Civil Action is where law meets power. Join attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian as they dive into the legal and political forces shaping our world right now. With decades of experience in the courtroom and cases across the country, they unpack the real stories behind the headlines — exposing how the legal system shapes, and is shaped by, the world around us. It’s not just analysis. It’s a front-row seat to the battles defining justice in America.
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose how Trump is turning the presidency into a personal merchandise empire, hawking everything from $100,000 watches to Trump-branded Bibles while violating the constitutional principle that public servants shouldn’t profit from their office. They break down Trump’s absurd product line—$11,500 autographed guitars, $499 “Fight
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose how Trump is brazenly violating federal law by extending the TikTok ban deadline three times beyond what Congress authorized. They break down the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which required TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell by January 19, 2025,
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Emil Bove, Trump’s catastrophically unqualified nominee for federal judge—a blind loyalist whose colleagues describe as “vindictive, abusive, and unable to control his anger.” They reveal how this former Trump defense attorney, who lost the hush money case with 34 felony convictions, committed prosecutorial
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose the chilling DOJ memo that puts every one of America’s 25 million naturalized citizens at risk of losing their citizenship—hardworking taxpayers and military veterans whose only crime may be holding the wrong political beliefs. They reveal how Trump is weaponizing the rarely-used denaturalization
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose the Supreme Court’s Mahmoud v. Taylor decision as a calculated attack on LGBTQ+ rights disguised as religious freedom protection. They reveal the stunning hypocrisy of conservatives who demand curriculum control over critical race theory but cry “religious liberty” when elected school boards include
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose how CBS paid Trump $16 million to settle his garbage $20 billion lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview—just 0.00019% of their pending $8.4 billion merger to keep the FCC chair happy. They reveal how Trump forum-shopped to Amarillo, Texas, manufactured standing with a
Attorney Brian Kabateck breaks down how Los Angeles community intelligence networks completely outmaneuvered Trump’s massive MacArthur Park raid, emptying the 35-acre park before over 100 ICE agents and National Guard troops arrived to find only 20 kids at summer camp. He reveals how word spread quickly through the predominantly Latino
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose the shocking conflict of interest behind Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” – a detention facility in the Florida Everglades where Attorney General Pam Bondi previously lobbied for the very prison companies set to profit from the operation. They reveal how the GEO Group, which paid
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian examine the Trump administration’s brazen attempt to infiltrate Dodger Stadium, targeting one of America’s most beloved sports venues with the highest Latino fanbase in Major League Baseball. They break down how ICE agents showed up demanding access to the private parking lots where 40-45%
Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose the Supreme Court’s strategic non-decision on Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, revealing how the Court eliminated national injunctions while deliberately leaving the class action door wide open. They break down Amy Coney Barrett’s “beautiful opinion” that appears to help Trump but actually provides