<p>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/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acquitted</a> of disturbing the peace.</p><p><br></p><p>DNI Tulsi Gabbard <a href="https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">referred</a> the Ukraine Whistleblower and former Intelligence Community Inspector General to the DOJ for criminal prosecution. Crime: TBD.</p><p><br></p><p>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/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">harass</a> the Federal Reserve. This time she sent prosecutors to bang on the door demanding to inspect the ongoing renovations.</p><p><br></p><p>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/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forced</a> brand advisers to agree not to “discriminate” against conservative media outlets.</p><p><br></p><p>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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">again</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>MAIN SHOW:</p><p><br></p><p>A jury <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.621993/gov.uscourts.nysd.621993.1417.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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><br></p><p>We also break down a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.med.70333/gov.uscourts.med.70333.1.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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><br></p><p>Penis costume protester prevails in court</p><p><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Tulsi’s “Criminal Referral” of the Ukraine Whistleblower and ICIG</p><p><a href="https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2026/4154-pr-06-26</a></p><p><br></p><p>Prosecutors from Jeanine Pirro's office tried to access Federal Reserve headquarters, but were turned away</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutors-jeanine-pirro-office-visit-federal-reserve-headquarters-jerome-powell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutors-jeanine-pirro-office-visit-federal-reserve-headquarters-jerome-powell/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Justice Department settles with IBM over alleged DEI practices</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/16/justice-department-settles-with-ibm-over-alleged-dei-practices/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/16/justice-department-settles-with-ibm-over-alleged-dei-practices/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ad-firms-settle-with-trump-ftc-over-claims-they-boycotted-conservative-media" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ad-firms-settle-with-trump-ftc-over-claims-they-boycotted-conservative-media</a></p><p><br></p><p>Maryland v. Mullin</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-mullin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-mullin</a></p><p><br></p><p>National Trust for Historic Preservation v. National Park Service</p><p>https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72028010/national-trust-for-historic-preservation-in-the-united-states-v-national</p><p><br></p><p><em>US v. LiveNation</em> [docket via CourtListener]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/?order_by=desc&page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/?order_by=desc&page=1</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Carvajal-Munoz v. Ravencamp</em> [docket via CourtListener]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73186770/carvajal-munoz-v-ravencamp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73186770/carvajal-munoz-v-ravencamp/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Maine Civil Rights Act, 5 M.R.S. 4682</p><p><a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec4682.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec4682.html</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>“State Law, the Westfall Act, and the Nature of the </em>Bivens<em> Question</em>,” [2013 U. Penn. L. Rev.]</p><p><a href="https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=facpub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=facpub</a></p><p><br></p><p>Show Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p><p>BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p>Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>