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DOCKET ALERTS: ProPublica <a href= "https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation"> published a bombshell story</a> about Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who was allegedly the subject of an FBI corruption investigation <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/fbi-susan-collins-donor.html"> until Trump killed it</a>. The Department of Homeland Security is still looking for the vote fraud. In July, they announced that they found over 250,000 illegally-registered voters in four states. By August, that number declined to just under 16,000. And on a zoom call with local election officials in Nevada, it dropped to 185. But it's <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/politics/markwayne-mullin-voter-fraud-nevada"> probably actually zero</a>. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Governors Association <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74842896/dscc-v-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement/"> filed a lawsuit</a> to try and stop DHS and the FBI from sending armed guards to polling stations to intimidate voters. DOOFUS OF THE DAY: Our doofus of the day is Sheri Mecklenburg, the veteran prosecutor who broke DOJ norms (and possibly the law) to get the indictment in <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71795281/united-states-v-rabbitt/?order_by=desc"> the Broadview Six case</a>. Mecklenburg moved to intervene as a party on the grounds that if she doesn't get to represent herself, her former boss is definitely going to continue to throw her under the bus. She's not wrong. MAIN SHOW: Donald Trump tried to ban MSNOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House press pool. He lost in front of one of his own appointees, as Judge Tim Kelly in DC <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823502/cable-news-network-inc-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc"> entered a temporary restraining order</a> requiring the White House to reinstate the previously-confiscated "hard passes" and let the reporters back in. In Missouri, the 8th Circuit continues to try and overrule both the US and Missouri state Supreme Courts by requiring the state to use a Trump-approved super-gerrymandered map from 2025 instead of the already very gerrymandered map already in place. We're waiting to see what <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26a388.html"> Brett Kavanaugh will do</a>. (The petitioners filed a truly excellent <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A388/425276/20260922233012092_2026.09.22%20Von%20Glahn%20v.%20Hoskins_%20Emergency%20Stay%20Application.pdf"> motion for clarification</a> and <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A388/425466/20260923191253887_2026.09.23%20Von%20Glahn%20v.%20Hoskins_%20Reply.pdf"> reply brief</a>.) SUBSCRIBER BONUS: Trump had his nonsense lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer dismissed in state court for failure to state a claim, because the news isn't a consumer product. It's a great ruling from a very conservative judge. The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way <a href= "https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation"> https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation</a> F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/fbi-susan-collins-donor.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/fbi-susan-collins-donor.html</a> Trump officials touted a voter fraud bombshell. Their data hasn't proved it [CNN] <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/politics/markwayne-mullin-voter-fraud-nevada"> https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/politics/markwayne-mullin-voter-fraud-nevada</a> DSCC v. ICE [lawsuit to stop stationing armed guards at polling places; docket via CourtListener] <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74842896/dscc-v-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74842896/dscc-v-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement/</a> US v. Rabbit [Chicago 6 sanctions; docket via CourtListener] <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71795281/united-states-v-rabbitt/?order_by=desc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71795281/united-states-v-rabbitt/?order_by=desc</a> CNN v. Trump [press passes in DC; docket via CourtListener] <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823502/cable-news-network-inc-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74823502/cable-news-network-inc-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc</a> People Not Politicians v. Onder [Supreme Court docket] <a href= "https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26a388.html"> https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/26a388.html</a> Von Glahn v. Hoskins [Missouri Supreme Court Sep. 3, 2026 opinion] <a href= "https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=239229">https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=239229</a> Missouri Supreme Court Sep. 10, 2026 contempt order <a href= "https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=239429">https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=239429</a> Onder v. Missouri [8th Circuit docket via CourtListener] <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74780310/congressman-robert-onder-v-state-of-missouri/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74780310/congressman-robert-onder-v-state-of-missouri/</a> Show Links: <a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a> BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod