Ep 213 — As DOJ Implodes, Judiciary Shows Signs Of Life

DOCKET ALERTS:

The Supreme Court rebuffed the Trump Administration's "emergency" request to revoke temporary protected status for half a million Haitian and Syrian nationals. It granted cert before judgment and set oral argument for April.

The DOJ dropped charges against Jay Carey, a veteran who burned a flag in Lafayette Park to protest Trump's executive order purporting to ban flag-burning.

In Massachusetts, Judge Brian Murphy blocked HHS Secretary Kennedy's attempt to rewrite the child and adult vaccine schedules.

And the Justice Department keeps lowering the bar in an effort to get lawyers willing to sign on to burn down their reputations in service of the Trump agenda.

MAIN SHOW:

We discuss US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro's crashout over the implosion of her retaliatory investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Boasberg quashed the subpoenas, saying that there was no reason at all to think Powell committed a crime.

The Judicial Conference is making it slightly easier for criminal defendants to secure representation. They're also going to war with the General Services Administration, the world's worst landlord.

The Live Nation trial continues, without the government. Andrew's got a deep dive into the Tunney Act and a similar antitrust case blown up by the Trump DOJ under pressure from well-connected lobbyists. These people made us agree with Laura Loomer — RUDE!

TPS Cert Before Judgment

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/031626zr1_5h25.pdf

US v. Carey [Flag burning]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71223464/united-states-v-carey

American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy [Vaccines]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/

Judiciary Says Courthouses Are in Crisis, Seeks Real Property Authority

https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2026/02/24/judiciary-says-courthouses-are-crisis-seeks-real-property-authority

US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judiciary-approves-new-public-defender-office-focused-us-supreme-court-2026-03-10

DOJ to Allow Hiring of US Prosecutors Straight Out of Law School

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-to-allow-hiring-of-us-prosecutors-straight-out-of-law-school

Law School Tells Students, 'You MUST Be Aligned Politically With President Trump,' For Summer Job

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/law-school-tells-students-you-must-be-aligned-politically-with-president-trump-for-summer-job/

Jeanine Pirro Crashes Out

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/jeanine-pirro-crashes-out

In re Grand Jury Subpoenas [Jerome Powell]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72490330/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas

The Rule of Law Versus the Rule of Lobbyists [Roger Alford]

https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rqWZHzWNbqZc/v0

Proposal to Give Judiciary Real Property Authority

https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/judiciary-real-property-authority-legislative-package.pdf

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