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I am hopeful that the Formula 1 race this weekend brings some tourism to those on the strip who rely on tips to survive.
Hopefully that good will come of it. otherwise, it’s such a scourge on our city.
spoken by someone that doesn’t enjoy the finer sporting events. The hotel room rates are surprisingly low this weekend. Take you wife/husband out for a weekend on the town. Enjoy a kind and fun sporting crowd.
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“spoken by someone that doesn’t enjoy the finer sporting events”
OK, Frasier Crane. Some of us just enjoy listening to butt rock, playing low stakes poker while drinking swill and having a great time.
That teenager will have to live with the guilt that he killed his girlfriend and a civilian because he wanted to drive down Cheyenne like it’s a freeway. Just tragic.
Excuses he will tell himself and believe:
– I wasn’t going that fast
– My f**king girlfriend was provoking me/distracting me
– Some other dude got/jumped into my lane and didn’t signal
I wrote a similar comment this morning and it was held up subject to approval. And was never approved. Nothing remotely close to what is alleged a “controversial” topic on this blog. What’s up with that Law Dawg?
The grand jury that charged former FBI Director James Comey never saw the version of the indictment that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan signed and that was delivered to the judge, the government acknowledged Wednesday in an extraordinary concession that could nullify the indictment.
Halligan initially presented a three-count indictment, and the grand jury rejected one of those counts, lawyers for the Justice Department told U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff in a tense hearing. Rather than drafting and presenting a new two-count indictment to the full grand jury, Halligan simply printed a new version without presenting it.
Nachmanoff went on to question how the second version was signed by the jury’s foreperson if the full grand jury was not present.
Halligan, who did not speak during the hearing until called on by the judge to confirm what happened, admitted that only the foreperson and another grand juror were present for the signing of the second version, and that she never presented it as a new indictment.
Notably, the second version of the indictment has the signature of the grand jury foreperson in a different ink color. And the judge signed that.
The courtroom, including the judge, was stunned into silence upon hearing Halligan’s admission.
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Any criminal practitioners want to opine on this? Seems like a big deal?
‘Tis but an ethical scratch!
Fight on, Black Knight!
It is a big deal. The grand jury is supposed to be independent and not a mere tool of the prosecutor. This is a simple, basic concept. Halligan’s actions are so incredibly stupid that no one who has practiced criminal law for more than a few days would do such a thing. She has no business leading an office that handles criminal cases. At a minimum, she should have had an experienced prosecutor teaching her the ropes. There’s a reason the entire courtroom went silent. This is nuts.
Trump picks people like this because he knows they will screw it up and take the fall. It’s kind of evil, but also 10 years into this insanity, it’s obvious. Do not work for Donald Trump.
Went to Family Court today. Whatever you hear about Family Court, it is even worse than you think.
Family Court is our profession’s “Thank God for Mississippi”
I have absolutely no experience with family law. Maybe I should run for judge in one of the family law departments?
I represent a client in Family Court. I am on the service list. Why can’t I access any documents in his file?
When it is a paternity or formerly a custody case, said case is sealed. Sometimes the case is not accessible for whatever glitch. I call the department to let them know I need access. Or if appearing unbundled, the court normally does not grant online access. Good luck. 🍀
file a writ. The court seals all of the paternity matters as a policy. Should stop. We need open access to the courts.
Did you file a Notice of Appearance in the case, or just add yourself to the e-service list? If you just added yourself, anybody can do that and is not a definitive indicator your represent that party. File a Notice of Appearance in the case and “usually” you get added to the case and can access it via the portal in a day or two.
Juvenile and Abuse and Neglect cases are also tightly sealed even if you become counsel of record in the cases.
Has Family Judge Mary Perry toned down her bluster?
I don’t think she learned a thing.
nope!