It's Already Time for Another #RapidResponse?!
Added 2024-07-24 19:03:18 +0000 UTCTime is flying. What do you want to hear OA cover this week?
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And, as always, if you have specific legal questions on a given topic, feel free to comment with them!
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Would love to hear some coverage on this leak from the Supreme Court Idaho decision https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/politics/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-emtala-biskupic/index.html
M. D. Nova
2024-07-29 22:57:35 +0000 UTCMatt, what is your proudest or most obscure motion in or out of court, and would you trade it for a successful Batson challenge? I suggested a Batson to my lawyer in my own case, and the judge agreed. Holy moly, did he almost heel-click when the judge sustained.
Austin Flake
2024-07-26 03:27:00 +0000 UTCFair enough -- we're all curious but would rather you be legally safe than quick. You've been through enough and don't owe us gossip at your own further expense.
Gmork
2024-07-26 01:53:04 +0000 UTCIn line w the coverage re: Grants Pass, CA seems to be taking advantage of the Supreme Court’s ruling https://apple.news/AYNa9oGo1Tsajty9TCB8QuQ
IS SHE TALKING ABOUT ME
2024-07-25 20:20:23 +0000 UTCI’m really working on this. I don’t know how to get it done without taking like a month off though. There are also other stories to be told as well. Things are happening but not fast enough
Opening Arguments
2024-07-25 17:55:37 +0000 UTC(Though ofc it wouldn't take up much time in an episode so maybe just here?)
Kaetrin Allen
2024-07-25 11:57:46 +0000 UTCI'm curious what Matt thinks of the theory I've seen on both Twitter and TikTok that the reason Trump keeps referring to Hannibal Lecter in relation to immigration is because he doesn't understand the difference between seeking asylum and being in an asylum.
Kaetrin Allen
2024-07-25 11:56:09 +0000 UTCSeconded for Casey
Supreme Court Pretextualist
2024-07-25 01:09:07 +0000 UTCAll downside and no upside. Literally no one who wasn't going to vote for Harris would do so bc she picked Romney. And if she won despite him depressing Dem turnout, she's saddled w a VP who would oppose everything she does.
Gmork
2024-07-24 23:14:35 +0000 UTCAnalysis of the cease and desist letter Nikki Haley sent to the new Haley Voters for Harris PAC
Tom
2024-07-24 22:48:40 +0000 UTCI thought that OA said that this was a terrible idea recently- saying it makes no sense that if Dems did that it's like scoring an own goal. The far right is so far right that you....cede power in your own party to the right? It could have been another pod but I am pretty sure it was OA.
Jess C
2024-07-24 22:25:25 +0000 UTCThe actual shark jump was giving Bush the election in a one-off "This only applies to this situation" decision.
Jon C
2024-07-24 21:36:47 +0000 UTCWhile you're dealing with intrusive thoughts, maybe Manchin? Or Lindsay Graham.
Richard Murray
2024-07-24 21:27:24 +0000 UTCKamala's record as a prosecutor! People are really running with her being a cop, but she wasn't. That seems like a super important point getting lost.
Wishing every Clarence Thomas a very God rest his soul
2024-07-24 20:23:00 +0000 UTCYes.
Wishing every Clarence Thomas a very God rest his soul
2024-07-24 20:20:26 +0000 UTCThough it’s super unlikely, would it be insane for Harris to offer VP to Romney?
A nice, warm bath
2024-07-24 20:18:59 +0000 UTCThis seems like it might be fun to discuss 'Haley Voters for Harris' pledge to fight on after Nikki Haley says cease and desist https://www.npr.org/2024/07/23/g-s1-12998/haley-voters-for-harris-cease-desist-2024-election
Probably a real person
2024-07-24 20:07:35 +0000 UTCProbably when Reagan tried to appoint a Watergate co-conspirator to SCOTUS. That was the beginning of the long plan to create a court that would enable all the rest.
Gmork
2024-07-24 19:45:20 +0000 UTCThis is more of a deep dive, but I'd love an over/review of Kamala Harris and her record, from Matt's perspective especially.
Michael Morrisson
2024-07-24 19:34:09 +0000 UTCAt what point did American democracy jump the shark? Looking for a SCOTUS case.
Kevin
2024-07-24 19:31:41 +0000 UTCWhat legal challenges are we already seeing against Kamala inheriting the Democratic nomination?
Drew Hickcox
2024-07-24 19:22:55 +0000 UTCThe AP is reporting that the Missouri Attorney General just… isn't releasing people from jail? Literally what the fuck? https://apnews.com/article/conviction-overturned-missouri-christopher-dunn-19a632c90b2e571f6a5e52ac9dba62d8
William Yeske
2024-07-24 19:21:27 +0000 UTCI know the federal courts technically have an ethics code that is meant to prevent judges from straying from good practices. However I'm curious if any judges have been prosecuted for criminal acts stemming from their official role in a case. Are there laws that criminalize a conspiracy to fix a case? If a judge was colluding with a criminal enterprise they would be a party to whatever criminal conspiracies that enterprise was already engaged in. For example in the Kids for Cash scandal the judge was prosecuted for being a party to a tax evasion conspiracy. However as far as I can tell he wasn't charged for any of his official decisions. If a judge like Cannon was found to be colluding with a defendant (e.g. maybe caught on a DOJ wire tap of Trump) but there was no quid pro quo (since she is just a "true believer"), would there be any criminal allegations to make?
Drew Vogel
2024-07-24 19:18:39 +0000 UTCAll (or at least some) of the ways this is fcking stupid? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna160779 I've got ex post facto law, bill of attainder, separation of powers, constitutional text would supercede it, the filibuster and the House means it cant pass, and the court would strike it down even if it were legit.
Gmork
2024-07-24 19:18:34 +0000 UTCNot exactly rapid, but is there any ETA on Thomas answering what he can of our questions on the whole Torrez litigation?
Gmork
2024-07-24 19:11:58 +0000 UTCKamala Harris questioning Bret at the senate confirmation clips could be fun. What Matt (and Casey…we miss Casey) thinking about Harris’s time as AG of California
KeepingThePlatesSpinning
2024-07-24 19:11:51 +0000 UTC(reposting from last week) Trump NY criminal case - Sentencing was scheduled on July 11th but date has been moved to consider Trump's motion to vacate verdict based on immunity decision How likely is it that this verdict will be vacated under the new Presidential Immunity?
Shad Riley
2024-07-24 19:11:39 +0000 UTCThe Sonya Massey murder. I have 2 questions: 1. How often are police shuffled around to different agencies: https://apnews.com/article/sonya-massey-illinois-police-shooting-911-d311a177ceac567cac58f68be810df79 2. How likely is her murderer to see justice?
Xavier Branch
2024-07-24 19:09:16 +0000 UTCPost-convention, could Trump kick Vance off his ticket in light of how badly he's doing and Musk welching on the cost of adding him?
Gmork
2024-07-24 19:07:50 +0000 UTCI'd like you to just play clips of Republicans losing their mind at Candidate Harris. You guys deserve a good laugh
Bunnywithaswitchblade
2024-07-24 19:05:34 +0000 UTC
