theprogressivist @lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 个月前Trump Explodes in Unhinged Tirade in Courtroom, Attacks Judge and Prosecutors, Then Storms Outwww.meidastouch.comexternal-linkmessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down135
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minus-squareMelllvar@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down2·6 个月前Why is he not sitting in a cell for contempt of court? The judge is setting a bad precedent that is going to be used every single time he tries to hold anyone else in contempt ever again.
minus-squareLightor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down3·6 个月前I think this is a case of “I know you’re going to appeal and say I was bias. They’re going to look at how much I let you do and get away with and laugh in your face.” I think she’s playing the long game.
minus-squarelightnsfw@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 个月前Couldn’t anyone else that was held in contempt for doing the same shit down the road use this in their appeal though?
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 个月前Not directly. Judges have significant discretion over their courtroom decorum and procedure. If the judges decisions on stuff like this are reasonable, they are upheld, even if it’s applied diametrically to two identical litigants.
minus-squarechitak166@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·6 个月前I dunno, giving special treatment to certain defendants doesn’t seem like “the long game” to me.
Why is he not sitting in a cell for contempt of court?
The judge is setting a bad precedent that is going to be used every single time he tries to hold anyone else in contempt ever again.
I think this is a case of “I know you’re going to appeal and say I was bias. They’re going to look at how much I let you do and get away with and laugh in your face.” I think she’s playing the long game.
Couldn’t anyone else that was held in contempt for doing the same shit down the road use this in their appeal though?
Not directly. Judges have significant discretion over their courtroom decorum and procedure.
If the judges decisions on stuff like this are reasonable, they are upheld, even if it’s applied diametrically to two identical litigants.
I dunno, giving special treatment to certain defendants doesn’t seem like “the long game” to me.