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  1. Matthew Kaczmaryk, yes. And to assert the most outre Texas DTPA claim I have ever seen in my life. Had it been any other litigant, Kaczmaryk would have shot the suit into the sun in a matter of weeks.
  2. Well, he went to a creepy Christian high school (Ben Lippen), seems to favor a fairly creepy Christian college that he does not attend. And he writes about an ultra-right-wing public university that may actually have the most prominent/successful athletics of such an URW institution. There's a thread there.
  3. Supporting != character.
  4. To be fair, though, a poor probably isn't getting charged with any of this. Diddy's high profile was a key component to this prosecution.
  5. Yeah my clients that are all involved in manufacturing to a greater or lesser extent, and therefor on imported goods, much from China, have been tearing their hair out. I know of one that is a for-sure Trump voter and I gather he thinks he's fighting some kind of righteous war. Weirdly, he asked me if I could do an exclusive distribution agreement for a Chinese product. I suppose if it's exclusive then a 20-140% add-on is immaterial, but he's probably competing with something/someone.
  6. Yeah, I used to harbor the notion that government was inefficient. But then you give a clear-eyed look at most of private corporate America, and you realize it's a shit show everywhere you turn. It's human nature.
  7. "Vietnam will pay." Is he that stupid or just lying at this point? And what is this shit about SUV or "large engine vehicle." The single reason more American cars aren't exported is that they aren't cars, but rather trucks and too large and too fuel-inefficient for the rest of the world. Not to mention it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to actually export entire vehicles anymore.
  8. Seems a valid point that may be it is or will be co-opted by ICE to find people. But, for now, it seems legit. https://www.slashgear.com/1900631/ice-block-app-explained-what-is-how-works/ And one reason it isn't on Android is that it couldn't be as anonymous on Android.
  9. I was in Austin from 84-91 and continued to inhabit regularly for a few years thereafter, returning for football games etc. ZTejas never was a big fave, having showed up at the end of my "era" there. I considered it kind of "nouveau" and frou-frou. I find it funny that it's mentioned in the same breath as Katz's, Hut's, or Threadgills. With ya on Threadgills, but quite enjoyed Hut's.
  10. Not advocating for her, but I imagine she's no great Trump fan. Most federal line prosecutors do it because they love the work. Due to the historical nature of civil service, I think most of them think they will remain insulated from the politics of DOJ and will probably behave accordingly. They may be wrong to a greater or lesser extent, but until it actually happens to them, a lot of them are likely staying put.
  11. This is very definitely happening, but doesn't seem to be happening at US Attorneys offices with as great a regularity as at Main Justice, which is going to be mostly civil division people. One of the prosecutors was Comey's daughter and there seems to have been little turnover in the team since the indictment. Also, even if some or most of these line prosecutors want to GTFO, they'd probably wait until finishing this case to do so.
  12. To me, a very strange prosecution. Yes, he did some whacked shit, but seems mostly of a private nature, redressed mostly by civil lawsuits from the aggrieved. I think one of the key things was "hUmAN TraFFiCkinG!!1!," which has been some kind of political bullshit criminal priority for some years now. I think the impetus for it is we are trying to exert pressure on other countries to prosecute/regulate/prevent it, so we're trying to "do our part" or "set an example" or some shit. I dunno. That they could manufacture a human/sex trafficking case against a prominent individual must have been seen as some kind of coup. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying human/sex trafficking doesn't happen or condoning it. It just seems that it is harder to investigate and prosecute, especially in some spectacular way. And it seems US authorities are really stretching to try and make something stick.
  13. Should review your civics books on federalism.
  14. Christing fuck, that's awful.
  15. Yeah the prosecution doesn't work for the families. Period. Do they get some consideration? Sure, but not that much. They serve the interest of people, which includes not spending a shit ton of public money to satisfy a handful of aggrieved people.
  16. Many states have laws against profiting from such things. But for non-profit (to the defendant) interviews, the right is really more that of the press and the public, or that's the way it is going to be analyzed.
  17. Yeah, that's hideous. We throw around the term "ghoul" a lot, and that's ghoulish.
  18. And, I think it's a tall order to resist the desire for vengeance, but I really think that trying to find some kind of solace or resolution to the death of a loved one though the "fate" or "disposition" of their murderer is probably a pretty futile endeavor. It might serve as a distraction for a few years, but when it's over and done, you're still left with it.
  19. Discount Tire will sell and install a TPMS sensor for ~$62 plus tax. https://www.discounttire.com/accessories/tpms/tpms-sensors-catalog
  20. I think kind of the crux of it is since money has come into politics full force, all politicians are consumed with getting reelected, and therefore with fundraising and therefore with the things that funds pay for that ostensibly insure re-election, that is, ads, consultants, polls, and so on. Serving a constituency is no longer thought to be sufficient to insure reelection. And, a greater part of the "constituency" has become corporate interests that can provide that sweet, sweet cash. In this sense, Ds are no better than Rs. In fact, one of the main reasons Rs are kicking Ds asses is that they have found something other than, or in addition to, money, to pursue: the bigoted moron.
  21. Every plea bargain saves money. No mistake about that. And frees up resources for other things. And yeah, among its other problems, death penalty cases are massively expensive and resource-intensive.
  22. Egg zachary! Although, probably worth pointing out, you don't need a trademark or trademark registration (or patent or copyright) to release a product. You may get your ass sued off for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, but a patent or TM registration wouldn't have stopped that. IP is mostly offensive in nature: it gives you the right to sue others, but not much else. It has few defensive characteristics: it won't protect you from suit except in some very indirect ways.
  23. Pretrial investigation is mostly sunk cost, meaning you're already paying detectives, cops, CSIs, etc., but there's probably considerable overtime involved. Once a trial starts, it starts going past that into expert fees, payment of officers for trial time, probably a good number of third parties get on the payroll for various things.
  24. Yeah, expensive, especially for death penalty, risky (both as to actual conviction and sentence), just a gigantic hassle best avoided if a lifey sentence can be obtained otherwise.
  25. Probably true, but I was meaning in the "moral" or "prudential" sense. The criminal justice system doesn't exist to redress the injuries or grievances of the victims. Is consideration of their interests and desires worthwhile? Yes, but I think the notion of "victim's rights" has gone a bit overboard recently.
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