<p>DOCKET ALERTS:</p><p><br></p><p>We bid a fond <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">goodbye</a> to Ed Martin … well, fond-ish.</p><p><br></p><p>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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Judge Jia Cobb re-imposed a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">temporary restraining order</a> barring DHS from excluding legislators from immigrant detention facilities. </p><p><br></p><p>Two immigrant rights groups <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.295118/gov.uscourts.mad.295118.1.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">challenged</a> ICE’s homebrew arrest warrants.</p><p><br></p><p>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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">indicted</a> all eight of the DOJ’s original targets.</p><p><br></p><p>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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dropkicked</a> the DOJ’s judicial ethics <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FINAL-Misconduct-Complaint-7.28.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">no idea</a> how this judicial record wound up on its servers. </p><p><br></p><p>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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign NDAs</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Donald Trump <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sues</a> the IRS — it’s like suing himself, but you get to foot the bill.</p><p><br></p><p>And we ponder whether Trump can legally burn down the Kennedy Center Make the Kennedy Center Great Again.</p><p><br></p><p>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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lawsuit</a> filed by survivors of two men murdered in the Caribbean boat strikes.</p><p><br></p><p>Justice Dept. demotes Ed Martin, stripping Trump ally of most authority</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/02/ed-martin-demoted-justice-department</a></p><p><br></p><p>Liam Ramos Habeas Order</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>TRO Enjoining DHS from Excluding Legislators From Immigration Facilities</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200/gov.uscourts.dcd.283200.52.0.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Perp Walk Is The Point</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/the-perp-walk-is-the-point</a></p><p><br></p><p>US v. Armstrong [Don Lemon Indictment]</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103/gov.uscourts.mnd.231103.39.0_1.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>DOJ Attacks Judge, Claims Judicial Immunity For Itself</p><p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/doj-attacks-judge-using-leaked-doc</a></p><p><br></p><p>Judge Sutton Dismissed DOJ Complaint Re Judge Boasberg</p><p><a href="https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/internet/judicial_complaints/files/2025/06-25-90173(Chad.MO.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>Res Ipsa Media v. DOJ [L&C FOIA suit]</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71236135/res-ipsa-media-llc-v-department-of-justice</a></p><p><br></p><p>How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/supreme-court-nondisclosure-agreements.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>Trump v. IRS</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172/gov.uscourts.flsd.706172.1.0_4.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>Boat Strike Complaint</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.294916/gov.uscourts.mad.294916.1.0_1.pdf</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>