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I’m sure Aileen will get right on it 🙄
Fed prosecutors asked judge overseeing #documents case against #Trump to bar TFG from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, & foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution.
The request to Judge Cannon follows false claim by Trump that FBI agents who searched his home in Aug 2022 were “authorized to shoot me” & “locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger” #legal
https://apnews.com/article/d52b7468d93712dd86cbb8fe304d4b64
Via Kyle Cheney #TrumpTrial
HAPPENING NOW: The jury says it wants Merchan to begin the instructions with the part about how they are supposed to consider the evidence and draw inferences -- including the metaphor about how if the ground is wet in the AM, you can infer it rained over night.
Via Sarah N. Lynch:
Judge #Cannon is giving #Trump's legal team and the government 12 days to tell her how the SCOTUS decision upholding the CFPB's funding/appointment impacts Trump's claim that #JackSmith was unlawfully appointed and funded...
This powerful, hope-imparting 12-minute overview from #Maddow gave me back my foundation.
It reminded me of my personal responsibility to support election workers, court workers, and others who are doing the dangerous job of keeping our #legal system functioning.
It reminded me not to be cowed.
If it does the same for you, maybe #boost this so others get the same inspiration.
https://youtu.be/P9lujh1rlWs?si=MPbGk1QhcJZpn_JL
@GottaLaff
@Nonilex
@uspolitics @politicalscience @DemocracyMattersALot @DefendDemocracy
Via Kyle Cheney:
Ken CHESEBRO charged with forgery in Wisconsin. (h/t
@mattsmith_news)
Jim TROUPIS and Mike ROMAN also charged
Via Hugo Lowell:
Judge #Cannon in #Trump classified #documents case GRANTS his request to delay until July 8 last night’s deadline to disclose what experts he may call at trial — in Trump’s words, “should there be one” 👀
#legal
“SpaceX and its chief executive, Elon #Musk, have been sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against women, their lawyers have said.” #legal https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/12/elon-musk-spacex-lawsuit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
👍🏼9th Circuit says #California ban on gun sales on state property is constitutional
“California laws barring the sale of firearms and ammunition at fairgrounds and other state property are constitutional, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.” #guns #legal
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-11/9th-circuit-says-california-ban-on-gun-sales-on-state-property-is-constitutional
🤦🏻♀️ Via CNN’s Zachary Cohen:
As expected, #Trump’s lead attorney in #Georgia election subversion case, Steve Sadow, is requesting oral arguments at Georgia Court of Appeals on whether Fulton County DA #FaniWillis should be disqualified.
If court OK’s request, oral arguments tentatively scheduled for October. #legal
Via Katie Phang 🧵1/…
JUST IN: The Fulton County DA's Office has moved to dismiss the appeal filed by #Trump and some of his co-defendants on Judge McAfee's denial of their motion to disqualify DA #FaniWillis.
The Fulton County DA's Office argues that the appeal should never have been allowed to move forward in the first place b/c there is a "lack of sufficient evidence based on the explicit factual findings of the trial court." #Georgia #legal #TrumpIndictment
Good. He’s absolutely right.
Via Kyle Griffin:
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's office argues in a new letter that the partial gag order in #Trump's New York criminal case should remain in place at least through sentencing.
Bragg's office writes that the "court has an obligation to protect the integrity of these proceedings and the fair administration of justice at least through the sentencing hearing and the resolution of any post-trial motions." #legal #TrumpIsAConvictedFelon
Too many, huh? Imposition? Well, now you know how we feel.
A federal appeals court has stopped accepting public complaints against Judge Aileen #Cannon — many seeking her recusal from the classified documents case against #Trump — citing a flood of 1,000 filings in recent weeks that appear to be part of 'an orchestrated campaign.' #legal
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/03/court-stops-taking-complaints-against-judge-overseeing-trump-documents-case/
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/03/court-stops-taking-complaints-against-judge-overseeing-trump-documents-case/
Paging 11th Circuit!
“Judge Aileen #Cannon is again ripping up the court schedule in #Trump’s classified #documents case – pushing some of the legal questions that have been before her for months even further down the road.” #legal
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/04/politics/cannon-trump-special-counsel-hearing?cid=ios_app
Via Tamar Hallerman:
We are still waiting to hear which judge will hear Fulton DA #FaniWillis' challenge to her subpoena from the #Georgia Senate. My understanding is that all judges from Fulton Superior Court have recused. Judge McAfee's recusal letter is the latest to hit the docket. #legal
Dropping in for this one, via Katie Phang:
JUST IN: Judge McAfee in Fulton County DENIES Misty Hampton’s Motion to Stay Proceedings while the #Georgia Court of Appeals hears the appeal of McAfee’s denial of #Trump and other defendants’ motion to disqualify DA #FaniWillis. #legal
WHAT?!
“Federal judge #Cannon overseeing #Trump’s classified #documents case struck down a small but significant part of the indictment on Monday, ruling that the government must remove from its charges an episode in which Trump is said to have shown a highly sensitive military map to one of his close aides after he left office” #legal
FINALLY! ! Belated #WompWomp
Judge rules #Bannon must go to prison by July 1 while appealing contempt case
The former #Trump adviser is challenging a four-month prison term for contempt of Congress after failing to appear before a House panel investigating #Jan6
#legal
Gift: https://wapo.st/3X9kc6M
#WompWomp Gag order remains.
New York’s highest court has declined to hear Donald #Trump’s appeal on the #GagOrder in his hush money case, according to a decision list posted Tuesday. #legal
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/18/politics/trump-gag-order-new-york-appeal?cid=ios_app
Judge orders liquidation of conspiracy theorist #AlexJones′ personal assets
#Texas judge approves converting Jones’ proposed bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation and has yet to rule on parent company to #Infowars #legal
“Texas bankruptcy judge rejected a proposed liquidation of conspiracy theorist #AlexJones’ company Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, saying it was, in his opinion, in the best interest of the creditors..The judge said the process had dragged on and that it needed to stop “incurring costs” and let the families try to claim what they are owed through state courts.
This is separate from judge’s earlier ruling regarding Jones’ personal assets” #legal
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/14/media/infowars-alex-jones-liquidation-ruling/index.html
NEW: #Arizona appeals court dismisses lawsuits trying to overturn the state's 2022 midterm election results. A lower court issued sanctions against failed GOP attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh and others for bringing "bad faith" cases. #legal
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/court-sanctions-election-deniers-and-dismisses-challenge-to-arizonas-2022-election-results/