Beryl Howell ordered Rudy to tell #RubyFreeman how much $$ he's got, under penalty of perjury.
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Rudy has been generally non-compliant with discovery in that case, including the request about how much $$ he has. But he said he couldn't search the content from his seized devices bc he can't pay the forensics company to access it.
For those asking why #Bannon isn't serving his contempt sentence yet, he appealed it and Judge Nichols let him stay out pending appeal. Briefing on the appeal won't close until June 23. #legal
Judge KK inching closer to holding #Navarro in contempt for refusing to turn over all Presidential Records, which could happen in early June if he doesn't stop dicking around.
It's like a race between him and #Trump who'll be brought down by PRA first.🍿 Someone had better start prepping a special wing of Federal prison for the 70-somethings.
“One of #Trump’s longtime lieutenants, Allen #Weisselberg, was recently released from Rikers Island jail complex after pleading guilty to a tax fraud scheme. Yet Weisselberg’s legal troubles are far from over.
New: Judge McBurney bottles up attempt from #Trump attorney Drew Findling to get additional time to respond to the DA's response to his motion to quash. "The court has received well over 500 pages of briefing (materials).... That is plenty."
BREAKING: DC police officer Shane LAMOND has been charged with obstruction of Justice and false statements for leaking information to #ProudBoys leader Enrique TARRIO
Tarrio told Lamond on Jan. 7 “I think I could have stopped this whole thing.”
BREAKING A subsidiary of #BP plc <BP.L> will pay a record-setting $40 million penalty to settle civil U.S. charges that its Indiana-based #oil refinery violated federal laws aimed at curbing emissions of cancer-causing benzene in wastewater and other harmful pollutants
2/ On #Maddow show, Robbie Kaplan says to expect news in the #EJeanCarroll case about comments Donald #Trump made while president "very, very soon", "two to three days, max." #legal
“The U.S. Virgin islands subpoenaed Tesla Inc CEO Elon #Musk in its litigation into the role played by #JPMorgan Chase & Co in the activity of sex offender #JeffreyEpstein, according to a Monday court filing.” #legal
Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) campaign paid $350,000 to Jones Day, the law firm that tried to get him out of testifying about attempts to overthrow the 2020 election
BREAKING: #SCOTUS to hear case about Congressional access to federal records about lease for #Trump International Hotel. It's a test of the minority's power in the House to use the 7-member rule to get information. #legal
The enforcement of copyright law is really simple.
If you were a kid who used Napster in the early 2000s to download the latest album by The Offspring or Destiny's Child, because you couldn't afford the CD, then you need to go to court! And potentially face criminal sanctions or punitive damages to the RIAA for each song you download, because you're an evil pirate! You wouldn't steal a car! Creators must be paid!
If you created educational videos on YouTube in the 2010s, and featured a video or audio clip, then even if it's fair use, and even if it's used to make a legitimate point, you're getting demonetised. That's assuming your videos don't disappear or get shadow banned or your account isn't shut entirely. Oh, and good luck finding your way through YouTube's convoluted DMCA process! All creators are equal in deserving pay, but some are more equal than others!
And if you're a corporation with a market capitalisation of US$1.5 trillion (Google/Alphabet) or US$2.3 billion (Microsoft), then you can freely use everyone's intellectual property to train your generative AI bots. Suddenly creators don't deserve to be paid a cent.
Apparently, an individual downloading a single file is like stealing a car. But a trillion-dollar corporation stealing every car is just good business.
Ex-correctional officer charged with sexually abusing 3 inmates in California federal prison cells - and he’s just the tip of the iceberg. Even the prison chaplain at this facility has plead guilty to abuse - in the prison CHAPEL. I was taught the three guiding principals of the justice system are: retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation. We send convicts to prison as retribution for their crimes, to deter them and others from committing the same crimes, and importantly, to rehabilitate the offenders so they can successfully re-enter society as productive and safe citizens. Abusing inmates for personal sexual gratification is NOT on that list. #prisons#FederalPrisons#incarcerations#jail#legal#prisonersrightshttps://apnews.com/95b4ab563c1983c77a65a743e534968a
JUST IN: #ProudBoys Chris Worrell has been found #guilty of obstruction, civil disorder and assaulting police with a dangerous weapon, among other charges.
Judge Lamberth delivered the verdict after a bench trial. #legal#Jan6