We’re slowly learning more about voting irregularities…
…and possible fraud in Georgia in November of 2020. Very slowly. Will it matter? [ADDENDUM: And then there’s Arizona.]
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LEGO crimes
Here are some of the allegations against January 6th demonstrator Robert Morss: Federal agents seized a plastic replica of the Capitol building from the Pennsylvania home of Robert Morss during his arrest on June 11. Justice Department officials are citing … Continue reading →
One January 6th defendant fights back
Andrea Widburg writes: Following January 6, we’ve been reading stories about people imprisoned for months in solitary confinement and meekly accepting grotesque plea bargains just to get out of the government’s toils. Thomas Edward Caldwell and his attorney, however, are … Continue reading →
Now we learn that we have a federal police force that is not accountable to the public
[Hat tip: Cornflour and sdferr.] We have likely learned the name of the Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021: Now a new name has surfaced in the Babbitt imbroglio — Lt. Michael L. … Continue reading →
It looks like New York City will have a law-and-order mayor
Ex-cop Eric Adams has been declared the winner of the NYC Democratic primary. That probably makes him the next major of the city. But Eric Adams, who is black, is somewhat conservative (by NYC standards) despite being a Democrat. He … Continue reading →
Bill Cosby has been released from prison
The ruling freeing Cosby was handed down on Wednesday: The court said Wednesday that it found an agreement with a previous prosecutor that prevented him from being charged in the case. The disgraced actor has served more than two years … Continue reading →
Sgt. Daniel Perry charged with murder for shooting an Austin protestor
Here are some of the facts of the case: Sgt. Daniel Perry, a soldier in the US Army, has been charged with murder after killing a BLM protester last summer. This happened during the months of violence and destruction that … Continue reading →
Two SCOTUS decisions favoring the right
(1) The first: The Supreme Court just delivered a big win to the Republicans in an Arizona voting rights case. The 6-3 decision was written by Justice Samuel Alito. Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy … Continue reading →
The charges against the Trump organization
There’s been a lot of legal news lately, much too much for me to cover it all. But most of it seems to point to the continuing and deepening politicization of our legal system and the use of lawfare by … Continue reading →
All the news that’s depressing enough to print: on disbarments
I have to gird my loins (metaphorically speaking) to look at the news these days. It’s hard to know what to say about so much of it, other than that it feels like a looking-glass world in which the Red … Continue reading →
Frei and Barnes on the Chauvin verdict
Some perspective from lawyers Frei and Barnes:
Continue reading →Here’s what New York’s AG and Manhattan’s DA seem to have come up with so far…
…in their fishing expedition to try to find a reason to prosecute Trump. From an article in the NY Times: The prosecutors had been building a case for months against the executive, Allen H. Weisselberg, as part of an effort … Continue reading →