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This was us. My firm (I just work there, I'm not an attorney) was one of the firms represented #today in #appellate court.
We argue that the #ExecutiveOrder was retaliatory and violates free speech & association. They want to make it about denying access to classified information, bc the courts have sided w/ executive assertions and bc they can still ruin our ability to practice law by denying access.
#USA #District #Court of #Appeals #DC #Circuit #judges #fascist #USA
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-targeted-law-firms-seek-to-extend-win-streak-in-dc-appeal -
This was us. My firm (I just work there, I'm not an attorney) was one of the firms represented #today in #appellate court.
We argue that the #ExecutiveOrder was retaliatory and violates free speech & association. They want to make it about denying access to classified information, bc the courts have sided w/ executive assertions and bc they can still ruin our ability to practice law by denying access.
#USA #District #Court of #Appeals #DC #Circuit #judges #fascist #USA
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-targeted-law-firms-seek-to-extend-win-streak-in-dc-appeal -
This was us. My firm (I just work there, I'm not an attorney) was one of the firms represented #today in #appellate court.
We argue that the #ExecutiveOrder was retaliatory and violates free speech & association. They want to make it about denying access to classified information, bc the courts have sided w/ executive assertions and bc they can still ruin our ability to practice law by denying access.
#USA #District #Court of #Appeals #DC #Circuit #judges #fascist #USA
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-targeted-law-firms-seek-to-extend-win-streak-in-dc-appeal -
This was us. My firm (I just work there, I'm not an attorney) was one of the firms represented #today in #appellate court.
We argue that the #ExecutiveOrder was retaliatory and violates free speech & association. They want to make it about denying access to classified information, bc the courts have sided w/ executive assertions and bc they can still ruin our ability to practice law by denying access.
#USA #District #Court of #Appeals #DC #Circuit #judges #fascist #USA
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-targeted-law-firms-seek-to-extend-win-streak-in-dc-appeal -
E-filed #appellate briefs officially accepted. At #UPS now getting everything mailed out. Such a relief.
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E-filed #appellate briefs officially accepted. At #UPS now getting everything mailed out. Such a relief.
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E-filed #appellate briefs officially accepted. At #UPS now getting everything mailed out. Such a relief.
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E-filed #appellate briefs officially accepted. At #UPS now getting everything mailed out. Such a relief.
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E-filed #appellate briefs officially accepted. At #UPS now getting everything mailed out. Such a relief.
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Yikes! About half my #tax refund is being eaten up by the UPS bill for printing and mailing my #appellate brief.
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Yikes! About half my #tax refund is being eaten up by the UPS bill for printing and mailing my #appellate brief.
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Yikes! About half my #tax refund is being eaten up by the UPS bill for printing and mailing my #appellate brief.
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Yikes! About half my #tax refund is being eaten up by the UPS bill for printing and mailing my #appellate brief.
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Yikes! About half my #tax refund is being eaten up by the UPS bill for printing and mailing my #appellate brief.
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🚨 Awesome job alert 🚨 RCFP is hiring a new staff attorney for our national practice! Litigate press freedom cases. Work with dedicated and amazing colleagues. Groan as I talk about octopuses again. Apply by October 15: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ReportersCom... #law #appellate
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🚨 Awesome job alert 🚨 RCFP is hiring a new staff attorney for our national practice! Litigate press freedom cases. Work with dedicated and amazing colleagues. Groan as I talk about octopuses again. Apply by October 15: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ReportersCom... #law #appellate
Staff Attorney -
🚨 Awesome job alert 🚨 RCFP is hiring a new staff attorney for our national practice! Litigate press freedom cases. Work with dedicated and amazing colleagues. Groan as I talk about octopuses again. Apply by October 15: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ReportersCom... #law #appellate
Staff Attorney -
🚨 Awesome job alert 🚨 RCFP is hiring a new staff attorney for our national practice! Litigate press freedom cases. Work with dedicated and amazing colleagues. Groan as I talk about octopuses again. Apply by October 15: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ReportersCom... #law #appellate
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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/31/jan6-prosecutors-fired-dc-martin/
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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/31/jan6-prosecutors-fired-dc-martin/
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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/31/jan6-prosecutors-fired-dc-martin/
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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/31/jan6-prosecutors-fired-dc-martin/
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Interim US Attorney Ed Martin announced dismissal this afternoon of roughly 80 #FBI #federalprosecutors #DOJ #attorneys who worked on #CapitolRiots cases #jan6th in #DC office over past 4 yrs two...cuts amount to about 8% of office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on #hiring #promotions, the openings will have impacts across office’s #civil #appellate #SuperiorCourt and #violentcrime divisions, where some prosecutors had been previously reassigned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/31/jan6-prosecutors-fired-dc-martin/
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The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….
Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions… -
The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….
Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions… -
The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….
Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions… -
The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….
Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions… -
The prosecutors were still under probationary status, allowing the firings w/o recourse under #DOJ policy….
Notifications went out Fri to people who served in the office’s now-disbanded Capitol siege prosecution section…. The cuts amount to about 8% of the office’s prosecutors. Combined with a recently announced freeze on hiring & promotions, the openings will have impacts across the office’s #civil, #appellate, #SuperiorCourt & #ViolentCrime divisions… -
#Fate of #Ohio #ban on #healthcare for #transgender #youth now rests with #appellate #court.
The #ACLU argues #HB68 is #unconstitutional in four distinct ways
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Fate of #Ohio #ban on #healthcare for #transgender #youth now rests with #appellate #court.
The #ACLU argues #HB68 is #unconstitutional in four distinct ways
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Fate of #Ohio #ban on #healthcare for #transgender #youth now rests with #appellate #court.
The #ACLU argues #HB68 is #unconstitutional in four distinct ways
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Fate of #Ohio #ban on #healthcare for #transgender #youth now rests with #appellate #court.
The #ACLU argues #HB68 is #unconstitutional in four distinct ways
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Fate of #Ohio #ban on #healthcare for #transgender #youth now rests with #appellate #court.
The #ACLU argues #HB68 is #unconstitutional in four distinct ways
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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Via #LLRX https://www.llrx.com/2024/07/unlocking-history-how-a-small-group-of-researchers-dominates-the-declassification-appeals-process/ Unlocking #History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process. Attorney & #FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of #researchers and #historians have filed most of #declassification appeals being reviewed by responsible #appellate body. #governmentdocuments #archives #freedomofinformation
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Via #LLRX https://www.llrx.com/2024/07/unlocking-history-how-a-small-group-of-researchers-dominates-the-declassification-appeals-process/ Unlocking #History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process. Attorney & #FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of #researchers and #historians have filed most of #declassification appeals being reviewed by responsible #appellate body. #governmentdocuments #archives #freedomofinformation
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Via #LLRX https://www.llrx.com/2024/07/unlocking-history-how-a-small-group-of-researchers-dominates-the-declassification-appeals-process/ Unlocking #History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process. Attorney & #FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of #researchers and #historians have filed most of #declassification appeals being reviewed by responsible #appellate body. #governmentdocuments #archives #freedomofinformation
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Via #LLRX https://www.llrx.com/2024/07/unlocking-history-how-a-small-group-of-researchers-dominates-the-declassification-appeals-process/ Unlocking #History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process. Attorney & #FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of #researchers and #historians have filed most of #declassification appeals being reviewed by responsible #appellate body. #governmentdocuments #archives #freedomofinformation
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Via #LLRX https://www.llrx.com/2024/07/unlocking-history-how-a-small-group-of-researchers-dominates-the-declassification-appeals-process/ Unlocking #History: How a Small Group of Researchers Dominates the Declassification Appeals Process. Attorney & #FOIA expert Michael Ravnitzky shines a spotlight on people, process and procedural challenges with his illuminating article. A small core group of #researchers and #historians have filed most of #declassification appeals being reviewed by responsible #appellate body. #governmentdocuments #archives #freedomofinformation
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#Republican #Appellate #court agrees to #block new #TitleIX #rule #protecting #LGBTQ+ #students.
— The Courts do know that all citizens are entitled to the equal protection of the law even if they are gay or trans, right? It's like the most fundamental part of constitutional law
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Republican #Appellate #court agrees to #block new #TitleIX #rule #protecting #LGBTQ+ #students.
— The Courts do know that all citizens are entitled to the equal protection of the law even if they are gay or trans, right? It's like the most fundamental part of constitutional law
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Republican #Appellate #court agrees to #block new #TitleIX #rule #protecting #LGBTQ+ #students.
— The Courts do know that all citizens are entitled to the equal protection of the law even if they are gay or trans, right? It's like the most fundamental part of constitutional law
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Republican #Appellate #court agrees to #block new #TitleIX #rule #protecting #LGBTQ+ #students.
— The Courts do know that all citizens are entitled to the equal protection of the law even if they are gay or trans, right? It's like the most fundamental part of constitutional law
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Republican #Appellate #court agrees to #block new #TitleIX #rule #protecting #LGBTQ+ #students.
— The Courts do know that all citizens are entitled to the equal protection of the law even if they are gay or trans, right? It's like the most fundamental part of constitutional law
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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#Sorority sisters in #UW #transgender #lawsuit get day in #federal #appealscourt, after having their original case dismissed.
The panel of #appellate #judges questioned whether they even have #jurisdiction to consider the matter.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://wyofile.com/sorority-sisters-in-uw-transgender-lawsuit-get-day-in-federal-appeals-court/
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#Sorority sisters in #UW #transgender #lawsuit get day in #federal #appealscourt, after having their original case dismissed.
The panel of #appellate #judges questioned whether they even have #jurisdiction to consider the matter.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://wyofile.com/sorority-sisters-in-uw-transgender-lawsuit-get-day-in-federal-appeals-court/
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#Sorority sisters in #UW #transgender #lawsuit get day in #federal #appealscourt, after having their original case dismissed.
The panel of #appellate #judges questioned whether they even have #jurisdiction to consider the matter.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://wyofile.com/sorority-sisters-in-uw-transgender-lawsuit-get-day-in-federal-appeals-court/
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#Sorority sisters in #UW #transgender #lawsuit get day in #federal #appealscourt, after having their original case dismissed.
The panel of #appellate #judges questioned whether they even have #jurisdiction to consider the matter.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://wyofile.com/sorority-sisters-in-uw-transgender-lawsuit-get-day-in-federal-appeals-court/
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#Sorority sisters in #UW #transgender #lawsuit get day in #federal #appealscourt, after having their original case dismissed.
The panel of #appellate #judges questioned whether they even have #jurisdiction to consider the matter.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://wyofile.com/sorority-sisters-in-uw-transgender-lawsuit-get-day-in-federal-appeals-court/
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NO bond for you! 👀
A #newyork #appellate court denied Donald #Trump's attempt to freeze the #judgment in his #civil fraud case, a ruling that means, for now, that he is required to post a #bond for #hundredsofmillions of dollars in the coming #weeks.
Judge Anil Singh declined to address the amount of the bond, effectively requiring Trump by default to post a bond for the full #judgment of $454 million.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-plans-post-100-million-bond-asks-stay/story?id=107634579
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NO bond for you! 👀
A #newyork #appellate court denied Donald #Trump's attempt to freeze the #judgment in his #civil fraud case, a ruling that means, for now, that he is required to post a #bond for #hundredsofmillions of dollars in the coming #weeks.
Judge Anil Singh declined to address the amount of the bond, effectively requiring Trump by default to post a bond for the full #judgment of $454 million.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-plans-post-100-million-bond-asks-stay/story?id=107634579
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NO bond for you! 👀
A #newyork #appellate court denied Donald #Trump's attempt to freeze the #judgment in his #civil fraud case, a ruling that means, for now, that he is required to post a #bond for #hundredsofmillions of dollars in the coming #weeks.
Judge Anil Singh declined to address the amount of the bond, effectively requiring Trump by default to post a bond for the full #judgment of $454 million.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-plans-post-100-million-bond-asks-stay/story?id=107634579
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NO bond for you! 👀
A #newyork #appellate court denied Donald #Trump's attempt to freeze the #judgment in his #civil fraud case, a ruling that means, for now, that he is required to post a #bond for #hundredsofmillions of dollars in the coming #weeks.
Judge Anil Singh declined to address the amount of the bond, effectively requiring Trump by default to post a bond for the full #judgment of $454 million.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-plans-post-100-million-bond-asks-stay/story?id=107634579
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NO bond for you! 👀
A #newyork #appellate court denied Donald #Trump's attempt to freeze the #judgment in his #civil fraud case, a ruling that means, for now, that he is required to post a #bond for #hundredsofmillions of dollars in the coming #weeks.
Judge Anil Singh declined to address the amount of the bond, effectively requiring Trump by default to post a bond for the full #judgment of $454 million.https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-plans-post-100-million-bond-asks-stay/story?id=107634579
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#Founder of #violent #OC #whitesupremacist #group #ordered #freed after #extremist #judge #claims #bias against the #Farright.
#Previous #efforts by the same #judge to throw out the same #charges for different #reasons have been #overruled by #appellate #judges.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #DomesticTerrorism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #AntiSemitism #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia
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#Founder of #violent #OC #whitesupremacist #group #ordered #freed after #extremist #judge #claims #bias against the #Farright.
#Previous #efforts by the same #judge to throw out the same #charges for different #reasons have been #overruled by #appellate #judges.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #DomesticTerrorism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #AntiSemitism #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia
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#Founder of #violent #OC #whitesupremacist #group #ordered #freed after #extremist #judge #claims #bias against the #Farright.
#Previous #efforts by the same #judge to throw out the same #charges for different #reasons have been #overruled by #appellate #judges.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #DomesticTerrorism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #AntiSemitism #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia
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#Founder of #violent #OC #whitesupremacist #group #ordered #freed after #extremist #judge #claims #bias against the #Farright.
#Previous #efforts by the same #judge to throw out the same #charges for different #reasons have been #overruled by #appellate #judges.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #DomesticTerrorism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #AntiSemitism #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia
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#Founder of #violent #OC #whitesupremacist #group #ordered #freed after #extremist #judge #claims #bias against the #Farright.
#Previous #efforts by the same #judge to throw out the same #charges for different #reasons have been #overruled by #appellate #judges.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #DomesticTerrorism #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #AntiSemitism #Racism #Homophobia #Transphobia
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#NYAG #Amer questions #JeffMcConney more about how he #valued specific #Trump #properties & what info he may have excluded from his accountants’ assessment.
Note: Trump’s principal lawyer #ChrisKise is absent today.
Trump's legal team this morning filed a stay request to the state #Appellate Division (#AD1), to halt the #trial & #dismiss #Engoron’s #SummaryJudgment. #Kise, who was Florida’s solicitor general, (the top FL appellate lawyer). So presumably he’s dealing w/ they stay.
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#NYAG #Amer questions #JeffMcConney more about how he #valued specific #Trump #properties & what info he may have excluded from his accountants’ assessment.
Note: Trump’s principal lawyer #ChrisKise is absent today.
Trump's legal team this morning filed a stay request to the state #Appellate Division (#AD1), to halt the #trial & #dismiss #Engoron’s #SummaryJudgment. #Kise, who was Florida’s solicitor general, (the top FL appellate lawyer). So presumably he’s dealing w/ they stay.