<p>It's been another wild week of injunctions, executive orders, and just plain insanity from the Trump administration. Then, we'll let Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni teach us about civil procedure. And for a deep dive, we discuss a surprising recusal from Justice Barrett that preserves what's left of the separation of church and state.</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p> </p> <p>How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: 'Keep Him Where He Is'</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deportation.html" target="_blank"> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deportation.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Judge James Ho Public Meltdown</p> <p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.224134/gov.uscourts.ca5.224134.25.1.pdf" target="_blank"> https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.224134/gov.uscourts.ca5.224134.25.1.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security [Docket via Court Listener]</p> <p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69775896/dvd-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/" target="_blank"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69775896/dvd-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Somerville Public Schools v. Trump [Docket via Court Listener]</p> <p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69778837/somerville-public-schools-v-trump" target="_blank"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69778837/somerville-public-schools-v-trump</a></p> <p> </p> <p>US v. McIver [Docket via Court Listener]</p> <p> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70317726/united-states-v-mciver/</p> <p> </p> <p>Trump v. Wilcox [Supreme Court order granting stay]</p> <p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Oklahoma Statewide School Board v. Drummond [Supreme Court per curiam order]</p> <p><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-394_9p6b.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-394_9p6b.pdf</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Lively v. Baldoni (SDNY) [docket via CourtListener]</p> <p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc&page=2" target="_blank"> https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc&page=2</a></p> <p> </p> <p>We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine, New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html" target="_blank"> https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Show Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.lawandchaospod.com/" target="_blank">https://www.lawandchaospod.com/</a></p> <p>BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p>Threads: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p>Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod</p> <p> </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>