Whoa!
“There is only one remedy that can completely restore Cosby to the status quo ante,” Justice David Wecht wrote for a majority of the court. “He must be discharged, and any future prosecution on these particular charges must be barred. We do not dispute that this remedy is both severe and rare. But it is warranted here, indeed compelled.”
Reality Winner is free and ready to let loose. May require travel to Texas to meet her.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/us/politics/reality-winner-is-released.html
Time to circle the wagons. We are under attack.
“The ‘Daddy Issues’ Trope Is Sexist And Problematic AF”
https://www.scarymommy.com/daddy-issues-cliche-problematic-sexist/
After eight months all by himself, Jeffrey Toobin is back, he's jacked, and he's got the world in the palm of his hands.
Yesterday, CNN officially welcomed back its disgraced Chief Legal Analyst with a well-rehearsed public mea culpa and seemingly no repercussions.
Lest this development rub people the wrong way, CNN has recently unbuttoned its ethical standards for its on-camera talent, allowing Chris Cuomo to continue pretending he R SRS REPORTERMAN despite counseling his governor brother on his numerous misdeeds. And because Toobin's takes are on the right side of history, CNN is happy to look the other way.
In this friendly interview with a woman dressed as a banana (pure coincidence, I'm sure), Toobin assures the audience that, other than masturbating in full view of his horrified colleagues, there are no other "skeletons in the closet." I'm sure that's very reassuring for the young lawyer he knocked up, then pressured to have an abortion, only to end up failing to pay child support.
Unlike the New Yorker, CNN clearly feels that the damage to its already-foundering credibility is outweighed by the keen legal insights Toobin is apt to whip out, such this one from the clip above:
Q: Do you think that the punishment fits the crime?
Toobin: You know, I am the worst person to ask that question. No. I loved the New Yorker, I loved working there. ... And I thought this punishment was excessive, but look, that's why they don't ask the criminal to be the judge in his own case.
They sure don't, Jeff. They sure don't.
So it looks like a judge took the blow torch to the California Assault Weapons Ban. Newsom is unhappy, but I assume CalJur is getting ready to update his arsenal.
https://www.kcra.com/article/california-ag-appeals-assault-weapons/36687388#
Free speech… no so much. This article is wroth a read in full, but Tl;dr ACLU sold out because of all the anti trump money.
They tripled their staff but still only have 4 lawyers working on free speech issues. And now must seriously weigh whose speech they are protecting…
No weekend plans yet? Consider visiting one of the Lone Star State's many fine gentleman's clubs -- now catering to connoisseurs of more ... mature ... vintages.
From the cougar-hunting perverts at Reason:
In a performative bid against "human trafficking," Texas has raised the legal age for working at a strip club from 18 to 21 years old, putting many employees out of work and putting clubs that hire them—even inadvertently—in risk of serious legal penalties, including up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The state also updated part of its penal code to define "child" as anyone under age 21.
As a service to the Commenteriat, here is a free CLE on this rapidly developing area of crim law, brought to you by former AG Dick Thornburgh (RIP) and Professor Ali G:
Our colleague IP-Law Ass requested this post; nice move Stanford!! Here's the link:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/06/federalist-society-stanford.html
In more important news, Lat's new newsletter is sinking like a stone. Apparently no one is returning his emails! Could it be that no law firm gives a sh*t they were awarded Lat's (not) coveted "Law Firm of the Week" or "Lawyer of the Week" award?
