"Donors to No Labels are starting to fear that the third-party group missed its window for launching a much-hyped presidential bid and are questioning whether to make future financial commitments to the organization." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/04/no-labels-super-tuesday-unity-presidential-ticket-00144518
wompwomp
"#KariLake will have to face a civil trial for defamation brought by a top county elections chief in Arizona, court records and reports show."
She couldn't kill it. Now it's on.
#WompWomp-ish
Via Lisa Rubin:
NEW: Judge Lew Kaplan, faced with #Trump’s fully-briefed request for a further stay of the #EJeanCarroll $83.3 million judgment, effectively says, “I’ll rule when I rule.” #legal
#WompWomp 1/...
Former #Twitter Executives Sue Elon #Musk for $128 Million
"The plaintiffs, including Parag Agrawal, the former chief executive, are asking for severance after they lost their jobs during Mr. Musk’s 2022 takeover of the company." #legal
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/technology/twitter-executives-sue-musk.html
The Education Department will impose a record $14 million fine on Liberty University, department officials announced Tuesday, for violations of federal law on campus safety - WaPo
Via Kyle Griffin:
BREAKING: Sen. Kyrsten #Sinema just announced that she's NOT running for re-election to the #Senate. #Arizona
ADDED: WaPo: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) entered the race more than a year ago, while Kari Lake, a former gubernatorial candidate and TV news anchor, is widely expected to nab the Republican nomination.
Via Josh Gerstein:
NEW: A favored legal tactic of conservative groups and states suffers a major setback as federal judiciary moves against so-called 'judge-shopping' https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/12/federal-courts-move-against-judge-shopping-00146594
Via Andrew Weissmann:
Trump will need to pay Carroll or obtain a stay from the appeals court ⬇️
Via Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: Judge Kaplan has *denied* #Trump's motion for a stay of the civil verdict against him in the #EJeanCarroll case.
"Mr. Trump's current situation is a result of his own dilatory actions," he writes. #legal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.315.0.pdf
Via Ron Filipkowski:
After House Repubs grumbled that Mike Johnson turned their leadership summit in Miami into a Bible study session, less than 50% will attend the annual retreat this week. Some grumbled about him moving it from FL to WV because it was more “family friendly.”
Pigs do fly. 1/...
Via Katie Phang:
JUST IN: Judge #Cannon DENYING #Trump's Motion to Dismiss Counts 1-32 based on unconstitutional vagueness. #legal #TrumpIndictment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.402.0.pdf
Via Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: Several #Jan6-related lawsuits against Donald #Trump have been greenlit by the D.C. Circuit since Trump opposed them based on the same 'civil immunity' argument the court recently rejected in Blassingame #legal
#Trump may be about to get $3 billion richer. But that likely won’t solve his cash crunch
Trump won’t be able to monetize that stake right away,” said Matthew Kennedy, senior initial public offering market strategist at Renaissance Capital…Not only that, but Truth Social appears to be shrinking.” #shrinkage
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/business/trump-truth-social-dwac-shares?cid=ios_app
Via Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: Rudy #Giuliani's creditor's are seeking to force him to sell his Florida condo to pay off part of his debts. #legal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysb.319064/gov.uscourts.nysb.319064.148.0.pdf
#Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say
In a filing to an appeals court, Trump's attorneys said getting the bond needed to halt proceedings while they appeal is a "practical impossibility." #legal https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-unable-get-bond-464-million-judgment-lawyers-say-rcna143860
Johnson's margin drops to one vote as Gallagher heads for early exit but I bet I will
Allies of the Wisconsin Republican say he was long jaded by the antics I guess I’ll try to go of the House following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/22/congress/gallagher-leaving-early-00148586
Via Kyle Cheney:
John EASTMAN's attorney status in California has been updated to reflect that he's both charged with felonies in Georgia and marked for "inactive" status beginning Saturday as a result of his disbarment ruling #legal
I won’t post the rant post, but…
Via Pagliery:
#Trump is fuming about losing his properties to the NY AG--potentially as soon as today--just before he heads to court on his separate criminal case against the Manhattan DA.
#Tesla Sales Miss in First Year-Over-Year Drop Since Pandemic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-02/tesla-sales-miss-in-first-year-over-year-drop-since-pandemic
ADDED: Link with no paywall: Tesla sales plunge far more than expected
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/business/tesla-sales?cid=ios_app
New York Judge Merchan imposed a gag order on Tuesday that prohibits #Trump from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors, the latest effort to rein in the former president’s wrathful rhetoric about his legal opponents.
The judge imposed the order at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which brought the case against Trump.
#WompWomp alert... Impending #Wompage....
#NBC News is re-evaluating its hiring of former RNC head #RonnaMcDaniel as a paid contributor following a major internal backlash from some of the network’s top on-air personalities.
The network is expected to make a decision..shortly, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified. Puck reported earlier Tuesday that the network, owned by Comcast Corp., planned to drop McDaniel.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/nbc-rethinks-hiring-of-ex-rnc-chair-mcdaniel-following-backlash-1.2051921
Via Kyle Griffin:
Breaking: In a message to staff, NBC's Cesar Conde announces that #RonnaMcDaniel will not be an #NBC News contributor.
"No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned … [I]t has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal."
Via Ron Filipkowski:
#Arizona State Rep who works for Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA drops out of his race for Congress today after allegations surfaced that he forged signatures on petitions to get on the ballot.
Via Anna Bower: 1/…
New: Justice Merchan denies #Trump’s bid to stave off criminal trial in New York based on presidential immunity.
#legal
ADDED: Merchan says that Trump’s motion is denied as untimely.
“The court finds that the defendant has myriad opportunities to raise the claim of presidential immunity well before March 7, 2024”—the date when Trump filed his immunity motion.
https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/press/pdfs/Decision-Defendants-Motion-re-Presidential-Immunity.pdf
🤐MSNBC- Judge Merchan expands the gag order in Donald #Trump's hush money case to include family members of the court and of the DA's office #legal
ADDED via Kyle Griffin:
This is a big win for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.
Mike Lindell's MyPillow is getting evicted from its Minnesota warehouse after the company failed to cough up over $200,000 in unpaid rent (Kwan Wei Kevin Tan/Business Insider)
https://universeodon.com/@memeorandum/112167933943277661
https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-lindell-mypillow-fails-pay-rent-gets-evicted-from-warehouse-2024-3
http://www.memeorandum.com/240327/p20#a24