Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
It represents a big legal victory for #Trump, who won the Nov 5 #US election & is set to return to office on Jan 20.

The #DOJ policy that the prosecutors cited dates back to the 1970s. It holds that a #criminal prosecution of a sitting president would violate the US #Constitution by undermining the ability of the country's *chief executive* to *function*. Courts will still have to approve both requests from prosecutors.

#law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
The prosecutors in a filing in the #ElectionSubversion case said the #DOJ’s policy requires the case to be dismissed before #Trump returns to the White House.

"This outcome is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant," prosecutors wrote in the filing.

#criminal #law #democracy#Jan6 #insurrection

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
The order from #Chutkan puts an end to the federal effort to hold #Trump criminally responsible for his attempts to hold onto #power after losing the #2020election, culminating in the #Jan6, 2021 violent #insurrection at the #US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

The move came after #SpecialCounsel#JackSmith …moved to dismiss the #ElectionInterference case & end his attempt to revive a separate case accusing Trump of illegally retaining #ClassifiedDocuments when he left office in 2021….

#law

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
It represents a big legal victory for #Trump, who won the Nov 5 #US election & is set to return to office on Jan 20.

The #DOJ policy that the prosecutors cited dates back to the 1970s. It holds that a #criminal prosecution of a sitting president would violate the US #Constitution by undermining the ability of the country's *chief executive* to *function*. Courts will still have to approve both requests from prosecutors.

#law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
Judge #Chutkan tosses #Trump 2020 #ElectionInterference case after prosecutors' request

A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal #criminal case accusing Trump of attempting to overturn his #2020election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution & a second case against the president-elect, citing #DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

#democracy#Jan6 #insurrection #law #justice
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-prosecutor-smith-asks-judge-dismiss-2020-election-subversion-case-against-2024-11-25/

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  10 hours ago
The order from #Chutkan puts an end to the federal effort to hold #Trump criminally responsible for his attempts to hold onto #power after losing the #2020election, culminating in the #Jan6, 2021 violent #insurrection at the #US Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

The move came after #SpecialCounsel#JackSmith …moved to dismiss the #ElectionInterference case & end his attempt to revive a separate case accusing Trump of illegally retaining #ClassifiedDocuments when he left office in 2021….

#law

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  4 weeks ago
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to #Texas Emergency Rooms
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It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a #hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened.

Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.”

She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s #abortion ban.

#News#Health#HealthCare#Pregnancy#Government#Law#Safety#Family

https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  4 weeks ago
New: A #Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage
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Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.

She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.

#News #abortion #pregnancy #health #healthcare #government #law

https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
That’s because in the next 3 months, the justices may be asked to inject themselves into the late stages of the #2024election. If presented w/such an opportunity, this could be the term that #SCOTUS elects Donald #Trump.

4 yrs ago, Trump & his allies attempted to overturn his 2020 loss from the WH, while his allies controlled legislatures in the critical states of PA, WI, AZ, & GA, as well as key institutions like the #Wisconsin#SupremeCourt.

🤬
#law#VoteBlue#HarrisWalz2024 #landslide

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
#Trump’s #coup failed not because he & his allies lacked #power, but because President Joe #Biden’s margin of victory was big enough that some allies—including his own AG & most #Senate#Republicans—refused to use that power to illegally keep Trump in office. This year, Trump does not hold as many levers of power. But a faction of his political coalition, the #GOP-appointed 6-3 majority on #SCOTUS, controls one of the most important.

#law#VoteBlue#HarrisWalz2024 #landslide

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
Are You Ready for Another Bush v. Gore?
#SCOTUS Is.

How #Trump could win, thanks to just 5 votes.

The #SupremeCourt will begin a new term on Monday, in which it is set to hear pivotal cases about #transgender rights, our #environment, & #GunViolence. But the term’s biggest blockbuster could be a case that not only hasn’t yet been filed, but is still just a concept.

#law#VoteBlue#HarrisWalz2024 #landslide
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/supreme-court-2024-election-donald-trump/

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
That’s because in the next 3 months, the justices may be asked to inject themselves into the late stages of the #2024election. If presented w/such an opportunity, this could be the term that #SCOTUS elects Donald #Trump.

4 yrs ago, Trump & his allies attempted to overturn his 2020 loss from the WH, while his allies controlled legislatures in the critical states of PA, WI, AZ, & GA, as well as key institutions like the #Wisconsin#SupremeCourt.

🤬
#law#VoteBlue#HarrisWalz2024 #landslide

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
Are You Ready for Another Bush v. Gore?
#SCOTUS Is.

How #Trump could win, thanks to just 5 votes.

The #SupremeCourt will begin a new term on Monday, in which it is set to hear pivotal cases about #transgender rights, our #environment, & #GunViolence. But the term’s biggest blockbuster could be a case that not only hasn’t yet been filed, but is still just a concept.

#law#VoteBlue#HarrisWalz2024 #landslide
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/supreme-court-2024-election-donald-trump/

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
At least a dozen employees at the Dept of #VeteransAffairs improperly accessed the #MedicalRecords of VP nominees #JDVance & #TimWalz this summer, VA investigators found, in a violation of federal #health #privacy #laws that is under #criminal investigation.
VA ofcls notified the #Vance & #Walz campaigns about the breaches after discovering the unauthorized viewing by employees at the agency’s massive health-care arm, the #Veterans Health Admin….

#law#USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/30/vance-walz-medical-records-breach-va/

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
U.S. District Judge Tanya #Chutkan has signed off on #SpecialCounsel#JackSmith's request to file an oversized opening brief regarding #immunity issues as the federal election subversion case against #Trump presses forward.

Smith's office alerted the court over the wknd that it was seeking to file a 180-page brief regarding how #SCOTUS’ ruling regarding presidential immunity impacts the charges against Trump, who is facing 4 #felony counts related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
#Trump's defense team argued in a motion on Monday that the "fundamentally unfair" request from Smith should be shot down by Chutkan, in part because the brief's page count is over 4X what opening briefs are usually confined to before the DC court system. [otherwise known as the waaaaahhh!! defense]

But #Chuktan wrote in her order a day later that the court would grant Smith's request "to file an oversized brief" & shot down the defense's arguments about the legality of the briefing.

#law

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
Judge #Chutkan, in her ruling, emphasized that #Trump’s political concerns over the timing of the #evidence release had no bearing on the court’s decision. She noted that the judicial process must proceed without regard to the #election calendar, stating, “what needs to happen before or shouldn’t happen before the election is not relevant here.”

Chutkan's order also denied Trump’s repeated requests to #delay the pretrial schedule, ensuring that the case will continue to move forward.

#law

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
#Trump’s legal team had also objected to the length of the brief. Judge Chutkan dismissed this argument, noting the "challenging" & fact-bound nature of the issues that required such a comprehensive filing.

Trump’s defense raised concerns that the brief’s release could influence public opinion & impact his candidacy. Chutkan rejected these claims, asserting that they did not show any legal prejudice to Trump.

#law #criminal #conspiracy#Jan6#Insurrection#ElectionInterference#FakeElectors

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
Judge #Chutkan, in her ruling, emphasized that #Trump’s political concerns over the timing of the #evidence release had no bearing on the court’s decision. She noted that the judicial process must proceed without regard to the #election calendar, stating, “what needs to happen before or shouldn’t happen before the election is not relevant here.”

Chutkan's order also denied Trump’s repeated requests to #delay the pretrial schedule, ensuring that the case will continue to move forward.

#law

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  2 months ago
Judge Tanya #Chutkan will allow #SpecialCouncil#JackSmith to file a 180 page brief laying out all the evidence against Trump in support of the lawsuit against Trump for interfering in the 2020 election.

#law #criminal #conspiracy #obstruction#Jan6#Insurrection#StochasticTerrorism#ElectionInterference#FakeElectors#Extremism#DomesticTerrorism#MAGA#NationalSecurity#TrumpIsAThreatToNationalSecurity#TrumpIsAnInsurrectionist

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#Trump has issued yet another ominous warning about his potential 2nd term, this time promising a "bloody story" for the millions of #immigrants he intends to #deport.

He made the comments at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Sat, echoing the broader RNC’s 2024 platform. The #GOP's plans for US after a Trump victory include aggressive #immigration enforcement & #MassDeportations.

#ConcentrationCamps#PoliticalViolence#WhiteNationalism #racism#WhiteSupremacy#Project2025

#law#HarrisWalz2024

Trump says, “Getting them out will be a bloody story” regarding immigration policy plans
Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
#Trump's *vision* for America includes #MassDeportations that will be so extensive that "huge camps" [#ConcentrationCamps] will be needed to detain people. To execute his vision, Trump has proposed the creation of a deportation force pulled from local police & National Guard troops volunteered by "Republican-run states."

#authoritarianism#PoliticalViolence#WhiteNationalism #racism#WhiteSupremacy#Project2025

#imimigration #law#HarrisWalz2024
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-immigrants-plan-bloody-story-b2609092.html

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
…It’s hard to believe that the members of #TenetMedia “didn’t know” anything about the scheme. In fact, you can watch Pool describe nearly exactly what he engaged in, during a podcast conversation:

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia#DOJ #law #democracy#MediaLiteracy

Pool describes nearly exactly what he engaged in
Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
The #indictment charges 2 #RussiaToday [#RT] employees w/providing nearly $10M to the #media company that often spouted #Kremlin talking points.

In response to the charges, the pundits & their allies are saying they just didn’t know any better. In fact, they’re the real victims.

🎻

[open your freaking eyes, listen to the widely available intelligence, educate your-damn-self, fools!]

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia #law #democracy

Nonilex
Nonilex  ·  3 months ago
“Should these allegations prove true, I as well as the other personalities & commentators were deceived,” Pool wrote.🙄

Johnson echoed the line, writing, “We are disturbed by the allegations in today’s indictment, which make clear that myself & other influencers were victims in this alleged scheme.”

#complicity#RightWing#MAGA#Republicans#TenetMedia#RussianPropaganda#Russia#StateMedia#DOJ #law #democracy#MediaLiteracy