Share this page!

Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Twitter logo
Mar 15 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The federal judiciary's policymaking arm had its biannual meeting today — closed to public and press — and they announced approval of a plan to automate the release of judges' financial disclosures: uscourts.gov/news/2022/03/1… Image
The Judicial Conference also updated the judiciary's conflict screening policy (see: wsj.com/articles/dozen…) and announced an expansion of a livestreaming pilot project to allow audio recordings to stay online for a year ImageImage
Update on this — per press briefing with Judge Claire Eagan, chair of the Judicial Conference's Exec. Committee, people will still have to request a copy of judges' disclosures (they won't all be posted online), but the idea is make release more automated
Per usual practice, today's Judicial Conference mtg was closed. Asked who spoke to the judges, Eagan said: AG Garland, Sens. Leahy, Durbin, Whitehouse; Reps. Womack, Jim Jordan, Hank Johnson, Issa. Also per usual practice, Eagan declined to share what they talked about

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Zoe Tillman

Zoe Tillman Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @ZoeTillman

Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Mar 16
Hello from the DC federal courthouse, where Steve Bannon just arrived for the 11am motion hearing in his contempt of Congress case.

Prev: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
First issue Judge Carl Nichols will hear about is the govt's motion to block Bannon from arguing as a defense that he relied on advice of counsel when he didn't comply with the Jan. 6 committee subpoena to testify
AUSA Amanda Vaughn argues the heart of the contempt charge is "whether or not you showed up" — "The summoned witness doesn’t get to decide if Congress can make them show up."
Read 30 tweets
Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Mar 15
Jan. 6 defendant Matthew Martin, set for a bench trial on misdemeanor charges before Judge Trevor McFadden on April 5, has asked permission to travel to DC to observe Couy Griffin's bench trial, also before McFadden, set for next week
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2141… Image
This underscores one of the unusual things about the Jan. 6 cases, where you have a mass of defendants who are being prosecuted/tried individually but the cases also are all related, and they're being handled by a relatively small group of judges
So how each trial plays out is relevant to the entire group, but only to a point, since each defendant brings their own unique set of circumstances into the mix
Read 5 tweets
Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Mar 15
Hello from Judge Reggie Walton's virtual courtroom, where sentencing is underway for Jan. 6 defendant Jeffrey "Alex" Smith. Govt had asked for 5 mos incarceration for parading plea, arguing his more active role in aiding the mob, confronting police set him apart
Today's hearing is a continuation of a sentencing that started in February — Walton indicated he thought 90 days incarceration + probation would be appropriate, and parties filed briefs on whether split sentences were allowed for petty offenses s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2140…
Given how many Jan. 6 defendants have pleaded to the parading petty offense, the question of split sentences has been an important one as judges figure out what their options are at sentencing and whether they can keep defendants under longer-term probation plus short jail term
Read 10 tweets
Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Mar 15
Hello from Judge Dabney Friedrich's virtual courtroom, where Jan. 6 defendant Kevin Loftus is appearing for sentencing. Govt wants 30 days in jail for his plea to parading, defense is seeking probation
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2108…

"That's right folks some of us are in it to win it"
Dial-in info to listen to the hearing before Judge Friedrich, plus court rules:
dcd.uscourts.gov/covid-19-emerg…
Toll Free Number: 877-336-1829
Access Code: 8424583
Loftus' sentencing kicks off with tech issues, the judge freezes, tries calling back in, now they're dealing with feedback and voices echoing
Read 21 tweets
Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Mar 15
Proud Boys ex-national chairman Enrique Tarrio is set to appear shortly in federal court in Miami, where prosecutors will argue to keep him in jail. There's no remote access to this hearing, unfortunately.

On the govt's case for detention:
While we wait, here's @alanfeuer with more on a notable piece of evidence prosecutors have cited in the conspiracy case against Tarrio nytimes.com/2022/03/14/us/…
NOW: Enrique Tarrio, former national chair of the Proud Boys, has been ordered to stay in jail while his Jan. 6 conspiracy case is pending, per US attorney's office. No remote access to today's detention hearing in Miami so waiting on details, stay tuned.
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Read 4 tweets
Zoe Tillman Profile picture
Mar 7
Today is Day 6 of the first trial in the massive Jan. 6 prosecution effort.

For a refresher on the charges facing Guy Reffitt, a Texas militia member accused of being the "tip of the mob's spear" at the Capitol, with a handgun holstered on his hip: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/ref…
The challenges of choosing a jury: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/jan…

The jury is seated: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/guy…

The officer who tried to stop him: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/guy…

His son takes the stand: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/ref…

The ex-militia member with immunity: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/guy…
Some activity before the jury is brought in today:
- Govt says they will *not* call defendant Guy Reffitt's daughter, who was 16 at the time of Jan. 6
Read 63 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @ZoeTillman has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @ZoeTillman!

Read all threads by @ZoeTillman

:(