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P&E: Sher Zieve has Passed Away:

The Post & Email has just learned that journalist, author and longtime acquaintance Sherie (Sher) Zieve passed away on April 9, 2024. She was 79.

And, yes, she was.

Grains of salt, etc.

noblepa wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 7:34 pm So, as much as the birthers love to reference Minor, it really does nothing to bolster their case.

They've been repeatedly told that. By courts, even. They don't care (or, more accurately, believe the courts are wrong).

And that's why they are birthers.

The State does not have to prove the underlying felony beyond a reasonable doubt. Ahh, because the element is an intent to commit the underlying offense. No additional evidence is required to prove that the underlying offense actually happened. Or even there was an attempt to make it happen, but ev...

JUDGE MERCHAN: “I can tell you when it comes to these types of matters, “I often think less is better”. You must remember the People are not required to prove these offenses [the ones that make it a felony] beyond a reasonable doubt.” This is interesting. 1. It goes to Stern's point, as the conspir...

P&E comments : Vetting ALL candidates is in order. The standard used in the unanimous decision in Minor v. Happersett defining what an NBC is should be used by Trump to choose his running mate. That would be the best way to guarantee that no ineligible candidate becomes his VP. People forget Con...

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 12:39 am Stop lobbing balls in the courts of law

I would search the bird site for chatter about the Brunsons, and was pleased when most people talked bout the basketball star. A breath of sanity.

USA Today: Knicks star Jalen Brunson fractures hand as injuries doom New York in NBA playoffs.

realist wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 8:11 pm I still have no idea how they get to the underlying crime without Weisselberg’s corroborating testimony.

The underlying crime is state election fraud, and I believe Cohen's testimony is sufficient (but not the strongest) for that.

To be fair: Getting served with your indictment at your 80th birthday party is kinda rock star.

A more useful article would have explored the singularity of the Court's freedom from well-established rules that that apply to other judges and hundreds of thousands of government employees, and the collapse of the assumption that the justices can be relied on to behave themselves. :yeahthat: Basi...

Rolodex wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 9:06 pm I suspect that protestation is for the hoi polloi (MAGA) and begging.

Oh, yeah; e.g.:

“I had zero communications with any of the electors in Arizona, zero involvement with any of the litigation or the legislative hearings in Arizona,” he said, standing just steps outside the courtroom. “We will proceed with trial, and I’m confident if the law is faithfully applied, I’ll be fully exo...

Some jerk* made Bad Legal Takes (sorta)!:



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Kendra wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 11:28 am Haven't spotted a link yet, but CNN reporting Eastman's arraignment in Arizona is today

Eastman's mugshot official AGOTUS portrait:

p0rtia wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 10:55 amAnd I want to know what the neighbor's sign actually said.

before Cohen was cross-examined, which indicates to my IANAL brain that he holds some bias and might not be the best observer. And all of that is excellent fodder for cross-examination. Whether defense counsel landed the "he's biased therefore unreliable" is both subjective and ultimately...

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 10:11 pm Am I to believe that Justice Alito arrived home every evening and never noticed the flag?

In January 2021, much of the nation was still on lockdown and working remotely. IIRC, that included SCOTUS justices.

Another dumb question but I'm seeing bits and pieces of hints on the Internet that Cohen's testimony was disastrous on cross and/or that he "flipped" or something something. Anyone else seen this stuff? E.g., Newsweek: Michael Cohen Had His 'Knees Chopped Out' on the Stand: Legal Analyst ...

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 12:21 pm I have no idea, but I doubt any of them want to spout their legal theories under oath. It's not like Fox News where lying is a requirement.

Doubtful any would be permited to testify.

zekeb wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 6:42 pm Isn't it more an issue of "is it your car"? You're liable.

If someone steals your car and causes damage with it, you're probably up to "you're also liable."

noblepa wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 5:48 pm Right now, I don't think that any kind of generalized principle of law can be articulated about such a situation.

Did you turn on the car? You're liable.

Grifters gotta.

538 (ABC): Biden's path to winning the Electoral College runs through the Midwest : He's polling just short of Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania . * * * In 2020, Biden won the national popular vote by 4.5 percentage points, but he won Wisconsin — the state that tipped him over the 270 el...