If we took a shot every time some legal scholar said “they can’t do that, it’s illegal” in response to something this administration is actively doing, we’d all be pretty drunk right now. Is anyone else surprised that the party of LaW aNd OrDeR more accurately represents Organized Crime. And since we know a fish rots from the head down, we have about a snowball’s chance in hell that any of the president’s men or women will be standing on business to uphold the rule of law. Which is why so many are now looking to the courts to levee the surge of unconstitutionality from the executive branch, as our system of checks and balances demand. But we can’t put all our eggs in the “our courts will save us” basket (especially with a brokered and bougie SCOTUS conservative supermajority). We are gonna have to save ourselves!

Links from the show:

Amid Scramble for Food, Prices in Gaza Reach Extraordinary Heights - The New York Times

Greene calls Gaza crisis a ‘genocide,’ hinting at rift on the right over Israel | The Seattle Times

Gunman in NYC office shooting left a note and many questions. Here's what we know about the investigation. - CBS News

Jeffrey Epstein files: Democrats turn to obscure rule to compel release

Todd Blanche's past hangs over him as top DOJ official on Epstein case 

Who is Emil Bove, Trump's former lawyer and nominee for federal judge?

The People’s Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court: Summer Update 2025 

SCOTUS and Judiciary Resources:

• https://www.scotusblog.com/
• https://www.oyez.org/
• Strict Scrutiny Podcast
• Audio Arguendo 
• https://afj.org/ 
• https://www.brennancenter.org/ 

This Week's Cocktail: Clockwork Orange

• 2oz Cachaca (Brazilian Rum)
• ½ Lime (quartered) Juice other ½ of lime for extra sour
• 1tbsp Raw Sugar
• ¼ Nectarine (chopped)
• 1oz blood orange juice

Muddle lime, sugar, and nectarine. Add Cachaca and blood orange juice. Shake with ice. Pour into Collins glass, garnish with lime or orange wedge.  

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