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DOCKET ALERTS: The Justice Department is <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.592229/gov.uscourts.njd.592229.1.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suing</a> New Jersey for <a href="https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/057sherrill/pdf/EO-12.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">not letting</a> ICE use state buildings and parks for immigration enforcement. Because the Tenth Amendment is basically a suggestion? CBP agents <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dumped</a> a blind, sick, refugee who spoke no English outside a doughnut shop in Buffalo because they couldn’t deport him. Local police are investigating his death. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">manhandle</a> Anthropic into letting it use Claude for domestic surveillance and autonomous targeting.&nbsp; MAIN SHOW: ICE’s total refusal to follow the law has flooded federal courts with habeas corpus petitions, and judges are PISSED. On Thursday, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230182/gov.uscourts.mnd.230182.16.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">two</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171.12.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">judges</a> in Minnesota and <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.591764/gov.uscourts.njd.591764.9.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one</a> in New Jersey threatened to hold prosecutors in contempt of court over DOJ/DHS refusing to follow court orders in immigration cases. The fascinating “Quince sues UGG” antitrust lawsuit is <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Last Brand, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation</a>. The (possibly even true) story of ugh, ugly, and finally ugg boots is <a href="https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">told here</a> by the Everything Australian company. On Wednesday, Judge Brian Murphy <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ruled that</a> the Trump administration’s policy of third-country removals was illegal. And for subscribers, we’ll discuss Pete Hegseth’s <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">battle</a> with Anthropic and <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646607/center-for-taxpayer-rights-v-internal-revenue-service" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DHS’s theft</a> of more than 42,000 tax returns from IRS’s database. Links US v. New Jersey&nbsp;<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72316303/united-states-v-new-jersey/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72316303/united-states-v-new-jersey/</a> Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/shah-alam-blind-refugee-border-patrol-hnk</a> ‘Incoherent’: Hegseth’s Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymakers&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/incoherent-hegseths-anthropic-ultimatum-confounds-ai-policymakers-00800135</a> Cartagena Hueso v. Soto<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72279969/cartagena-hueso-v-soto/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72279969/cartagena-hueso-v-soto/</a>D.V.D. v. Dep’t of Homeland Security (D. Mass. 2025) [docket via CourtListener]<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf</a> The Surprising History of the Aussie Ugg Boot<a href="https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://everythingaustralian.com.au/blog/post/the-surprising-history-of-the-aussie-ugg-boot</a> Last Brand, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corporation (N.D. Cal. 2026) [docket via CourtListener]<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72311102/last-brand-inc-v-deckers-outdoor-corporation/</a> Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRShttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646607/center-for-taxpayer-rights-v-internal-revenue-service Show Links:<a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a>BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPodThreads: @LawAndChaosPodTwitter: @LawAndChaosPod 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>.