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Category: Legal Docket

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Todd Blanche Is A Fuck Up

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

You say screw up; I say fuck up. Let’s call the whole thing off. Continue reading Todd Blanche Is A Fuck Up

Elections, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Parenthetical, Supreme Court1 Comment

Corporate Personhood: The Ruling That Wasn’t

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 rcb30

Fourteenth Amendment protection for corporations was (very) intentionally not part of this 1886 SCOTUS decision. So how did one Chief Justice and a court employee let things get so off the rails? Continue reading Corporate Personhood: The Ruling That Wasn’t

Adrastos, Congress, Elections, Gret Stet Politics, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Race, Supreme Court, The ClownfishLeave a comment

Gret Stet Of Confusion

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Chaos in Louisiana as The Clownfish cancels Congressional primaries in search of partisan advantage. Continue reading Gret Stet Of Confusion

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The Justice In The Shadows

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Gutting the Voting Rights Act with Sam the Sham Alito and John Roberts. Don’t call them judicial conservatives. Continue reading The Justice In The Shadows

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack1 Comment

Revenge Is Stupid: DOJ Edition

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

In one of the silliest criminal cases ever, the Despicable Mr. Blanche tries to 86 James Comey for posting seashells by the seashore. The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Revenge Is Stupid: DOJ Edition

Congress, Legal Docket, Parenthetical, Political Crack

Virginia: Sitting In Limbo

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 rcb30

The state’s crucial redistricting vote could get overturned by its Supreme Court. But the dope is that there’s still hope, and here’s why. Continue reading Virginia: Sitting In Limbo

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Television, The Darnold

Bondi’s Mission Impossible

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Bondi is out. The identity of her successor is irrelevant: The Insult Comedian is the real Attorney General. Continue reading Bondi’s Mission Impossible

Adrastos, Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack1 Comment

Mondo Bondi

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Since 2012 the GOP has gone from Romney’s binders full of women to Bondi’s binders full of bluster and bullshit. Continue reading Mondo Bondi

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The Presumption Of Irregularity

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The presumption of regularity is dead. Long live the presumption of irregularity. Continue reading The Presumption Of Irregularity

Bobby Junior, COVID-19, Current Affairs, Legal Docket, Medicine, Parenthetical, Science

Reality Gets A Shot In The Arm

March 17, 2026March 16, 2026 rcb30

Bobby Junior’s HHS is the administration’s latest big loser in court. Cameos by Wilco, Janis Joplin, and Bing Crosby. Continue reading Reality Gets A Shot In The Arm

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Malakatude, Political Crack, Supreme Court2 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Judge Lawrence Van Dyke

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

The judge is a troll. The MAGA malakatude, it burns. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Judge Lawrence Van Dyke

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold

Mood Swinging With The Supremes

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Insult Comedian’s tariffs shot down by SCOTUS. Don’t spike the ball. Continue reading Mood Swinging With The Supremes

Adrastos, Congress, Language, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack1 Comment

The Ham Sandwich Rebellion

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA DOJ’s performative indictment attempt fails. Continue reading The Ham Sandwich Rebellion

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media

Lemon Squeezed By ICE

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Don Lemon meets the Duchess of Distraction, Pam Bondi. Continue reading Lemon Squeezed By ICE

Adrastos, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack

The Village Smithy Testifies

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Instant analysis of Jack Smith’s Congressional testimony. Continue reading The Village Smithy Testifies

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack

The MAGA DOJ Is Bleeding Lawyers

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 Peter Adrastos Athas

Legal backlash to MAGA murder most foul in Minnesota. Continue reading The MAGA DOJ Is Bleeding Lawyers

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Language, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, Supreme Court1 Comment

Don’t Call Them Conservatives: Supreme Court Edition

December 9, 2025December 10, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Call them reactionaries, wingnuts, radicals, extremists, right-wingers; call them anything but conservatives. Continue reading Don’t Call Them Conservatives: Supreme Court Edition

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court

Eve Of Corruption

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Adrastos on the MAGA Supreme Court and its shady use of the shadow docket.
Continue reading Eve Of Corruption

Adrastos, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack

The Comey Commedia Dell’Arte

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Instant analysis of the Comey and James dismissals. Continue reading The Comey Commedia Dell’Arte

Adrastos, Congress, Gret Stet Politics, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Da Winnas & Da Loozas: Epstein Vote Edition

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Instant analysis of a remarkable day on Capitol Hill. Continue reading Da Winnas & Da Loozas: Epstein Vote Edition

Adrastos, Congress, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold1 Comment

Third Term Chatter

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA’s dream of a Trump third term is America’s nightmare. It’s also illegal but when did that ever stop them? Continue reading Third Term Chatter

Adrastos, Diary, Legal Docket, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack

Saturday Odds & Sods: Show Me The Way

October 11, 2025October 10, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Show Me The Way

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold

The Comey Indictment

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

MAGA’S trumped up case against James Comey fails both the smell and laugh tests. Continue reading The Comey Indictment

Adrastos, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, MAGA, Political Crack, Supreme Court, The Darnold

Quote Of The Day: Free Speech Edition

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

On MAGA free speech hypocrisy. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Free Speech Edition

Adrastos, Legal Docket, Political Crack

The Maxwell Scandals

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Like father, like daughter. Continue reading The Maxwell Scandals

Adrastos, Legal Docket, New Orleans, Political Crack

The Cantrell Indictment

August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Unsolicited advice for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Continue reading The Cantrell Indictment

Adrastos, Fog Of Scandal, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold1 Comment

Demonstrably False

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A Federal Judge calls out DOJ’s malevolent mendacity in the Epstein-Maxwell mishigas. Continue reading Demonstrably False

Adrastos, Legal Docket, Malakatude, Political Crack2 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: John Cornyn

August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Malakatude as big as Texas. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: John Cornyn

Adrastos, Congress, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, Supreme Court

Emil Bove Is A Perjurer

July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

Lying his way to the top: The Emil Bove story. Continue reading Emil Bove Is A Perjurer

Adrastos, Congress, Gret Stet Politics, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack

Speaker Yellowbelly

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Peter Adrastos Athas

A nickname is born: MAGA Mike Johnson is a coward. That’s why Adrastos calls him Speaker Yellowbelly. Continue reading Speaker Yellowbelly

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