Why Does this judge issue a ruling on Labor Day?

[Captain Zero]

A National Holiday. Federal offices are CLOSED. Is that normally done?

Is there some 'strategy' for her doing it on a fucking Holiday?

I don't know it seems fishy to me and I thought I would see someone else had addressed it, but I can't find anything. Does it take a day off some countdown for responses or appeals?

[Progressive Lawyer]

1. It's not uncommon for judges and lawyers to work on weekends and holidays.

Judges can issue rulings any day of the year even if the courthouse is "closed".

[Nevilledog]

7. In 27 years I never had a judge issue an opinion on a weekend or holiday.

[USALiberal]

2. Happen a lot, relax!

[BannonsLiver]

12. Try to be less condescending.

[agingdem]

3. because it's a holiday

and courthouses are closed (yes I know filings are done online)...she gave herself an extra day before the DOJ comes down on her incompetent WTF ass...

[dutch777]

4. Quiet time in the news cycle for an unpopular ruling

[ShazamIam]

5. I think it is in response to the raiding of the Russian Oligarch's residences, where undoubtly some

of the missing documents and copies of others will be found.

[former9thward]

9. Then how come they have not been found there?

Or is that being hidden?

[ShazamIam]

10. There has been no announcement of what was taken from the oligarch's residences.

That doesn't mean there has been no insider shared information. Are you looking for a argument? I posted an idea.
Why do you think this Judge made such a bad ruling?

[former9thward]

13. Given my experience with criminal law I think it was a pretty standard ruling

for a case like this -- which admittedly is very unique on many levels. Why people are upset is beyond me. They must not know how some of the nuts and bolts of our system work. I don't know what the DOJ will do with the main case -- if anything -- but having a Special Master look at a relatively few documents will not change the timeline much at all.

When this first happened I posted that the documents could be looked at in a few days to determine what they were. Others said it would take "months for review". It didn't and this will take little time also.

[tavernier]

15. So why are we reading

that this could take months or closer to a year or more? The opinion seems to be that he will delay on all decisions, as is his SOP. Can the judge demand a time limit?

[former9thward]

16. Reading where?

I have not read that on viewpoints by credible people.

[highplainsdem]

6. Consider this the holiday equivalent of the Friday news dump. Release something

likely to get negative reactions at the time the fewest people will be paying attention.

[former9thward]

8. It happens.

The issue is of national interest and is time sensitive. There were posters saying she would stall the release of her opinion and now complaints that it is issued too quickly.

[BannonsLiver]

11. It's extremely irritating

Much like about 90 percent of our “system.”

[Emile]

14. She needs to be charged with obstructing justice!

[SeattleVet]

17. It took a few days for her buddies in the Federalist Society to tell her what to write?

[ShazamIam]

19. +1, and is like Scalia word salad rulings. That then have to be translated.

[lame54]

18. The Grand Jury is set to convene tomorrow