OA1201 - This Rapid Response Friday, Matt and Jenessa play a few rounds of “Can They REALLY Do That?”, with topics including:
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The legal mechanism and filings behind Trump’s $230 million demand for DOJ having the audacity for investigating him for crimes that he did
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Arizona’s lawsuit against House Speaker Mike Johnson asking a DC federal court to require him to seat incoming Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva after her election
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DOJ’s first-ever “Antifa” terrorism indictment
Finally, in today’s footnote Jenessa reports back from her recent experience sitting for the federal patent bar.
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Donald Trump’s Form 95 seeking damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the FBI’s execution of a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago (filed 8/7/2024)
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Transcript of former FBI agent Steven D’Antuono’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee (6/7/2023)
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Complaint in Arizona v. U.S. House of Representatives (filed 10/21/2025)
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Martin v. U.S., 605 U.S. _____ (6/12/2025)
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Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
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