About this episode
Ken and Josh discuss updates on Michael Avenatti, Pam Bondi, and Ed Martin, along with various legal topics.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show This week Ken and Josh discuss updates on three of their favorite characters: Michael Avenatti, Pam Bondi, and Ed Martin. That's for all subscribers. Paying subscribers will also hear their conversations about: * Trump’s emergency motion to lift the stay on construction of the “desperately needed” White House ballroom , and a discussion of why the plaintiffs’ claims to standing are stronger than we gave them credit for last week. * A Clavicular-alligator update. * If you’re going to talk about how you want to do terrorism , don’t do it in front of your dash cam. * Long-suffering federal judge Lewis Liman’s 152-page order dismissing most, but not all, of Blake Lively’s claims against the producers of It Ends With Us (and their publicists), and Ken’s discussion of why you shouldn’t sexually harass your independent contractors, even if it might technically not be illegal. * Elon Musk’s antitrust loss . Upgrade your subscription to receive all of our episodes at serioustrouble.show .
People in this episode
Hosts: Josh Barro, Ken White
Topics covered
- legal updates
- politics
- celebrity news
- court cases
- antitrust issues
Keywords
- Michael Avenatti
- Pam Bondi
- Ed Martin
- Donald Trump
- Lewis Liman
- It Ends With Us
- Elon Musk
- antitrust
- court cases
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