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- Sat May 04, 2024 1:52 am
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: George Santos (R-NY) and his imaginative (but dishonest) résumé
- Replies: 1624
- Views: 192919
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Planes and Boats and Trains. Wrecks!
- Replies: 557
- Views: 38763
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...
- Fri May 03, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: Science
- Topic: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
- Replies: 145
- Views: 3990
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...
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:50 pm
- Forum: Earthlings Behaving
- Topic: Democrats Behaving Badly
- Replies: 138
- Views: 30597
Democrats Behaving Badly
Ugh. He's served since 2005.
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: Law and Lawsuits
- Topic: General Law and Lawsuits
- Replies: 1066
- Views: 167977
General Law and Lawsuits
Way to go Mike!
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
- Replies: 1614
- Views: 65544
- 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: 1690622
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...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
Bragg Manhattan DA charges tfg? Hush money. tfg “INDICATED!”
Also, 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.
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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 ...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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", ...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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...
- Wed May 01, 2024 9:12 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Up Here in Bathysphere (or wherever it is)
- Replies: 399
- Views: 33042
Up Here in Bathysphere (or wherever it is)
Hadn't looked at this thread for a long while ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:39 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Rudy Giuliani
- Replies: 1683
- Views: 389100
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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 ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Marijuana
- Replies: 130
- Views: 17989
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...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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 ...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:23 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Marijuana
- Replies: 130
- Views: 17989
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...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Marijuana
- Replies: 130
- Views: 17989
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 ...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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...
- 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: 92806
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.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .486.0.pdf
I should note that I stopped listening after about 2 minutes at 1.5 speed.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:28 pm
- Forum: Earthlings Behaving
- Topic: Republicans behaving badly
- Replies: 1906
- Views: 249699
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 ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:19 pm
- Forum: Earthlings Behaving
- Topic: Republicans behaving badly
- Replies: 1906
- Views: 249699
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...
- 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: 1614
- Views: 65544
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...