Don't Use the Public Chatbot Lawyer

Don't Use the Public Chatbot Lawyer

From Serious Trouble by Josh Barro and Ken White

May 7, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

The episode discusses various legal cases and issues, including defamation lawsuits and First Amendment protections.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show There's a lot of stupid litigation to cover this week, starting with the lawsuit so many of you asked us about. An ex-banker who has made salacious allegations against a former JP Morgan colleague , but how credible are they? And what can you do if you are a bank or a banker and someone makes preposterous allegations against you in a legal filing, which is privileged against defamation claims? Also this week: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled, with no exchange of funds between the two sides, but that doesn't mean it wasn't expensive. Matt Taibbi lost his dumb lawsuit against Eoin Higgins . A Michigan defendant who made way more threatening-sounding comments than James Comey ever did nonetheless enjoys First Amendment protection (but will have to seek relief in state court if prosecutors go after him again). Does Cole Allen belong on suicide watch ? DOJ apologizes to a federal judge for not telling her a detained migrant in her court was wanted for murder (she released the migrant and then DHS attacked her for releasing an accused murderer). The FTC surrenders in its fight against…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Barro, Ken White

Topics covered

  • litigation
  • defamation
  • First Amendment
  • celebrity news
  • legal issues
  • government actions

Keywords

  • litigation
  • defamation
  • First Amendment
  • celebrity lawsuits
  • legal news
  • government
  • DOJ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JP Morgan, DOJ, FTC, Media Matters, Fox News, DHS, Jerome Powell

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