Ep 212 — Trump Comes Up With Magical Insurance Plan To Make Tankers Cross Strait of Hormuz

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Summary <p>A federal judge in Maryland <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.600507/gov.uscourts.mdd.600507.8.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">issued a TRO</a> blocking the construction of an ICE detention facility without first undertaking the legally required environmental impact assessment.</p><p><br></p><p>The Trump administration filed an <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A999/400598/20260311143716011_Trump%20v.%20Miot%20stay%20application.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“emergency” petition</a> to the Supreme Court demanding that it be allowed to immediately deport 350,000 Haitians who have enjoyed Temporary Protected Status for decades. It insists an earlier shadow docket ruling allowing it to deport Venezuelan TPS holders is precedential. An <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">amicus brief</a> from 175 former judges points out that shadow docket orders are definitionally <em>non</em>-precedential.</p><p><br></p><p>The USDA is teaming up with Robert Kennedy and his team of freaks at Health and Human Services to Make America Healthy Again … by shaming poor people for their food choices. SNAP recipients <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.290291/gov.uscourts.dcd.290291.1.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sued</a> in DC to block a “pilot” program to allow states to restrict food benefits to exclude sugary foods.</p><p><br></p><p>MAIN SHOW:</p><p><br></p><p>DOGE destroyed the National Endowment for the Humanities in three weeks last spring. We <a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wrote about it</a> on the blog, and discussed the ongoing litigation. Turns out, the DOGE dudes are <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.642287/gov.uscourts.nysd.642287.149.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pissed</a> that the plaintiffs released video of them smirking their way through depositions.</p><p><br></p><p>On Monday, in the middle of trial, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tried to blow up</a> the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster. This leaves the 40 states which joined the suit as co-plaintiffs in the lurch. Judge Arun Subramanian has ordered the parties to huddle up and see if they can’t negotiate a settlement. Will <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the case</a> go forward next week without the lead plaintiff?</p><p><br></p><p>And Andrew has an extended exploration of Trump’s plan to use a little known federal agency called the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to get oil tankers to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cross the Strait of Hormuz</a>. The DFC has <a href="https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">released a plan</a> (or at least, concepts of a plan) to reinsure insurance companies that issue war riders. Which might help if insurance companies were refusing to issue policies to ships at sea – except that insurance companies <a href="https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">are still underwriting</a> as many marine policies as ever. It’s just that it <a href="https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">costs more now</a>, because of the war.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus for subscribers, we’ll break down the <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/27803685/martin-complaint.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bar complaint</a> against fan favorite Ed Martin.</p><p><br></p><p>Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents This Week, Calling It A “Historic Opportunity”</p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/</a></p><p><br></p><p>State of Maryland v. Noem [ICE Detention Center in Hagerstown]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lesly Miot v. Trump [Haitian TPS, Trial Docket]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70965949/lesly-miot-v-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70965949/lesly-miot-v-trump/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Trump v. Miot [SCOTUS Docket]</p><p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a999.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a999.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>DOGE Bros Had More Fun Burning Down Government Than Testifying About It</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doge-bros-had-more-fun-burning-down</a></p><p><br></p><p>Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70243086/the-authors-guild-v-national-endowment-for-the-humanities" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70243086/the-authors-guild-v-national-endowment-for-the-humanities</a></p><p><br></p><p>Amicus Brief of 175 Former Judges re Precedent of Shadow Docket Rulings</p><p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A952/400077/20260305142419318_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Former%20Judges%20re%20Dahlia%20Doe_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>Aragon v. Rollins [SNAP Benefits]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72419889/aragon-v-rollins/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72419889/aragon-v-rollins/</a></p><p><br></p><p>DOJ nopes out of Ticketmaster antitrust suit</p><p><a href="https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ticketmaster-suit-doj</a></p><p><br></p><p>US v. Live Nation</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc</a></p><p><br></p><p>Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz [The Guardian]</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-free-flow-energy-fails-restart-shipping-strait-hormuz</a></p><p><br></p><p>DFC Reinsurance announcement [US International Development Finance Corporation]</p><p><a href="https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dfc.gov/media/press-releases/dfc-announces-chubb-lead-insurance-partner-maritime-reinsurance-plan</a></p><p><br></p><p>Gulf war risk premiums topping double-digit millions of dollars per trip [Lloyd’s List]</p><p><a href="https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156586/Gulf-war-risk-premiums-topping-double-digit-millions-of-dollars-per-trip</a></p><p><br></p><p>No, P&amp;I clubs have not ‘cancelled war risk cover’ [Lloyd’s List]</p><p><a href="https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156515/No-PI-clubs-have-not-cancelled-war-risk-cover</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><br></p><p><br></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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