Ep 267 — DOJ Loves Nixon

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Summary <p dir="ltr">In Georgia, DOJ celebrates its <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.354719/gov.uscourts.gand.354719.146.0_1.pdf"> 26th courtroom loss</a> in the battle to steal state voter rolls.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">An Arizona appeals court <a href= "https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/bypraqoreve/State%20v.%20Horcasitas%20-%201%20CA-CR%2025-0191%20-%20Opinion.pdf"> overturned</a> a manslaughter sentence because of an absolutely <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/arizona-court-says-judge-wrongly-allowed-ai-generated-victim-video-2026-09-30/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily-Docket&utm_term=100126&utm_content=100126&lctg=5f3bddb09169056b6909090c&user_email=a9b75dd7bf4a23591e1819346adeaa5b6f794759a98713a1a574ddc4dd7e6cb5"> bonkers use of AI</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">A judge in DC Superior Court dismissed vandalism charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn <a href= "https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28713072-hearn-dismissal/"> with prejudice</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Justice Department filed an <a href= "https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1463401/dl?inline">ethics complaint</a> against almost every judge in the District of Minnesota for talking to the New York Times about what it was like to have their orders blatantly disregarded day after day.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">A judge in Washington <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.366075/gov.uscourts.wawd.366075.44.0.pdf"> ruled</a> that the president has no power to fire US Attorneys installed by judges when there is an unfilled vacancy. The three hat dance is so back, baby!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOOFUS OF THE DAY: </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Revisionist historian Geoff Shepard, a former Nixon aide, is making the rounds at DOJ pitching his hot take: "Watergate As Lawfare." The <a href= "https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/decades-after-watergate-justice-department-reviews-whether-nixon-got-a-raw-deal-8e25380f"> WSJ</a> reports that there's an appetite inside the Justice Department for the theory that all those guys who went to jail for Nixon were persecuted victims.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">JGG v. Trump, the first major case where the Trump DOJ defied a court order, sending hundreds of men to CECOT in El Salvador, is back at the DC Circuit. This week, the entire court sitting en banc, heard oral argument on the issue of whether Judge James Boasberg has the power to do anything about flagrant contempt of his rulings. Audio <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1BwFh_lYg">here</a>!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBER BONUS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The US Supreme Court, via a <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf"> 6-3 shadow docket order</a>, stayed two lower court rulings <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.242.0.pdf"> prohibiting the administration</a> from deporting immigrants to third countries without due process, without notice or the opportunity to raise a credible fear or torture or persecution. The New York Times <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-third-country-deportations.html"> reported</a> that the administration was unable to comply with the court's order to stop, so it immediately ran to the Supreme Court for help, which it got.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Raffensperger [Georgia voter rolls]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72193752/united-states-v-raffensperger/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72193752/united-states-v-raffensperger/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Arizona court says judge wrongly allowed AI-generated victim video</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/arizona-court-says-judge-wrongly-allowed-ai-generated-victim-video-2026-09-30/"> https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/arizona-court-says-judge-wrongly-allowed-ai-generated-victim-video-2026-09-30/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Hearn Dismissal Order</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28713072-hearn-dismissal/"> https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28713072-hearn-dismissal/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/decades-after-watergate-justice-department-reviews-whether-nixon-got-a-raw-deal-8e25380f"> https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/decades-after-watergate-justice-department-reviews-whether-nixon-got-a-raw-deal-8e25380f</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Rogoff v. Trump [Three hat dance]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73647676/rogoff-v-trump/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73647676/rogoff-v-trump/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">In re: Donald Trump / J.G.G. v. Trump [Oral argument audio]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1BwFh_lYg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1BwFh_lYg</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">In re: Donald Trump / J.G.G. v. Trump [DC Circuit docket]</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72029089/in-re-donald-trump/</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">JGG v. Trump [District Court docket]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DHS v. D.V.D. [Supreme Court order; third country renditions]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DHS v. D.V.D. [1st Circuit order; third country renditions]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.53896/gov.uscourts.ca1.53896.00108510897.0.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.53896/gov.uscourts.ca1.53896.00108510897.0.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">D.V.D. v. DHS [trial court D. Mass. order; third country renditions]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.242.0.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.242.0.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">"Trump Administration Scrambles to Stop Third-Country Deportations After Court Ruling," New York Times, Sep. 24, 2026.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-third-country-deportations.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-third-country-deportations.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Show Links:</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p> <p dir="ltr">BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p dir="ltr">Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </p>

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