Nonilex , to Lawyers
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After brashly declaring he wanted to in his trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that will do so, as the seems poised to hear next week.
Defendants rarely testify, because their advise them that the risks of doing so, particularly when it comes to being questioned by prosecutors , are simply too great.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/18/trump-trial-testifying/

Nonilex OP ,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

In Trump’s case, the judge’s discussions w/ in recent days indicate that even if the defense calls a small number of witnesses, they do not expect to be one….
4 people close to Trump said next wk’s plan does not include him testifying, & they expect the to start deliberating later in the wk. Trump is famously mercurial & could always demand to testify….

Nonilex OP ,
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

“It sounds like we might possibly be done w/ the presentation of evidence on Monday,” NY Supreme Court Justice Juan said Thurs.
Blanche quickly added, “I was not speaking about President Trump, obviously. … That’s another decision that we need to think through.”
★ If were to take the stand, such testimony could take many days, which would significantly extend the trial.

JasonPerseus , to Law
@JasonPerseus@mas.to avatar

So all the action in opinion is in the concurrences.

Justice Kagan writes separately in concurrence, joined by Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, and Barrett.

For which purpose do these four find common ground?

To grant interpretive weight to traditionalism and evolving practice over time.

With big, big administrative cases coming up on their docket, perhaps a significant signal?

JasonPerseus , to Non Political Twitter
@JasonPerseus@mas.to avatar

“Alito doesn’t deny the flag was flying upside down, doesn’t deny its meaning, doesn’t express any disapproval for it and doesn’t disavow it.”

This wasn’t a random period of time. It was AFTER January 6 and BEFORE the inauguration.

ITS A SYMBOL OF INSURRECTION.

A Justice has never made a more persuasive case for the Legislature to kick them out on their ass for bad behavior than has Alito.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/samuel-alito-didnt-give-a-f-k-then-and-he-doesnt-give-a-f-k-now

krisnelson , to Law
@krisnelson@legal.social avatar

One of the less thrilling things I worked on today was trying to improve our Word template+styles for briefs, pleadings & other formal docs. (Why do we use this again? Oh, yeah, bc everyone else in does. Ugh.)

It's both tedious to get Word styles to conform to the max number of various courts' rules and aggravating to know that as soon as it's in the wild, it'll degrade immediately under the pressure of attorneys actually using it. (Why can't I lock styles down?!)

Glamorous work!

ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

School Districts Sent Kids to a For-Profit Out-of-State Facility That Isn’t Vetted or Monitored

A state was meant to help by allowing the use of public money to fund students’ tuition at special education boarding around the country.

But in solving one problem, lawmakers created another.

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-shrub-oak-schools-students-special-education

Nonilex , to Law
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votes to force shipments to , rebuking

The -led UnitedStates House of
Representatives passed a bill on Thurs that would force President Joe to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as he urges Israel to do more to protect during its war w/ .


https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-votes-force-weapons-shipments-israel-rebuking-biden-2024-05-16/

ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Is Throwing Out the Belongings of People, Violating City Policy

The city has violated a court order and its own policies by discarding the personal property of thousands of homeless people, who have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes of loved ones.

https://www.propublica.org/article/albuquerque-homeless-encampments

Nonilex , to Law
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🧵 Thursday 16 May 2024

Cross-examination of resumes, an opportunity for the defense to poke holes in his testimony & perhaps trip up or provoke the state’s key witness. The questioning of Cohen, ’s fmr fixer, is the beginning of the end of Trump’s trial, which began April 15 & might conclude before Memorial Day weekend at this pace.

gulovsen , to Law
@gulovsen@mastodon.social avatar

Can anyone recommend a good tax lawyer or accountant who can assist an individual with an 83(b) election where the person seeking the election is a U.S. resident but will be working for a Canadian startup?

Feel free to DM recommendations. Thanks in advance!

@law

freezenet , to Law
@freezenet@noc.social avatar
ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

AG Sues Contract-for-Deed Seller Who Allegedly Targeted Community

The complaint, which alleges violations of lending and religious discrimination, follows a ProPublica and Sahan Journal investigation.

https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-attorney-general-sues-contract-for-deed-seller-chadwick-banken

seanfobbe , to Law
@seanfobbe@fediscience.org avatar

🔔 New Blog Post 🔔

>> UN Security Council: Complete Internal Citation Network Published <<

I got around to making a full blog post on the new UNSC citation data! Includes an overview, download links, technical info and advice on usage.

I like the dataviz so much, the text is probably just garnish...

Link to Blog Post: https://seanfobbe.com/posts/2024-05-14_complete-citation-network-un-security-council-published/

@histodons @law @politicalscience @rstats

ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Even When a Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Store’s Name Is Kept Secret

A 2003 pushed by the gun industry limits the information shared by federal agents and shields gun shops from public scrutiny.

But ProPublica was able to identify the store that sold the gun used in the shooting of a police officer.

https://www.propublica.org/article/guns-chicago-police-ella-french-indiana-tiahrt-amendment

Nonilex , to Law
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

Tues 14 May, 2024 🧵

has his posse again. Today it’s more elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the speaker, , as well as ’s governor, , a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives & of Florida, & , who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.

Nonilex , to Law
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May Owe $100 Million From Tax Breaks, Audit Shows

A previously unknown focus of an audit is a dubious accounting maneuver that effectively meant taking the same write-offs twice on his skyscraper.


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/trump-taxes-audit-chicago.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

seanfobbe , to Law
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🔔 NEW 🔔

The complete citation network of the UN Security Council up to resolution 2722 (1946-2023) is now and available for download.

🔹 Citation Data (GraphML) on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/7319781/files/CR-UNSC_2024-05-03_CITATIONS_GRAPHML.zip?download=1
🔹 Full dataset on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.7319780
🔹 Codebook on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/7319781/files/CR-UNSC_2024-05-03_Codebook.pdf?download=1

@histodons @law @politicalscience @rstats

Nonilex , to Law
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TexasObserver , to Non Political Twitter
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“We just can’t have a system that treats arrests more leniently than other ways of punishing your critics.”

This week's top story: A small-town dispute that spiraled out of control has landed at the U.S. Supreme Court, with potentially widespread consequences. https://www.texasobserver.org/small-town-politics-national-consequences/

ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

NEW: IRS Audit of Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million

The agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed tower.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-audit-chicago-hotel-taxes?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Promised to Fix How Challenges Are Handled.
A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse.

SB 189, which goes into effect in July, will give Georgia residents more time to contest the eligibility of fellow citizens’ inclusion on voter rolls.

The will make it easier to use questionable evidence in those challenges.

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-law-could-lead-to-more-voter-suppression

Nonilex , to Law
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

Thurs 9 May, 2024 🧵

The prosecution asks that the defense be precluded from asking whether she was arrested. Justice agrees w/the prosecutors, saying that “anybody can be arrested” & that it “doesn’t prove anything.”

The people call Stormy Daniels back to the stand

atty begins questioning by saying that in 2011, Daniels denied having had sex w/Trump.

ProPublica , to NYC
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Looking Up an NYPD Officer’s Discipline Record?

Many Are There One Day, Gone the Next.

The department’s public site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable, a ProPublica analysis found.

Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time.

https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-police-displicine-records-database-accountability-misconduct

ProPublica , to Law
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Blinken Says Israeli Units Accused of Serious Violations Have Done Enough to Avoid Sanctions. Experts and Insiders Disagree.

The secretary of state told that had adequately punished a soldier who got community service for killing an unarmed .

Government officials call it a “mockery” and inconsistent with the .

https://www.propublica.org/article/blinken-israel-military-aid-human-rights-violations-leahy-law

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