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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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OA750: Carroll v. Trump III ??!? (feat. Mitchell Epner)

On today’s show, Mitchell Epner returns to help Andrew and Liz break down two New York stories: first, the allegations surrounding Trump’s media company that produces “Truth Social,” and second, E. Jean Carroll’s efforts to amend her pending defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump to add claims related to Trump’s comments at the CNN “Town Social” in light of the prior verdict.

Oh, and the “Truth Social” story involves Devin Nunes because of course it does.

Notes
OA 732
https://openargs.com/oa-732-court-calls-bullsht-on-devin-nunes-cowsuit/

E. Jean Carroll Motion to Amend
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.156.0_1.pdf

TMTG v. WP Company
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23819045-trump-media-v-wapo-complaint

Nunes v. Guardian
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23828415/nunes-v-guardian-complaint.pdf

WaPo article, “Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump’s Truth Social”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/13/trump-truth-social-loan-questions/

Guardian Article
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/15/trump-media-investigated-possible-money-laundering 

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OA742: Twitter Can’t Violate the First Amendment, But Fox Can Definitely Defame a Gov’t Official

In light of Linda Yaccarino being named CEO of Twitter, Liz and Andrew break down Trumpworld’s never-ending lawsuits against social media, and yet another defamation suit against Fox News, this one by Nina Jankowicz.

Happy Mother’s Day!

For the Patreon bonus, we discuss beer, the Superbowl, and Rule 62.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, because of course we do.

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

Donato dismissal Trump v. Twitter
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.165.0_6.pdf

Trump v. Twitter, Motion for Indicative Ruling
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.387133/gov.uscourts.cand.387133.191.0.pdf

FRCP 62.1
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_62.1

Jankowicz federal docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67365497/jankowicz-v-fox-news-network-llc/

Jankowicz complaint
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23809394-jankowicz-v-fox-complaint

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OA 732: Court Calls Bullsh*t on Devin Nunes Cowsuit

Liz and Andrew give a brief update on how it’s going for Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit. (Spoiler alert: not good! Like, contempt of court not good.)

Then, the duo break down the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Ryan Lizza in the LOLsuit filed by former Representative and guy-who-sued-an-Internet-cow-and-lost, Devin Nunes. It’s informative AND hilarious!

In the Patreon bonus, we tell you how the omniversal fear of Antonin Scalia created modern supplemental jurisdiction law!

Notes
Nunes v. Lizza Order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.iand.55763/gov.uscourts.iand.55763.149.0.pdf

Eighth Circuit holding
https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/21/09/202710P.pdf

Devin Nunes’s Family Farm Is Hiding a Politically Explosive Secret
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a23471864/devin-nunes-family-farm-iowa-california/

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OA728: FOX Blinks First!

Liz and Andrew update you on three stories stealing all the headlines: the Dominion-Fox settlement, what’s going on at the Supreme Court with mifepristone, and a tale of two.. Fulton Counties??

For the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew pop open the hood and check out two demonstrable lies in Alliance’s briefing before the Supreme Court.

Notes
Alliance docket – SCOTUS orders
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/22a902.html

Alliance opposition
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22A902/263824/20230418120347639_2023.04.18%20Opposition%20to%20Emergency%20Application.pdf

FDA Reply in Alliance
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22A902/263892/20230418232614640_FINAL%20Alliance%20SCOTUS%20Reply.pdf

PA Supreme Court order – Fulton County
https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20230419/134653-appealdismissed.pdf

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

Fulton County GA Motion to Disqualify 
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23782506/spgj-motion-to-disqualify-atty-kimberly-bourroughs-debrow.pdf

Fox Corp financials
https://investor.foxcorporation.com/static-files/3b2bdb74-8ebe-4173-9f0f-ac18831ff094

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OA727: No, Dominion Did Not Just ‘Walk Away’ From Half a Billion Dollars

Today, Liz and Andrew go out on a limb and discuss reasons why the Dominion v. Fox defamation trial scheduled to start today was postponed for a day. Along the way, they break down Fox’s latest motion for “clarification” and what it means for the network that brought us Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Donald Trump’s insane claims of a stolen election that they knew to be false.

Notes
OA 243
https://openargs.com/oa243-build-that-wall-2/

OA 718
https://openargs.com/oa718-why-fox-news-has-a-nuanced-approach-to-falsity/

Fox Motion for Clarification
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23780752/fox-motion-for-clarification.pdf

Delaware Court of Chancery Rules
https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=160908

Sun Printing & Publ’g Ass’n v. Schenck, 98 F. 925 (2d Cir. 1900)
https://cite.case.law/f/98/925/

Marinaccio v. Town of Clarence, 20 N.Y.3d 506, 986 N.E.2d 903 (2013)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17916567453327988927

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OA718: Why Fox News “Has a Nuanced Approach to Falsity”

Today, Liz and Andrew break down the latest ruling in Delaware granting Dominion partial summary judgment in its defamation lawsuit against Fox. Learn exactly why this is a devastating ruling and what it means for the future of everyone’s favorite “Fair and Balanced” news channel.

In the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew update everyone on the latest between Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and clueless goon Gym Jordan.

Notes
OA 705
https://openargs.com/oa705-can-dominion-really-take-down-fox-news/ 

Summary Judgment Order https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23738695/dominion-fox-summary-judgment-order.pdf 

Pitch Deck
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23731963/dominion_3-21-23_hearing_slides-used-at-hearing_redacted.pdf

3/31 Bragg Letter
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000187-37d2-dd77-a1cf-7ff7d0920000

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OA705: Can Dominion Really Take Down Fox News??

THIS IS AN EPISODE YOU’LL WANT TO SHARE!

Today, Liz and Andrew break down the latest developments in Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox News. You know some of the salacious details that have been leaked, but you don’t know just how badly Fox has mangled the law. You won’t want to miss it!

Notes
Bartiromo-Fratto emails
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23697625-bartiromo-fratto-summary-redacted

Exhibits – Delightfully mad emails
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23698221/redacted-149-200.pdf

Dominion MSJ
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/redacted-documents-in-dominion-fox-news-case/dca5e3880422426f/full.pdf

Dominion Reply Supporting SJ
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-03-08-PUBLIC-Dominion-SJ-Reply-Brief-Fox_Redacted.pdf

Fox News Reply Brief Supporting SJ
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/25-FNN-SJ-Reply-Brief.pdf

Edwards v. National Audobon Society, 556 F.2d 113 (1977)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=515638952298472646

Hogan v. Herald Co., 84 A.D.2d 470 (N.Y. 4th App.Div. 1982)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14598091554089425482

Brian v. Richardson, 660 N.E.2d 1126 (N.Y. 1995)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15437079674012061938

BONUS! Page v. Oath Inc., 270 A.3d 833 (Del. 2022)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3804284272223089234

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OA701: Fox’s Defamation F-Tussle and the Texas Broodmare Tax

Today, Liz and Andrew break down two stories that are all over the news: a proposed new bill in Texas that is an assault on both marriage equality and families. And then we have an update on how Dominion is doing in its defamation lawsuit against Fox News. You won’t want to miss it!

Notes
Texas HB 2889
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02889I.htm

TX Biennial Property Tax Report 2020-2021
https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Biennial-Property-Tax-Report-Texas.pdf

2005 IRS bulletin – Frivolous Tax arguments
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb05-14.pdf

2007 IRS bulletin – more frivolous Tax arguments
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb07-14.pdf

Flora v. US, 362 U.S. 145 (1960)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13305625317215905

Helvering v. Mitchell, 303 U.S. 391 (1938)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1082206999326140100

US v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 744 (2013)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15904210835021146815

Equal Dignity for  Married Taxpayers Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3833/text?r=98&s=1

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OA697: Feelin’ the Brn(ovich)

Today is one of those good news/bad news episodes. In good news, Arizona has shined some light on a report that election denier Mark Brnovich tried to bury regarding (nonexistent) voter fraud and the 2020 election. In bad news, Florida is trying to overturn the Supreme Court because Ron DeSantis hates the press. And in great news… well, you’ll just have to listen and find out!

Notes
OA 688
https://openargs.com/oa688-oh-no-the-privilege-is-mine/

Florida HB 951
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/951/BillText/Filed/PDF

Florida HB 991
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/991/BillText/Filed/PDF

Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11598860258825518787

Federal flag bill
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-120/pdf/STATUTE-120-Pg572.pdf#page=1

FL flag bill
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0720/Sections/0720.304.html

AZ Appellate decision in Lake v. Hobbs
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lake-COA-Ruling.pdf

 Liz Wonkette on Kari Lake and Ryan Heath
https://www.wonkette.com/breaking-kari-lake-still-not-governor

Executive Summary
https://mcusercontent.com/cc1fad182b6d6f8b1e352e206/files/4ca5c5d9-3254-2b94-dbd8-bd2a6ea8b7c3/Election_Review_Summary.pdf

Email draft correcting Brnovich
https://mcusercontent.com/cc1fad182b6d6f8b1e352e206/files/8295e52f-b336-c17e-8cbd-3c0255c99ab6/Kanefield_Fann_Document.01.pdf

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