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The insane branch of the Federal bench continues to demonstrate its madness, in this case in the form of unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior, federal district trial court judge Indira Alwani.

Alwani is yet another federal judge born in America with a remarkably foreign name. Weird how often that happens. She’s also yet another federal judge whose parents were NOT American citizens, being born in India and Germany. 

One wonders why the American federal bench is apparently so loaded with first-generation Americans of foreign born parents, in a nation 250 years old with 340 million citizens. 

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President Trump has scored another YUGE WIN with SCOTUS, once again over the cascading tears of a 19-page Justice Sonya “wise Latina” Sotomayor dissent, which was joined b y the usual cabal of Justice Elena “never married, never kids” Kagan and Justice Kentaji “I’m not a biologist, how would I know what a woman is” Jackson. 

In this case SCOTUS removal of this injunction will allow Trump to move forward with firing nearly 1,400 employees of the Department of Education, the weapon of ideological brainwashing and indoctrination that the Progressive Fascists have been wielding over America’s school children f...

There’s lots of breaking news this morning about the pardons issued by former President Joe Biden that were signed by using an Autopen, rather than by the Biden personally.

We’re now hearing that substantial portions of this process of finalizing these pardons were done by Biden’s staff.

Does the use of the autopen make these pardons invalid? What about the fact that many of the pardons are open-ended, applying to any and all offenses, rather than specified offenses? What about where the pardons fail to specify individuals, but simply refer to a class...

Unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior, federal district trial court Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong in Los Angeles has decided that it is she, rather than the Article II Executive Branch, who is in charge of managing the operations of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   She has issued an order that—essentially—instructs ICE that they are obligated to obey the law. 

More specifically, her order prohibits ICE from improperly profiling suspects based solely on their apparent race or skin color.  Such race-based profiling is, of course, unlawful already.  

That said, profiling generally is not unlawful, the profiling must mer...

Another week, and another week of America fighting its desperate existential war against the forces of global fascism seeking to destroy our great nation and subjugate Americans to billions of third-world migrant invaders, the virulent pawns being used to attack America through the machinations of the global elite and their American politician henchmen working their treason within our very borders. 

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE! We are blessed to live not in boring and uneventful times, but in an era in which we have the great fortune to battle against evil forces waging war against our h...

Another week, another week of unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district court judges imagining that our Founders created a nation in which THEY are our fascist overlords over our Congress, our President, and ourselves.

Today I have a couple of more examples of absolutely grotesque overreach by these black-robed little monsters—as well as more confirmation that Supreme Court Justice Kentanji “I’m not a biologist, how would I know what a woman is” Jackson is the dumbest person to ever be raised to our highest court. 

And before we dive into all that, a brief smo...

Elon Musk, until very recently one of the strongest backers of President Donald J. Trump, has announced his intention to form a “third-party” opposition to what he refers to as the GOP/Democrat “uni-party”—and, indeed, just today Musk filed with the Federal Election Commission to form the newly created “American Party.” 

Might it be more difficult to get a third-party off the ground than Trump envisions? What would the American Party stand for that is not already largely captured by the MAGA wing of the Republican party?  To the extent the American Party pursues particular political strategies, is i...

Join me as we watch President Donald J. Trump LIVE sign the Big Beautiful Bill and SAVE AMERICA from being invaded, overwhelmed, and destroyed by hundreds of millions of illegal & legal migrants & third-world invaders. 

There’s much to be dissatisfied with in the BBB—promised tax breaks not provided, promised Second Amendment moves not followed through, and others, many for apparently no good reason. 

The BBB also includes provisions that many American citizens wish were not present—including ongoing SALT tax deductions that effectively transfer wealth from low-tax Red states to high-tax Blue states. 

Never...

Federal Judge Brian Murphy—the unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district trial court judge raised to the federal bench on December 6, 2024, a FULL MONTH AFTER the re-election of President Donald J. Trump, was a mere 200 days on the bench when he had the dubious honor to be checked by the US Supreme Court itself on June 24 of this year, when SCOTUS paused the injunction Judge Murphy had issued against Trump’s efforts to deport murderers and other violent illegal migrants from our great nation.

That SCOTUS check didn’t even give Judge Murphy pause, however, as the SAME D...

Join me for an EXCLUSIVE breakdown of Sean "Diddy" Combs' shocking federal trial outcome—guilty on two counts, but cleared of racketeering charges that could’ve meant LIFE in prison!  

My good friend Attorney Joe Nierman (@GoodLawgic on YouTube and elsewhere) was IN the NYC courtroom every day, and he’s spilling ALL the details!  

Get the insider scoop on how Diddy dodged the worst, what his 10-year sentence means, and what’s next for the rap mogul. 

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Why did the accused University of Idaho killer suddenly accept FOUR LIFE SENTENCES instead of facing the death penalty?  

In this explosive episode of The Andrew Branca Show, we dive deep into the controversial twists of the 2022 stabbing case that gripped the nation. 

Was the evidence against Kohberger too weak? Did his autism play a role in this stunning decision? And what does this mean for justice?

Join Attorney Andrew Branca and top death penalty expert Attorney Steve Gosney, author of the excellent book "Death Penalty Debates," (https://stevegosney.com) as they unpack th...

You’ve been LIED to for DECADES! President Trump’s bold Executive Order on “birthright citizenship” has unveiled a jaw-dropping reality: not everyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen. The 14th Amendment has been twisted, and illegal invaders have NO constitutional right to citizenship—or to influence our political power!   

But it gets WORSE. Did you know the U.S. Census is rigging the system? By counting illegal invaders, states with sanctuary policies are stealing 30-40 House seats, handing Democrats unconstitutional control! Our Founders NEVER intended this insanity, and the Constitution is crystal clear. This isn’t j...

Yesterday the Progressive Fascists and their collaborator unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior, federal district trial court judges were stripped by the Supreme Court of their ability to weaponize universal temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions against the political agenda of President Donald J. Trump, the Article II Executive Branch people elected by the whole of the American people to carry out their political win.

Their response? To glibly announce that the loss of universal injunctions doesn’t really matter, because instead they’ll just file a blizzard of class actions to certify universal classes, and then obtain injunctions that...

Yesterday, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Trump v. CASA. This case was nominally about the legal question of so-called birthright citizenship, in light of a Trump Executive Order “ending” this practice. (In fact, America did not have birthright citizenship even prior to Trump’s EO, and never has, but that’s a different show.)

In fact, the legal question here was not the issue of birth-right citizenship on the legal merits, but rather whether an unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district court judge had the authority to issue a NATIONWIDE INJUNCTION against Trump’s Executive...

New York City—a place where I grew up, since attending Public School 139 from the first grade—appears ready to hurl itself off the cliff into socialist hell by electing as its mayor a communist Muslim, Zohran Mamdani, an American citizen for a mere 7 years—and this only 24 years after 9/11.

In today’s show we’ll take a look at the key questions around this impeding national catastrophe.  

Who is Mamdani and what are his intentions? What are the likely consequences of Mamdani’s policies? How did NYC find itself willing to endure these predictably catastrophic...

On April 2, a verbal at a Texas high school athletic meet turned deadly when 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf in the heart under a crowded tent. 

Now, Anthony faces a first-degree murder indictment and up to 99 years in prison as Texas tries him as an adult. His defense? He claims it was lawful self-defense. 

In this gripping video, we dive deep into the legal fallout of this tragic case. What does the indictment mean for Anthony? Can his self-defense claim hold up in court? And what must both sides prove to win this hi...

Mahmoud “Hamas” Khalil, spokesman for an organization that advocates for the total eradication of Western civilization, is ordered by an unelected black-robed tyrannical inferior district court judge to be released from detention, where he was awaiting lawful deportation.  

Khalil Armando Abrego-Garcia, an adjudicated MS-13 terrorist and credibly accused human trafficker and spouse abuser, is ordered released from ICE detention by a magistrate judge—basically a traffic court judge—after the US returned this terrorist to the US to face felony criminal human trafficking charges. 

The US Supreme Court—on a SUNDAY—freezes the order of an unelected...

It can be hard to tell given the nature of Progressive dominance over both mainstream media and social media, but the Democrat party is on the ropes, is code blue, is being told to arrange their affairs, and every other metaphor for an impending demise. 

The reasons are not surprising--the Democrats and their policies have been demonstrable failures for American citizens everywhere they have been applied, and Americans are smart enough to recognize this reality.

Of course, so are the Democrats--so they are aggressively seeking to replace Americans with illegal migrant third-world invaders as their p...

The most liberal court of appeals in the United States, the 9th Circuit, late last night ruled that it is the great and powerful President Donald J. Trump who is Commander in Chief of the federalized California National Guard, and not the feckless and pandering Governor Gavin Newsom.

This ruling overturns an insane temporary restraining order issued last week by the unelected, black-robed, tyrannical inferior federal district trial court Judge Charles Breyer. That 83-year-old San Francisco judge—who we’re supposed to believe wrote out a detailed 33-page TRO against Trump in less than three hours—broke a meta...

Yesterday the US Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case of US v. Skremetti, which involved a challenge to a Tennessee law that banned the surgical mutilation of sad minors. 

US v. Skremetti (SCOTUS): https://tinyurl.com/eyjn3heb

This Tennessee law was challenged by various groups that wished to be free to surgically mutilate sad minors, and who claimed they had a Constitutionally-protected right to engage in such surgical mutilation of sad minors.

You might not be surprised to hear that three of the Supreme Court justices agreed with this p...

the Commander-in-Chief battle between the feckless pandering California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Article II Executive Branch President Trump fought its way into the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with each side presenting oral arguments to a three-judge appellate panel.

Panel:
Judge Mark Bennett--Trump 2018 (older gentleman)
Judge Eric Miller--Trump 2019
Judge Jennifer Sung--Biden 2021

At issue:  Who is the legal Commander-in-Chief of the California National Guard troops deployed in riot-torn Los Angeles? The Governor allowing the nation’s second-largest city to be subject to relentless riot, looting, and arson as protestors rebel against enforcement of...

The White House activation of the California National Guard to protect Federal property and personnel in riot-torn Los Angeles has been challenged by the feckless pandering Governor Gavin Newsom. 

Newsom was able to secure a Temporary Restraining Order against Trump for a few brief hours last Thursday, with an unelected, black-robed tyrannical inferior federal district trial court judge out of San Francisco stripping the Article II Executive Branch president of his Commander in Chief authority over America’s military and handing control back to Newsom.

The White House immediately secured a pause on that order fro...

One of the most wonderful aspects of 2025 in particular and the second President Trump term in general has been watching Democrat politicians go full theater kid, act like emotionally uncontrolled drunks, and line themselves up for decades' worth of prison time in a Federal prison--all for "clicks." 

Today I share with you videos of several Democrat politicians committing federal obstruction and impeding of federal law enforcement officers, and break down the so-far varied legal consequences. 

The Democrats are not, in 2025, a coherent political party, and these desperate cries for attention at risk of federal imprisonment re...

Imagine you’re in your car and find yourself trapped by hundreds of lawless rioters.  Or you’re going about your business and find yourself attacked by a mob of riotous people. What if you drive through the rioters to safety? Or pull your lawful pistol in self-defense? 

And what if you do any of that and unintentionally injury or kill an innocent person?

Join me as I break down all your lawful options, the likely legal consequences, and some legal realities that could land you in prison even if you do everything right.

Get...

Vance Luther Boelter, the man alleged to have assassinated a Minnesota state Representative and her husband, as well as their dog, and shot and attempted to murder a Minnesota state Senator and his wife, has now been charged with second-degree, unpremeditated murder.

I know—wait, WHAT? These assassinations and attempts were CLEARLY premeditated—Boelter even had a kill list in his car, including the names of these victims. Why was he only charged with unpremeditated murder.

Also, he’s charged with FOUR counts of second-degree murder—but in fact, he only murdered two of his victims...

This weekend saw a veritable MELTDOWN on the political right of the internet, based on a New York Times report that President Trump intended to offer deportation amnesty to illegal migrant third-world invaders employed on America’s industrial farms. 

Could this be true? Has Trump become a TRAITOR to America’s national sovereignty? Has he BETRAYED the tens of millions of us who elected him to save our great nation?  Has Trump decided to place narrow agri-business interests and the interests of third-world invaders over the interests of American citizens, our posterity, and our national security? 

For...

The rapidly imploding remnants of the foot troops of the Democrat Progressive party have become truly bifurcated.  On the one side, elderly boomers whose remaining natural life expectancy is measured in single-digits, and on the other pandered-to ultra-violent Antifa basement dwellers who burst into teas at the mention of their biological gender.  

Orchestrating both are the far-left Progressive puppet masters whose only remaining grasp on political power are their collaborators on the Federal bench and the 100 million illegal migrant third-world invaders they have brought into our nation, even as they watch a Mad Max horde of younger ge...

The media is reporting that a person pretending to be a police officer who shot two Minnesota Democrat politicians and their spouses—killing state Rep Melissa Hortman, along with her husband, and severely wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife—has been identified as Progressive fanatic Vance Luther Boelter.  

Boelter was an associate of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the failed Vice-Presidential candidate, who had appointed Boelter to a government development board.  Boelter, who presents as extremely Caucasian, was also reportedly active in the group “Minnesota Africans United.” 

Apparently Boelter had dressed himself as a police offi...

The wins for President Donald J. Trump keep STACKING up!

First, we have the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals INSTAMATIC stop of the insane TRO issued by 83-year-old Clinton-appointed San Francisco Judge Charles Breyer ordering President Trump to turn over command of the National Guard in Los Angeles, America’s second largest city still being torn apart by rebellion, rioting, looting, and arson. 

Next, just when the lawyers for terrorist spokesperson Mahmoud Khalil were certain they’d won his release from ICE detention—KAPOW, Trump throws a razor-edge Uno Reverso card right in their FACE—and the F...

As we all know, last night Israel appears to have delivered a boot to the face of the Iranian regime, a fight that has been long simmering. 

Join me LIVE as I share MY take on who is the good guy, who is the bad guy, some of the technical and tactical means of how this apparently overwhelming attack was pulled off, and what are the likely political and military implications for America!

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I cover the take down of CA Senator Alex Padilla who attempted to violently storm a press conference by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the Los Angeles tackle that magically birthed a pistol, a perfect example of how Florida is BASED AF, and I have a funny Trump clip to share with all of you. 

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After President Trump activated several thousand California National Guardsmen to protect Federal property and personnel in riot-torn Los Angeles, California Governor Gavin Newsom initially did nothing—for the good reason that he had no lawful basis on which to prevent Trump’s lawful activation of the Guard.

Twenty-four hours later, however, as conditions in California’s largest city continued to deteriorate, rather than address the crisis in Los Angeles directly, Newsom ran to a Federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 9, and demanded a ex parte temporary restraining order—on in which the White House is not pres...

We all remember the unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district court Judge Boasberg—he’s the guy who claimed to have personal jurisdiction over people not in his district and subject matter jurisdiction over the same immigration law that Congress has stripped from the federal courts. 

He even ordered that aircraft in international airspace be turned around to bring identified terrorists back to the United States. 

The White House naturally bumped the case up to higher level courts, who quickly explained to Boasberg that in fact he lacked jurisdiction in this case, and ordered him to fix...

Anyone who has ever raised children or managed people knows that nothing works quite as well to correct misconduct as does consequences.  When it comes to our government, however, we seem to forget this universal truth and instead rely on the weak hope that the people we elect to rule over us will be good people.

This is an error of existential proportions.

A government absent consequences is a government unchecked, and that is the very definition of tyranny. All people are imperfect and subject to wavering from the path of good. Our reliance must n...

Antifa has now laid siege to many of America’s major cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City, Philadelphia, Austin, Denver, and more.  

Antifa’s mission:  Insurrection against the American government’s lawful authority to deport illegal migrant third-world invaders who have infested our great nation at the cost of trillions of dollars and uncountable harm to the American citizenry. 

And that’s a GOOD thing. 

Join me as I break it all down!

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Gavin Newsom’s Lawsuit Against Trump BACKFIRES Spectacularly!  California Governor Gavin Newsom just filed a federal lawsuit claiming President Trump’s call for the California National Guard during the LA riots is “unlawful.” But here’s the kicker: this lawsuit is a TOTAL disaster! From being filed in the wrong jurisdiction to misrepresenting the law, Newsom’s latest move not only fails to stop Trump but might just give him MORE power to call out the National Guard! 

Join me LIVE as I break down this legal trainwreck in plain English, expose the hilarious flaws in Newsom’s complaint, and...

President Trump & Border Czar Tom Homan are FIGHTING BACK against the illegal migrant crisis in Los Angeles!  California's Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass are accused of enabling a third-world invasion, clashing with Trump in federal court and blocking LAPD from stopping violent riots.  Is this an insurrection against American citizens? 

In this explosive episode, we dive into the chaos: 

 Violent rioters and their shadowy funders exposed!

 Federal raids target the infamous “rock thrower” and a convicted felon doxxing ICE agents.

 Mass arrests of protesters—are charges sticking?

 The Over...

🔥 Are the LA Riots and January 6 Protest really the same?  Progressives are shouting equivalence, but what do the FACTS say? In this video, I dive deep into a detailed, quantitative, and objective comparison between the current LA Riots and the January 6 Capitol protest, drawing on my extensive consulting experience.  

📊 From DURATION to PARTICIPANTS to FLAGS to ARSON to DAMAGES to CAUSE to JUSTIFICATION, I break it all down, and present YOU with the FINAL SCORE!

🎯 Why watch? Get clear, unbiased answers to one of today’s most debated questions. Stick around until the end for surprising co...

🔥 The greater Los Angeles area is burning as illegal migrant riots, looting, arson, and violence against law enforcement rage into their third day. Thousands of invaders and their collaborators, backed by California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, point the finger at President Trump, claiming he’s forcing this chaos. Is this a demand for America to submit to an invasion of millions consuming our healthcare, housing, education, and jobs? 🤔

Join us as we unpack the shocking truth behind the riots, the media’s narrative, and what this means for America’s future. 🚨 Like, comment, and share to sp...

 BREAKING: Los Angeles is BURNING! Illegal migrants and their allies are 
attacking ICE agents, clashing with police, and setting fires across the city. Riots, road blockades, and organized chaos are spreading to other U.S. cities where immigration laws are enforced. 

Who’s funding and training these shockingly well-coordinated rioters? 🤔 The mainstream media calls this “mostly peaceful,” but the truth is far uglier.

President Trump has deployed thousands of California National Guard troops, and Marines at Camp Pendleton are gearing up with rifles and full magazines. Is this the tipping point for America? Can we stop this...