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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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How juries are selected
Years ago, I was in England to celebrate the joint aggregate birthday of two dear friends. (I think it was their 90th.) The evening became even more delightful to me when I realized that the man sitting next to me … Continue reading
Wow.
Last night I collapsed in exhaustion. Living through a week of doing nothing but watching the trial on TV knocked me out. At some point during the week I ran out of necessities. I considered begging Jamie Raskin for a … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Impeachment, Lawyers, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged 18 USC 2383, David Cicciline, Diana DeGette, Eric Swalwell, House managers, incitement, inpeachment trial, insurrection, Jamie Raskin, Joaquin Castro, Joe Neguse, Lawrence Tribe, Madeleine Dean, personal injury law, Stacey Plaskett, Ted Lieu, the US Capitol, voir dire
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