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Eugene Volokh

MYSTERIOUS: Volokh conspiracy commenter readery makes the big time | Mind Blowing Facts

From plaintiff's pro se filing in Afrasiabi v. Morgan, quoting a comment by commenter ReaderY to the post "Spy" vs. "Spy" (+ Piers Morgan, President Biden, and the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program):

Plaintiff's Letter to Judge Brian Murphy Regarding the Negative Reaction of the Legal Community to the Order of Dismissal

I write this letter to bring to Your Honor's attention a sample of negative reactions in the legal community to the Order of dismissal of the complaint, entered on November 25, 2025.

This one from the Stanford Law School, correctly pointing out the huge and significant differences between a crime of moral turpitude, i.e., spying, and a FARA disclosure violation. In fact, Your Honor's own order admits to such a huge difference and, yet, papers over its own insight by dismissing the action any way, contrary to the spirit of American justice;--As I plan to submit my Motion For Reconsideration in the next several days, I hope that Your Honor puts this matter in proper perspective with respect to the likely damage to the image of a fair and impartial justice for time to come if this unfair decision, manifesting a clear error of law, is not modified. The above-said reaction (link below) is worth quoting at length:

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