Every episode, legal expert Andrew and comic relief Thomas will tackle a popular legal topic and give you all the tools you need to understand the issue and win every argument you have on Facebook, with your Uncle Frank, or wherever someone is wrong on the Internet. It's law. It's politics. It's fun. We don't tell you what to think, we just set up the Opening Arguments.
In an entirely Trump-free show, Liz and Andrew break down the law of Halloween! Is it illegal to be a witch? Do you have to disclose your house is haunted before selling it? Can you sue Satan? And much, much more! NotesCharles West, Pope Leo of Bourges, Clerical Immunity and the Early Medieval Secular, in Early Medieval Europe (2021)
Constitutions of Clarendon, 1164
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/medieval/constcla.asp
Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684 (1975)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1049931246973296361
Stambovsky v. Ackley
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3290684836490834623
Mayo v Satan
https://casetext.com/case/united-states-ex-rel-gerald-mayo-v-satan-and-his-staff
2016 US News article on Creepy Clown Sightings
Richard Ellis says he represented the seller
VA Beach 23-3
Forsyth, IL 94-155
Alabama can’t dress like clergy
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2020/title-13a/chapter-14/section-13a-14-4/
Hollywood silly string ordinance
https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2004/04-0772_ORD_176176_10-06-2004.pdf
Fortune-telling in SF
https://www.loweringthebar.net/2006/08/fortunetelling_.html
Fortune-telling New Orleans
OA 648
https://openargs.com/oa648-more-from-the-right-wing-war-on-free-speech/
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Liz and Andrew tackle two stories today. First, they break down exactly what is going on with Trump's various gag orders and his behavior in court in New York.
Then, it's time for a classic deep dive about qui tam actions and how they've been hijacked with the help of possibly Trump's worst judicial appointment and weaponized against women. It's a story you need to know.
In the Patreon bonus, the duo compare and contrast legal ethics between George Santos and Donald Trump and come out in favor of... George Santos??!? You heard us!
Notes
Trump Fulton County docket
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/Index/142
False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Subchapter III
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/subtitle-III/chapter-37/subchapter-III
31 U.S.C. § 3730
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/3730
Doe v. PP Complaint
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.343972/gov.uscourts.txnd.343972.2.0_5.pdf
Kacsmaryk 2022 Order denying Motion to Dismiss
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.343972/gov.uscourts.txnd.343972.71.0.pdf
George Santos Superseding Indictment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.497086/gov.uscourts.nyed.497086.50.0_1.pdf
DOJ Conflicts motion- George Santos / Joseph Murray
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.497086/gov.uscourts.nyed.497086.51.0_2.pdf
Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada, 501 US 1030 (1991)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12991687764638238096
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Liz and Andrew urge caution on some breaking news stories, including the ABC report that Mark Meadows has "flipped." Then, the duo tackle the Jenna Ellis plea in Fulton County, GA and a barrage of bizarre filings by Donald Trump in his federal case in DC.
In the Patreon Bonus, Liz and Andrew analyze Jenna Ellis's legal advice as to how to steal the 2020 Election.
Notes Trump Fulton County docket
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/Index/142
Jenna Ellis plea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu7uzRFDpTY
Jenna Ellis original Fulton County indictment
https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/View/2108/CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT
Jenna Ellis superseding Accusation
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24079495/criminal-accusation-for-ellis-102423.pdf
Jenna Ellis sparklemagic law memos!
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017d-a4d0-dac5-abff-a5ddcf600000
OCGA 16-10-1
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-16/chapter-10/article-1/section-16-10-1/
OCGA § 16-10-20
https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-16/chapter-10/article-2/section-16-10-20/
Raffensperger letter
Trump DC Indictment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_7.pdf
113 - MTD on Constitutional Grounds
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.113.0_1.pdf
114 - MTD on Statutory Grounds
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.114.0_2.pdf
115 - Motion to Strike
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.115.0.pdf
116 - MTD for Selective and Vindictive Prosecution
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.116.0_1.pdf
Liz and Andrew cover two main stories: (1) the plea bargain agreed to by Ken Cheseboro in Fulton County, Georgia, and (2) the ruling out of bankruptcy court that certain debts are "non-dischargeable in bankruptcy." What does that mean? Listen and find out!
In the Patreon bonus, Andrew and Liz deep dive into the specific jury instructions and more to figure out why the results were different for similar plaintiffs in Texas.
Notes Heslin v. Jones, Docket via Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66982798/heslin-v-jones/
Wheeler v. Jones, Docket via Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66983329/wheeler-v-jones/
11 U.S. Code § 523 - Exceptions to discharge
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/523
The Federalist, “Sidney Powell’s Plea Proves Fulton County Prosecutor Went Nuclear To Get Trump”
Justice Engoron Gag Order
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jHhVNANx9_PLUS_/cjyUwT3y0zw==
US v. Trump SDFL Docket via Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490069/united-states-v-trump/
US v. Trump DDC Docket via Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/?order_by=desc
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Liz and Andrew break down Sidney Powell's plea deal and much, much more!
Notes Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v SEC https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-60626-CV0.pdf
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS UNDER THE SUPREMACY CLAUSE AND FIRST AMENDMENT (Cheseboro & Powell) https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24040510-23sc188947-order-sc-1st-amend-denial
Jack Smith DC indictment https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf
Sidney Powell Waiver of Indictment https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24041662/sidney-powell-deft-waiver-of-indictment.pdf
Sidney Powell Accusation https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24041649/23sc190370-criminal-accusation.pdf
OCGA § 21-2-597. Intentional Interference With Performance of Election Duties https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-21/chapter-2/article-15/section-21-2-597/
Trump Lawyer Acknowledged Political Agenda in Election Suit, Emails Show https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/us/politics/kenneth-chesebro-trump-2020-election.html
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Liz and Andrew break down the mechanics of the vote for Speaker of the House, explain the incredibly narrow gag order issued by Judge Chutkan in the DC insurrection case against Donald Trump, and finish with a hilarious story of how Mike Lindell can't keep his terrible lawyers.
Notes Tweet re Hannity https://twitter.com/juliegraceb/status/1713694255841992765?s=46&t=-f7nMHlPqmL9yztYDAx_1g
Jan 6th Committee Final Report https://www.jan-6.com/_files/ugd/acac13_ffa28ed6c2694272a265860e447122c7.pdf
Lindell Eric Coomer Reply Supporting Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cod.215068/gov.uscourts.cod.215068.210.0.pdf
Written gag order Chutkan https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.105.0_2.pdf
Powell Motion in Limine https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24032438/powell-motion-in-limine-on-legal-authority-issue.pdf
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Liz and Andrew round up a bunch of stories, from the Speaker of the House race to the responses to various trans and drag show bans.
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Liz and Andrew cover a bunch of stories, from the hapless Republican effort to find a Speaker of the House to this week at the Supreme Court & much, much more!
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Liz and Andrew tackle all the stories in the news, from the dysfunctional House of Representatives to the latest developments in Fulton County, Georgia.
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
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