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by chancery
Fri May 03, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: General Stuff
Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
Replies: 557
Views: 38720

Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!

California Boat Captain Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Fire That Killed 34 Jerry Nehl Boylan was found guilty last year of “seaman’s manslaughter” for abandoning his commercial diving ship when it caught fire in 2019. The fire killed 33 passengers and one crew member . Gift link: https://www.nytimes.co...
by chancery
Fri May 03, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: Science
Topic: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Replies: 145
Views: 3963

2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Not really from the James Webb. Think about it. Why would an eclipse happening in Texas also align with something in orbit well beyond the Earth? There's an annoying FaceBook page, also annoying because it's extremely popular, that hoovers up "greatest hits" astronomy photos from NASA and...
by chancery
Fri May 03, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Earthlings Behaving
Topic: Democrats Behaving Badly
Replies: 138
Views: 30437

Democrats Behaving Badly

Ugh. He's served since 2005.
by chancery
Thu May 02, 2024 4:32 pm
Forum: Law and Lawsuits
Topic: General Law and Lawsuits
Replies: 1066
Views: 167246

General Law and Lawsuits

:thumbsup: Way to go Mike!
by chancery
Thu May 02, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: trump (the former guy, defamer, insurrectionist, contemnor, and rapist - $537M)
Replies: 12829
Views: 1683620

trump (the former guy, defamer, insurrectionist, contemnor, and rapist - $537M)

Continuing a discussion from the Bragg Manhattan DA charges thread that's more appropriate for this thread. Go easy on us, chancery, even SCOTUS gets it wrong repeatedly: The Eighth Amendment protects against excessive civil fines , including forfeitures. Alexander v. United States, 509 U.S. 544, 11...
by chancery
Thu May 02, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

:thumbsup:

Also, :hijacked: mostly by me.

Further discussion should probably go in the main Trump thread, which is where I'll reply to W. Kevin Vicklund's devastating riposte.
by chancery
Thu May 02, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

:explode: ;) Hmm. Well, sure, restitution to victims can be awarded as one of the penalties imposed as the result of a criminal judgment. N.Y. Executive Law 63(12) provides for an order "directing restitution and damages." And conceptually, I guess, there is often a fuzzy overlap between ...
by chancery
Thu May 02, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

But I probably should increase the $83M fines amount. :oldman: :horse: Taps the sign: Sorry to be that guy, but these are civil recoveries, not fines, which are criminal penalties. Actually not sorry. :smoking: Please: "judgments," "damage awards," "civil recoveries", ...
by chancery
Thu May 02, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

A dialog on the question of Trump's counsel not conceding the authenticity of video tapes and transcripts: https://twitter.com/lawofruby/status/1785340019248337044 Lisa Rubin @lawofruby This is not only a waste of the jury’s time, but it is a silly strategy for those who keep insisting the DA is kee...
by chancery
Wed May 01, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Up Here in Bathysphere (or wherever it is)
Replies: 399
Views: 32980

Up Here in Bathysphere (or wherever it is)

Hadn't looked at this thread for a long while ...

:bighug:
by chancery
Wed May 01, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
Topic: Rudy Giuliani
Replies: 1683
Views: 387784

Rudy Giuliani

:explode:
by chancery
Wed May 01, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

Same here, chancery. It's a tricky topic. I had a case involving contempt in a civil case in which the judge put my client and the opposing client both in jail. I learned that day about arrogant, abusive judges who say things they totally forget. He told my client in fervent tones to come to court ...
by chancery
Wed May 01, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: Marijuana
Replies: 130
Views: 17938

Marijuana

There’s a difference between “veterans” and “retirees.” I honestly don’t know much about veterans. I retired from the military after 27 years. My retired pay comes from DHS, not the VA. Most people (but not all) who retire from the military with a disability are paid by the VA and comply with the V...
by chancery
Wed May 01, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

It was grimly amusing that both Michael Popok and retired Justice Barbara Jaffe stumbled when the discussion turned to the differences between civil and criminal contempt. It's a topic that's subtle and tricky, the kind of thing I've never been able to keep straight for very long after I've studied ...
by chancery
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: Marijuana
Replies: 130
Views: 17938

Marijuana

And I see this on a VA FAQ: Veteran participation in state marijuana programs does not affect eligibility for VA care and services. VA providers can and do discuss marijuana use with Veterans as part of comprehensive care planning, and adjust treatment plans as necessary. https://www.publichealth.va...
by chancery
Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Current Politics
Topic: Marijuana
Replies: 130
Views: 17938

Marijuana

Not that any of this matters to me. I can’t possess [marijuana] or use it since I’m retired from the military. And I don’t think I would even if I could. But I’m glad the folks who want it can have it. I haven't been following this thread, and just saw your post from three years ago. Is this still ...
by chancery
Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

Rubin isn't the only one commenting on it as unusual, but I defer to your experience. Just to be clear: IANACrL. And I was mostly a brief-writing lawyer, and I had very little direct experience even with civil jury trials. But in the course of a career you do pick things up. Everything that defense...
by chancery
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

Katie Phang @KatiePhang IMO, Trump's team gambled and lost if they thought that the prosecution wasn't going to be able to get these folks here from places like Indiana (the C-Span gentleman) and Texas (the Esquire gentleman) to get these pieces of evidence admitted into the record. Never underesti...
by chancery
Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

Meh. The testimony was probably quite brief, and unless the jury is exposed to tedious improbable objections or questioning, I don't see any likelihood that this would piss off the jury. More importantly, I think Rubin isn't focusing on the difference between civil and criminal practice. A defense c...
by chancery
Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: US v. Trump - Espionage Act - (9:23-cr-80101) District Court, S.D. Florida
Replies: 884
Views: 92415

US v. Trump - Espionage Act - (9:23-cr-80101) District Court, S.D. Florida

If this motion interests you, you'd be better off skimming the government's brief than sitting through this video.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .486.0.pdf

I should note that I stopped listening after about 2 minutes at 1.5 speed.
by chancery
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:28 pm
Forum: Earthlings Behaving
Topic: Republicans behaving badly
Replies: 1906
Views: 248624

Republicans behaving badly

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1783839315727888679 Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson Kristi Noem is trash. Decades with hunting- and bird-dogs, and the number I've killed because they were chicken-sharp or had too much prey drive is ZERO. Puppies need slow exposure to birds, and bird-scent. She ...
by chancery
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Earthlings Behaving
Topic: Republicans behaving badly
Replies: 1906
Views: 248624

Republicans behaving badly

From a Rolling Stone article: On their way home, Noem made a pit stop at the home of some locals who owned chickens. Cricket, fresh off her joyous bird-chasing romp, escaped the truck and began terrorizing the chickens, Noem writes. “Like a trained assassin,” Noem writes, Cricket began “grabb[ing] o...
by chancery
Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Replies: 1612
Views: 65378

Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”

TPM's Josh Kovensky's report on today's trial session. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/standard-operating-procedure-trump-tries-to-bury-das-first-witness-under-heap-of-cynicism His attorney Emil Bove channeled that approach during cross-examination of former tabloid executive David Pecker on Thur...
by chancery
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
Topic: State of New York vs Trump, et al - the civil fraud case against the Trump Organization
Replies: 2023
Views: 749809

State of New York vs Trump, et al - the civil fraud case against the Trump Organization

Supplemental Monitorship Order

https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef ... CAj55o/g==
For the avoidance of doubt the 2024 Monitorship Order is modified to authorize the Monitor to share information and communicate with the Court and any party on an ex parte basis.

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