Liz and Andrew break down what the latest decision by the Colorado Supreme Court means, how it will take effect, and how a court that claims to be devoted to textualism and originalism will grapple with arguments aimed squarely at their wheelhouse. You know you want it!
In the A segment, they also break down Trump's latest efforts to convince the Supreme Court to move really, really slowly.
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Colorado Supreme Court declares Trump ineligible for the ...
2023-12-22 05:28:12 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew of course recorded this show before the big Colorado Supreme Court decision, but rest assured that breakdown is coming!
In this episode, Liz and Andrew discuss Trump's hapless legal filings across multiple jurisdictions before diving deeply into a surprising decision from the very conservative 11th Circuit regarding the scope of the federal criminal removal statute. What does it all mean? Listen and find out!
There will be no show on Dec. 25 and 27th. Happy Holidays...
2023-12-20 08:00:53 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew react to the $148 million defamation verdict against Rudy Giuliani by pollworkers Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman before tackling the latest barrage of motions to dismiss filed by
Hunter Biden's lawyers in the Delaware gun charge case.
If you need to cut through some right-wing nonsense over the holidays, this is the episode for you!
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DOJ Order No. 5730-2023 appointing Weiss
2023-12-18 08:27:05 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew continue to cover a bunch of stories with the connected theme of how to push back against Donald Trump's efforts to use anything and everything to postpone his criminal trials.
Also, there's rare good news regarding the Supreme Court and its refusal to grant certiorari in Tingley v. Ferguson, meaning that Washington state's law prohibiting conversion therapy stays in place.
All that and much, much more, including a breakdown of the last day of Rudy's defama...
2023-12-15 08:05:11 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew break down two stories today. First, they update you as to the first two days of Rudy Giuliani's civil trial for having defamed Atlanta poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
Then, they break down exactly what Donald Trump is up to in asserting immunity, and how Special Counsel Jack Smith is fighting back in three different courts at once: the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the Supreme Court.
2023-12-13 06:35:48 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew welcome back friend of the show Kel McClanahan to tell us about an oral argument at the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that you can and should attend in an effort to get the Senate Intelligence Committee's full report on torture during the Bush administration released to the public!
Then, Liz and Andrew break down what's really going on with the Hunter Biden tax indictment.
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Hunter Biden
2023-12-11 06:51:49 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew tackle John Eastman's brief in his disbarment hearing arguing that the 2020 Presidential election was in fact stolen. It was not.
In the A story, Andrew and Liz walk through Trump's latest efforts to invade the secrecy of confidential documents in the Southern District of Florida.
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Moore v. Harper
2023-12-08 06:58:21 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew unpack the two recent decisions on Presidential immunity. What does it mean for the civil and criminal cases against Donald Trump?
But first, the duo unpack a recent Rule 404 filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith that reveals some (more) disturbing details of how Trump planned to hijack the 2020 Presidential election.
In the LONG Patreon bonus, Andrew and Liz parse through some seemingly-minor findings and show how they're part of the bad faith effort by Judge Aileen...
2023-12-06 06:16:40 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew embark on a deep dive into a set of truly wild accusations against Trump's go-to lawyer, Alina Habba, who's accused of manipulating a young server into signing an illegal and one-sided settlement agreement to benefit Donald Trump's Bedminster golf course.
Was this really Alina Habba's audition to be the next Michael Cohen? Find out why this case matters and what's coming next!
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Bianco v. Lamington<...
2023-12-04 05:49:34 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew bring you a trio of stories: first, the New York appellate court reinstated the gag order on Donald Trump, prohibiting him from attacking Justice Engoron's staff.
Next, learn how Hunter Biden outmaneuvered the GOP buffoons in Congress.
Finally, geek out on the Supreme Court docket with Munsingwear!
In the Patreon bonus, the two break down whether Trump has been able to sneak assets out of New York and if so, what Special Master Barbara Jones int...
2023-12-01 06:36:07 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew dissect Trump's latest request for additional discovery in the DC indictment before analyzing Rudy Giuliani having found the one thing he fears more than Judge Beryl Howell: a jury of his peers!
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Trump Motion for Discovery
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usc...
2023-11-29 05:26:36 +0000 UTC
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Liz has finally beat the flu (or whatever) and makes her triumphant return breaking down a voting machine case in Georgia that is NOT crazy. So, of course, Mike "Lumpy Pillows" Lindell is lying about it.
The duo also break down all the developments with Trump's various gag orders.
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Affidavit in support of Trump gag order to NY First Judicial Department in Trump v. Engoron
2023-11-27 05:50:13 +0000 UTC
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With Liz sidelined, Andrew welcomes back friend of the show Seth Barrett Tillman for an in-depth discussion of Anderson v. Griswold, a Colorado state court opinion that found by clear and convincing evidence that Donald Trump incited an insurrection on January 6, 2021.
What implications does that have? Listen and find out!
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Anderson v. Griswold
2023-11-23 20:29:10 +0000 UTC
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Andrew and Liz tackle three updates: Elon Musk's "thermonuclear" lawsuit against Media Matters; Harrison Floyd's bond revocation hearing; and a truly terrible decision out of the 8th Circuit.
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NAACP v. Sanders
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Opinion.pdf
2023-11-22 06:46:39 +0000 UTC
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Andrew and an ailing Liz break down Elon Musk's latest threat to try and sue a media outlet critical of Twitter into silence - this time, Media Matters for America - through the lens of his last lawsuit, against the tiny charity the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which produced an investigative report showing that Twitter profits from weaponized antisemitism and white supremacy.
Oh, and the duo begin with a Life Comes At You Fast, where Justice Arthur Engoron has already d...
2023-11-20 03:32:59 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew break down the very real question of free speech versus a fair trial when viewed through the lens of (1) Donald Trump's motion for a mistrial in New York and (2) Trump's argument against the gag order to the DC Circuit. Come for the 1966 history, stay for hearing how Trump is going to lose!
Oh, and our Liz Dye might have played a role in the whole mistrial thing....
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Trump NY motion mistrial
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2023-11-17 05:48:51 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew welcome back Mitchell Epner to explain exactly what happened with the Sam Bankman-Fried trial.
This is an unpaid post on Patreon and was released early for Patrons.
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SBF Superseding indictment
https://www.justice.gov/media/1311286/dl?inline=
2023-11-15 03:55:16 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew break down a ruling that was surprising to many - Judge Aileen Cannon, FSW, denying Trump's motion to postpone his trial. What does it really mean? Listen and find out!
Then, the two break down Trump's litigation strategy (if you can call it that) in the E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit.
In the Patreon bonus, the two discuss Donald Trump's plan to save America from sliding into authoritarianism!
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2023-11-13 06:17:33 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew break down Donald Trump's testimony in the New York civil investigation. Then, Andrew welcomes back Joe Dye to talk about Tuesday's election results. You won't want to miss it!
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Engoron PSJ order
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24120504-engoron-decision-sept-2023
2023-11-10 06:09:22 +0000 UTC
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Today, Liz and Andrew welcome back Kel McClanahan to break down recent Classified Information Procedures Act ("CIPA") rulings in Donald Trump's cases in DC and Florida. What does it portend? Listen and find out!
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Trump DC docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/
Trump SDFL docket
2023-11-06 05:07:44 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew catch you up on all of Trump's travails, from the civil investigation in New York to the two federal cases in DC and Florida. Oh, and we also learn more about Halloween from our listeners!
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Trump DC docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/
Trump SDFL docket...
2023-11-03 04:51:48 +0000 UTC
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In an entirely Trump-free show, Liz and Andrew break down the law of Halloween! Is it illegal to be a witch? Do you have to disclose your house is haunted before selling it? Can you sue Satan? And much, much more!
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Charles West, Pope Leo of Bourges, Clerical Immunity and the Early Medieval Secular, in Early Medieval Europe (2021)
2023-11-01 06:16:07 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew tackle two stories. In the A segment, the duo discuss Trump's civil trial in New York and his (so far unsuccessful) efforts to block the gag order entered against him in federal court in DC.
Then they break down a case headed for oral argument at the Supreme Court in a few days, Vidal v. Elster, which presents the unfortunately timely question of whether someone can trademark a joke about Donald Trump's... hands (without his permission).
SHOW NOTES...
2023-10-30 05:56:20 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew tackle two stories today. First, they break down exactly what is going on with Trump's various gag orders and his behavior in court in New York.
Then, it's time for a classic deep dive about qui tam actions and how they've been hijacked with the help of possibly Trump's worst judicial appointment and weaponized against women. It's a story you need to know.
In the Patreon bonus, the duo compare and contrast legal ethics between George Santos and Donald Trump...
2023-10-27 06:17:34 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew urge caution on some breaking news stories, including the ABC report that Mark Meadows has "flipped." Then, the duo tackle the Jenna Ellis plea in Fulton County, GA and a barrage of bizarre filings by Donald Trump in his federal case in DC.
In the Patreon Bonus, Liz and Andrew analyze Jenna Ellis's legal advice as to how to steal the 2020 Election.
This is an unpaid post on Patreon.
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Trump Fulton County docket
2023-10-25 06:08:24 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew cover two main stories: (1) the plea bargain agreed to by Ken Cheseboro in Fulton County, Georgia, and (2) the ruling out of bankruptcy court that certain debts are "non-dischargeable in bankruptcy." What does that mean? Listen and find out!
In the Patreon bonus, Andrew and Liz deep dive into the specific jury instructions and more to figure out why the results were different for similar plaintiffs in Texas.
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2023-10-23 05:07:38 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew break down Sidney Powell's plea deal and much, much more!
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Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v SEC
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-60626-CV0.pdf
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS UNDER THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND FIRST AMENDMENT (Cheseboro & Powell)
2023-10-20 05:09:04 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew break down the mechanics of the vote for Speaker of the House, explain the incredibly narrow gag order issued by Judge Chutkan in the DC insurrection case against Donald Trump, and finish with a hilarious story of how Mike Lindell can't keep his terrible lawyers.
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Tweet re Hannity
2023-10-18 03:15:17 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew round up a bunch of stories, from the Speaker of the House race to the responses to various trans and drag show bans.
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2023-10-16 04:36:42 +0000 UTC
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Liz and Andrew cover a bunch of stories, from the hapless Republican effort to find a Speaker of the House to this week at the Supreme Court & much, much more!
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2023-10-13 05:01:45 +0000 UTC
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