Ep 155 — We FOIAed The Justice Department & Poor Alan Dershowitz Still Can't Get A Snack

Law and Chaos

The Department of Justice has filed an ethics complaint against the Chief Judge of the District Court in DC, James Boasberg, and we've enlisted Kel McClanahan to help us figure out what (if any) evidence the Trump administration has to support its claims. Plus, Liz and Andrew listened to the Federal Circuit's oral argument over Trump's tariffs. And what does a disgraced former superlawyer have to do to get a pierogi in Martha's Vineyard?? For our subscribers, we chortle with glee at the return of the Super Best Election Lawyer in All the Land!

Links:

Boasberg Judicial Misconduct Complaint via Courthouse News

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FINAL-Misconduct-Complaint-7.28.pdf

EXCLUSIVE: Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Are Predisposed Against Trump Administration

https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/16/exclusive-memo-reveals-d-c-judges-are-predisposed-against-trump-administration/

Newsom v. Trump [docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70496361/newsom-v-trump/?order_by=desc

Biden v. Byrne [docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne/

Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, 18 U.S. Code § 1385

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1385

VOS v. Trump (tariffs - US Court of International Trade) [via Court Listener]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cit.17080/gov.uscourts.cit.17080.55.0.pdf

VOS v. Trump (tariffs - Federal Circuit) - admin stay [via Court Listener]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105.7.0.pdf

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The Department of Justice has filed an ethics complaint against the Chief Judge of the District Court in DC, James Boasberg, and we've enlisted Kel McClanahan to help us figure out what (if any) evidence the Trump administration has to support its claims. Plus, Liz and Andrew listened to the Federal Circuit's oral argument over Trump's tariffs. And what does a disgraced former superlawyer have to do to get a pierogi in Martha's Vineyard?? For our subscribers, we chortle with glee at the return of the Super Best Election Lawyer in All the Land!

Links:

Boasberg Judicial Misconduct Complaint via Courthouse News

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FINAL-Misconduct-Complaint-7.28.pdf

EXCLUSIVE: Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Are Predisposed Against Trump Administration

https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/16/exclusive-memo-reveals-d-c-judges-are-predisposed-against-trump-administration/

Newsom v. Trump [docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70496361/newsom-v-trump/?order_by=desc

Biden v. Byrne [docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne/

Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, 18 U.S. Code § 1385

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1385

VOS v. Trump (tariffs - US Court of International Trade) [via Court Listener]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cit.17080/gov.uscourts.cit.17080.55.0.pdf

VOS v. Trump (tariffs - Federal Circuit) - admin stay [via Court Listener]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105/gov.uscourts.cafc.23105.7.0.pdf

Show Links:

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/

BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPod

Threads: @LawAndChaosPod

Twitter: @LawAndChaosPod

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2025-08-01 60 min
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