Liz Warren's CFPB Saved By... Originalism?

Published: May 17, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

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We begin with a quick check-in on Trump\u2019s trial in New York, from the recent appellate ruling on his gag order Todd Blanche's bizarrely personal\xa0 start to his cross-examination of the most important witness in one of the most important criminal trials in US history. Matt then explains why it might be a felony to run for governor in Washington State if your name is Bob Ferguson.\xa0

Then: Clarence Thomas just rejected an originalist 5th Circuit ruling to save the

Consumer Protection Finance Bureau on behalf of a 7-2 court--with Alito dissenting for totally different originalist reasons. What is going here?

We then stop in for a quick layover with the current state of the Boeing non-prosecution agreement before Thomas takes on a bar question about some extremely unpleasant fish.

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