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Why the Whole Alligator Alcatraz Thing Is Somehow Worse Than It Sounds
Manage episode 498987641 series 2387036
OA1180 - We begin with some much-needed reminders that good things are still happening and the rule of law is still (mostly) holding on before turning to a recent Trump executive order on homelessness which reads like something out of a (not very good) Batman movie. Jenessa explains how this development fits into the history of long-term institutionalization of vulnerable and unhoused people in the US as we work through what this thing is actually trying to do. In an unfortunately not-at-all-unrelated story, Matt then breaks down the situation with Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” (aka “Gator Gitmo”), the pending challenges to this completely new (and totally illegal) approach to state-based immigration detention, and where this is all going.
Finally, in today’s footnote: has ChatGPT finally made its first hallucinatory appearance in a judicial opinion? We investigate not just one but two recent instances of federal judges who have now joined the many lawyers caught using AI to do their homework.
“Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” The White House (7/25/25)
Complaint in Friends of the Everglades v. Noem, filed 6/27/25
Complaint in C-M. v Noem, filed 7/16/25
Judge Henry Wingate’s order in Mississippi Association of Educators v. Board of Trustees declining to clarify decision of July 20, 2025 (8/1/25)
Defendant’s letter to Judge Julien Neals in In re CorMedix Securities Litigation (7/22/25)
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1135 episodes
Manage episode 498987641 series 2387036
OA1180 - We begin with some much-needed reminders that good things are still happening and the rule of law is still (mostly) holding on before turning to a recent Trump executive order on homelessness which reads like something out of a (not very good) Batman movie. Jenessa explains how this development fits into the history of long-term institutionalization of vulnerable and unhoused people in the US as we work through what this thing is actually trying to do. In an unfortunately not-at-all-unrelated story, Matt then breaks down the situation with Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” (aka “Gator Gitmo”), the pending challenges to this completely new (and totally illegal) approach to state-based immigration detention, and where this is all going.
Finally, in today’s footnote: has ChatGPT finally made its first hallucinatory appearance in a judicial opinion? We investigate not just one but two recent instances of federal judges who have now joined the many lawyers caught using AI to do their homework.
“Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” The White House (7/25/25)
Complaint in Friends of the Everglades v. Noem, filed 6/27/25
Complaint in C-M. v Noem, filed 7/16/25
Judge Henry Wingate’s order in Mississippi Association of Educators v. Board of Trustees declining to clarify decision of July 20, 2025 (8/1/25)
Defendant’s letter to Judge Julien Neals in In re CorMedix Securities Litigation (7/22/25)
Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!
1135 episodes
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