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"QAnon reshaped Trump’s party and radicalized believers. The Capitol siege may just be the start."

WaPo headline.  Subhed: "The online conspiracy theory, which depicts Trump as a messianic warrior battling ‘deep state’ Satanists, has helped fuel a real-world militant extremism that could haunt the Biden era." Oddly, that makes QAnon sound like the leader of the movement — QAnon, not Trump. But the impeachers portray Trump as leading an insurrection. Is Trump the evil mastermind, or more of a dupe, standing in the middle of things, thinking he's a fine leader and surprised by the violent t...
Tags: Facebook, Law, Congress, Washington, Biden, Conspiracies, Trump, Capitol, Sidney Powell, WaPo, Ann Althouse, Parler, Lin Wood, the Trump resistance

Arrest, Resignation, And More Fallout From The Attempted Coup — See Also

Who Gave Donald Trump That Dumb Idea? Oh, a law school dean, that's who. Son Of A Brooklyn Judge Arrested: Probably shouldn't have stormed the Capitol. I Spy With My Little Eye A Former Biglaw Partner! At the pre-riot rally. Head Of Republican Attorneys General Association Is Out: Because you know they told their supporters to descend on the Capitol. Pro Hac Vice Fun: For Lin Wood and Sidney Powell.
Tags: Law, Brooklyn, Donald Trump, Capitol, See Also, Lin Wood, Head Of Republican Attorneys General Association, Capitol Pro Hac

Current Events

The Delaware Superior Court entered an order yesterday revoking the pro hac vice admission of L. Lin Wood in the case of Carter Page v. Oath Inc. The court noted and details conduct that "albeit not in my jurisdiction, exhibits... [Author: Legal Profession Prof]
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Rudy Giuliani Challenges Antifa To Fight Him Mano-a-Mano

If there we're ever rails, we're well and truly off 'em.
Tags: Law, Government, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Election Law, John Chapman, Lin Wood

Kyle Rittenhouse shooting victims seek $20 million in damages

Men walk towards law enforcement with their hands up on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse, and the parents of another man who was killed, say police and local officials were "negligent," leading to the violence that erupted in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The parties seek $20 million in compensation for pain and suffering. Rittenhouse, who has been charged with two counts of intentional homicide and one count of attempted homicide, poste...
Tags: Law, Trends, Black Lives Matter, Charles Davis, Trump, Kenosha, Grosskreutz, Huber, Rittenhouse, Kenosha Wisconsin, WTMJ, Lin Wood, Taylor Lumpkin, Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse, Anthony Huber

Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood suggests Justice John Roberts a pedophile

Lin Wood, the lawyer whose endless litigation to overturn November's election results has yet to bear fruit, last night took to Twitter to air his grievances. Most significantly, he insinuated that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was party to the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and that he is a pedophile. — Read the rest
Tags: Post, Politics, News, Supreme Court, Law, Trump, Antonin Scalia, John Roberts, Lin Wood

Kraken Bill Comes Due As Judge Moves To Boot Lin Wood Off Carter Page Case

And Michigan AG has Sidney Powell in her sights.
Tags: Law, Government, Legal Ethics, Sidney Powell, Michigan AG, Election Law, Lin Wood, Kraken Bill

Lin Wood Argues Kenosha Shooting Was Justified By … Second Amendment?

And if the law and facts are against you, pound the table.
Tags: Crime, Law, Lin Wood, Pierce Bainbridge, Kyle Rittenhouse

Sean Hannity Threatens BESMIRCHMENT Lawsuit If You Say He Called Coronavirus A ‘Hoax’

Which, for the record, he absolutely did!
Tags: Television, Law, Government, Free Speech, Defamation, Sean Hannity, Charles Harder, Lin Wood

"The suit alleges that The Post 'targeted and bullied' 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann in order to embarrass President Trump."

I'm reading about the lawsuit against The Washington Post in The Washington Post.“In a span of three days in January of this year commencing on January 19, the Post engaged in a modern-day form of McCarthyism by competing with CNN and NBC, among others, to claim leadership of a mainstream and social media mob of bullies which attacked, vilified, and threatened Nicholas Sandmann, an innocent secondary school child,” reads the complaint.It added, “The Post ignored basic journalist standards becaus...
Tags: Amazon, Post, Nbc, Law, Washington Post, Wikipedia, Court, Journalism, Atlanta, Ted, Cnn, New York Times, Bill Cosby, Cosby, Catholic, John

Infamous Covington High School Student Lawyers Up, Gets Ready To Pursue Defamation Claims

This lawyer is familiar with publicity and defamation claims.
Tags: Law, Defamation, Small Law Firms, Lin Wood, Nicholas Sandmann, L. Lin Wood