The Gavin Newsom/Ron DeSantis feud is heating up – the Florida governor shipped asylum-seekers to beautiful Martha’s Vineyard. Newsom called it “kidnapping,” but then somebody dug up the fact that as San Francisco mayor, Newsom put the homeless on Greyhound buses headed out of state.
Has fat-shaming gotten out of hand? Some activists want you to refuse to let you doctor check your weight! And, the DOJ has a rule – no indictments close to an election if it’ll mean undue political influence. So is Trump off the hook till about Thanksgiving?
Tired of politicians of all stripes lying through their teeth? It’s official: Bill Maher is the only politico who tells the unvarnished truth, routinely infuriating the right and the left. And, a group of Starbucks shareholders thinks the coffee giant’s diversity program amounts to illegal racial discrimination!
The Kobe Bryant crash photo jury took just four hours to deliberate, ordering LA County to pay $31 million to the victims’ families. Was this another case of the coverup being worse than the crime?
Believe it or not, somebody who spots you in Starbucks can deliver obscene messages to your iPhone. The California legislature says you can sue, but it’s not a crime. And, did the FBI’s Mar-A-Lago raid just re-elect Donald Trump?
She doesn’t need the money, but Kobe Bryant’s widow is gunning for millions against first responders who shared photos of the horrific helicopter crash scene. And, should a judge have ordered a new trial after the lawyer for a doctor who beat a malpractice rap bragged that his client probably killed the patient?
This entire episode is devoted to Connor’s guesses as to the outcome of a dozen unbelievable court cases. What’s the penalty for letting your iguana drive? If your Cinnabun resembles Mother Teresa’s image, can you put it on T-shits and offer them for sale?
Alex Jones and InfoWars get crushed in court. And, if you’re wearing a mini-skirt, you can forget about attending an execution in Alabama.
As the January 6 hearings roll into the fall, could Donald Trump face a third impeachment trial? If the DOJ passes on prosecuting him, will the Atlanta DA file charges? And Connor returns to face a trivia question: In what movie did Laura Linney play a sex worker?
So Gavin Newsom, after spending $105,000 on Florida TV ads, says his interest in running for president is “less than sub-zero” – is there a special category of crime we can look into – “political perjury”? OK probably not. And, we’ve got the reason Donald Trump will never be indicted, for anything!
It’s a post-Roe world – what happened, and what’s next? Plus, a prayerful high school football coach scores a touchdown in the Supreme Court! And, did SCOTUS just gut the Miranda rule?
Who says bipartisanship is dead? On their last day on the job, SCOTUS makes the left happy by upholding Biden’s rejection of Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” plan, and delights the right by curbing the EPA’s ability to dream up creative ways to fight climate change.
While America waits for SCOTUS to rule on abortion, immigration and guns, the high court has just decided it’s legal for government to help pay for religious schools, if kids in rural areas don’t have access to public schools. And, is the DOJ getting ready to indict Donald Trump?
You may not be a big fan of insurers, but when a lady won $5 million after a guy gave her an STD during an amorous encounter in a car, does the fact GEICO insured the guy’s car mean the insurer has to pay the tab?
According to British judges, Johnny Depp’s defamation claim was so lame they wouldn’t even listen to his appeal! The court found 12 of Amber Heard’s allegations were true. So, why did seven citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia order Amber to pay him $15 million?
The recent mass shootings have lit a fire under the idea of a national “red flag” law. If you think it’s dangerous for someone to have a gun, should you be able to file court petition asking the judge to confiscate their weapons? And Connor returns to the show – he talks about his battle with COVID.
You probably thought you’d heard about every racist thing on the planet, but it turns out there’s one more: The word “obesity” is racist. And, Dave Chappelle’s attacker has explained his assault. The attacker is bisexual, homeless and a single dad, and he says Dave’s jokes about those topics, sent him over the edge.
You thought the “twinkie defense” was nutty? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet: The Buffalo shooter may blame COVID isolation for his deadly rampage. And, is Netflix in trouble for telling its employees to pound sand if they don’t like Dave Chappelle’s allegedly transphobic special?
Who leaked the abortion ruling, and why? Was it a crime? Will it lead to justices changing their votes? Or NOT changing, to avoid looking like they’re caving to pressure? And, should Dave Chappelle’s alleged assailant be charged with a felony?
A suspect being interrogated tells the cops, “I want to see a lawyer, dog” – and the court rules that wasn’t a clear request for an attorney. A college advertises to fill a faculty position, saying only women and transgender folks need apply. And, Joe Biden wants to ban menthol cigarettes.
Celebrities are clashing in court – the undercard is Blac Chyna versus Rob Kardashian, and the main event: Johnny Depp versus Amber Heard. Plus, basketball legend Jerry West is hopping mad about “Winning Time” – the series about Magic Johnson and the Lakers.
California Democrats are busy pushing a couple of reforms: Let’s make it mandatory to vote! And, let’s cap the work week at 32 hours – if you work more than that, you get time-and-a-half overtime pay!
The NYPD used to employ robot dogs to defuse bombs. No more – the city fathers put them down, worrying they’d be too aggressive when dealing with low-income areas. And, a juror is excused from a trial, because she needs to pay a daily visit to her sugar daddy.
A federal judge doesn’t mince words, he says Trump’s order to Pence was a “coup in search of a theory.” Will a Washington, DC grand jury indict the former president? And, California mulls over slavery reparation payments – should they go only to descendants of slaves, or all black citizens?
Well Hollywood sure figured out a way to turbocharge interest in the Oscars telecast! Will criminal battery charges be filed against Will Smith? Is toxic masculinity to blame for him storming the stage? Would he have done the same thing if the guy telling the joke was, I don’t know, THE ROCK?
Senate Republicans plan to challenge Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination based on her tenure as a public defender. Will they look like carping racists, or will she look like we’re in for decades of soft-on-crime rulings?
The judge in the Jussie Smollett false police report case threw the book at the actor, declaring him a perjurer – even though Jussie hasn’t been charged with perjury. And, the University of Alabama prohibits the pushing of elevator buttons using certain body parts.
Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction is in jeopardy because jurors may have fudged about their personal histories. And, we launch a new feature: "Stories I'd Tell My Friends If I Had Any. To Clarify, I Have Several Stories.
The big legal news of the week: Biden’s Supreme Court nominee. The big international news: War in Ukraine. We’ll tell you what COVID and Ukraine have in common.
The Remington gun company pays $75 million to settle a case that claims the ad slogan, “Consider your man card reissued,” encouraged violence. And on the subject of guns, should parents go to prison when their kids shoot up the school?
