Ep 264 — Mission Accomplished-ish

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Summary <p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and the 11 other members of the Open Markets Committee voted to raise interest rates 0.25 percent, and Trump is pissed.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The New York Times published a <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/minnesota-judge-trump-immigration.html"> blockbuster story</a>, interviewing almost all of the federal judges in Minnesota about what it was like to hold the line during the Trump administration's immigration surge into the Twin Cities.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Trump administration is <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.474157/gov.uscourts.cand.474157.226.0.pdf"> bigfooting</a> into the states' antitrust suit to block the Paramount-WB merger. Not to support the states! To force the states to pay a $1.9 billion bond!</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOOFUS OF THE DAY:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Our Doofi of the Day is a three-judge panel at the Eighth Circuit that seems to be thinking about trying to overrule the US Supreme Court and let Missouri gerrymander another Republican seat in Congress in the 2026 midterms. It's not going to work. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p dir="ltr">Trump is threatening to tear down the Kennedy Center and looking at <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.85.0_1.pdf"> mockups</a> of the national monument demolished. Meanwhile his lackeys <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.86.0_1.pdf"> insist</a> in the court that the facility is only being closed temporarily for safety.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Remember when Trump's dingbat lawyer Lindsey Halligan tried to prosecute Jim Comey and Tish James and fell flat on her face? That case <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/live/_baUl2wtXvE">got to the Fourth Circuit</a> this week, and it's still hot garbage.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The DOJ is very busy <a href= "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-again-wins-substantial-relief-against-google"> patting itself on the back</a> for its glorious antitrust <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66753787/united-states-v-google-llc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc&page=1"> victory against Google</a> over the sale of banner ads. Turns out, that victory is a lot less impressive than advertised. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBER BONUS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">College football coach Lane Kiffin tried to break the NCAA by recruiting pro players. His own conference <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74745193/the-southeastern-conference-v-louisiana-state-university/"> sued him</a> for… violating the First Amendment? What in the world is going on in college football, and is Ted Cruz going to ride in and save the integrity of amateur sports? (No, no he is not.)</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump's Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/minnesota-judge-trump-immigration.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/minnesota-judge-trump-immigration.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">California v. Paramount Skydance </p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73606877/the-state-of-california-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73606877/the-state-of-california-v-paramount-skydance-corporation/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Onder v. Missouri [8th Circuit docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><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></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Beatty v. Trump</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069932/beatty-v-trump">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069932/beatty-v-trump</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Oral Argument US v. Comey/James</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/live/_baUl2wtXvE">https://www.youtube.com/live/_baUl2wtXvE</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOJ Press Release, "Department of Justice Again Wins Substantial Relief Against Google," September 16, 2026</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-again-wins-substantial-relief-against-google"> https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-again-wins-substantial-relief-against-google</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Google [EDVa docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66753787/united-states-v-google-llc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc&page=1"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66753787/united-states-v-google-llc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc&page=1</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">SUBSCRIBER BONUS</p> <p dir="ltr">Southeastern Conference v. Louisiana State University [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74745193/the-southeastern-conference-v-louisiana-state-university/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74745193/the-southeastern-conference-v-louisiana-state-university/</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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