Recommended: Even so, in a trial that most neutral observers would surely see as favoring the arguments of the defense, Mann walked away with a resounding, comprehensive victory.7 How did that happen? In my view, there were two absolutely pivotal … Continue reading →
Judge Engoron is quite creative in discovering ways to tie Trump into knots. It’s not just the verdict and the monetary award. There’s also this (emphasis mine): But before any other court can review Engoron’s decision, Trump will have to … Continue reading →
William Jacobson says get out of New York while you can: Rough politics has given way to the political weaponization of prosecutors’ offices. It’s dangerous and sets a tone for the entire state that political opponents of those in power … Continue reading →
Dershowitz and Jarrett (Gregg, not Valerie) understand what’s going on here: And this is a good way to put it, too: We've reached the point where your political beliefs combined with what venue your case is heard are the primary … Continue reading →
For example, this legal travesty: A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding they engaged in a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated … Continue reading →
Willis must be very surprised that her little grifting scheme with her boyfriend has seen the light of day and is getting her into trouble. She’s used to being a powerful person in the courtroom and elsewhere, and I assume … Continue reading →
Remember Jerry Sandusky, convicted of many counts involving serious sexual abuse of children? His name came up in a thread yesterday, when commenter “Abraxas” wrote: “I hadn’t heard the name Jerry Sandusky in a while, but the last time I … Continue reading →
The trial was held in DC. Increasingly, that’s all you need to know in order to predict the outcome. This trial was apparently twelve years in the making, and it’s not over yet because there will be an appeal. Here’s … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please see my earlier post on the subject.] Why do I say it’s shocking? Not because it tells us anything we didn’t already know about Biden’s mental incapacity. We’ve known for years that Biden has serious cognitive difficulties. We’ve … Continue reading →
Granted, in the report, senility is offered as an explanation and excuse for why Biden won’t be charged as a result of improperly possessing and storing classified documents. But still, it’s quite an explanation. I mean, we knew Biden wouldn’t … Continue reading →
Everything I’ve read about it sounds as though SCOTUS will rule that Colorado can’t make the decision to exclude Trump, which is certainly the obviously correct decision. But you never know with courts. However, see this, this, this, this, and … Continue reading →
In addition to my post from yesterday about Jennifer Crumbley’s manslaughter conviction, and my four previous posts on the case that I linked there, I want to add a few things. The first is that I believe that if their … Continue reading →