Because of course she is.
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Cannon is intimating that she knows better than Judge Beryl Howell. That should go well. /s
But hey, it eats up lots of time!
FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024
Dismissed!
The view from (going) over her head will be lovely.
She needs spanked – judicially and with extreme prejudice.
Isn’t this actually good news? No jury empaneled, so no double jeopardy, and now Smith can bring the case before a different judge?
You’re probably right on double jeopardy, but Smith will have to appeal, get this reversed, and then it would be remanded back to Judge Cannon. The government can ask that it be reassigned to a different judge, but that would be an unusual ruling by the Court of Appeals (justified, in my opinion, but unlikely).
Appears that way.
Is that pic of Page 1 enough to determine that she dismissed the case (dismissed the charges?) WITHOUT prejudice? Quoting Cannon: “The effect of this Order is confined to this proceeding.”
No jeopardy, which is nice, but it’s been delayed enough such that nothing will happen before November. He will likely wriggle away.
Wow, two bullets dodged in one week.
This case should have been the slam dunk, open and shut, easy peasy case that was heard and adjudicated last year. The facts were easy to understand and pretty hard to argue against. I am infuriated. Seriously shaking furious. Damn corrupt judge.
Amen.
What a piece of work!
I haven’t attempted to understand the arguments about the appointment issue, but I will say it seems ironic that a special counsel is appointed for Trump’s protection, to remove “Biden’s Justice Department” from the prosecution, and it bites them in the ass.
We may now be looking at our next Supreme Court Justice
My position was recently the subject of a SCt decision (Lucia 138 SCt 2044) holding us to be “inferior officers.”
Struck me to be a bullshit argument/decision then, as it does now. Don’t be so certain that the Supremes will overturn Loose Cannon.
The SCOTUS may not, but will it even get to them? It goes to the 11th first, right?
Won’t it go to the 11th Circuit first? I know Alito recently mentioned that he thought the appointment of Special Councils was unconstitutional, but it seemed like that was an unpopular opinion. Will the Supremes really want every single case brought by every special council overturned in one fell swoop? I know they don’t honor precedent, but damn, this has a LOT of precedent.
**correcting myself, it was Thomas, not Alito who held that the special councils were unconstitutional unless appointed by Congress.
I’m guessing Cannon wanted to dismiss this case while the news was still mainly covering the shooting in Pennsylvania, so as to get minimal attention.
Hunter BIden will be happy to hear this.
Sure, to the 11th first. Then may request en banc. But, if the 11th overturns Loose Cnnon, who would Trump’s team appeal to?
I’m just looking towards the final authority.
thomas did tip his hand regarding special councels. cannon is saying jack smith is not authorized to conduct the prosecution.
as i understand it there are 2 ways to go.
- appeal to 11th circuit.
- refile with a different prosecutor.
of course - just give up is not an option.
what a few days it has been in the usa.
Is this how it works or will he have to appeal this to the 11th circuit? (This has been talked about as what Cannon was trying to avoid by not quite stepping over the line into blatantly doing Trump’s doing, which is a line that was just leaped over with aplomb 
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