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The right to a speed trial belongs to BOTH the defendant and the public. The term "felony criminal defendant" to distinguish from a "misdemeanor criminal defendant" and a "civil defendant." In the case in Judge Engoron's courtroom, "felony criminal defendant" would not apply. "civil defendant"...

Florida Races Toward the Dark Ages "This controversial [DeSantis-signed] measure has led to an unprecedented sweep of books, resulting in the closure of many school libraries at the start of the school year while reviews were conducted. Notable among the removed texts are reference books such...

From the article. Bold emphasis mine. It seems every public office holder from the president to local elections officials are receiving threats these days. But how much follow-through have we seen? Very, very little. These threats or suggestion of violence are all bark and no bite...

And let's not allow felony criminal defendants to delay the trial with bad-faith actions designed to drag things out. Lets give Trump his day in court ASAP.

Yes they are, and they are wrong. They already know they are wrong, but they're arguing the point to do what they can for their felony criminal defendant Trump. It will not be news to them that they are wrong when the court issues its ruling. The real issue here is tactics. Trump wants to delay...

A number of veteran expediters will remember Glen Rice, who was a role model and good friend to the expediting community for many years. It has been my honor to spend the last six days with him at the hospital and to support him now in hospice as his death approaches. Glen was hospitalized last...

No, there are not constitutional remedies for this. Other courts in other cases have ruled against Trump when he there made the immunity arguments. They ruled against him precisely because there are NOT constitutional remedies for this. The appeals court will rule against Trump in this case too...

The immunity benefits Trump is arguing in court he has would immediately accrue to Joe Biden if the court agrees with Trump's argument. That would free President Biden to commit any crimes he wishes against any political rivals he wishes. He would be immune from prosecution immune by virtue of...

Trump and his legal team are making things up to make the constitution say anything they want it to say. While I have no doubt that Trump wants to be constitutionally immune from prosecution for any crimes he commits, that is not the way things work in America. He's already been told he is not...

This report came first from ABC News. While interesting, it is yet another report that relies on "sources familiar." You are right, the truth comes out. If this report is true, the confirmed truth will likely come out at trial. There, the actual sources will be named or the actual evidence will...

Giuliani's (Groundless) Request for Delay in Fulton County is Denied https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/judge-denies-giulianis-request-extend-deadlines-georgia-election-case-rcna132601

Watching the Polls I have said many times in this forum that polls about a presidential election a year away are meaningless. Opinion polls closer to an actual voting event MAY be something different. Close to the event, the polls may be accurate. The difference between a distant event and a...

MAGA's Gotta Be MAGA https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/michigan-republicans-chair-00134178

Someone said on one of the news shows today that the Sedition Hunters have identified an additional 1,000 Jan 6 participants. Their names have been turned over to prosecutors. The investigations are very much alive and ongoing. To date, there have been 1,229 arrests and many of those have...

Yep. Trump is worried ... like wet his pants worried, like losing-it worried. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4392902-trump-warns-big-trouble-as-scotus-agrees-hear-colorado-case/ Jan 11: Closing arguments in Trump NY Fraud trial where AG James seeks $370 million disgorgement and Trump NY...

As Closing Arguments Approach, James Seeks $370 Million Disgorgement & Trump Business Ban https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-letitia-james-new-york-trial-jr/14281267/

Done Deal! Abortion Rights are on the Florida 2024 Ballot CNN: A coalition of Florida abortion rights supporters announced on Friday they have gathered enough signatures to put a state constitutional amendment protecting the right to an abortion on the ballot in 2024. Election officials have...

Trump Is Just Two Votes Away From Game Over With nine justices on the US Supreme Court, five are required for a majority vote. If you assume the three Democratic-appointed Supreme Court justices will vote to uphold the Colorado state Supreme Court ruling, only two of the six remaining votes are...

We now know more. Yes, the Supreme Court justices will hear the case, and they will do so quickly. Oral arguments are set for Feb. 8. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-decide-if-trump-banned-from-colorado-ballot-historic-case

I think there's about 18 states where 14th Amendment administrative proceedings or court cases are now active. There are also several states in which court cases have been dismissed. The dismissals are either the lawsuits brought by an obscure candidate (Castro) or entity who the courts say has...