Today the government is getting sued by an app developer, Capitol Cops, FBI agents, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, California, Daniel Richman, Mike Flynn, and a boatload of January 6 rioters — although those last two are basically sham lawsuits seeking to raid the US Treasury with the help of President Treasonweasel. Two judges in DC seem perilously close to holding the DOJ in contempt. And for subscribers, the unbearable cognitive dissonance of Tina Peters.

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NRSC v. FEC [SCOTUS Docket]

https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-621.html

Does v. Patel [wrongfully fired FBI agents]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72004388/does-v-patel/

Aaron v. Bondi [ICEBlock]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72003579/aaron-v-bondi/?order_by=desc

Flynn v. US

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66930673/flynn-v-united-states/?order_by=desc

Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6. Now They Want Millions of Dollars

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/trump-pardoned-them-for-jan-6-now-they-want-millions-of-dollars

Richman v. US

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

Newsom v. Trump

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70496361/newsom-v-trump/?order_by=desc

J.G.G. v. Trump

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc

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Alina Habba has finally tapped out. No more cosplaying as US Attorney for New Jersey for her! Attorney General Pam Bondi promptly declared victory and vowed to appeal. But strangely that vow was not followed by any federal filings. Subscribers will get a deep dive into the Supreme Court’s wild hearing in Trump v. Slaughter, as they gleefully contemplated a world where the president staffs his entire administration with hacks.

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Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/politics/halligan-us-attorney-judiciary.html

Oral Argument, Supreme Court, Trump v. Slaughter

https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25-332_p8k0.pdf

J.G.G. v. Trump

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc

Escobar v. Molina v. DHS

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452519/escobar-molina-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/?order_by=desc

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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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