Alabama-born SDNY Judge Caproni was in characteristically scathing and witty form today, and she continues to read her ruling now, finding a lack of standing.
Judge Caproni, just now, says that to call the suit "weak and muddled is an understatement."
Howard Kleinhendler, the "Kraken" lawyer behind the suit, asked for a copy of the transcript.
Judge Caproni cracked that he's welcome to buy it from the SDNY court reporters — and support small business, she quipped.
Hearing over.
Since we're not at the dismissal stage, yet, the case technically hangs by a thread. Judge Caproni scheduled a conference for next month—"assuming" plaintiff wishes to trudge forward.
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"'Are You Freaking Kidding Me?': Inspector General Says Police Commander Was Stunned by Trump Photo Op, Turning Lafayette Square Narrative on Its Head"
Those who believe the inspector general's findings benefit any particular interest are encouraged to read the 41-page report embedded in the story.
Put another way, a 41-page report that quotes a police commander as being so blindsided that the then-POTUS was showing up that he exclaimed "Are you freaking kidding me?" does not seem to be a finding favorable to the last administration.
The Virginia Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments now in a lawsuit challenging the removal of a 131-year-old statue of Robert E. Lee following George Floyd's murder.
Giving Marjorie Taylor Greene a run for her money in the deplorable-historical-comparison department:
The ever-understated St. Louis attorney Al Watkins likens "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley's detention to the Russian gulags and the "Khmer Ruge" (sic)
To be fair, Watkins spelled Khmer Rouge right in the legal brief itself.
—But that's hardly the point.
After invoking Solzhenitsyn for good measure, Watkins writes:
"The former President blanketly referred to those who appeared at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 as “special.” Chansley is indeed special. The Government knows Chansley is special."
Four months in, my @lawcrimenews podcast "Objections" ran its 16th episode.
The show has featured interviews with Congress members, prominent lawyers, and other newsmakers. We've broken international news and risen in Apple Charts.
The series so far, with more to come.
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The debut episode featured never-before-heard audio tapes of Lin Wood and his former law partners, exclusively obtained from their acrimonious litigation.
During the same debut, ex-Oklahoma City bombing prosecutor Aitan Goelman spoke about pursuing that case with Merrick Garland, in an interview from well before the now-AG’s confirmation hearings renewed attention to that history.