OA777: Who is Gal Luft? (Or, How I Learned Everything Republicans Say About Hunter Biden is Nonsense)

Liz and Andrew break down Trump’s latest doomed efforts to try and suppress the Special Purpose Grand Jury Report in Fulton County, Georgia (because he’s probably going to be indicted in the next few weeks).

Then, the two tackle the supposed “whistleblower” who can link Hunter Biden to Joe Biden to piles of cocaine to China to… something. Except that’s all nonsense and the whistleblower has been indicted for the stuff they accuse Biden of doing. Neat!

Notes
SUPREME COURT Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23875842/s23o1134_-_original_petition-copy.pdf

SUPERIOR COURT Petition for Writs of Mandamus and Prohibition
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/2046/2023CV382670

Fulton County docket
http://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/Index/94?Grid-orderBy=LastModifiedDate-desc

Trump motion to quash
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23718113-ex-parte-fulton-county-grand-jury-03-20-2023-102331-37306996-f8b43da6-144b-4544-ab53-4095c1c5f36d

Order on briefing
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/1941/SPGJ-ORDER-ON-ADDITIONAL-BRIEFING

Trump Motion for Reconsideration
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/1953/EX-PARTE-FILING-5-24-23A

In re Floyd County Grand Jury Presentments for May Term 1996
https://casetext.com/case/in-re-floyd-county-etc

Anna Bower Lawfare explainer on SPGJs
https://www.lawfareblog.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-georgia-special-purpose-grand-juries-were-afraid-ask

Woolsey article
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/exclusive-fallout-1-billion-biofuel-scam-could-decimate-polygamist-sect/

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OA776: Ray Epps to Fox News: I’m an Insurrectionist, Not a Fed!

Liz and Andrew give a few updates on Trump’s scheduling and the E. Jean Carroll litigation before diving into Ray Epps’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News.

Notes
OA 704
https://openargs.com/oa704-democrats-play-offense-on-january-6/

Trump docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490071/united-states-v-trump/

DOJ opp Trump motion for continuance
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654.76.0.pdf

Epps v. Fox News lawsuit
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ded.83032/gov.uscourts.ded.83032.1.1_1.pdf

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OA775: Is This Overlooked Filing the Rosetta Stone for Trump’s Defense Strategy??

Liz and Andrew take a deep look at the U.S. v. Trump docket and explain how some minor-seeming procedural filings may tell us more than you’d think about how Donald Trump intends to mount a defense for crimes that he’s definitely guilty of. You won’t want to miss this one!

Notes
Trump docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490071/united-states-v-trump/

Trump opp Motion for Continuance
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654.66.0.pdf

Trump Speedy Trial Act report
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654.72.0.pdf

DOJ Denney case file
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/denney-lucas

United States v. Hatfield, 466 F. App’x 775, 777 (11th Cir. 2012)
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23870839-us-v-hatfield

In re Grand Jury Investigation (Mueller Challenge)
https://casetext.com/case/in-re-investigation-5442

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OA774: Trump Premieres Trial Strategy: Delay, Delay, Delay

Liz and Andrew break down the developments in the Trump documents case, including a deep dive into the relationship between Trump’s co-defendant Walt Nauta and Nauta’s lead counsel — who’s being paid by Trump’s PAC.

In the LONG Patreon bonus, Liz recaps Alina Habba’s greatest hits before bidding her a fond farewell.

Notes
OA 771
https://openargs.com/oa771-trump-judge-burns-down-first-amendment-to-save-free-speech/

OA 772
https://openargs.com/oa772-classified-documents-in-court-beyond-the-feing-socks-case-feat-kel-mcclanahan/

CIPA
https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2021/title-18/appendix-18/

Missouri v. Biden motion to stay
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520.301.0.pdf

Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14885642386066449353

US v. Trump docket 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490071/united-states-v-trump/

Mar-a-lago less-redacted affidavit
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23867738/trump-search-affidavit-highlghted-2023-07-05-192253.pdf

Trump/Nauta indictment SDFL
https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.pdf

Cassidy Hutchinson Jan. 6th testimony
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23506946/cassidy-hutchinson-jan-6-committee-transcript.pdf

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OA773: Sixth Circuit Swings at Trans Kids, Bashes Scotus

Liz and Andrew break down two stories in the news. First, Republicans are taking aim at Target for its Pride line of products for the dumbest reasons. Second, the Sixth Circuit’s has entered a stay of a district court order, effectively allowing Tennessee SB 1 — prohibiting gender-affirming care — to go into effect.

Notes
L.W. v. Skrmetti
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/23a0146p-06.pdf

Miller v. California (1973)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=287180442152313659

Indiana AG Rokita letter to Target
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/INAG/2023/07/06/file_attachments/2546257/Target%20Letter%20Final.pdf

Erin in the Morning 
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican-ags-declare-lgbtq-merchandise?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email 

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OA772: Classified Documents in Court – Beyond the F@€£ING ‘Socks’ Case (feat. Kel McClanahan)

While Donald Trump rants incoherently about “vital caselaw, of which there is much,” Liz and Andrew welcome back actual national security law expert and friend of the show Kel McClanahan to discuss what will actually happen under the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) in the Trump documents trial.

Notes
Trump Less Redacted Search Warrant
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23867738/trump-search-affidavit-highlghted-2023-07-05-192253.pdf

DOJ Synopsis of Classified Information Procedures Act
https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-2054-synopsis-classified-information-procedures-act-cipa

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OA771: Trump Judge Burns Down First Amendment to Save “Free Speech”

Liz and Andrew break down the absolutely bonkers ruling by Judge Terry Doughty enjoining the Biden Administration from talking to social media. Yes, it’s even worse than you think!

Notes
Missouri v. Biden docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63290154/missouri-v-biden/

Doughty opinion in Louisiana v. Becerra (COVID vaccine mandate injunction)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.lawd.185837/gov.uscourts.lawd.185837.28.0_1.pdf

OA 551
https://openargs.com/oa551-trump-may-out-of-office-but-his-federal-judges-are-not/

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OA770: Supreme Court Declares Racism Over, Will Not Be Taking Questions

Liz and Andrew break down the Supreme Court’s gutting of what little remained of affirmative action in the just-released decision of SFFA v. Harvard.

Notes
SFFA v. Harvard
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/20-1199_hgdj.pdf

SFFA complaint
http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Harvard-lawsuit-11-17-14.pdf

OA 93
https://openargs.com/oa93-affirmative-action-best-legal-brief-ever-written/

OA 219 – you may be surprised just how minor affirmative action was
https://openargs.com/oa219-harvard-and-affirmative-action/

Henry Etkowitz et al, “The Paradox of Critical Mass for Women in Science”
https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/uzzi/ftp/paradox.pdf

African American wealth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/06/19/why-racial-wealth-gap-persists-more-than-years-after-emancipation/

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OA769: Rudy Leaks, Trump Freaks, and … Jack Smith Just Keeps Showing Up and Building His Case

Liz and Andrew catch you up on all the news breaking surrounding the Trump indictments, including potential new charges, new cooperating witnesses, and much, much more.

Notes
Trump docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490070/united-states-v-trump/

Indictment
https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.pdf

Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=4825377966245261401

NARA statement
https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2022/nr22-001#June-9-2023-statement

Giuliani Jan 6 depo
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23559233/transcript-of-rudy-giulianis-interview-with-house-january-6-committee.pdf

Independent article re superseding indictments
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-giuliani-more-charges-b2366597.html

Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/politics/trump-classified-documents-audio

Trump weighs in on recording of him showing off ‘secret’ government info: ‘It’s bravado’ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-weighs-recording-showing-off-secret-government-info/story?id=100420427 

Inner City Press reporting on Motion to Remand
https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny107fhellersteintrumpbraggicp062723.html

Top Trump campaign aide identified as key individual in classified docs indictment
https://abcnews.go.com/US/top-trump-campaign-aide-identified-key-individual-classified/story?id=100452600 

Trump 2024 aide who allegedly saw classified map works for China lobbying firm https://nypost.com/2023/06/29/trump-aide-who-allegedly-saw-classified-map-works-for-lobbying-firm-that-serves-china/ 

Exclusive: Rudy Giuliani interviewed in special counsel’s 2020 election interference probe https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/politics/rudy-giuliani-special-counsel-meeting/index.html 

Giuliani Sat for Voluntary Interview in Jan. 6 Investigation https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/us/politics/giuliani-jan-6-investigation.html 

Investigation of Trump Documents Case Continues After Former President’s Indictment https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/us/politics/trump-documents-indictment-subpoenas.html 

The Attention Was All on Mar-a-Lago. Some of the Action Was at Bedminster. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/us/politics/trump-investigation-bedminster.html 

Bloomberg FOIA 
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-29/doj-odni-have-no-record-of-trump-standing-order-to-declassify

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OA768: Moore v. Harper and the Permanent Republican Minority

Today, Andrew and Liz take a deep dive into the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Moore v. Harper rejecting the independent state legislature theory & why we still need to be on guard against John Roberts and the Supreme Court.

Notes
Moore v. Harper
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1271_3f14.pdf

OA 618
https://openargs.com/oa618-the-case-that-could-allow-republicans-to-steal-2024/

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