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Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… I’m reluctant to dive into the election debate dumpster fire but here goes anyway. So that you’re aware of my bias, I think Elizabeth Warren would make the best, most effective president. But never mind that because that outcome appears very unrealistic […] 
[Trump going viral] Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… So a Health and Human Services (the CDC’s parent agency) official raised a concern about that agency’s handling of the return of Americans returning from Wuhan China, specifically that those officials — all non-medical professionals — were ordered to to […] 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… The Trump Campaign today sued the New York Times in New York state court for defamation over an opinion piece, which is kind of all you need to know if you already know that where the plaintiff is a political figure, defamation […] 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… I’ve avoided writing about the coronavirus epidemic because I don’t feel particularly qualified to say smart things about it, but given that ignorance didn’t stop Donald Trump from tweeting about the Ebola virus 49 times in Oct-Nov 2014, mostly about how Obama […] 
[Judge Jackson and Roger Stone] Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… Roger Stone moved Judge Jackson to recuse herself from hearing his motion for a retrial (which motion is the reason he’s been remanded to prison). The basis for the recusal motion was nonsense — arguing that because the […] 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… Ignoring debate drama to impose vote-related courtroom drama instead. The 11th Circuit yesterday unanimously shot down Florida’s poll tax targeting ex-prisoners (specifically ex-felons, excepting convictions for murder and sexual violence), whose voting rights Florida citizens restored via a 2018 ballot referendum (“Amendment 4”), […] 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… It’s worth recalling just how far back Roger Stone goes with Donald Trump. Back in the early 1990s, just as Trump’s casinos were emerging from bankruptcy, Indian casinos were sprouting up as a result to a change in federal law. Trump viewed […] 
[Stone, Trump, Barr] Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… [Regarding this story: WH Denies That Trump Pressured Barr To Reduce Stone’s Prison Sentence] The framing for most of the stories asks whether Trump pressured Barr to intervene on Roger Stone’s behalf, but that’s the wrong question because the answer is […] 
Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… It’s being reported that the DHS is suspending the Global Entry program for New York State residents only. This feels unconstitutional in a hundred ways so settling on just one isn’t […] Attorney Scott Pilutik wrestles with the news of the day, from a lawyerly perspective… [Regarding this story: Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says] Months after not being called to testify at the impeachment trial, John Bolton drops a bomb in a book that previews what his testimony would be if […] |
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