Law and Chaos wishes a big mazal tov to Kristi Noem on her new, very real job as assistant principal of the Yeehaw American Hegemony Club. And to Lindsey Halligan on catching a Florida Bar investigation.

We’ll discuss our recent post on Pam Bondi’s very timely announcement that she intends to take over state bar complaints against DOJ employees. It comes at a moment when district court judges are telegraphing very clearly that they are going to start holding DHS and DOJ in criminal contempt for rampant disregard of court orders. Specifically, Judge Michael Farbiarz of the District of New Jersey says he’ll require sworn affidavits from officials at the US Attorneys Office and ICE for every habeas release case that comes before him. This will likely serve as a model for other judges whose dockets are buckling under the weight of habeas cases from all the immigrants ICE is illegally detaining.

Elections expert Joe Dye is back to discuss Tuesday’s primary elections in Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina.

And for subscribers, we’ll discuss the shadow docket order in which the six conservative justices leapt in to save New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's seat.

Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/lindsey-halligan-investigation-florida-bar.html

Bondi Says She's The Bar Now

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/bondi-says-shes-the-bar-now

Judge Farbiarz Order re Contempt

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.590517/gov.uscourts.njd.590517.30.0.pdf

Malliotakis v. Williams [2026 Supreme Court New York redistricting decision]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a914_1p24.pdf

Abbott v. LULAC [2025 Supreme Court stay of Texas map]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a608_7khn.pdf

Rucho v. Common Cause [2019 Supreme Court gerrymandering opinion]

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6090361490276671133

Steve Vladek, Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts [One First]

https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-214-emergency-relief-from-state

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