Ep 238 — Speech Crimes
· 52 min
Episode Ep 238 — Speech Crimes
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 permits. Instead they're buying back leases for windfarms, so that energy companies can develop natural gas plants in the midwest. Murica!
The DOJ is trying to take advantage of a half-assed plot to attack Trump's UFC to get the court to let him build his ballroom.
Doofus of the Day: Covid denier Alex Berenson, who got a $150,000 payout from the Trump administration because he got booted from Twitter in 2021.
MAIN SHOW:
It was an opinion day at SCOTUS, and every decision was authored by a bizarre coalition of justices. Of most interest was US v. Hemani, in which the Court held that regular marijuana use cannot be a reason to deny Americans the right to own a gun.
The US Attorneys Office in Minnesota announced conspiracy charges against protesters of the immigration surge into Minneapolis earlier this year. Like the Broadview 6 case, it's a transparent attempt to criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment and impose collective punishment on opponents of the administration's policies.
The Federal Trade Commission sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) in Texas, alleging that its Standards of Care document (SOC-8) violates Section 5 of the FTC Act.
SUBSCRIBERS: No FISA for you! Trump just blew up the deal to get FISA reauthorized and his new Director of National Intelligence confirmed.
Tuberville Residency Challenge [via ALReporter]
https://www.alreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tuberville-Filings.pdf
US v. Hemani [Supreme Court]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf
Hunter v. US [Supreme Court]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1063_5ifl.pdf
T.M. v. Univ. of Maryland Medical System [Supreme Court]
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-197_bp7c.pdf
US v. Sant [MN protesters]
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489496/united-states-v-sant
FTC v. WPATH [docket via CourtListener]
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.421590/
WPATH SOC-8
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644
HHS's "Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices."
https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-11/gender-dysphoria-report.pdf
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Links in the notes 12
- https://www.alreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Tuberville-Filings.pdf
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.53873/gov.uscourts.ca1.53873.00108460182.0.pdf
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67173704/berenson-v-biden-jr/
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1234_g2bh.pdf
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73489496/united-states-v-sant
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.421590/gov.uscourts.txnd.421590.1.0.pdf
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1063_5ifl.pdf
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-197_bp7c.pdf
- https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-11/gender-dysphoria-report.pdf
- https://www.lawandchaospod.com/
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