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Autumn,

i wasn’t familiar with SLAPP. However i made up my own acronym with SLAP-sounds like a plan.

Yah when claims are dubious at best adjusters hit attorneys with NO PAY! That means sew me or screw. Under the federal rules of civil procedure there is a procedure to challenge a lawsuit immediately-failure to state a claim upon which relief…[Read more]

The part of the equation i neglected is the jury. When i first passed the bar i recall going to a seminar run by trial lawyers and they indicated that in trying a case to a jury ya absolutely had to discuss a case that was in the public imagination-the McDonald’s spill coffee and jury awarded silly money case. The anti lawyer propaganda had truly…[Read more]

Unseen:

Regarding the outcome of Rittenhouse’s trial. “Not guilty” or “Not proven”? And does it make a difference?

Also, as I noted above, “murder” has both legal and colloquial meanings, and colloquially murder can mean killing someone no matter the circumstances. So, was the NY Times describing his actions using a legal or a colloquial vo…[Read more]

Civil defamation claims are one of many exceptions or limitations to 1st amendment. It is unavailing to a defendant in a claim of slander or libel to assert 1st amendment. Truth is always a defense to defamation claims. There is also a different standard-more protective of private citizens than of celebrities.

The first thing Rittenhouse will…[Read more]

From Autumn:

In the Rittenhouse case too, we see this sort of dynamic. In the grand scheme, Kyle is likely pretty unimportant, but he’s become emblematic of either the violence that preserves an oppressive and abusive status quo, or of a resistance to a violent threat to tear apart the stability that allows Americans to live free. Kyle is a l…[Read more]

Encotunes,

Fake hate crime hoaxes are not under first amendment umbrella?

Is that what you are saying? If so what happened to your unsophisticated blanket view? Is it because the content is offensive to you?

Autumn,

Good v. evil is an old and emotionally appealing theme. But isn’t that present in all of the humanitarian crises?

Upending status quo is also present in all conflicts. The difference in the case of Ukraine is that it threatens a democracy and a part of the planet that feels more relevant to the dominant groups. I agree though that…[Read more]

Interesting timely topic typical of Autumnal testimony…

Yeah i have been wondering how the Ukraine news has become all-consuming 24/7 on the popular networks. Can’t help but juxtapose the relative harm with other invasions/civil wars/genocides. And of course it is Russia/USSR which is a super power and has had a profound influence on history of…[Read more]

Unseen I hope the fuck things turn out better than i expect. No doubt you have cited a way for Putin to end it without losing face too badly.

The universe thought the pale blue dot sought to make humans nought with slogans they fought that wrought their demise.

Not sure of the tally but it is pretty bad already…how many dead, how many refugees, how many traumatized, how many more will starve to death, how many will be fucked by ridiculous price of gas and how much greater the…[Read more]

Encotunes indites as the Loonys fight:

And just how do you propose to get Authoritarians to respect Individual Civil and Human Rights if you surrender to the predations of Authoritarians?

And how do you propose that Citizens be free if Governments can dangle their economic livelihood and health care over their heads?

And how do you expect…[Read more]

marulimarulaki, You must have looked far and wide to find your partner. Seems atypical and incongruous to me.

I don’t think it is possible to fairly assess your question without knowing more. I learned early on as a young lawyer that ya GOTTA HEAR BOTH SIDES before you judge of a relationship or issue.

Are you gonna chime in on Ukraine?

Oh, and i forgot to mention how we need coverage on a nonpartisan basis of each nations doings. Expose the bad shit in each country and make it an international project…

I am surprised it took him this long to come out with that. The next thing might be ultimatums…if you do not surrender immediately i will do x. If you do not surrender within a day after x i will do y and continue in this vein until there is nothing left of Ukraine.

Stay out of Russia’s way. Stop interfering with their tyranny over their own.…[Read more]

Enco, peace in our time!

i also said Putin will aint stopping…gonna escalate shit and unless there is an assassination or surprise diplomatic solution then it makes sense to surrender. Just gonna be a lot of unnecessary deaths and he is gonna get what he wants anyways.

Ya know humans are just fancy chimps but even for chimps this is some stupid shit-authoritarianism…[Read more]

Enco i aint sure which universe you are in. But it does not come as a surprise that you are well acquainted with Loony Tunes!

Did you know William the Conqueror waited about a month before he invaded England? What a fake conqueror! Candy ass…

Unseen, thanks for that vid. Puts shit in context.

Yeah Pope that is the issue i confronted and my resolution is surrender! Save lives and the potential for nuclear annihilation. Submit to the inevitable assuming there is no apparent likelihood of an assassination or diplomatic solution.

But what precedent is created in doing so? My feeling is when super powers are going after neighbors who were…[Read more]