The Supreme Court’s six conservatives allow Texas to steal congressional seats with a racially gerrymandered map. Over at the Defense Department, Whiskey Pete’s reign of lawlessness continues: After the Defense Department Inspector General ripped him a new one for Signalgate, Congress is looking hard at the murders in the Caribbean. Costco is suing the government over tariffs. And Justin Baldoni is back to teach us civil procedure.

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Signalgate Inspector General Report

https://www.dodig.mil/reports.html/Article/4348367/evaluation-of-the-secretary-of-defenses-reported-use-of-a-commercially-availabl/

Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder

https://www.justsecurity.org/125948/illegal-orders-shipwrecked-boat-strike-survivors/

NYT v. Department of Defense

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71992017/new-york-times-company-v-department-of-defense/

Costco v. US

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71973233/costco-wholesale-corporation-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

Richman v. US

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71982634/richman-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

In re Grand Jury Subpoenas to NYAG [Sarcone disqualification]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71844954/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas-to-the-office-of-the-new-york-state-attorney/?order_by=desc

Lively v. Wayfarer

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/?order_by=desc

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The Secretary of Defense has committed war crimes, or murder, or both. And this time, maybe Congress is willing to do something about it? Meanwhile, a rent-price-fixing company has sued the state of New York arguing that it isn't fixing price, it's doing the Freeze Peach. In DC, Chief Judge James Boasberg continues to look for who was responsible for the government disobeying a court order. And finally, sparklemagic imaginary US Attorney Alina Habba gets to join her buddies on the unemployment line thanks to a decision by the Third Circuit that we break down in detail in the subscriber bonus. Happy Cyber Monday, everyone!

Links:

Eleventh Circuit Bounces Trump's RICO Trollsuit [lawandchaospod.com]

https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/11th-circuit-bounces-trumps-rico

Episode 168 w/Brian Finucane

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-168-license-to-kill-feat-brian-finucane/id1727769913?i=1000728033267

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all [Washington Post]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/

Statement of the "Former JAGs Working Group" on Media Reports of Pentagon "No Quarter" Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes [via Just Security]

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/former-jag-working-group-no-quarter-statement.pdf

Rent Going Up? One Company's Algorithm Could Be Why.

https://www.propublica.org/article/yieldstar-rent-increase-realpage-rent

US v. Giraud [Third Circuit, Habba Disqualification]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71195676/united-states-v-julien-giraud-jr/

RealPage v. James

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71964352/realpage-inc-v-james/

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Big Mazal Tov to Lindsey Halligan, who can stop pretending to be a federal prosecutor now. Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that Halligan was never lawfully appointed as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. And since Halligan was the only lawyer who presented the James Comey and Letitia James cases to the grand jury, those cases were dismissed. In a normal world, the Justice Department would just take the "L" and reindict. But nothing is normal in Pam Bondi's DOJ!

Links:

US v. Ghislaine Maxwell

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17318376/united-states-v-maxwell/?order_by=desc

As Trump's Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/trump-florida-cannon-grand-jury.html

Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud

https://azmirror.com/briefs/turning-point-leader-former-gop-rep-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-election-fraud/

Abbott v. LULAC [SCOTUS docket]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25a608.html

US v. Stewart

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.285023

Judge Thornhill Disqualification Petition

https://www.courts.mo.gov/fv/c/Notice.PDF?courtCode=SC&di=214030

US v. Bolton

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17254525/united-states-v-bolton/?order_by=desc

US v. Comey

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.582136

US v. James

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601419/united-states-v-james/?order_by=desc

Biden v. Byrne

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67990012/robert-hunter-biden-v-patrick-m-byrne/?order_by=desc

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