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UnJustified

Contempt of Court

UnJustified

MSW Media

News, History, Politics, News Commentary

4.77.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sets arguments for late June in the bid to release Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report. A Minnesota judge holds a justice department attorney in contempt for failing to comply with a court order. Some leading defense lawyers have created a tool to track Justice Department cases that involve irregular charging practices. The Justice Department acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey. Plus listener questions…

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0:00.0

MSW Media.

0:04.9

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals sets arguments for late June in the bid to release volume

0:10.6

two of Jack Smith's final report.

0:13.7

A Minnesota judge holds a Justice Department attorney in contempt for failing to comply

0:19.0

with a court order.

0:20.6

Some leading defense lawyers have created a tool to track Justice Department cases

0:25.1

that involve irregular charging practices.

0:28.8

And the Justice Department acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey.

0:35.3

This is unjustified.

0:36.7

Music orders in New Jersey. This is Unjustified.

0:50.1

Hey, everybody, welcome to episode 57 of Unjustified at Sunday.

0:52.6

February 22nd, 26.

0:53.6

I'm Alison Gill. And I'm Andy McCabe. All right, we're going to talk a lot,

0:57.7

Alison, about the courts today. So we'd be remiss if we didn't mention first that the Supreme Court

1:03.7

has finally come down with its ruling in Trump's tariff case. So in a six to three decision with

1:09.6

Kavanaugh, Alito, and Thomas dissenting, the court says that

1:13.3

Trump does not have the authority to levy taxes using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act,

1:19.8

otherwise known as AIPA. In the majority opinion written by the Chief Justice, the court says

1:25.0

Trump, quote, must point to clear congressional authorization to

1:29.5

justify his extraordinary assertion of the power to impose tariffs. He cannot. They go on,

1:36.2

it's a pretty blunt ending to that sense. They go on to say, based on two words separated by 16

1:43.0

others in Section 1702A1B of IEPA, regulate and

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