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57 votes
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Why are hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed in Anchorage?
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Donald Trump trials - Megathread - US Federal Jan 6 case with Special Counsel Jack Smith
Court of Appeals disclosed congressmember Scott Perry's texts re Trump, then removed them
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Megathread - Updates on the Donald Trump trial regarding classified documents
Things are starting to happen in this case also.
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First guilty plea in Arizona fake elector case comes from Republican activist Lorraine Pellegrino
22 votes -
Joe Biden administration sued over US sanctions against Israeli settlers
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US SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud
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US Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Donald Trump faces
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The US Supreme Court case that could impact the homeless coast-to-coast
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The financial reports that led to the investigations against Michael Cohen and then Donald Trump - leading to the conviction in New York
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Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City’
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Wisconsin lawsuit settlement makes new emails public regarding pro Donald Trump fake electors scheme in 2020
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The aggressive Arizona grand jury that indicted Donald Trump's allies
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Arizona grand jury indicts eleven Republicans who falsely declared Donald Trump won the state in 2020
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2020 election lawsuits continue... Smartmatic settles OANN defamation case: Here’s where Dominion and Smartmatic’s other lawsuits stand now
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Congressional fake electors strategists have been subpoenaed in Arizona
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Donald Trump’s lawyers told the court that no one would give him a bond. Then he got a lifeline, but they didn’t tell the judges.
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As elections loom, US Congressional maps challenged as discriminatory will remain in place
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Analysis: Donald Trump faces multiple US trials. Here’s why scheduling many for one defendant is complicated.
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What happens when prosecutors offer contradictory versions of the truth?
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Donald Trump trials - Georgia defendant Kenneth Chesebro caught lying to Michigan prosecutors about alt Twitter account
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The 355 million dollar US civil fraud ruling against Donald Trump, annotated
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Secretive US right wing advocacy group promotes model legislation to limit public nuisance claims like those responsible for tobacco and opioid verdicts
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NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers
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Donald Trump trials - New York civil fraud case - Megathread
Forbes senior editor accuses witness of perjury based on past email communications - testimony halted Trump civil trial witness accused of perjury
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The curious case of the Danish spy chief and former minister may be over, but key questions about secrecy and democracy remain
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Former US President Donald Trump heading to trial in seven civil and criminal cases: A calendar of dates and what to expect
56 votes -
First defendant in Donald Trump Georgia case pleads guilty
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Why the US left's version of the Federalist Society failed
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Analysis: Defendant Mark Meadows testifies in hearing on whether to remove Georgia election trial to federal court
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Judge rules against banks' request to seal documents in upcoming New York Donald Trump case. Records will be public with very specific exceptions for privacy.
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US federal judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election case from state court to federal court
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Two prominent conservative law professors write article arguing Donald Trump ineligible to run for US President under 14th amendment
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People are lying to you and will continue to lie about the merits of the Donald Trump US indictment - be aware
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"Blood on your hands" - The legal dimension of metaphors in the case of Zooey Zephyr
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Michigan prosecutors charge Donald Trump allies with felonies involving voting machines and illegal 'testing'
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Anonymous sources say Alabama political maps are part of a plan by Republicans in the state Senate to break Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a long-held goal of many conservatives
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Abortion advocates sue Alabama attorney general over prosecution threats for out-of-state travel
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Analysis of new charges in superseding indictment against former US President Donald Trump in federal documents case - new defendant charged, new details re Trump coverup
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'A brilliant move': special counsel Jack Smith praised by legal experts for deploying game-changing statute against former US President Donald Trump
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Proud Boys fined over $1 Million for destroying property of a Black church
40 votes -
Where Texas redistricting lawsuits stand after US Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case
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How to make class action lawsuits more meaningful to the public
Have you ever received notice that you might be eligible for something from a class-action settlement? Ever notice that the effort required to recover is significant, and the recovery perhaps...
Have you ever received notice that you might be eligible for something from a class-action settlement? Ever notice that the effort required to recover is significant, and the recovery perhaps insultingly miniscule?
I don't know of any data, but I suspect that's true of nearly every class action lawsuit, even those that win in court battles. Maybe the original plaintiffs get a decent recovery, sometimes there's injunctive relief (which means the court forces the defendant to do or not do something). Every once in a while, individual members of the class get a meaningful outcome (vw's dieselgate comes to mind).
The public interest justification for the outcomes where the recover for class members is really small, if one is even ever really offered, is that the cost of the action to the defendant serves as an inducement to all defendants to keep their act together. But see, Tyler Durden's explanation of the actuarial function from Fight Club.
My thought is that instead of any recovery for the individual class members ("fuck 'em, right?"), their portion of the money should go to a public interest fund dedicated to consumer protection. My reason for this is that these small recoveries don't make any useful change for the individual class member consumers. But collectively, might add up to enough to make a meaningful difference to the future activities of producers.
Of course, all the usual caveats about corruption and accountability come into play. But there's a few reasons it might help, if those can be overcome. First, it might prompt faster, lest costly settlements. The payouts would be lower, and also the transaction costs. This shifts the litigation process from focussing on big recoveries to high volume of suits, bringing in more defendants. It would also enable smaller firms to bring suit, the hope being that smaller firms would take on more marginal cases and get more action.
Second, it might actually create a feedback loop. If the fund gets large enough, it could lobby and investigate, providing more information more new suits, and identifying the worst actors, and encouraging useful regulation. Imagine if Consumers Union could return to its glory of the 80's and have a big lobbying fund?
Or, we could just have decent government level consumer protections (hahhahahahahahahah!)
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Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law
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Six people who were part of a failed 1950s social experiment have won compensation from Denmark's government and will receive a face-to-face apology from the prime minister
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Historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark against former MP Inger Støjberg who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures
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Inger Støjberg quits the Venstre party ahead of her impeachment trial – she is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of asylum-seeking couples arriving from Syria
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Partner of Norway's former justice minister has been found guilty of threatening democracy – she faked attacks on her family home and the torching of her car
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Denmark will hold its first political trial in three decades after the country's ruling party supported a vote to impeach ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg
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The political depravity of unjust pardons
6 votes