OA853: The NRA Is On Trial & The Mouse Is Loose!

In this Trump-free episode, Andrew and Liz break down the civil trial of the National Rifle Association beginning TODAY in New York. No, the NRA isn’t going to be dissolved, but yes, they could be hit with a ton of restrictions & some bad actors could be forced to fork over a ton of money, so you’ll want to follow this story.

Then, the duo tackle the passage of Steamboat Willie into the public domain. What is the public domain? What does it all mean?  Listen and find out!

Notes

DC Circuit livestream Trump Appeal Tuesday Jan 9, 9:30amET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEQ1aToavl8 

Babbitt Estate v. US — Docket via Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68139457/estate-of-ashli-babbitt-v-babbitt/

US v. Texas — Docket via Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68134300/united-states-v-texas/ 

NY Case Search
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/CaseSearch

Appellate Docket No: 2023-06396

Trial Docket No: 451625/2020

US Copyright Office Circular 33
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf

Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate (7th Cir. 2014)
https://freesherlock.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/klinger-7th-circuit-opinion-c.pdf

Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/secrecy-self-dealing-and-greed-at-the-nra 

NRA Awarded Contracts to Firms With Ties to Top Officials
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nra-awarded-contracts-to-firms-with-ties-to-top-officials-1543590697 

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OA747: Ready For Ron (DeSantis)? NOT SO FAST

In this (almost entirely!) Trump-free episode, Liz and Andrew break down two major steps backwards for Meatball Ron DeSantis: an own goal in his ongoing losing Woke War Against Disney, and a major setback by a group looking to aid his (doomed) 2024 Presidential bid. You won’t want to miss it!

In the Patreon bonus, Liz and Andrew give an update on the ongoing efforts to hold MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell accountable for his $5 million “Prove Mike Wrong” challenge when he was, in fact, very very wrong.

Notes
OA 734
https://openargs.com/oa-734-disney-v-desantis-you-mess-with-the-mouse-you-get-the-ears/

OA 717
https://openargs.com/oa717-lock-him-up-4-trump-gets-indicted-desantis-gets-spanked/

OA 614
https://openargs.com/oa614-the-fec-is-corrupt-and-broken-biden-has-inexplicably-neglected-to-fix-it/

Disney MTD CFTOD complaint
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23816386/disney-mtd.pdf

Federal Election Campaign Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 30101 et seq.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/30101

11 C.F.R. § 100.72
https://www.fec.gov/regulations/100-72/2022-annual-100

Ready For Ron v. FEC docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65639515/ready-for-ron-v-federal-election-commission/

Ready For Ron complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.248664/gov.uscourts.dcd.248664.1.0_1.pdf

Ready For Ron rulinghttps://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.248664/gov.uscourts.dcd.248664.30.0.pdf

Carey v. FEC, 791 F.Supp.2d 121 (D.D.C. 2011)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2459277047400624208

(Hilariously, the Ready for Ron complaint manages to cite the wrong Carey case and also gets the year wrong.)

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OA 734: Disney v. DeSantis: YOU MESS WITH THE MOUSE, YOU GET THE EARS

Liz and Andrew break down the just-filed lawsuit by Disney with respect to Ron DeSantis and his Republican buddies’ shenanigans in Florida. Who will prevail? Listen and find out!

This photograph of a Famous Mouse was taken 21 April 2009 by Marcus Quigmire of Florida and originally posted to Flickr. It was downloaded by Opening Arguments Media, LLC on April 27, 2023 from Wikimedia Commons and is used without modification under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) license, which is linked below. No endorsement by any other party than Opening Arguments Media, LLC is implied.

CC License of Famous Mouse
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode

Original source for Famous Mouse (Wikimedia Commons)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Famous_mouse_%283463764209%29.jpg

Notes
OA 717
https://openargs.com/oa717-lock-him-up-4-trump-gets-indicted-desantis-gets-spanked/

Disney v. DeSantis complaint
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23789600/file-stamped-disney-complaint1.pdf

Disney-RCID Feb. 8, 2023 Contract
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23734248/disney-board-covenant.pdf

CFTOD 4/26 meeting minutes
https://www.rcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CFTOD-4-26-23-BOS-Packet-FINAL-revised-4-24-23.pdf

RCID Comprehensive Plan Approval
https://www.rcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2032-RCID-Comprehensive-Plan.pdf 

Florida HB 9B
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0009Ber.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0009B&Session=2023B

Florida SB 1604
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1604/BillText/e1/PDF

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OA717: LOCK HIM UP 4: Trump Gets Indicted, DeSantis Gets Spanked

HERE IT IS! Liz and Andrew begin the show by reacting to the news of Trump’s indictment while we await the actual copy of the document.

After that, the team breaks down how Disney outmaneuvered that dumpy Trump knockoff (Ron DeSantis) with the aid of every law student’s worst nightmare: the Rule Against Perpetuities!

Notes
OA 710
https://openargs.com/oa710-lock-him-up/

OA 711
https://openargs.com/oa711-lock-him-up-2-the-secret-of-the-ooze/

OA 712
https://openargs.com/oa712-lock-him-up-3-rise-of-the-machines/

Text of “Don’t Say Gay” law, HB 1557
http://laws.flrules.org/2022/22

FL Stat. Ch. 189
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0189/Sections/0189.012.html

RCID Charter
https://www.rcid.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RCID-Charter.pdf

 HB 9B
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0009Ber.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0009B&Session=2023B

Reedy Creek Declaration of Restrictive Covenants
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23734248-disney-board-covenant

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