OA749: Clarence Thomas Grifts. Kari Lake Sinks. Stewart Rhodes Comes To The End

Liz and Andrew update you on a bunch of stories, including today’s breaking news regarding the sentencing of Stewart Rhodes and the Texas Legislature committee referring out articles of impeachment for AG Ken Paxton.

Notes
OA 693
https://openargs.com/oa693-mike-pence-cant-testify-against-trump-cause-hes-a-senator-now/

OA 698
https://openargs.com/oa698-will-clarence-thomas-break-the-internet-probably-not/

OA 723
https://openargs.com/oa723-right-wing-judges-take-the-money-and-run-away-with-your-civil-rights/

OA 746
https://openargs.com/oa746-derp-off-dersh-off-2-sidney-powell-vs-kari-lake/

Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in stunning House committee hearing
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/ken-paxton-abuse-power-house-investigation-texas/

Kari Lake ruling
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CV2022-095403-926-05222023-PDF.pdf

Kari Lake War Room tweet 5/23 tweet
https://twitter.com/KariLakeWarRoom/status/1661095473695035392?s=20

May 8 Senate Judiciary Letter to Harlan Crow
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/May%208,%202023%20letter%20to%20Harlan%20Crow16.pdf

 May 22 letter from Gibson Dunn to Durbin re Harlan Crow
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23822175/crow-letter.pdf

5 U.S.C. § 13103
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/13103

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OA746: Derp Off Dersh Off 2: Sidney Powell vs. Kari Lake

It’s Sanctions Day! After a quick listener question, Liz and Andrew discuss the recent attorney grievance complaint against the Krakenlawyers in Michigan and what everyone’s favorite li’l election-denying weirdo, Kari Lake, has been up to. (Spoiler alert: nothing good.)

Notes
OA 673
https://openargs.com/oa673-dont-sanction-me-im-old-dersh/

OA 678
https://openargs.com/oa678-dershs-sanctions-defense-somehow-keeps-getting-worse/

OA 728
https://openargs.com/oa728-fox-blinks-first/

King v. Whitmer sanctions video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWiuX9CPOSA

King v. Whitmer sanctions transcript
https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/Sanctions-hearing-transcript.pdf

King v. Whitmer sanctions ruling
https://casetext.com/case/king-v-whitmer-7

King v. Whitmer docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18693929/king-v-whitmer/

Texas attorney grievance procedures
https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Disciplinary_Process_Overview&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=29470#reciprocal

Lake v. Hobbs state docket
https://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/records/election-2022/cv2022-095403

Lake v. Hobbs complaint
https://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4151/638064516668500000

Arizona Supreme Court ruling in Lake v. Hobbs
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23720629/orderrepetitionforreview-4731530-0.pdf

Lake v. Fontes
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1294569/gov.uscourts.azd.1294569.3.0_1.pdf

Lake v. Fontes Sanctions order
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1294569/gov.uscourts.azd.1294569.106.0_2.pdf

Lake v. Fontes attorneys’ fees
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1294569/gov.uscourts.azd.1294569.107.6.pdf

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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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