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[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Pillow guy is suing an ex-Dominion chap for defamation.

His lawyers have submitted a brief, and Judge Wang appears, well, unimpressed.

In her ruling, Wang wrote, "...the Court identified nearly thirty defective citations in the Opposition. These defects include but are not limited to misquotes of cited cases; misrepresentations of principles of law associated with cited cases, including discussions of legal principles that simply do not appear within such decisions; misstatements regarding whether case law originated from a binding authority such as the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; misattributions of case law to this District; and most egregiously, citation of cases that do not exist."

"Not until this Court asked Mr. Kachouroff directly whether the Opposition was the product of generative artificial intelligence did Mr. Kachouroff admit that he did, in fact, use generative artificial intelligence. After further questioning, Mr. Kachouroff admitted that he failed to cite check the authority in the Opposition after such use before filing it with the Court—despite understanding his obligations under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure."

She added, "Counsel will specifically address, under the oath subject to the penalty of perjury, the circumstances surrounding the preparation of the Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion in Limine, including but not limited to whether Defendants were advised and approved of their counsel's use of generative artificial intelligence …."

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Pillow guy is suing an ex-Dominion chap for defamation.

His lawyers have submitted a brief, and Judge Wang appears, well, unimpressed.

In her ruling, Wang wrote, "...the Court identified nearly thirty defective citations in the Opposition. These defects include but are not limited to misquotes of cited cases; misrepresentations of principles of law associated with cited cases, including discussions of legal principles that simply do not appear within such decisions; misstatements regarding whether case law originated from a binding authority such as the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; misattributions of case law to this District; and most egregiously, citation of cases that do not exist."

"Not until this Court asked Mr. Kachouroff directly whether the Opposition was the product of generative artificial intelligence did Mr. Kachouroff admit that he did, in fact, use generative artificial intelligence. After further questioning, Mr. Kachouroff admitted that he failed to cite check the authority in the Opposition after such use before filing it with the Court—despite understanding his obligations under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure."

She added, "Counsel will specifically address, under the oath subject to the penalty of perjury, the circumstances surrounding the preparation of the Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion in Limine, including but not limited to whether Defendants were advised and approved of their counsel's use of generative artificial intelligence …."

Ah, artificial intelligence. Making stupid people sound clever to anyone who doesn't actually know something about the topic.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Bet he gets a pardon

Former congressman George Santos sentenced to 7 years in prison

Santos' downfall included him being the first member of Congress to be expelled in more than 20 years.

www.bbc.co.uk

"If the president thinks I'm worthy of any level of clemency that is bestowed upon him, he can go ahead and do it, but for me to seek a pardon is to deny accountability and responsibility," Santos told the New York Times.

How to ask for a pardon, without asking for a pardon…

 

[jim tolmies perm]

How to ask for a pardon, without asking for a pardon…

I think they could open a very profitable prison for all these "pink MAGA grifters".....they must really hate themselves

 

[Vic]

You'd think she didn't believe in subjudice and presumed innocence.

 

[KS55]

I’m right and everybody else is wrong.

 

[TinFoilHat]

White Aryan only??

With a majority of his supporters fucking their own sisters I can't see that happening.

 

[KS55]

And the next ploy came from a Fox host who said: “(When it comes to this immigrant,) perhaps the gavel is not all the judge is banging.” Despicable.
Ycnmiu.
As the facts emerge:
1. It maybe that the FBI did not have a valid warrant to arrest the judge.
2. It is unlikely that the FBI had the probable cause necessary to make an arrest of the judge. She was released by the court at a subsequent hearing.
3. It seems the judge told the FBI that they could arrest the immigrant at the centre of the case in the car park or at his home BUT NOT in her courtroom where he was appearing accused of domestic violence. Pretty standard practice imho.
4. There is no evidence that the FBI was planning to afford the immigrant due process.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

And the next ploy came from a Fox host who said: “(When it comes to this immigrant,) perhaps the gavel is not all the judge is banging.” Despicable.
Ycnmiu.
As the facts emerge:
1. It maybe that the FBI did not have a valid warrant to arrest the judge.
2. It is unlikely that the FBI had the probable cause necessary to make an arrest of the judge. She was released by the court at a subsequent hearing.
3. It seems the judge told the FBI that they could arrest the immigrant at the centre of the case in the car park or at his home BUT NOT in her courtroom where he was appearing accused of domestic violence. Pretty standard practice imho.
4. There is no evidence that the FBI was planning to afford the immigrant due process.

The agent's had an 'administrative' warrant which is essentially a placeholder for administrative services should a person subsequently be arrested. It is absolutely not an arrest warrant.

This was 100% the government flexing its muscles against perceived 'liberal' judges and using the DoJ to effect this. Textbook weaponisation of the Judiciary.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

If you have questions about why people vote for MAGA fascists and defend them.. it's because of stuff like this:



But no the trans person that you might see once in a year and needs to find a bathroom to use is way more evil!! :(

These are some real sick fucks and there are 79 million of them!

 

[Koniec]

If you have questions about why people vote for MAGA fascists and defend them.. it's because of stuff like this:

View attachment 154205

But no the trans person that you might see once in a year and needs to find a bathroom to use is way more evil!! :(

These are some real sick fucks and there are 79 million of them!

So he lived trumps fantasy.

 

[fulabeer]

 

[AliBobbyJ]

CNN recently reported the growing pro-democracy opposition to Victor Orban's authoritarian rule in Hungary. People there are not only standing up for their own freedom but warning that America under Trump is heading down the same path Orban has had them on for several years. Hungary is worth our attention in other ways too. History records that in 1848 when the Hungarian liberal leader Louis Kossuth fled the crushing of the revolution of that year he came in exile to the United States. Sailing into New York harbor he was welcomed by the largest crowd ever assembled in one place in America to that time. Americans saw Kossuth as standing for the same freedoms they'd fought for in 1776. So keep an eye on the current fight for democracy in Hungary, seems the old world can still offer hope to the new.

 

[HelloCity]

RFK Jr.’s Bats**t New Conspiracy About ‘Fetus Debris’ in Jabs Exposed

The secretary of health and human services was defending his response to the deadly measles outbreak.

www.thedailybeast.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a bizarre new "explanation" for the deadly measles outbreak sweeping western Texas.

According to public health experts, the country's worst measles outbreak in years is being fueled by vaccination hesitancy, which critics say Kennedy has stoked for years.

Asked to defend his response to the health crisis, President Donald Trump's secretary of health and human services blamed that hesitancy on "aborted fetus debris" in jabs.

"There are populations like the Mennonites in Texas who are most afflicted, and they have religious objections to the vaccination because the MMR vaccine contains a lot of aborted fetus debris and DNA particles," he said during a NewsNation town hall event Wednesday dedicated to Trump's first 100 days back in office.

"So, they don't want to take it. We ought to be able to take care of those populations when they get sick."

Vaccines do not contain aborted fetuses, fetal cells, fetal DNA, or fetal debris, according to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

For years, Kennedy has spread debunked conspiracy theories about vaccines, falsely claiming the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes autism, and that the COVID-19 vaccine is the "deadliest ever made."

But this appears to be the first time he's floated the patently false "fetus debris" claim.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

 

[bluethrunthru]

I think Fetterman is losing his mind

 

[Blue Maverick]

I think Fetterman is losing his mind

No idea who he is tbh

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

The agent's had an 'administrative' warrant which is essentially a placeholder for administrative services should a person subsequently be arrested. It is absolutely not an arrest warrant.

This was 100% the government flexing its muscles against perceived 'liberal' judges and using the DoJ to effect this. Textbook weaponisation of the Judiciary.

And you know what?...

As bad as this and virtually everything associated with Trump is... and no matter that Trump's approval ratings are terrible as a result...

48% of people who voted in the 2024 Presidential election, when asked, knowing what you know now, would you vote for Harris if you could, responded, "No." In this hypothetical time-machine voting, Trump would still beat Harris, 48% to 47%.

Trump would still beat Harris in 2024 revote, survey finds — despite president’s flagging polls

According to the Emerson College poll of registered voters, 94% of Trump voters said they would do so again if they were given the chance to go back in time to Nov. 5 knowing what they know now.

nypost.com

 

[Dax777]

And the next ploy came from a Fox host who said: “(When it comes to this immigrant,) perhaps the gavel is not all the judge is banging.” Despicable.
Ycnmiu.
As the facts emerge:
1. It maybe that the FBI did not have a valid warrant to arrest the judge.

Yikes! of course they had probable cause for fuck sake. They arrested her on accusations that she intentionally obstructed ICE agents while they attempted to arrest an illegal immigrant. Their facts clearly demonstrates that she attempted to facilitate his escape from arrest. You could not find stronger probable cause. Its dictionary definition PC here

2. It is unlikely that the FBI had the probable cause necessary to make an arrest of the judge. She was released by the court at a subsequent hearing.

My goodness! Her release has no bearing on the probable cause of her arrest. Her release simply suggests the court doesn't consider her a flight risk. For fuck sake, who stole your handle?

Probable Cause is about what their facts claim she did. Whether she is released or not has more to do with the severity ot her crime weighed against the potential of her as a flight risk.

The court simply concluded she wasn't a flight risk. Hence her release.

3. It seems the judge told the FBI that they could arrest the immigrant at the centre of the case in the car park or at his home BUT NOT in her courtroom where he was appearing accused of domestic violence. Pretty standard practice imho.

Again, mostly false and irrelevant. Even if she told them they couldn't arrest him in her court room which she did ( on the argument they didn't have a judicial warrant to which the ICE officer correctly explained to her that they had an administrative warrant.) She bristled, and instructed them to go see the Chief Judge before they arrest anyone.

By the way, they had already agreed they'd wait till his hearing was over to arrest him. But she wanted them to get an ok from the CJ that their warrants were acceptable. .

Anyway, she got back to her courtroom,(1) immediately adjourned the guy's case (2)without telling the prosecutor or the witnesses who were present to testify against him in his case assault case. Then as the defendant and lawyer wee about to leave, (3)she beckoned to them and ushered the defendant and his lawyer through a back door.(4) A door only used by judges, wardens and defendants under arrest in the custody of wardens... This defendants wasn't in the custody of wardens.

In plain English, she was actively aiding in his escape. I numbered the facts that show clear probable cause and actions inconsistent with a judge acting within the normal function of her authority.

You can even add (6) her walking out to the hallway to berate the agents as part of the evidence. None of this is consistent with her normal conduct of judicial business


To put it simply, the percentage chance that she wins this case is closer to zero.

4. There is no evidence that the FBI was planning to afford the immigrant due process.

Again, another irrelevant point. And a silly one at that. Whether or not ICE or any other agency may or may not afford due process has no bearing on whether a judge can actively participate in an attempt to evade a lawful arrest..And unlucky for her, by leaving her bendh and walking out to challenge the agents, she confirmed they had an administrative warrant.

Which further limit any excuses she might have had to justify her actions.

And just as a general note, when a illegal alien has a deportation order against them... There are no other "due process" requirements needed outside of identification and arrest for deportation.

Its like saying, a criminal who has been sentenced to jail but escaped after sentencing needs 'due process' before he can be sent to jail when caught.

But hey.....carry on :)