@shipwreckedcrew Because Joe Schmo doesn't have the resources to effectively fight the US Government.
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Abradax
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Practitioners and Laymen:
Q. Why do you think the rate of guilty pleas is so high in Federal Court?
A. Because cases get to trial.
A looming trial date tends to galvanize a defendant's thinking.
Federal cases get to trial because they are nearly impossible to derail pretrial with motions that challenge the evidence.
That's because of the grand jury system.
Once the grand jury indicts, the system's default is "A Jury trial is necessary to determine not guilty/guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."
There almost zero room in the process for judicial intervention that says "The Grand Jury should not have done that."
There is no "mediation" or referral to arbitrators, or discovery to further develop the evidence, or summary judgment motions to end the case prior to trial.
There is an indictment, a plea, or a trial.
That's it.
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@shipwreckedcrew But those fresh faces haven't had time to establish their bad habits/assumptions/styles, or believe they know better and try to influence the decision. The Justice gets to help shape a future lawyer. (Theoretically?)
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Something reflected in the NYT story about the leaked memos that does not make sense in the modern era is the continued practice of Justices employing "Law Clerks" 2-3 years out of law school with no actual experience practicing law as their main source of staff help.
In a bygone era that might have been an appropriate method of operation.
In the modern era, with tens of thousands of highly intelligent and talented practicing attorneys with a decade or more of experience, who would sacrifice a year of their practice to spend that year working on the staff of a Supreme Court Justice, continuing to use 20-something quasi-students in that role makes no sense.
There is no functional difference between that law clerk and a first year associate from an Ivy League law school at a big law firm that gets nothing of importance to handle without massive supervision.
Kicking those kids around courtrooms is quite entertaining.
This SCOTUS practice should end.
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@MeganFoxWriter There has to be a middle ground between paper cut=oxy and fractured spine=otc Tylenol.
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The refusal to give pain meds with major injury is maddening. That we have to suffer because other people are addicts is wrong. Doctors need to stop this. I just went through it with my daughter tearing her ACL. They refused to give her anything stronger than Tylenol and Advil for weeks before surgery. That's cruel
Maryam@hell_line0
Friend texting me after surgery: They're trying to give me just tylenol. Me: Tell them that's not the plan agreed upon pre-op and failure to address pain appropriately is associated with worse treatment outcomes. Her: did that and they say they will give me meds but not the ones effective for me. Me: Mk tell them you'd like the charge nurse to review the treatment plan. Her: I did that and they just asked who I'm talking with rn. Can I say you're my lawyer? Me: Nah tell them I'm your advocate. And then tell them that you have a lawyer on retainer if they wanted his info (she does have one). Her: Did that. Her: They're giving me the right meds. Her: The charge nurse said she'd handle things and asked that I let you know there will not be issues going forward. Me: Let her know I expect there to not be but that I operate on-call.
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@RantyAmyCurtis Honestly? My exact response would have probably been "sorry for your trauma. Never speak to me again"
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Assuming this is true, She cannot be trusted under any circumstances. She tried to get this man fired for saving her life.
Her “trauma” doesn’t play into it at all.
ARÁKÙNRIN ÌYÈLỌLÁ 👷🏡@IyelolaIge
Imagine saving a Lady's life at work… and getting reported to HR two days later for s*xual harassment. He’s a quiet guy but friendly with everyone at work. He normally treats his coworkers like friends. About two months ago, during a work lunch, one of his colleagues suddenly started choking on food. Everyone panicked. So he quickly stepped in and did the choking rescue method where you stand behind the person, wrap your arms around their stomach and press inward and upward to force the food out of their throat. After a few pushes, the food came out and she could breathe again. Everyone around them cheered. He simply asked if she was okay. She nodded and rushed to the bathroom without saying much, so he didn’t think anything of it. Two days later, HR called him in. They told him the same colleague had filed a complaint saying his touching during the rescue made her uncomfortable. She said his body was too close and that she felt his private area while he was helping her. He was shocked. They placed him under investigation for a week while he continued working. Eventually HR cleared him completely. But after that, he changed how he interacted with her. He kept distance, only spoke to her when necessary, and stopped including her in casual hangouts. She later apologized and explained she had past trauma. Still, he kept his distance. Now she says he’s being petty. He says he’s just protecting himself. Was he wrong for permanently stepping back even after her apology?
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@thomas_garrard It's super cool when that happens, like when Brad Wright commented on a post I made about Travelers.
Sometimes this platform can be amazing.
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The author of one of my favorite books, quote posted my post about his book. So, I’ve got that going for me. 😀
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@TheLegalMindset @dom_lucre Korea and Japan do everything more efficiently.
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🔥🚨DEVELOPING: The Korean military has been getting criticized online from many other countries after this footage of their military hosting a dancer to boost their moral started going viral.
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Ambien comes in a jar in my house, so eat me.
Crooked Media@CrookedMedia
Cookies come in jars. Ambien doesn’t.
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@Amer1can_Barbie @maziehirono Well now you'd never pass her fucking idiotic: "I ask everyone have you ever licked honey off of someone's stomac without their permission" shtick she runs to make it seems like she cares about that vs party power.
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Pete Hegseth should resign in disgrace.
POLITICO@politico
Hegseth gutted offices that would have probed Iran school strikes dlvr.it/TRQ8DY
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@QTRBlackGarrett @IfunanyaDelilah He should get a pass to use your nick name too!
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@bennyjohnson For the same reason big companies end up favoring expensive and complicated regulations on themselves. Keeps newcomers out of markets.
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Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) announces he’s running for reelection. He’s 85 and this will be his 18th term in Congress.
Term limits enjoy overwhelming popularity, along with voter ID, yet Congress keeps failing to enact either.
Why is that?
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@RekietaLaw Well, it does help when you're prosecuting a complete fucking moron.
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This has been absolutely delightful. The state has very proficiently prosecuted this case and seems to have done it about as cleanly and fairly as one could hope.
Defense is going to need a miracle because they don't seem to have the skill.
Rekieta Law@RekietaLaw
Walk the dog letter...LMAO - Guilty
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@BrandonStraka Isn't it literally impossible to not overcome a talking filibuster? Each senator gets 2 times to speak, and then vote
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Senate Leader Thune says the SAVE America Act lacks the votes to overcome a talking filibuster: “It's about the votes… the math.”
He adds, “There isn't anything I can do about that.”
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@shipwreckedcrew By refusing to provide advice and consent AND ridiculous pro forma sessions to block recess appointment power, Congress is themselves creating the situation they love to yell every time Trump takes a piss or drinks a Diet Coke: “constitutional crisis”
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The heart of this problem is the Senate's "blue slip" tradition.
It is a de facto mechanism by which POTUS nominees to positions requiring Senate confirmation can be blocked without a debate or vote on the nomination -- Senate "Advise and Consent -- ever being given.
The Dems are using it to obstruct the Trump Admin from filling DOJ positions.
The GOP are allowing them to do so because they want to preserve their option to do the same in the future.
And the Court blames it on the Executive as a "power grab" when it is just the opposite.
It is response to Senate Dems who won't allow allow an up or down vote.
Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney
BREAKING: Judge Brann has ejected the new leaders of the NJ U.S. attorney's office, once again finding the Trump administration is illegally attempting to circumvent Senate confirmation. He says this could result in dismissals of indictments. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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@LadyDemosthenes @JonnyMicro The Orville is more Star Trek than the latest iterations of Trek.
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@JonnyMicro I’ve seen reviews, by real Star Trek fans, and the whole show seems to completely misunderstand Star Trek from jump. It’s awful.
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@ProfMJCleveland It REALLY is time for SCOTUS to start issuing judicial bitch slaps.
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2/SCOTUS needs to get busy again. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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🚨🚨🚨Trump Administration loses motion to stay D.C. District Court's injunction re ending of Haitian Temporary Protected Status, in 2-1 dissent (two Biden judges in majority). Dissent notes no judicial review over issue & SCOTUS had twice granted stay in ending of TPS. 1/
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@marcorandazza God, our legal system is built on duct tape, hopes and dreams, isn’t it?
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at jury selection, opposing counsel asks prospective juror "If this were an election, would you vote for a candidate that shared your views or was opposed to your views?"
This same toolbag is the one who gives the "I've been doing this for 35 years" bullshit.
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@marcorandazza By embargoing Spanish products, did Trump just find the ultimate deportation angle?
Original Country of origin for most of Latin America?
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Trump's embargo on Spain makes it a violation of international law to speak Spanish in America, and here they are flouting international law. Unbelievable. I'm reporting this to the first Notary Public I can find.
Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok
Zohran Mamdani and AOC just put out a video promoting FREE DAYCARE for illegal aliens... completely in Spanish. Democrats are taking Americans' money and spending it on foreign invaders.
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@w_terrence It just got more fun! Now you can either be legacy Crockett or ghost Crockett commenting on what she’d say if she were still around.
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Lost my job today, guys. Now that Jasmine Crockett will no longer be in Congress. I will not be able to impersonate her anymore.
I don’t know what I’m going to do ,
I don’t know what I’m gonna do with this Amazon wig
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@MeganFoxWriter Those sandwiches don’t look like they were put together by a blind 13 year old and drop kicked into a bag. No way in hell he got those from a regular McDonald’s.
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He's trolling us, isn't he? Beef notes? 😂
Alex Cohen@anothercohen
I’m sorry I wasn’t familiar with the CEO of McDonalds game
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@marcorandazza Well, you are about as free speech absolutist as you can get. Thats usually considered liberal (but there seems to be a sort of flip happening right now)
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That’s a surprise. I thought I was more right wing than that.
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