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  1. Some good news. Not sure about the Supreme Court case, but it is pretty clear that the factual predicates for ICE violence in Chicago are bullshit. But this indicates that the charges will be dismissed against Marimar Martinez, who they shot, and Anthony Ruiz, who was also arrested.
  2. Yeah, I've said how much I prefer reading over watching almost anything, but especially news. I have somewhat embarrassingly taken to reviewing regularly Ken White's Popehat bluesky, because I really jibe with Ken White. But, like all media of that ilk, it contains a fair amount of bullshit that requires source reading. But it's a good place to find links and things to find further reading on.
  3. Eh, I disagree. It's an hour. If it's that important, take it away from the press and BMD.
  4. Point of clarification. There is a body modification known as "scarification," where scar tissue essentially performs the function of ink in a tattoo. Some tattoo artist types specialize in it. So they are actual cuts, but done in a safeish manner to generate scar tissue (or maybe to avoid scar tissue in this case). So, I'm guessing those are really cuts. Just administered under controlled conditions.
  5. In hindsight, that seems like a huge mistake. But it may be evidence that Sark thought he had his machine finely tuned and ready to rock, with injury avoidance a priority. Obviously in error, and maybe/probably a contributing cause.
  6. He's lecturing people about intelligence and morality.
  7. I smell Photoshop. Got some chunky ass arums.
  8. They weren't operating under the gun there with respect to the statute of limitations. I haven't seen the evidence in that one, just heard what educated commentators say. In Lisa Cook's and other James mortgage cases, the technically incorrect mortgage documents are strongly contradicted by the rest of the documents/record. The one James was actually indicated on instead turns on what the language of the document permits and does not permit (rentals in the first year of the mortgage). It's my understanding that because of that vagary, DOJ rarely or ever brings fraud prosecutions, but it seems to present a jury question and not something that can be resolved on pretrial motions. Also, something to keep in mind about fraud. Most fraud requires a present intention not to do what you represent you will do. Changing your mind and not doing what you represented you would do may be a breach of contract, but if it was a change of mind and not the intention at the time of the representation, it ain't fraud. And proving it was a present intention and not a change of mind can be mas dificil, amigos. It's gotten a lot of dirty fuckers off.
  9. Really surprised Habba Dabba do brought charges. Also note that in the press release, she is referred to as "Special Attorney" Habba. That's an effort to try and shield the consequences of her unlawful appointment. 28 USC 515 authorizes the AG to hire "special attorneys." In Jack Smith's case, they argued that a Special Attorney can't exercise the same powers as a US Attorney and must be answerable to one, which Smith was and was not, respectively. Guess what Habba's doing? Halligan too.
  10. Yeah true. And he will. I'm more sympathetic to Letitia James, but I honestly think that case may have to go to a jury. The only real question is how embarrassing is this going to get for the DOJ?
  11. Exactly. And POTUS may have that immunity, but the rest of em don't.
  12. Did this actually happen? I know we didn't have a spring game. But don't recall hearing this until fairly recently. If so, it may go a long way to explaining why Sark thinks he has a better team than he's got, and maybe also why the team isn't that good in the first place.
  13. Goddamn. That has got to be unconstitutional, even in the Fifth Circuit.
  14. Quiet, piggy.
  15. There are multiple questions going on, but this precise one is that they are contending that the indictment, having not been actually heard and true-billed by a grand jury, is defective and should therefore be dismissed. That is a separate question from many of the others that are now or will be under consideration. like vindictive prosecution, grand jury misconduct, etc. One of the critical questions is that limitations has passed, so at first glance, the government cannot just re-indict him correctly this time. But, a statute provides a six month tolling of limitations when an indictment is dismissed under certain circumstances. https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-655-statute-limitations-and-defective-indictments-superseding
  16. Yep. First off, I think it is highly unusual for federal prosecutors to bring an indictment when someone has gone to the trouble of writing a declination memo. About the only real justification for that is if new evidence comes to light, making the memo inaccurate./Lebowski. But in the circumstances in which a declination memo exists in an active prosecution, I might think it would be exculpatory material required to be disclosed by the government under Brady. We're not quite at that point yet, but the government here is making noises that it intends to violate Brady. And that is the most unforgivable prosecution error that can be made, especially when it is intentional. Well, short of fabricating evidence and suborning perjury, which I would not put past this bunch.
  17. James Boasberg, DC District Judge, continues to doggedly pursue contempt of court against Trump's DOJ for lies told about deporting immigrants subject to an injunction against deportation. Related: As pointed out in the replies, lawyers drafting declarations is common. But good lawyers make damn sure the witness/declarant understands and affirms everything in the declaration. My favored practice along those lines has been to have the witness write what he wants to say and than transform that into a declaration. Witness there also looking to the government lawyers for help. Lulz.
  18. Well, that's a colossal mistake. DAG Blanche just hasn't gotten around to shutting that down yet and dismissing the US Attorney.
  19. It doesn't really matter. The point is the offense isn't able to routinely do things Sark thinks it can. From practice, or something. The players aren't necessarily affirmatively bad, but for whatever reasons, just not performing. And it's not like they utterly cannot run the offense, they just miss it by . . . this much. The pass is off. The route is a little off. A missed block. Drops. The glaring exception being the OL. I'll say it again, last year's OL just wasn't all that, despite the draft picks. The offense was good enough overall that it seemed like kind of a nitpick, but its lack of push in the run game kept our offense under wraps. Of course, now, it's a glaring, massive defect that probably drives everything else wrong with the offense: Arch struggling, not establishing with the WR, and obviously the never-quite-gets-going run game. Even the penalties, which seem most disastrously to center around an OL that is more than half-likely to get bitched on any given play. They're so nervous they jump, and then hold when they do get bitched; if they manage to engage a rusher at all.
  20. They might actually realize that, in addition to horrendous self-dealing. the law enforcement practice of obtaining call records of suspects and witnesses is so routine that this would create a huge litigation burden from a huge number of people.
  21. If anyone is unaware, AP is one of the straight-arrow sources that doesn't flinch or pull punches. Highly recommended.
  22. In 1993 a redpot was cited for bringing 53 beers to the stack site after midnight. Lol wut? 48, sure, 72, sure; 42, 54, but 53?
  23. And the Senate is supposed to be the more mature legislative body.
  24. It's weird though. With the exception of the OL, most of our touted players like Wingo, even Arch, flash some serious potential. And sometimes they even come around like Worthy, and Arch. Worthy got a raft of shit on here for the better part of a year. It's not quite the same animal, I don't think, as Mack's highly touted recruits that just disappeared or busted. Or Herman's. I have been saying for a couple of years now, it's like he overestimates what his players can routinely do. And you're saying it too. I've asked myself "well is it really just that his player suck?" and the answer to that is mostly no, I think. There's some kind of weird disconnect there.
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