Amy Coney Barrett Threatened, NYC Data Center Ban, OpenAI vs Apple| PBD Podcast #833
July 16, 2026
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5 min readA new analysis of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's voting record suggests that threats and intimidation may have shifted her jurisprudence. Before the Dobbs decision leaked in 2022, Barrett voted with the conservative position in 81 percent of unanimous cases. Since then, that figure has dropped sharply into the 50 to 60 percent range, including on major cases involving birthright citizenship, election procedures, and administrative power, where she has sided with Chief Justice John Roberts and the liberal bloc. The host argued this is the most important story in the country right now, because "if a violent threat can change the way that you're deciding rules, then the mob has the power of the law."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:33) **Amy Coney Barrett's Threats & Voting Record** - Panel discusses how death threats may have shifted Justice Barrett's voting record from 81% conservative pre-Dobbs to 50-60% range post-Dobbs.
- 2 (31:34) **Trump's Prime-Time Speech on Iran & Election Integrity** - President Trump is slated to address the nation on Thursday night, with leaks indicating topics of Iran and election integrity.
- 3 (47:00) **Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft** - Apple alleges OpenAI orchestrated a scheme to steal iPhone intellectual property, led by former Apple hardware executive Tang Tan.
- 4 (65:40) **IBM Stock Crashes 25% in One Day** - IBM suffered its worst single-day drop since 1968 after missing earnings expectations, losing $72 billion in market cap.
- 5 (79:06) **New York Imposes First Statewide AI Data Center Ban** - Governor Kathy Hochul enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centers requiring over 50 megawatts of power.
- 6 (88:50) **Same-Sex Couple Sues Surrogate for Refusing to Abort Baby with Cleft Lip** - A Canadian couple is suing their surrogate for $600,000 after she refused their request to terminate the pregnancy over a treatable birth defect.
- 7 (97:53) **World Cup: Spain vs. Argentina Final Preview** - Spain beat France, and Argentina beat England, setting up a final between the two teams.
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Show Notes
Patrick Bet-David and the Home Team discuss Amy Coney Barrett revealing she needed a bulletproof vest after the Dobbs leak, inflation's biggest drop since 2020, New York's AI data center ban, and much more.
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