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Takeaway #6 Special grand jury recommended charging right-wing lawyer Lin Wood. The special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, recommended charges against right-wing lawyer Lin Wood, who promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. He did not end up facing charges, and he has denied wrongdoing. Wood, a veteran Atlanta-area defense attorney who later embraced pro-Trump conspiracy theories, was involved in a handful of meritless lawsuits in 2020 that unsuccessfully tried to overturn the election in Georgia and elsewhere. State election officials described his election claims as “disinformation.” Back in July, Wood gave up his law license in an apparent move to stave off disciplinary proceedings tied to his attempts to overturn the election. TRIVIA ITEM: Lin Wood was Vernon Unsworth's lead attorney in the defamation case against Elon Musk over the Chiang Rai cave rescue..

Note to the above from the NY Times version of the ruling: The ruling, which is likely to be appealed, came after Mr. Meadows’s lawyers took the unexpected step of putting their client on the witness stand to make the case for removal in a hearing on Aug. 28 in Judge Jones’s courtroom in downtown Atlanta. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/mark-meadows-georgia-federal-court-denial.html

Judge denies Mark Meadows effort to move Georgia case to federal court The ruling is a blow to Meadows’s efforts in federal court to dismiss his case and could influence former president Donald Trump as he decides whether to seek removal himself. September 8, 2023 at 5:54 p.m. EDT A federal judge denied a request Friday from former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to move the Georgia election-interference case against him from state to federal court, a shift he had sought on the grounds that he was a federal officer at the time of the actions that led to his indictment. Now, Meadows’s case will proceed in Fulton County Superior Court with no opportunity to make that argument — though he has the option to appeal the decision to the 11th Circuit, a notably conservative court that could view the issue differently from Jones, whom Barack Obama appointed to the bench. Ultimately, Meadows could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the issue. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/08/mark-meadows-court-decision-georgia/ https://archive.ph/cDOwq

He was a great supporter of opera.

Yes and that was sufficient.

And what relevance has hypocrisy to the topic of a televised trial?

Justice Antonin Scalia’s politics and jurisprudence weren’t to everyone’s liking, but there was general agreement that he was the Supreme Court’s finest writer during his tenure. Ask practicing lawyers, editors of the New Republic (not exactly Scalia’s target demographic), or even his liberal colleague, Justice Elena Kagan — who declared Scalia to be “indubitably [the Court’s] greatest writer.” https://abovethelaw.com/2016/11/how-justice-scalias-writing-style-affected-american-jurisprudence/

That quote was from a Supreme Court concurring opinion written by Scalia in which he sided with liberal justices Ginsburg and Breyer. So, at least in this case, if Scalia was a hypocrite, so were Ginsburg and Breyer.

It can get screwy -- in addition to remember which is a criminal trial and which is a civil trial.

Re the Carroll II trial (the 'second case' Carroll I is actually the first case): Mr. Trump has also asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to delay the pending defamation trial, which is scheduled for Jan. 15, until an appeal by Mr. Trump related to the case is resolved. Ms. Carroll opposes any delay, and the appeals court has scheduled oral arguments on the issue for Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/nyregion/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-trial-january.html https://archive.ph/xQ5wf Note: This will be the first hearing at the Federal Appeals Court level. All the other action for Carroll I and II was at the Federal District Court level.

Georgia prosecutors in Trump election case estimate four-month trial September 6, 2023 at 5:36 p.m. EDT McAfee did not reject a joint trial of Trump and his 18 co-defendants, but he peppered prosecutors with questions and appeared deeply skeptical that proceedings for all 19 could begin next month. He noted efforts by some of the defendants to move their cases to federal court and existing motions from Trump and others who have said they will not be ready for trial by late October. ... McAfee said he plans to decide by next Thursday whether all the defendants must be tried at the same time beginning next month. “I remain very skeptical,” McAfee told prosecutors. “But I’m willing to hear what you have to say on it.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/09/06/trump-georgia-trial-four-months/ https://archive.ph/Xeyry

Lawsuit contends Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause bars Trump from running again for president Updated 3:23 AM GMT+7, September 7, 2023 DENVER (AP) — A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an “insurrection.” The lawsuit, citing the 14th Amendment, is likely the initial step in a legal challenge that seems destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. The complaint was filed on behalf of six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. While a few fringe figures have filed thinly written lawsuits in a few states citing the clause, the litigation Wednesday was the first by an organization with significant legal resources. It may lead to similar challenges in other states, holding out the potential for conflicting rulings that would require the Supreme Court to settle. https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-constitution-2024-election-primary-ballot-19ca3f17881e8818302cb1260e7c2aed

The electors’ comparison to the 1960 Hawaii example is specious for several reasons. There, the Kennedy electors cast their votes on December 19, 1960, amid an ongoing court-ordered recount of Nixon’s slim preliminary victory. The ceremony was public, and the Democratic certificate was ultimately approved by the governor as required by law. Under the circumstances of the Hawaii case, the court-ordered recount created reasonable uncertainty surrounding the vote total, giving the Kennedy electors a justifiable basis for their production of a Kennedy certificate. The 2020 Georgia Trump electors, on the other hand, met and signed their fraudulent certificate on December 14, seven days after the results were recertified (for the second time) on December 7. The governor—a Republican—never approved. Furthermore, Nixon’s initial Hawaii victory (pre-recount) was by a margin of only 141 votes, well within the realm of possibility for a recount to change; Biden’s total, on the other hand, was more than 12,000 votes (and still 11,779 after the second recount) greater than Trump’s, a much larger advantage unlikely to be overturned by a recount. Footnote 496 page PF page 105 https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11122022_GA_Investigation_Report_SecondEdition.pdf

Ex-Leader of Proud Boys Sentenced to 22 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case The prison term for Enrique Tarrio was the most severe penalty handed down so far to any of the more than 1,100 people charged in connection with the Capitol attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/us/politics/enrique-tarrio-proud-boys-sentenced.html https://archive.ph/PPZ1k#selection-333.0-337.165

No. But I could go on & on.

He was very witty.

I like long shots. Easy to root for Dallas Cowboys or Manchester United at least in their hey-day.. And you can lose a lot and one good score can put you way ahead. I like looking at the cases. Not who wins or loses. As the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia wrote: "I do not think, however, that the avoidance of unhappy consequences is adequate basis for interpreting a text."

As in sports: That's why they play the game

Judge confronts novel issues in whether to move Meadows’s Georgia charges to federal court 09/04/23 6:00 AM ET A judge is set to rule soon on the first Georgia 2020 election co-defendant’s attempt to move their charges to federal court, a decision that could prove decisive for the future of Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis’s (D) criminal case. Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wants U.S. District Judge Steve Jones to allow him to switch courts to attempt to get his charges thrown out on immunity grounds. It would also widen the jury pool to less Democrat-heavy areas and likely prevent a televised trial allowed by state law. “A judge doesn’t ask for additional briefing unless the judge is thinking that that briefing will be helpful to resolving the motion that is in front of them. So it seems obvious that the judge is at least considering finding that some of the acts fall within the scope of removal,” said Alex Reinert, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4183275-meadows-georgia-judge-confronts-novel-issues-federal-court/

From the article linked above: It is important to note that not all sunscreen products contain benzene and that uncontaminated products are available, should continue to be used, and are important for protecting against potentially harmful solar radiation.

SKIN CANCER Incidence rates Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Current estimates are that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. It is estimated that approximately 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. ETC. https://www.aad.org/media/stats-skin-cancer

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett had been fighting skin cancer for four years prior to his death, his official website has revealed. Buffett had Merkel Cell skin cancer. He died Friday at the age of 76 at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, surrounded by family, friends, and his dogs. His official cause of death has not been revealed. Merkel Cell skin cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a rare but aggressive type of skin cancer "that usually appears as a flesh-colored or bluish-red nodule" on the face, neck or head. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/jimmy-buffett-had-been-fighting-skin-cancer-for-4-years-before-his-death/ ******************************* So those who enjoy life in the sun and I-wanna-live-near-the-beach should take care and be observant of any changes in skin. See also: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/merkel-cell-carcinoma/symptoms-causes/syc-20351030

But if I have eyes in the back of my head, doesn't wearing a helmet cover them up?

When I see motorbikers here running or jumping a red light I say to myself: The one you don't see is the one who kills you.