If you are looking for some holiday reading, here are some articles:
1. Esformes to continue with his appeal despite commutation, via Law.com.
2. Prof. Tribe argues that Trump could obstruct justice with some of his pardons.
3. Prof. Dershowitz and Prof. Hellman debate life tenure for SCOTUS Justices.
4. A mural of RBG in Westport, MO, was vandalized. So many mean and bad people out there... Here's hoping for better in 2021.
5 comments:
Speaking of Esformes and anti-Semitism, did anyone see Paul Petruzzi's comment on Facebook about the Esformes commutation? He said:
"I've called the Aleph institute for years for clients. Several times I was told that they wouldn't help my clients (who were indigent) because they were not Jewish. And the only time they did help, it came after a multi-thousand dollar donation. So, you want a pardon? Follow this guide [link to NY Times article]."
Worse yet, was the response by Jay Weaver, who is supposed to be a neutral reporter, but his true colors came out:
"You are so right Paul Petruzzi, If you're a member of the tribe, you can be the devil and Aleph will take up your fight for freedom."
Weaver's comment is outrageous. Is and always has been a shill for the government.
Re the RBG memorial. Inevitable. Once you remain silent on Lincoln, Washington, etc., you validate destruction of historical symbols as a legitimate means of political expression regardless of the point of view of the desecrater. It will get a lot worse and I am afraid never better.
My name is Erick and although I am not a resident of Florida or the Miami area, I was drawn by your great law blog a while ago when doing some search about the old US Courthouse.
I'm very intrigued on why didn't the 1993 courthouse replace the two buildings near it and is the new one (the one built a decade earlier) supposed to replace the two courthouses in the Miami area?
Best wishes to you and your blog followers as well.
Erick
To Erick D: You have accidentally stumbled upon one of the great paradoxes of government run architecture. Why do federal courthouses proliferate in a time when case loads are not expanding and the need for courthouses is rapidly declining? Sort of like buying a huge new house when your last born leaves the nest. Putting aside bureaucratic inertia, these plans are drawn up 10-15 years before the ground is broken. Remember the intense lobbying effort over a new state court house to replace the one at 73 W Flager? Now it is totally unnecessary. That's progress folks!
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