re: Wednesday Goes to Washington

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Wednesday

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Start the go fund me page Bawette. “If Not Now. When” [IN]

I have huge crushes on both Wednesday and Cajun.

Smart women are so sexy.

So how long does Judge Sullivan have to react to Sidney's filing?

It would be great if you legal pros could send the judge a brief or whatever, calling bullshite on this order. You would be a TDPB hero.

We ride at dawn

I'd focus on the precedent set by Judge Sullivan himself in the Ted Stevens case. Stevens was convicted but the case was dismissed prior to sentencing due to gross prosecutorial misconduct. The DOJ, then led by Eric Holder, filed a motion to dismiss, which was accepted without hesitation by Judge Sullivan.

I had no idea amicus briefs were allowed at the district court level until it happened in the Stone case.

How common is it? Just for high-profile matters or can the maritime association file an amicus brief into my mundane Jones Act case?

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Are the judges actions predicated on the fact that he already plead guilty and therefore no prosecution is required, only sentencing?

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It certainly complicated things. Flynn stood up in open court, under oath, and admitted to the factual predicate of the crime.

Now the judge is being asked to set that aside by the defense team and the government is now saying “hey, all this stuff we’ve said and done for 3 years, don’t worry about that” and dismiss the case outright.

My guess is Sullivan will allow the public to weigh in, chastise the DOJ publicly at a hearing, but eventually dismiss it as requested.