Ep 145 — SCOTUS Aims For Photo Finish … Gives Us Disaster Porn

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Summary <p>The Trump administration's war on the judiciary continues, and this time he's suing judges. Also, he's trying to install his henchman Emil Bove in the Third Circuit as a reward for burning down the firewall between the White House and the DOJ. Luckily SCOTUS is distracting us by cramming as many horrible decisions as possible into the last two days of the term.</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p> </p> <p>SCOTUS 23-1002 Hewitt v. United States https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1002_1p24.pdf</p> <p> </p> <p>SCOTUS 23-1275 Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic</p> <p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1275_e2pg.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1275_e2pg.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>SCOTUS 23-7809 Gutierrez v. Saenz <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-7809_3e04.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-7809_3e04.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.</p> <p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/20/ed-artau-trump-judge-nomination-florida-00415408" target="_blank"> https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/20/ed-artau-trump-judge-nomination-florida-00415408</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Erez Reuveni DOJ Whistleblower Report</p> <p><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/e285ec96adf8d443/5868d536-full.pdf" target="_blank"> https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/e285ec96adf8d443/5868d536-full.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Law and Chaos, The Trump Administration Is Lawless. Judges Are Adapting. [Substack post]</p> <p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-lawless" target="_blank"> https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-lawless</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Tatis v. Big League Advance Fund</p> <p><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tatis-vs-big-league-advance-fund.pdf" target="_blank"> https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tatis-vs-big-league-advance-fund.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>US v. Russell [Docket via Court Listener]</p> <p> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70627303/united-states-of-america-v-russell/</p> <p> </p> <p>Show Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p> <p>BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p>Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </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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