<p dir="ltr">DOCKET ALERTS:</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">We bid a fond <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department"> goodbye</a> to Ed Martin … well, fond-ish.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Liam Ramos, the little boy kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis along with his father is back home after a judge in Texas granted his habeas petition. Read the scathing order <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf"> here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Jia Cobb re-imposed a <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf"> temporary restraining order</a> barring DHS from excluding legislators from immigrant detention facilities. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Two immigrant rights groups <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.295118/gov.uscourts.mad.295118.1.0.pdf"> challenged</a> ICE's homebrew arrest warrants.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Trump administration finally got that perp walk of Don Lemon. Two weeks ago, a federal magistrate <a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point">refused</a> to issue an arrest warrant for Lemon, Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort, and three others who were present at the MLK Day protest at a church whose pastor David Easterbrook is an ICE supervisor. Now a grand jury has <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf"> indicted</a> all eight of the DOJ's original targets.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the Sixth Circuit <a href= "https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf"> dropkicked</a> the DOJ's judicial ethics <a href= "https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FINAL-Misconduct-Complaint-7.28.pdf"> complaint</a> against Chief Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court in DC. The complaint is based on <a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc"> leaked notes</a> from a closed judicial conference in March, which Law and Chaos is <a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice/?order_by=desc"> suing</a> to kick loose under FOIA. The Signalgate administration says it has <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.589465/gov.uscourts.mdd.589465.21.2.pdf"> no idea</a> how this judicial record wound up on its servers. </p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Liz and Andrew sound off on Chief Justice Roberts forcing SCOTUS employees to <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html"> sign NDAs</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Donald Trump <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf"> sues</a> the IRS — it's like suing himself, but you get to foot the bill.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">And we ponder whether Trump can legally burn down the Kennedy Center Make the Kennedy Center Great Again.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Plus for subscribers: Andrew's got a deep dive into the Death on the High Seas Act and the <a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf"> lawsuit</a> filed by survivors of two men murdered in the Caribbean boat strikes.</p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Justice Dept. demotes Ed Martin, stripping Trump ally of most authority</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department"> https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Liam Ramos Habeas Order</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">TRO Enjoining DHS from Excluding Legislators From Immigration Facilities</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">The Perp Walk Is The Point</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">US v. Armstrong [Don Lemon Indictment]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">DOJ Attacks Judge, Claims Judicial Immunity For Itself</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc"> https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Judge Sutton Dismissed DOJ Complaint Re Judge Boasberg</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf"> https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Res Ipsa Media v. DOJ [L&C FOIA suit]</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html"> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Trump v. IRS</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Boat Strike Complaint</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf</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</p> <p dir="ltr">Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </p>