The Happiest Place on Earth (a Courtroom)
Summary
Ken White and Josh Barrow discuss ABC’s lawsuit against the FCC over alleged retaliatory license reviews, a guilty plea by a former NIAID advisor for hiding emails from FOIA requests, and Luigi Mangione’s strategic federal guilty plea to challenge New York state charges. They also cover the Ninth Circuit’s rejection of a Trump-appointed acting US Attorney, a dismissed Title VI suit against Harvard regarding antisemitism, and recent legal controversies involving AI manipulation in court filings and expert witness testimony.
Topics discussed
Disney/ABC sues FCC over license renewal threats
NIH advisor pleads guilty to hiding FOIA records
Luigi Mangione's federal guilty plea and double jeopardy
Trump admin's improper US Attorney appointments
DOJ lawsuit against Harvard over Title VI dismissed
AI misuse in legal filings and expert testimony
Randy Fine accused of rifling through voter mail
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