Hot takes from James Comey, the 5th Circuit weighs in on habeas corpus petitions, and does being a lawyer suck? Sarah Isgur and David French weigh in.

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The Agenda:
–Introducing the Interim Relief Docket Stat Pack
–Where are all the U.S. attorneys?
–Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats
–Trump administration games immigration issue via Fifth Circuit
–James Comey and Jack Goldsmith defend the courts

Show Notes
–February 1, 2026—On the Rule of Law - James Comey
–Fifth Circuit Sides With Trump on Immigrant Detention Law

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