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That Trump jury questionnaire? It’s a…jury questionnaire
Maybe that doesn’t make sense. I’ll explain: I’ve been listening to lots of legal experts and experts-in-being-totally-hooked (as I am) on certain current legal matters. They are talking excitedly about what they’ve learned about the questionnaire to be filled in … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Indicting Trump, Journalism, Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Judge Juan Merchan, jury questionnaire, jury voir dire, peremptory challenges, Trump, Trump criminal trial, Trump NYC trial
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Two justice systems, one for the rich, one for the rest of us?
Another cliché I wish could be laid to rest (I’d say “killed,” but I am adamantly opposed to the death penalty). I’m highly sensitive to the gross injustices of wrongful convictions and imprisonments thanks to the Innocence Project, on the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Crime & Punishment, Law, suits and order, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged Allan Stanford, Bernie Madoff, Charles Ponzi, Dennis Kozlowski, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Holmes, Harry Helmsley, Harvey Weinstein, Jack Abramoff, Kenneth Law, Leona Helmsley, Martin Shkreli, Michael Milkin, Rupert Murdoch, Sam Bankman-Fried, The Innocence Project, tikkun olam, Wikipedia
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“Justice delayed is justice denied”?
I wish people who express their opinions on TAFKAT, in the Times — wherever — would give up at least one bad cliché: “Justice delayed is justice denied”* when talking about Trumpists and our justice system. Delays, as caused by … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, DOJ, Indicting Trump, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged delay, House of Commons, MAGA, New York Times, TAFKAT, Trump, William Gladstone
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