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Media figures may wander off into the Trump weeds, but I’m not going with them
Yesterday I heard a news show host I like a lot ask a lawyer a question. To paraphrase, “With Trump protesting about his innocence and making accusations supported by his GOP followers, shouldn’t Jack Smith go public in response?” I … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, DOJ, Government, Journalism, Judiciary, Lawyers, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged "American Idol", 5th Amendment, Ashil Reed Amar, Cardozo School of Law, Deborah Pearlstein, Eighth Amendment, Jack Smith, juries, OJ Simpson, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, The Bill of Rights, TV trial
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What’s another term for hero?
I ask because I’ve spent a few hours trying to find one. If I’m suggesting we should not elevate heroes to godlike status, applaud but not worship people who’ve done terrific things…well, what should we call them? An admirable woman, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Lawyers, The Facts of Life
Tagged Attila, hellhag, heresy, heretics, hero, maleficent being, marplot, Roget's Thesaurus, Twitter
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Outtakes and Vagabonds: I was once on a jury for a case that settled
I, too, was disappointed in Dominion’s settlement with Fox, most likely because I had wild expectations that it’d mean the End of Fox. Eventually. But pretty quickly I exited the realm of alternative reality and understood the settlement meant the … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Journalism, Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged actual malice, Dominion, Dominion vs Fox, First Amendment, Fox, juries, NYCHA, NYT v Sullivan, power of juries, Smartmatic, voir dire
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