Opening Arguments

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 Cannon, FSW, to delay Trump’s criminal trial for stealing national security documents.

it’s a jam-packed episode you won’t want to miss!

Notes

Trump – Chutkan ruling on immunity https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.171.0.pdf

Trump DC Cir ruling on immunity
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.38510/gov.uscourts.cadc.38510.1208575879.0_1.pdf

Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 475 U.S. 731 (1982)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2587191009008442950

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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 intends to do about it.

Notes
House Oversight Biden Subpoenas
https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-issues-subpoenas-to-biden-family-associates%EF%BF%BC/

Abbe Lowell Letter to James Comer re Hunter Biden Testimony
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000018c-161a-dbbc-a1de-7e7e397f0000

NY Trump gag orders reinstated
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=2yAOg8Zx5CTVK5fRESuAVA==

Trump petition to 1st AD
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=8mrJZIGwSPZTLMGpK_PLUS_pe_PLUS_g==

Kendall v. Doster documents
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/kendall-v-doster/

DOJ petition in Kendall for Munsingwear vacatur
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-154/275510/20230816162454819_Kendall%20III%20et%20al.%20v.%20Doster%20et%20al.%20.pdf

Kendall v. Doster opp cert
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-154/285403/20231018142033779_23-154%20Brief%20in%20Opposition%20Final.pdf

Report from Barbara Jones in the Trump Org monitoring
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=tonmcCHZaSG8Oe1NLD6eEg==

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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.

Notes
Affidavit in support of Trump gag order to NY First Judicial Department in Trump v. Engoron
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=inVGdvHSdXKWMxr30v8AXw==

Trump DC Cir. Letter re: harassment of Engoron’s clerk
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.40232/gov.uscourts.cadc.40232.1208573931.0_3.pdf

Curling v. Raffensperger
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24163431/11-10-23-trial-order-denial-of-summary-judgment.pdf

NAACP v. Sanders
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Opinion.pdf

52 USC 10308
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/10308

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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.

Notes
NAACP v. Sanders
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Opinion.pdf

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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….

Notes
Trump NY motion mistrial

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=N0PX1FMtdplL/b5Oq9DwXg==

Trump DC Cir Brief

Click to access gov.uscourts.cadc.40232.1208569217.0_1.pdf

Trump gag order DC

Click to access gov.uscourts.dcd.258148.105.0_2.pdf

DOJ DC Cir Brief

Click to access gov.uscourts.cadc.40232.1208570955.0_4.pdf

DC Local Rules

Click to access Local%20Rules%20April_2023%282%29.pdf

Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada, 501 U.S. 1030 (1991)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12991687764638238096

FRCP 26

https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_26

NYS Crim Pro 280.10

https://ypdcrime.com/cpl/article280.php

Wheatley School alumni memo

http://www.wheatleyalumni.org/BlogPost/Blogpost-20220911-78.html

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