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DOCKET ALERTS: We bid a fond <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">goodbye</a> to Ed Martin … well, fond-ish. Liam Ramos, the little boy kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis along with his father is back home after a judge in Texas granted his habeas petition. Read the scathing order <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Judge Jia Cobb re-imposed a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">temporary restraining order</a> barring DHS from excluding legislators from immigrant detention facilities.&nbsp; Two immigrant rights groups <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.295118/gov.uscourts.mad.295118.1.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">challenged</a> ICE’s homebrew arrest warrants. The Trump administration finally got that perp walk of Don Lemon. Two weeks ago, a federal magistrate <a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">refused</a> to issue an arrest warrant for Lemon, Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort, and three others who were present at the MLK Day protest at a church whose pastor David Easterbrook is an ICE supervisor. Now a grand jury has <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">indicted</a> all eight of the DOJ’s original targets. Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the Sixth Circuit <a href="https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dropkicked</a> the DOJ’s judicial ethics <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FINAL-Misconduct-Complaint-7.28.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">complaint</a> against Chief Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court in DC. The complaint is based on <a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaked notes</a> from a closed judicial conference in March, which Law and Chaos is <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice/?order_by=desc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suing</a> to kick loose under FOIA. The Signalgate administration says it has <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.589465/gov.uscourts.mdd.589465.21.2.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">no idea</a> how this judicial record wound up on its servers.&nbsp; Liz and Andrew sound off on Chief Justice Roberts forcing SCOTUS employees to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign NDAs</a>. Donald Trump <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sues</a> the IRS — it’s like suing himself, but you get to foot the bill. And we ponder whether Trump can legally burn down the Kennedy Center Make the Kennedy Center Great Again. Plus for subscribers: Andrew’s got a deep dive into the Death on the High Seas Act and the <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> filed by survivors of two men murdered in the Caribbean boat strikes. Justice Dept. demotes Ed Martin, stripping Trump ally of most authority<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department</a> Liam Ramos Habeas Order<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf</a> TRO Enjoining DHS from Excluding Legislators From Immigration Facilities<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf</a> The Perp Walk Is The Point<a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point</a> US v. Armstrong [Don Lemon Indictment]<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf</a> DOJ Attacks Judge, Claims Judicial Immunity For Itself<a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc</a> Judge Sutton Dismissed DOJ Complaint Re Judge Boasberg<a href="https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf</a> Res Ipsa Media v. DOJ [L&amp;C FOIA suit]<a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice</a> How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html</a> Trump v. IRS<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf</a> Boat Strike Complaint<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf</a> 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>.