
About this episode
Ken and Josh discuss tariffs, legal challenges, and recent court rulings.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show This week Ken and Josh discuss more on tariffs — what awaits litigants like FedEx who seek refunds of payments they made under President Trump’s now-invalidated tariffs, and what courts might do with his efforts to reconstruct the tariffs under non-IEEPA legal authorities that come with their own difficulties . We discuss news that Jeanine Pirro has given up on indicting the Democrats who made the “you must refuse illegal orders” video, and we have an update on Matthew Isihara, the SAUSA who was held in contempt of court in Minneapolis. (At least the detainee who got dumped in El Paso without his documents will get his plane ticket paid for.) That’s for all subscribers. Paying subscribers (thank you for your support!) also get our looks at: * The magistrate judge who authorized a search of a Washington Post reporter’s home but is now angry that the government failed to alert him to a law that appears to make their search illegal. (Isn’t it his job to know the law?) * Aileen Cannon’s efforts to block the release of Jack Smith’s report on the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. * A ruling from a…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ken White, Josh Barro
Topics covered
- tariffs
- legal issues
- court rulings
- political commentary
- media
- Fourth Amendment
Keywords
- tariffs
- FedEx
- Jeanine Pirro
- Matthew Isihara
- Aileen Cannon
- Fourth Amendment
- Buffalo Wild Wings
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FedEx, Washington Post, ICE, Buffalo Wild Wings
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