The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is hearing Tuesday arguments in the extraordinary dispute between Michael Flynn and his judge. The dispute centers on whether the judge is required to drop Flynn’s case now that the Justice Department has requested it be dismissed.
Flynn wins and we lose. This is a battle between factions in the law. If the Right wins that’s enough precedent for them. Trump will ignore any court going forward.
He’s boxed in by the NY court already, and looking for a way to negate the lot.
I would be surprised if the full court does not side with Judge Sullivan.
No writ of mandamus, Sullivan makes his decision, the DoJ then continues to litigate this matter. Unbelievable. It will end up before the Nine Wise Souls before it’s finished.
The level of legal dishonesty from Powell and the rest of Trump’s legal team…yes, she’s basically on Trump’s legal team…indicates that it isn’t just the GOP that has some soul searching to do. The ABA amd Bar organizations across the country need a serious wake up call. They are utterly corrupt and useless.
So far, they do not sound amused by this circus.
The initial appeals court panel, which was made up of a majority of GOP appointees, sided with Flynn. But at Sullivan’s request, the full appellate bench — which is tilted towards Democratic appointees
I rest easy knowing the Judicial Branch has not been politicized.
They do not sound amused, Rao as usual stepped in it with her original opinion, wonder why Henderson signed on in entirity.
Because seats on higher courts are always opening up.
Pretty sure that ship sailed as soon as the court started making decisions.
By design, as with police unions.
“Powell replied that she would prefer it if the case were remanded to a different district judge.”
So asking for extordinary relief is all she has
Although in their defense they seem absolutely toothless
Several of Trumps Judges were deemed unqualified and confirmed anyway
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Judge Sullivan “has to be reined back in,” Powell replied, adding that “there are no circumstances under which Judge Sullivan can continue on this case, his bias demands his disqualification.”
Hmm. If by “bias” Powell means Sullivan has trouble putting aside the two times Flynn had pled guilty to the charges against him, that he understood those charges and that he willingly lied to the FBI, well, that does indeed seem to be a clear case of bias.
Not toothless, but unwilling to bite. They should be disbarred for committing the unethical act of accepting a nomination for which professional organizations have deemed them unqualified and incapable of performing. I’d be filing a motion for it every time I had to appear before one, especially in criminal trials (altho I thankfully don’t do those haha).
Bar membership is not a requirement for the federal judiciary. Disbar them all you want, they’ll still be judges for life.
I understand that. But it sure helps make a case against their rulings or even denial of due process. And sure, you’d need a little something more to hang your hat on, but these fucktards will be leaving hooks on everything they touch.
A “you’re unqualified for the bench” motion is not only a waste of time, it is actively detrimental to the client’s interests.
How much litigation do you do that you think your ad absurdum reduction of the argument is even remotely what I’m referring to? As I said, there’d need to be something more for a toe hold, but people like this will give them to you left and right.
Moreover, we’re talking about a situation in which a Bar organization has found their acceptance of the appointment to be an unethical violation of the rules requiring attorneys to operate with competence. That’s a far cry from a layperson who is deemed competent and qualified taking the bench. The argument isn’t just that they’re unqualified. It’s that they’ve proven willing to violate ethics in order to obtain power and position they are not fit to wield or hold. Sprinkle in a few instances of obvious incompetence into your trial record and you’d be foolish not to hammer on it.
Having listened to an hour of the argument.
(1)Flynn’s lawyer ms. Powell is a joke. Really, really stupid women.
(2) Flynn is going to lose, and the only “in play” judge, griffiths (one of the authors of bush’s torture memos) is going to vote against Flynn. So it is going to be 8-2 against Flynn.
(3) Naomi roa is a bigger hack than I thought, as is Karen Henderson. Both are political judges, nothing more, nothing less. Neither could mount any kind of a defense for their political decision in this case.
