Drake files some truly embarrassing legal actions against Kendrick Lamar; Jack Smith seeks dismissal of Trump's January 6 case; Jussie Smollett's conviction is thrown out; Ken answers your questions.
Thanks Ken for taking my question and reassuring us that the law still does matter. :)
As a non-US litigator who doesn't practice in anything remotely "political", a judge's partisanship has never been a concern in my practice, so I was intrigued reading the various hot-takes and push backs about this issue and wondered if there was anything to it, particularly in the lower courts and in the more day-to-day litigation where the parties aren't household names vying for a position in the next administration.
As a follow-up, have you noticed *any* shift or polarization in that "spectrum" between results-oriented and principle-oriented judges in recent years? Or has it remained fairly consistent?
A minor procedural question: If Drake loses his petitions for pre-litigation discovery, does that have any bearing on whether or not he can get discovery if he later decides to actually file suit?
Questions regarding the appeal in the documents case.
1) If the appeal is successful (ignoring whether Mr. Trump will scuttle the case or not) and Mr. Smith resigns, can the USA just take over, or does it have to be re-filed?
2) Since Mr. Trump is taken off the indictment, why do we need a special counsel? Mr. Smith was only appointed to avoid the problem of Mr. Biden's DoJ prosecuting his opponent. The "lesser" individuals are not presidential candidates or President Elect. Can't a normal prosecutor take over?
Maddow had an interesting podcast on the actual source of that particular policy bit, which was aimed at getting rid of Agnew while doing something something something by bypassing the President.
They not like us.
So is Drake the "Billy Zane" equivalent of music?
Thanks Ken for taking my question and reassuring us that the law still does matter. :)
As a non-US litigator who doesn't practice in anything remotely "political", a judge's partisanship has never been a concern in my practice, so I was intrigued reading the various hot-takes and push backs about this issue and wondered if there was anything to it, particularly in the lower courts and in the more day-to-day litigation where the parties aren't household names vying for a position in the next administration.
As a follow-up, have you noticed *any* shift or polarization in that "spectrum" between results-oriented and principle-oriented judges in recent years? Or has it remained fairly consistent?
Love the show.
A minor procedural question: If Drake loses his petitions for pre-litigation discovery, does that have any bearing on whether or not he can get discovery if he later decides to actually file suit?
Happy Thanksgiving to you guys. Stay healthy.
Questions regarding the appeal in the documents case.
1) If the appeal is successful (ignoring whether Mr. Trump will scuttle the case or not) and Mr. Smith resigns, can the USA just take over, or does it have to be re-filed?
2) Since Mr. Trump is taken off the indictment, why do we need a special counsel? Mr. Smith was only appointed to avoid the problem of Mr. Biden's DoJ prosecuting his opponent. The "lesser" individuals are not presidential candidates or President Elect. Can't a normal prosecutor take over?
28:25 Ken, the House votes to impeach, the Senate votes on **removal**.
Maddow had an interesting podcast on the actual source of that particular policy bit, which was aimed at getting rid of Agnew while doing something something something by bypassing the President.