes-trumps-plan-to-sue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shakedown</a> of the IRS hit a snag as a federal judge in Florida said she may not have jurisdiction over a case where the plaintiff and the defendant are the same person — Donald Trump.</p><p><br></p><p>And EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is being <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mkixxyb6ok23" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">so weird</a> at Congress. Is he bad at law, or just lying?</p><p><br></p><p>MAIN SHOW:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69013420/musk-v-altman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">courtroom brawl</a> between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the past and future of AI. Musk claims he was swindled out of seed money by claims that OpenAI would be operated as a non-profit, only to watch the company pivot to a trillion-dollar for-profit enterprise. The jury is empaneled, and the trial begins this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-112_o758.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">heard oral argument</a> Monday in <em>Chatrie v. US.</em> The case involves law enforcement's use of “geofencing” data to find criminal suspects based on their cell phone location data. Should the government have to get a warrant to collect that info? What should those warrants look like?</p><p><br></p><p>Court Side-Eyes Trump's Plan To Sue Himself And Loot The Treasury</p><p>https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/court-side-eyes-trumps-plan-to-sue</p><p><br></p><p>Shuffle Up And Deal [Subscriber Bonus Episode]</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-subscriber-up-156633231" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-subscriber-up-156633231</a></p><p><br></p><p>Musk v. Altman</p><p>https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69013420/musk-v-altman</p><p><br></p><p>National Trust rejects Trump demand to drop ballroom suit in wake of shooting</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/27/trump-ballroom-national-trust-lawsuit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/27/trump-ballroom-national-trust-lawsuit/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Oral argument in <em>Chatrie v. US</em> [geofencing warrants]</p><p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-112_o758.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-112_o758.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>Show Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p><p>BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>

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