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BIZARRE: Nancy gertner - You Need To See This

Lying Lawyers

An alarming compendium of DOJ misrepresentations and falsehoods

Reason

‘Rogue president’: growing number of US judges push back against Trump

Pushback has come from judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats – and has slowed some extreme policies

The Guardian - US

Fire engulfs home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats

State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’

The Guardian - US

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US Judge Fighting Trump's Orders Reveals Menacing Tactic Being Used to Silence Her and Other Judges

Trump is waging an unprecedented campaign against legal institutions, targeting pillars of the judicial system through executive orders and social media attacks.

International Business Times UK

Is There a Right to a Jury Trial for Death on the High Seas Act Claims Not Designated as Admiralty Claims?

Retired Judge Gertner and I have filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari to answer the question, which has important important implications for admiralty jurisdiction.

Reason

‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law

Even if the supreme court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions

The Guardian - US

Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford): Amicus Wrong to Call for Judge Cannon's Removal

I'm delighted to pass along this item from my Stanford colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (who also served for several years on the Tenth Circuit): The National Law Journal reports that retired district court judge Nancy Gertner, joined by ethics experts Stephen Gillers and James Sample, have filed an amicus brief…

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Ex-judges: Cannon rulings very troubling

“In my 30 years as a trial judge, I have never seen an order like this,” ex-federal judge says

Salon

After pause, this Texas city is set to reconsider banning travel to access an abortion

A handful of local governments have already put the legally dubious bans in place. The news that Amarillo will take the issue up again comes shortly after a Dallas woman left the state for an abortion after losing a legal battle to obtain one here.

The Texas Tribune

‘He’s like a mob boss’: legal experts alarmed by Trump’s attacks on judges

Ex-president’s attempt to discredit charges with smear tactics weakens the judicial system, former judges say

The Guardian - US

Texas billionaire Harlan Crow treated Justice Clarence Thomas to luxury trips that weren’t disclosed

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court.

The Texas Tribune

Thomas' secret lux trips from GOP donor

Thomas has secretly accepted gifts from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow for 20 years

Salon

Actor Brandon Lee was killed by a prop gun, years before the 'Rust' shooting death

In an accident similar to Alec Baldwin's shooting of Halyna Hutchins, Lee's co-star fired a prop gun at the 28-year-old actor during filming of The Crow.

WEKU

Mastermind of the Varsity Blues college admission scandal is about to learn his fate

Rick Singer pleaded guilty in 2019 to selling what he called "a side door" into top universities. The scheme snared dozens of wealthy clients, from actors to business titans and big-shot lawyers.

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