The 11th circuit has judges appointed by Trump, Garland has to consider that.

[fightforfreedom]

They may agree with the judges decision to have a special master.

[dchill]

1. They may also possibly be educated AND tired of Trump.

[Hortensis]

16. Possibly, though the RW extremists he appointed to SCOTUS are educated.

Let's hope, in any case. I understand they are bound by precedent, though not how that might or might not apply here, which SCOTUS is not.

[dchill]

19. It's just hard for me to believe that multiple federal judges...

... would consider following the law optional.

[Emile]

2. Garland should arrest the judge for obstructing justice.

[jimfields33]

5. No. Good grief they do that in central and South America

[Emile]

9. Examples?

[jimfields33]

21. Toward the bottom of the article

https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/08/will-other-central-american-leaders-follow-nicaraguas-authoritarian-lead

[Emile]

23. Don't see it.

[Ocelot II]

12. Good God, no! That's banana republic stuff.

It's amazing how authoritarian liberals can get when they don't like the other side's authoritarianism.

[Emile]

13. Examples?

[Ocelot II]

14. Judges have been charged with obstruction of justice in the US, but there has to be evidence

of something like bribery or witness tampering. A judge can't be arrested just for issuing a biased or partisan decision; the remedy for that is the appeal process. This is the obstruction of justice statute. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1505

[Emile]

15. So they can be charged with obstruction.

[Ocelot II]

17. Only if there is evidence of something like bribery or witness tampering,

which falls under the general category of obstruction. Rendering a partisan decision isn't that.

[dchill]

20. The Federalist Society seems to have done considerable...

...tampering.

[jimfields33]

22. They recommend the judges to the president

Are you saying that Democratic Presidents don’t have a group choosing judges for the President to pick?

[Kingofalldems]

27. They don't have the criminal Federalist Society.

Can't understand your point.

[dchill]

30. Do I have to say that? Isn't that bothsiderist?

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Nope

If DOJ doesn’t appeal, then all future criminal investigations will be halted due to potential “reputational damage” to the target; in addition, all stolen property becomes property of the thief, and cannot be seized by a warrant.

Cannon’s ruling will not stand, regardless of how the 11th circuit rules.

SCOTUS already ruled against Trump on this issue in January.

[fightforfreedom]

4. I hope you are right.

We are still waiting to hear from the DOJ?

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. Yesterday was a holiday, both DOJ and Courts closed. Nt

[Irish_Dem]

6. I rob a bank, the money becomes my personal property, the FBI can't take the money.

And they can't charge me because it will hurt my feelings and damage my reputation.

I have always been so careful about following the law, I rarely even get a traffic ticket.

I guess I am an idiot.

[Emile]

10. +1 spot on!

That's why I think this judge should be charged with obstruction.

[CatWoman]

8. and yesterday it was reported that should a decision go to SCOTUS

Clarence Thomas has jurisdiction over that court.

[fightforfreedom]

11. Dam! I did not know that.

[Hortensis]

18. If the chief justice is dissenting from the majority, the

justice in the majority assigns, which happens a lot more often to Roberts now and, as indicated, is Thomas. Wonder if scholars still consider him the most extreme RW justice or someone's tying with him?

The things you learn in interesting times.

[H2O Man]

24. Clarence sits

over the 11th Circuit. But not over the USSC.

[CatWoman]

25. that's what I meant

I see I worded it poorly

[H2O Man]

26. I think that

after we make gains in November, Clarence needs to be impeached. The Senate might not convict him, of course. But he at very least needs to be impeached.

[CatWoman]

28. totally agree

as he and his wife are nothing but traitorous trash

[H2O Man]

29. Right.

She is a disgusting pile of trash.