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OA859: Looks Like We Won’t Have DeSantis To Kick Around Any More

On the day that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican presidential primary and endorsed his personal bully, Donald Trump, Liz and Andrew cover two stories that could impact the 2024 presidential election.

First, we tackle the centrist group “No Labels” request that the Civil Rights Division of the Department begin a criminal RICO investigation into… people who don’t like the centrist group “No Labels.” Neat!

Then, we break down all of the pending actual law stuff going on in Trump’s civil defamation suit in New York — since precious little of that is going on in the courtroom itself. What’s the rule of completeness? When are defenses waived? Who has a duty to mitigate? And so much more!

Notes
Habba Letter Brief re: Mitigation
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.272.0.pdf

No Labels
https://www.nolabels.org/documents/59546/DOJ%20letter%201.11.24.pdf

Co-founder of No Labels resigns
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-labels-may-re-elect-donald-trump-third-party-independent-galston-rematch-f2e7697d

Semafor article on No Labels
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/19/2023/the-plot-against-no-labels

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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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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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