<p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The lady who wore a penis costume to a No Kings protest in Fairhope, Alabama was <a href= "https://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/"> acquitted</a> of disturbing the peace.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DNI Tulsi Gabbard <a href= "https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26"> referred</a> the Ukraine Whistleblower and former Intelligence Community Inspector General to the DOJ for criminal prosecution. Crime: TBD.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro continues to <a href= "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutors-jeanine-pirro-office-visit-federal-reserve-headquarters-jerome-powell/"> harass</a> the Federal Reserve. This time she sent prosecutors to bang on the door demanding to inspect the ongoing renovations.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Trump administration uses the threat of administrative sanctions to force changes it can't get from Congress or the courts. The Justice Department <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/16/justice-department-settles-with-ibm-over-alleged-dei-practices/"> extorted</a> $17 million from IBM — which just so happens to have billions of dollars in government contracts! — for committing DEI "fraud." And the FTC <a href= "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ad-firms-settle-with-trump-ftc-over-claims-they-boycotted-conservative-media"> forced</a> brand advisers to agree not to "discriminate" against conservative media outlets.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">On a more positive note, a judge in Maryland continues to <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.600507/gov.uscourts.mdd.600507.42.0.pdf"> block</a> the ICE facility being constructed in the state, and Judge Richard Leon put the kibosh on Trump's ballroom … <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028010/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-in-the-united-states-v-national"> again</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">MAIN SHOW:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">A jury <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.621993/gov.uscourts.nysd.621993.1417.0.pdf"> slapped</a> Live Nation and Ticket Master in the <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/?order_by=desc&page=1"> antitrust lawsuit</a> filed in New York. The feds noped out two days into trial, but the states who picked up the baton and ran with it. The jurors found the company liable on all counts. We talk about the ins and outs of the decision and some pending legal questions still waiting for resolution. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">We also break down a <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.med.70333/gov.uscourts.med.70333.1.0.pdf"> new lawsuit</a> brought by a lawful resident of Maine with no criminal record who was seized by ICE during "Operation Catch of the Day" and brutalized. Can he sue under the <a href= "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec4682.html">Maine Civil Rights Act</a>? And if so, is this a path forward for blue states to fill the gap left by inadequate federal laws?</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Penis costume protester prevails in court</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/"> https://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Tulsi's "Criminal Referral" of the Ukraine Whistleblower and ICIG</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26"> https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Prosecutors from Jeanine Pirro's office tried to access Federal Reserve headquarters, but were turned away</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutors-jeanine-pirro-office-visit-federal-reserve-headquarters-jerome-powell/"> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutors-jeanine-pirro-office-visit-federal-reserve-headquarters-jerome-powell/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Justice Department settles with IBM over alleged DEI practices</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/16/justice-department-settles-with-ibm-over-alleged-dei-practices/"> https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/16/justice-department-settles-with-ibm-over-alleged-dei-practices/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ad-firms-settle-with-trump-ftc-over-claims-they-boycotted-conservative-media"> https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ad-firms-settle-with-trump-ftc-over-claims-they-boycotted-conservative-media</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Maryland v. Mullin</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-mullin"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-mullin</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">National Trust for Historic Preservation v. National Park Service</p> <p dir="ltr"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028010/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-in-the-united-states-v-national</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. LiveNation [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/?order_by=desc&page=1"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/?order_by=desc&page=1</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Carvajal-Munoz v. Ravencamp [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73186770/carvajal-munoz-v-ravencamp/"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73186770/carvajal-munoz-v-ravencamp/</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Maine Civil Rights Act, 5 M.R.S. 4682</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec4682.html">https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec4682.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">"State Law, the Westfall Act, and the Nature of the Bivens Question," [2013 U. Penn. L. Rev.]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=facpub"> https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=facpub</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>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p>