Law and Chaos

Elon Musk claims to be defending free speech by picking a fight with the Brazilian government. But is this about his high minded principles, or his rightwing buddies? We’ll talk to international arbitration lawyer JJ Gass about Musk’s threats to Brazil and its politicians. (Full interview for subscribers.)

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FSIA

28 U.S.C. § 1605

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1605

28 U.S.C. § 1610

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1610

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It’s deep dive day into the NCAA. How long can it get away with not paying players? And why can’t you buy a Marvin Harrison jersey? Plus, we’ll catch up on the Trump case in DC, along with a subscriber bonus on Trump’s pre-sentencing shenanigans in New York.

Links:

People of the State of NY v. Trump [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67326478/people-of-the-state-of-new-york-v-trump/

US v. Trump [DC District Court Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-v-trump/

Harrison Term Sheet

https://trellis.law/doc/212200687/exhibit-s-b-motion-001-binding-term-sheet

Harrison lawsuit - docket NY State

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/DocumentList?docketId=pkxwgcifFwH9hi6CEFZ0gw==&display=all&courtType=New%20York%20County%20Supreme%20Court&resultsPageNum=1

Harrison Signatures comparison

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=dINzhEB291So47ULr1tEAA==

NCFL By-Laws 12.5.2.1

https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/bylawView?id=266#result

NCAA v. Alston (2021)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7588998090147227883

Fontenot v. NCAA docket

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68024296/fontenot-v-national-collegiate-athletic-association/

Fontenot complaint

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cod.229378/gov.uscourts.cod.229378.1.0.pdf

House NIL complaint

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17248915/in-re-college-athlete-nil-litigation/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

15 U.S.C. 1

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1

NCAA 2024-2025 Manual and Bylaws

https://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D125.pdf

NIL overview

https://www.finnegan.com/en/insights/articles/a-beginners-guide-to-ncaa-name-image-and-likeness-rights.html

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Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case. Time for Trump’s SCOTUS pals to ride to the rescue again! And in Georgia, local election officials are preparing to gum up the works if voters don’t give them what they want.

Links:

Trump DC superseding indictment

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.226.0_38.pdf

Trump DC original indictment

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.1.0_10.pdf

US v. Trump (DC) August 8, 2024 status report

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.209.0_3.pdf

DOJ 2024 memo EYS

https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1359366/dl

DOJ 2012 memo EYS

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/oip/legacy/2014/07/23/ag-memo-election-year-sensitivities.pdf

DOJ 2008 memo EYS

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ag/legacy/2009/02/10/ag-030508.pdf

5 USC 2374

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7324

June 13, 2019 OSC report Kellyanne Conway

https://osc.gov/Documents/Hatch%20Act/Reports/Report%20of%20Prohibited%20Political%20Activity,%20Kellyanne%20Conway%20(HA-19-0631%20%26%20HA-19-3395).pdf?csf=1&e=aMNhry

DOJ OIG report June 2018

“A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election”

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4515884/DOJ-OIG-2016-Election-Final-Report.pdf

Trump v. US

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf

Fischer v. US

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-5572_l6hn.pdf

Here’s How Pro-Trump Georgia Officials Wrote New Rules to Deny Election Results

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-how-georgia-officials-wrote-rules-deny-election-results-1235089385/ 

Abhiraman v. State Election Board — Complaint

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25074852/georgia-state-election-board-rules-lawsuit.pdf

Heekin Petition

https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Rule%20Petition%20-%20Heekin_redacted.pdf

Grubbs Petition

https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Petition%20-%20Grubbs_Redacted.pdf

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The stolen documents case is back! Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the charges against Trump and his goons in July on the theory that special counsels are illegal, and Monday Special Counsel Jack Smith filed his brief to the Eleventh Circuit explaining why she is very obviously wrong. Plus, RFK Jr. dropped out and endorsed Trump. Does that mean he’s off the ballot everywhere?

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Jack Smith 11th Cir Brief

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca11.87822/gov.uscourts.ca11.87822.18.0_1.pdf

Trump v. US

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf

18 USC 599

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/599

ADLF Complaint re: Trump/Carson

https://static.politico.com/83/4d/90f795464ab58210ca25aa3a1af7/adlf-complaint.pdf

NRS 293.202

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-293.html

New Yorker profile

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/12/robert-f-kennedy-jr-profile-presidential-campaign

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Abortion is on the ballot in Missouri, Florida, and Arizona, and Republicans are working hard to stop women from controlling the ballot box, and their own bodies. Meanwhile at the Supreme Court, the conservative justices are trying to shave points for Trump in Arizona. And subscribers will hear about shenanigans at the Arkansas Supreme Court to disappear an abortion referendum.

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MO Constitutional Amendment

https://moconstitutionalfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Missourians-for-Constitutional-Freedom-Amendment.pdf 

MO Abortion Amendment Litigation Docket

https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=24AC-CC06970&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT19&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket 

AZ Abortion Amendment

https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/assets/47/0/BallotMeasures/I-05-2024%20Arizona%20for%20Abortion%20Access.pdf 

AZ Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/OpinionFiles/Supreme/2024/ASC-CV240180%20-%208-20-2024%20-%20FILED%20-%20DECISION%20ORDER.pdf 

ARS 16-121.01

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00121-01.htm

ARS 16-166

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00166.htm

Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council (2013)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8524729836774698956

Application for stay

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A164/322042/20240808153155295_Emerg.%20App.%20for%20Stay.pdf

Appendix & decisions below

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A164/322042/20240808153230794_Application%20Appendix.pdf

ARS 16-127 (federal only)

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00127.htm

SCOTUS Order

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/082224zr_n75p.pdf

AR Supreme Court

https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/supremecourt/en/522904/1/document.do

Arkansas Abortion Amendment

https://arkansasadvocate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Abortion-Amendment-of-2024.pdf

Arkansas Code 7-9-111

https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-7/chapter-9/subchapter-1/section-7-9-111/

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Former congressman George Santos — an heir to the Romanoff dynasty who discovered molybdenum — pleads guilty in New York. Disney tries to escape a wrongful death suit at its Florida Park because of an arbitration clause in its Disney+ fine print. And Trump claims an endorsement from AI Taylor Swift. What could possibly go wrong?

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Piccolo Complaint

https://www.scribd.com/document/708687171/Raglan-Road-Lawsuit

Disney MTC arbitration

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25041321/disney-arbitration-tangsuan.pdf

Plaintiffs’ opposition

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25041320/disney-piccolo-response-tangsuan.pdf

Raglan Road website

https://www.raglanroad.com/new-page

Disney/Raglan Road website

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/disney-springs/raglan-road-irish-pub-and-restaurant/menus/dinner

Disney Terms of Use (2019)

https://disneytermsofuse.com/english/

My Disney Experience Terms and Conditions (2023)

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/park-experience-terms-conditions/

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A New York judge just kicked Robert Kennedy Jr. off the ballot for lying about his residency — a lie he told everywhere else, as well. Could this be the end of his spoiler candidacy? And for subscribers, an exploration of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s weird war on woke meat. 

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28 U.S.C. § 455

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/455

Where RFK Jr. and Independent Candidates Are On The Ballot, New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/politics/presidential-candidates-third-party-independent.html

RFK Jr. Notice of Appeal

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=5jx/Kxz1l0wf6TA3ZHfXQg==

RFK Jr. Nominating Petition NY

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jzZhJ0AUNv6uP5etayfLDQ==

RFK Jr. FEC Statement of Candidacy

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=2ofcShRVs71csui/f9Yq6g==

Petition seeking to invalidate RFK’s Nominating Petition

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Yj3pUo1J7/4wfQK3LGOnTw==

Court’s decision invalidating RFK’s Nominating Petition

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vdZRqqGAbNUChn_PLUS_iL0Ev_PLUS_A==

Upside Foods Inc v. Simpson [Docket via Court Listener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69038793/upside-foods-inc-v-simpson/

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Twitter filed an antitrust suit against a tiny non-profit trade group and a bunch of big companies for “illegally” boycotting his Nazi bar. To protect free speech! And for subscribers: Did Kamala copy Trump’s plan to cut taxes on tipped compensation? 

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RELEASE: Sen. Ted Cruz’s No Tax on Tips Act Does Little for Low- and Moderate-Wage Workers But Opens Door to Tax Abuse by Wealthy

https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-sen-ted-cruzs-no-tax-on-tips-act-does-little-for-low-and-moderate-wage-workers-but-opens-door-to-tax-abuse-by-wealthy/ 

It’s Now Impossible to Search Old Trump Tweets on X

https://www.mediaite.com/online/its-now-impossible-to-search-old-trump-tweets-on-x/ 

Duke Really Did Get All The Foul Calls, Washington Post, April 7, 2015

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2015/04/07/duke-really-did-get-all-the-foul-calls-in-the-2015-ncaa-tournament/

House Judiciary Committee Interim Report on GARM

https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-07-10%20GARMs%20Harm%20-%20How%20the%20Worlds%20Biggest%20Brands%20Seek%20to%20Control%20Online%20Speech.pdf

House Judiciary Documents on GARM

https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/GARMReportFinalAppendix.pdf

GARM Brand Safety Floor

https://wfanet.org/l/library/download/urn:uuid:7d484745-41cd-4cce-a1b9-a1b4e30928ea

WFA 2023 Annual Report

https://wfanet.org/l/library/download/urn:uuid:0580b3a0-e365-4d61-b5cd-6d9d2e2557f2/2023+wfa+annual+report.pdf?redirected=1723422670

GDI Disinformation Risk Assessment: The Online News Market in the United States

https://www.disinformationindex.org/country-studies/2022-12-16-disinformation-risk-assessment-the-online-news-market-in-the-united-states/

X v. WFA complaint

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.393003/gov.uscourts.txnd.393003.1.0_2.pdf

FTC on Group Boycotts

https://www.ftc.gov/advice-guidance/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/dealings-competitors/group-boycotts

15 U.S.C. § 1

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1

FTC v. Superior Ct. Trial Lawyers Ass’n, 493 U.S. 411 (1990)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7145214033986459725

NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7271075303659098319

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accomplished more in one legislative term than most politicians do in a lifetime. Can he do the same for the country? We take a deep dive into some of the laws he championed in Minnesota. Is this … optimism???

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Louisiana Will Get The Ten Commandments Into Schools If They Have To Break 'Em All To Do It

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/louisiana-will-get-the-ten-commandments

Idaho Stat. 18-623

https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch6/sect18-623/

Idaho Stat. 18-8807

https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch88/sect18-8807/

Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Defense Act

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF366&session_year=2023&session_number=0&version=latest

Minnesota HF5 (School Meals)

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF0005&session=ls93&version=latest&session_number=0&session_year=2023

The ‘Swift Boating’ of Tim Walz has begun. What is the truth?

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/swift-boat-walz/

Minnesota Felon Voting Rights Opinion

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25035780-minnesota-felon-voting-opinion 

Minnesota Felon Voting Rights Complaint

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25035775-minnesota-felon-voting-rights-complaint

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The Trump election interference case is finally back from getting beat to hell by the Supreme Court. What’s left after the disastrous immunity decision? And will the Supreme Court accept Mark Meadows’ invitation to do even more damage to the Republic in a naked bid to protect Trump’s cronies?

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Trump v. US Immunity Decisions

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf 

US v. Trump District Court Docket via Court Listener

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/ 

Fischer v. US (2024)

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-5572_l6hn.pdf

18 USC § 1512

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1512

Meadows cert petition

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-97/321049/20240729152205890_2024-07-26%20Meadows%20Cert%20Petition%20FINAL.pdf

Ex parte Garland (1866)

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2981583583221536357

28 USC § 1442

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1442

28 USC § 1455

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1455

Teaching History on Aaron Burr

https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/24404

Aaron Burr murder indictment in New Jersey

https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0001-0281

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