Law and Chaos

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1. Ep 275 — Five Days Left

   30 Oct 2026 · 53 min · Episode 275

   Twitch streamer Hasan Piker is suing Scott Jennings for defamation after the conservative podcaster edited clips to make Piker sound racist. Bill Essayli, who has been holding himself out as the First Assistant US…

2. Ep 274 — DOJ v. Voters

   27 Oct 2026 · 1 h 16 min · Episode 274

   Congratulations to Maurene Comey, who won her wrongful termination suit against the DOJ, which fired her last year despite a decade of exemplary performance. US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro proudly announced a…

3. Ep 273 — Trump v. Voters

   23 Oct 2026 · 1 h 02 min · Episode 273

   DOCKET ALERTS: Alina Habba is newly married and locked in a knife fight with fellow Trumplander Ric Grenell. She says he failed to deposit a $6 million check to the Kennedy Center. And — hey, what a coincidence! — a…

4. Ep 272 — SCOTUS vs. All Living Things

   20 Oct 2026 · 1 h 32 min · Episode 272

   DOCKET ALERTS: The Supreme Court is back in session. In Monday's orders list, the justices agreed to hear two important cases. In DOJ v. McNutt, they'll decide whether the government can ban home distilling under its…

5. Ep 271 — Birtherism 2.0

   16 Oct 2026 · 1 h 07 min · Episode 271

   DOCKET ALERTS: Maryland Congressman Andy Harris is confused about who gets to record him losing his mind in public. Judge Tim Kelly issued a preliminary injunction, continuing the TRO which blocked the White House…

6. Ep 270 — Attorney Accountability (feat. Akiva Cohen)

   13 Oct 2026 · 51 min · Episode 270

   The rule of law is under attack and the DOJ's prestige and presumption of regularity have crumbled. How do we fix this moving forward? Akiva Cohen joins us to discuss GLOW Law (Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog).…

7. Ep 269 — Star Wars Bar

   9 Oct 2026 · 1 h 15 min · Episode 269

   DOCKET ALERTS: Trump's cronies on the Kennedy Center board have come up with a new reason to stonewall discovery in the lawsuit brought by Rep. Joyce Beatty: executive privilege. A federal judge in Virginia dismissed…

8. Ep 268 — Book Club: Unpacking McGirt v. Oklahoma

   6 Oct 2026 · 1 h 04 min · Episode 268

   Today we're doing something a bit different. We're discussing the excellent book "By the Fire We Carry," by Rebecca Nagle and the fight for Cherokee sovereignty, through the lens of the 2020 Supreme Court cast McGirt…

9. Ep 267 — DOJ Loves Nixon

   2 Oct 2026 · 1 h 02 min · Episode 267

   In Georgia, DOJ celebrates its 26th courtroom loss in the battle to steal state voter rolls. An Arizona appeals court overturned a manslaughter sentence because of an absolutely bonkers use of AI. A judge in DC…

10. Ep 266 — Trump Says LOVE ME On The Taxpayer Dime

    29 Sep 2026 · 58 min · Episode 266

    Congratulations to now-former FBI director Andrew Bailey, who resigned this morning and got out of the way of whatever scandal is coming down the pike. On Friday, a jury ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion to a company…

11. Ep 265 — Brett Kavanaugh, U Up?

    25 Sep 2026 · 55 min · Episode 265

    DOCKET ALERTS: ProPublica published a bombshell story about Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who was allegedly the subject of an FBI corruption investigation until Trump killed it. The Department of Homeland Security is…

12. Ep 264 — Mission Accomplished-ish

    18 Sep 2026 · 59 min · Episode 264

    DOCKET ALERTS: Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and the 11 other members of the Open Markets Committee voted to raise interest rates 0.25 percent, and Trump is pissed. The New York Times published a blockbuster…

13. Ep 263 — SCOTUS Saves The Midterms … Eventually

    15 Sep 2026 · 1 h 02 min · Episode 263

    DOCKET ALERTS: This podcast won a victory today in its lawsuit against the Trump administration to kick loose the document the DOJ used as the basis for a frivolous ethics complaint against Judge James Boasberg in DC.…

14. Ep 262 — Any Time Now, SCOTUS!

    11 Sep 2026 · 59 min · Episode 262

    DOCKET ALERTS: The president is promising to send out $5,000 checks to every American if Republicans win the midterms. The Fourth Circuit became the ninth appellate court to find that the Trump administration's…

15. Ep 261 — If You're Gonna Steal, Steal Big With AI

    8 Sep 2026 · 55 min · Episode 261

    DOCKET ALERTS: New Jersey became the latest state to beat back a Trump administration challenge to its sanctuary jurisdiction laws. After the Supreme Court's conservatives (less CJR) allowed Trump to build his…

16. Ep 260 — The State of the Senate 2026 (feat. Joe Dye)

    4 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min · Episode 260

    DOCKET ALERTS: The fight over Trump's attempt to seize control of state mail-in ballots is headed for the Supreme Court. After a hearing before Judge Indira Talwani, the government didn't wait for a ruling — and it…

17. Ep 259 — COINTELPRO 2: Defective Boogaloo

    1 Sep 2026 · 55 min · Episode 259

    The J. M. Smucker Company notched a win in its trademark dilution case against Trader Joe's over the Uncrustable dupes. A judge in Ohio refused to dismiss the case or transfer it to California. For the third time,…

18. Ep 258 — Florida Corruptionpalooza

    28 Aug 2026 · 1 h 00 min · Episode 258

    DOCKET ALERTS: Washington Post opinion writer Karen Attiah, who was fired for her remarks after the death of Charlie Kirk, has been reinstated to her job after winning in arbitration. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa…

19. Ep 257 — That Time When EBay Lost Its Mind

    25 Aug 2026 · 42 min

    DESCRIPTION: It's a special episode today. We'll spend the whole show diving into the debacle of eBay, a $50 billion company, launching a harassment campaign against a middle-aged couple in Massachusetts. Come for the…

20. Ep 256 — Natalie, Hide the Ketchup!

    20 Aug 2026 · 59 min · Episode 256

    DOCKET ALERTS: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro wants to leave the door open to re-charging David Hearn for damaging the reflecting pool, although she concedes that literally everything she said in her original indictment…

21. Ep 255 — Double the Jeopardy, Double the Fun

    18 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 min · Episode 255

    DOCKET ALERTS: The Supreme Court denied Trump's motion for rehearing in the first E. Jean Carroll case. Time to pay up, creep! Federal Judge Lynn Winmill invalidated Idaho's abortion ban insofar as it contains no…

22. Ep 254 — More Like the Department of Manifest Injustice

    14 Aug 2026 · 1 h 02 min · Episode 254

    DOCKET ALERTS: The Kennedy Center board of trustees is back on its BS. After being ordered to take Trump's name off the side of the building, they've now voted again to put it back on. They also voted to close the…

23. Ep 253 — The One Weird Trick Presidency

    11 Aug 2026 · 53 min · Episode 251

    DOCKET ALERTS: Todd Blanche was confirmed as permanent attorney general after Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy remembered that he's an unprincipled hack. Trump's lackey Will Scharf is being promoted from staff…

24. Ep 252 — Blanche, Boutros, and Buc-ee's

    7 Aug 2026 · 55 min · Episode 252

    DOCKET ALERTS: Todd Blanche advanced out of the Judiciary Committee and faces a vote by the full Senate on whether to confirm him as Attorney General. Will Republicans defy—JK,LOL. Journalist Katie Phang's lawsuit…

25. Ep 251 — You Whack The Guy, You Don't 86 Him

    4 Aug 2026 · 57 min · Episode 251

    Andrew is flying solo today. He's got three stories about the petty incompetence of this administration. First, we start off with the likely impending confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General after the DOJ…

26. Ep 250 — Trump Corruption-palooza (Ft. Zach Everson)

    31 Jul 2026 · 1 h 06 min · Episode 250

    It's our semiquincentennial! And we're celebrating with a long-form interview with Zach Everson, research director of the Trump Accountability Project. Zach joins us to discuss how cryptocurrency powered Donald Trump's…

27. Ep 249 — DHS Voter Lists?

    28 Jul 2026 · 53 min · Episode 249

    DOCKET ALERTS: The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is on hold well into next year. The parties stipulated that the merger would not go through pending trial in the antitrust case brought by twelve state AGs, despite…

28. Ep 248 — Tariff Man Returns

    24 Jul 2026 · 1 h 05 min · Episode 248

    DOCKET ALERTS: After SecDef Hegseth ordered testosterone testing for all troops over 30 and offered hormone replacement therapy to all, Judge Ana Reyes ordered the government to explain how this is different from the…

29. Ep 247 — They See Me Trollin'

    21 Jul 2026 · 59 min · Episode 247

    DOCKET ALERTS: Minnesota passed the "Grandparents' Happy Hour" law making it legal to serve wine to grown adults in assisted living. Skol! The DOJ's Civil Division got tossed out of court in Massachusetts because it…

30. Ep 246 — Blanche and Buc-ee's

    17 Jul 2026 · 54 min · Episode 246

    DOCKET ALERTS: This week, the Senate confirmed Jeffrey Kuntz as a judge in the Southern District of Florida, making him the second former Florida state jurist who did Trump a solid in his trollsuit against the…

31. Ep 245 — Lindsey Graham: Bad Lawyer

    14 Jul 2026 · 59 min · Episode 245

    DOCKET ALERTS: Todd Blanche will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week as it considers his nomination to be Attorney General. Can he advance without Senator Lindsey Graham, his biggest protector?…

32. Ep 244 — Trump Says SCOTUS Must Reconsider 'IMMEDIATELY

    10 Jul 2026 · 49 min · Episode 244

    DOCKET ALERTS: Trump says he's going to get the Supreme Court to reconsider its birthright citizenship ruling "IMMEDIATELY." (He's not.) He also says he's going to get SCOTUS to reconsider its denial of certiorari in…

33. Ep 243 — Judgefight

    7 Jul 2026 · 56 min · Episode 243

    DOCKET ALERTS: As Trump tries to get out of paying E. Jean Carroll what he owes her, his supporters have filed a scandalously irresponsible bar complaint against her lawyer Roberta Kaplan. US Attorney Andrew Boutros…

34. Ep 242 — SCOTUS Wanders Off For Summer, But State Judges Keep Delivering

    3 Jul 2026 · 1 h 08 min · Episode 242

    DOCKET ALERTS: House Speaker Mike Johnson sent everyone home for vacation rather than deal with a dissident faction in his own caucus that keeps demanding a vote on the vote-suppressing SAVE America Act Trump keeps…

35. Ep 241 — SCOTUS Burns Down The Government For Sport

    30 Jun 2026 · 57 min · Episode 241

    DOCKET ALERTS: From the SCOTUS orders list, petitions for certiorari denied in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against Trump and Alan Dershowitz's defamation suit against CNN. Pay up, a-hole! And of course, a big…

36. Ep 240 — The Only Consistent Thing About The Supreme Court

    26 Jun 2026 · 1 h 00 min · Episode 240

    DOCKET ALERTS: The administration says it's going to prosecute anyone who touches the algae-ridden Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial. So far, that seems to be more bluster than reality. Sadly, what isn't…

37. Ep 239 — Slush Fund Funtimes

    23 Jun 2026 · 56 min · Episode 239

    DOCKET ALERTS: Maryland became the ninth state to beat back a lawsuit from the DOJ's Civil Division seeking to seize its full, unredacted voter rolls. In Massachusetts, a judge allowed states to proceed with a…

38. Ep 238 — Speech Crimes

    19 Jun 2026 · 52 min

    DOCKET ALERTS: Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is facing a residency challenge to his gubernatorial campaign. The Justice Department dismissed a case seeking to enforce a moratorium on offshore and onshore windfarm…

39. Ep 237 — A Slush Fund By Any Other Name Would Still Reek

    16 Jun 2026 · 56 min · Episode 237

    DOCKET ALERTS: The Supreme Court issued orders today, opinions coming Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reports that Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for DC, is investigating banks for "debanking" conservatives. Judge…

40. Ep 236 — Is Trump's Newest Lawyer WORSE Than Alina Habba?

    12 Jun 2026 · 53 min · Episode 236

    DOCKET ALERTS: Will Trump's name come off the Kennedy Center in time for the court-ordered deadline? New York congressional candidate Brad Lander was acquitted of charges related to a peaceful protest inside the…

41. Ep 235 — The Only Thing Bigger Than The UFC Claw Is The Grift

    9 Jun 2026 · 59 min · Episode 235

    DOCKET ALERTS: Doofus of the Day: George Santos, who is clearly trying to get himself back into jail. NPR reported that the former congressman bet against his own appearance at the State of the Union in February.…

42. Ep 234 — Holy Grand Jury, Batman!

    5 Jun 2026 · 1 h 12 min · Episode 234

    DOCKET ALERTS: A federal judge in Colorado enjoined the National Science Foundation from shutting down the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. APA, FTW! The DC Circuit ruled that Pete Hegseth's…

43. Ep 232 — The Vindictive DOJ

    4 Jun 2026 · 1 h 10 min · Episode 232

    DOCKET ALERTS: Joe Dye begins a series on the second phase of the redistricting wars at his Substack. Multiple states are threatening to tax payouts from Trump's slush fund at 100 percent. The Trump Administration…

44. Ep 231 — Abrego Garcia Wins Again

    4 Jun 2026 · 48 min · Episode 231

    DOCKET ALERTS: Judges in Maine and Wisconsin hand DOJ two more losses as they sue to get access to state voter rolls to check for non-existent election fraud. Associate Attorney General Stan Woodward is back with…

45. Ep 230 — DOJ Tiptoes Around The Sh*tpile!

    4 Jun 2026 · 1 h 05 min · Episode 232

    DOCKET ALERTS: Congressional Republicans abstain courteously from blessing Trump's ICE/CBP allocation after Trump torpedoes several sitting GOP politicians and demands cash for the ballroom and the $1.8 billion J6…

46. Ep 229 — Judicial Warfare

    4 Jun 2026 · 58 min · Episode 229

    DOCKET ALERTS: The Supreme Court stayed a lower court decision out of Texas banning doctors from dispensing the abortion drug mifepristone. The Colorado Supreme Court barred Children's Hospital from cutting…

47. Ep 228 — Gerrymanders For Me But Not For Thee

    4 Jun 2026 · 1 h 05 min · Episode 228

    DOCKET ALERTS: As Trump rants at "Neil and Amy" for betraying him in the IEEPA tariffs case, the next tariff battle is already taking shape. Reuters legal reporters analyzed court stats in Minnesota and proved that…

48. Ep 227 — Presumption of Irregularity

    4 Jun 2026 · 1 h 05 min · Episode 227

    DESCRIPTION: Kash Patel is not as think as you drunk he is … again. And if you tell someone about it, he'll strap you to a polygraph. The DC Circuit seems likely to side with Senator Mark Kelly in his lawsuit against…

49. Ep 226 — SCOTUS and Louisiana Go Mask Off

    4 Jun 2026 · 57 min · Episode 226

    DOCKET ALERTS: Sadly, recurring L&C segment "Justin Baldoni Teaches CivPro" is canceled. He and Blake Lively settled their civil suit today. Now we'll just have to rely on Trump and his minions to show us how law does…

50. Ep 225 — SCOTUS Breaks Democracy

    4 Jun 2026 · 59 min · Episode 225

    DESCRIPTION: Elon Musk discovers that filing a lawsuit against Sam Altman and sh*tposting about it on social media is a lot more fun than testifying Alex Jones is back on his BS. He managed to delay a proposed deal…