Tag Archives: juries

I feel the need to say a word about around one hundred people

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Naomi

Actually around one-hundred and four people. Who are they? They’re our comrades, people like you and me, whose long, hard work and serious consequence have been silenced, buried under the deafening media cacophony. This is uber-rude and uber-stupid. Because they … Continue reading →

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Media figures may wander off into the Trump weeds, but I’m not going with them

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Naomi

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 →

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Outtakes and Vagabonds: I was once on a jury for a case that settled

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Naomi

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 →

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