Ep 159 — New York Appeals Court Gives Trump Half a Billion Dollars

The Fifth Circuit says yes to drag shows, but no to workers’ rights. Donald Trump loses one fight to keep his dingbat lawyer Alina Habba on as Acting Interim Assistant Special Top Secret Temporary US Attorney for New Jersey, but wins big in a New York appellate court. And multiple courts tell Attorney General Pam Bondi to pound sand, even though she would really, really like to invade the secrecy of the grand jury to try and make everyone forget that her patron and Jeffrey Epstein were best buds.

Links:

US v. Giraud [challenge to Alina Habba; docket via CourtListener]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69409922/united-states-v-giraud-iii/

Trump v. New York [New York Appellate Division]

https://nycourts.gov/courts/AD1/calendar/AppsMots/2025/apps/20250821/2023-04925,%20et%20ano..pdf

Spectrum WT v. Wendler [5th Cir.]

https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/23/23-10994-CV0.pdf

SpaceX v. NLRB [5th Cir.]

https://ecf.ca5.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servlet/TransportRoom?servlet=ShowDocMulti&incPdfHeader=Y&pacer=t&CSRF=csrf_1956458841209811746&incPdfHeaderDisp=Y&caseId=220409&outputType=doc&d=10658064&outputForm=view&incPdfFooter=&dls=7661567

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