Perhaps, given the 11th Circuit's history vis a vis Judge Cannon, she saw this as her chance to get out of the morass with at least a modicum of self-respect. She will almost certainly be reversed on appeal, even in light of the recent illogical Supreme Court finding on immunity and Smith is too good a prosecutor not to take advantage of…
Perhaps, given the 11th Circuit's history vis a vis Judge Cannon, she saw this as her chance to get out of the morass with at least a modicum of self-respect. She will almost certainly be reversed on appeal, even in light of the recent illogical Supreme Court finding on immunity and Smith is too good a prosecutor not to take advantage of the chance to get a new judge on the case. It might even (and I promise I'm not smoking anything, legal or otherwise) provide an opportunity to get a conviction back to the Court after the failed insurrectionist loses in November so that they can reestablish contact with both reality and legal logic. Hope springs eternal.
Your surmise about why Cannon made such a ruling crossed my mind as well. However, it does require 4 Justices to decide to take up a case and there are 5 possibilities on the Court (not counting Roberts). We mustn't forget that we had 'surmised' that the Court wouldn't take up tfg's immunity claim...
I assume nothing in the judicial morass we occupy currently. The only ones who made asses of themselves were the 6 Justices who concocted the decision.
Perhaps, given the 11th Circuit's history vis a vis Judge Cannon, she saw this as her chance to get out of the morass with at least a modicum of self-respect. She will almost certainly be reversed on appeal, even in light of the recent illogical Supreme Court finding on immunity and Smith is too good a prosecutor not to take advantage of the chance to get a new judge on the case. It might even (and I promise I'm not smoking anything, legal or otherwise) provide an opportunity to get a conviction back to the Court after the failed insurrectionist loses in November so that they can reestablish contact with both reality and legal logic. Hope springs eternal.
well, I've been smoking plenty but you DO sound a lot higher than I can manage to get.
and I'm APPLYING myself.
but yes, at some point today, I just might find myself sharing your optimism. who knows?
Wishing there was an LMAO emoji on Substack David. Also wishing you the best of luck in your endeavor.
on the way, on the way...
Your surmise about why Cannon made such a ruling crossed my mind as well. However, it does require 4 Justices to decide to take up a case and there are 5 possibilities on the Court (not counting Roberts). We mustn't forget that we had 'surmised' that the Court wouldn't take up tfg's immunity claim...
Don’t assume that she will be reversed. We all assumed that with the immunity crap and made asses of ourselves
I assume nothing in the judicial morass we occupy currently. The only ones who made asses of themselves were the 6 Justices who concocted the decision.
Smart