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Look Sir Droids posted:Acosta is the rare Trump official that besmirched himself before his Trump tenure. I'm sure he's been a trash Labor Secretary for workers, but that's not going to be the worst thing about his career in his Wikipedia entry. Acosta has actually been one of the least-objectionable Trump officials on policy grounds, largely because he appears to be tremendously lazy and not interested in going to the effort of rolling back regulations.
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evilweasel posted:Acosta has actually been one of the least-objectionable Trump officials on policy grounds, largely because he appears to be tremendously lazy and not interested in going to the effort of rolling back regulations.
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Yeah probably. Because he realizes he has actual responsibilities like guarding nuclear weapons in a kleptocracy. Thought it was gonna be all oil and gas too. 
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Lote posted:Yeah probably. Because he realizes he has actual responsibilities like guarding nuclear weapons in a kleptocracy. Thought it was gonna be all oil and gas too.
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gvibes posted:Number 1 least objectionable is maybe Perry? Yeah, probs. But I think he incentivized coal and natural gas with some reg changes. He's dumb, not much of an ideologue, and Trump doesn't care enough for Dept of Energy to do much damage. I guess Elaine Chao is okay at Transportation and Vet's Affairs isn't any worse than it's been for decades? Who are the worst? Barr, Ben Carson, Pompeo? Whoever is at Interior is pretty bad and so is Wilbur Ross, but he's pretty old and effortless. Mnuchin is a worse person than any actual policies he's achieved.
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Perry sold nuclear poo poo to Saudis, though.
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Look Sir Droids posted:Yeah, probs. But I think he incentivized coal and natural gas with some reg changes. He's dumb, not much of an ideologue, and Trump doesn't care enough for Dept of Energy to do much damage. Barr is far and away the worst.
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evilweasel posted:Barr is far and away the worst. Yeah, I'm just going for who are the most notably bad. Barr is definitely the worst because he's competently corrosive. All the others are just clowns. Another in the plus column, Dan Coats is not a bad DNI.
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wilbur is funny because he's so old and senile that the same supreme court that believed donald loving trump when he said the muslim ban, version four or whatever, was a completely new program not based on the idea of banning muslims, took a look at wilbur's lies and went "ok no, this, this is too far"
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Look Sir Droids posted:Yeah, I'm just going for who are the most notably bad. Barr is definitely the worst because he's competently corrosive. All the others are just clowns. Are you mentioning him because Trump is trying to push him out right now? Cause if you didn’t know about that
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Highly recommending "Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy" by Max Hastings.
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Lote posted:Are you mentioning him because Trump is trying to push him out right now? Cause if you didn’t know about that Yeah, I knew. Seems Trump doesn't like him because Coats is too honest. So I assume that means he's not bad.
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Pook Good Mook posted:Acosta resigned. They're playing survivor with cabinet secretaries and the other ones voted him off the island.
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evilweasel posted:Barr is far and away the worst. De Vos
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sullat posted:De Vos Her bullshit on Title IX definitely makes her a leading candidate
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Word is there were people in the white house pissed at acosta for blowing off/ dragging his heels on some proposed domestic projects...trying to remember the source. Ah here it is https://twitter.com/Reddy/status/1149695259712077824
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gvibes posted:Not bad for a guy who couldn't manage anything better than a C in a class called "Meats" He actually got a D in "Meats" lmao
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Beefeater1980 posted:Save that for later. One day we will need it. Imagine working for a banks doing foreclosure who just violate everything constantly. one firm solved this by falsifying affidavits and got a slap on the wrist for it after half of their own attorneys reported the practice to the state bar but business proceeded as usual My favorite "process" issue was when our office got into the habit of giving the judge and attorneys one court date and the defendants a different one. That went over real well when a judge realized what was going on and the attorneys had no idea it was happening
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mastershakeman posted:My favorite "process" issue was when our office got into the habit of giving the judge and attorneys one court date and the defendants a different one. That went over real well when a judge realized what was going on and the attorneys had no idea it was happening In family law I used to set temporary orders hearings a few days after the default hearing. Pro se would never file an answer (assuming they could just show up to the hearing). I’d default them and then cancel the hearing. Never once had a judge complain.
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Holy poo poo sentencing is miserable I'm never doing that without a full mitigation write up again
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Holy poo poo sentencing is miserable I'm never doing that without a full mitigation write up again What happened?
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I mean unless he got a plea agreement ripped to shreds after your client changes their plea to no contest, he probably just got the standard sentencing for a minority client with a prior ie the book thrown at him.
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Holy poo poo sentencing is miserable I'm never doing that without a full mitigation write up again practicing criminal defense without losing your mind is all about redefining what it means to win did you get thrown in jail for contempt? no? then you killed it, my man, wtg
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did you get thrown in jail for contempt? yes? then way to fight for your client, my man, wtg It's all about perspective really.
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no client deserves that level of commitment, I'm a hooker not a crusader
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then way to stand up for yourself, my hooker, wtg
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mastershakeman posted:Imagine working for a banks doing foreclosure who just violate everything constantly. one firm solved this by falsifying affidavits and got a slap on the wrist for it after half of their own attorneys reported the practice to the state bar but business proceeded as usual That sounds like it’s across the line. What I’m describing is more like aggressive but plausible interpretations of the rules: asking for long extensions for filings as a matter of course; trying to force replies over weekends and keep the psychological pressure up; disclosing reams and reams of meaningless documents - the ordinary course ways of making the litigation process bitter, slow and miserable for everyone involved. Writing arsey letters really was fun tho.
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Beefeater1980 posted:That sounds like it’s across the line. What I’m describing is more like aggressive but plausible interpretations of the rules: asking for long extensions for filings as a matter of course; trying to force replies over weekends and keep the psychological pressure up; disclosing reams and reams of meaningless documents - the ordinary course ways of making the litigation process bitter, slow and miserable for everyone involved. That all happens in American litigation as well. In Texas (and prob other states) you can still produce documents “for inspection” and make the other side come to your office and photocopy the stuff they want. Guaranteed to piss the other side off but I’ve seen it happen this year
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EwokEntourage posted:That all happens in American litigation as well. In Texas (and prob other states) you can still produce documents “for inspection” and make the other side come to your office and photocopy the stuff they want. Guaranteed to piss the other side off but I’ve seen it happen this year Honestly - being any kind of litigator sounds like a miserable existence. It's all just petty passive aggressive fights and threats of sanction that a judge who hates you has to deal with
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Sab0921 posted:Honestly - being any kind of litigator sounds like a miserable existence. It's all just petty passive aggressive fights and threats of sanction that a judge who hates you has to deal with why are you a lawyer if petty passive aggressive fights sounds unpleasant to you, that's the fun part
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Tokelau All Star posted:What happened? Just baby's first sentencing but that poo poo is hosed and the DA played a couple little games. End of the day I'm gonna tell my clients that under no circumstances should we concede poo poo without a trial unless we are getting some serious benefits. I want to know to the day what my client will get or else it's trial time baby  Sab0921 posted:Honestly - being any kind of litigator sounds like a miserable existence. It's all just petty passive aggressive fights and threats of sanction that a judge who hates you has to deal with lol Sab is shook and needs to call an adult to litigate. Kawasaki Nun fucked around with this message at 21:08 on Jul 14, 2019 |
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evilweasel posted:why are you a lawyer if petty passive aggressive fights sounds unpleasant to you, that's the fun part As my admissions essay stated, I became a lawyer to help people and through my firm's commitment to pro bono I.....
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Law Megathread: redefining what it means to win
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evilweasel posted:why are you a lawyer if petty passive aggressive fights sounds unpleasant to you, that's the fun part Is trial passive aggressive or just aggressive? I sort of think it is both.
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Discendo Vox posted:Law Megathread: redefining what it means to win Law Megathread: I'm a hooker not a crusader
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Kawasaki Nun posted:Just baby's first sentencing but that poo poo is hosed and the DA played a couple little games. End of the day I'm gonna tell my clients that under no circumstances should we concede poo poo without a trial unless we are getting some serious benefits. I want to know to the day what my client will get or else it's trial time baby Wait. You went to a sentencing hearing not knowing what you were getting? How does that work?
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ActusRhesus posted:Wait. You went to a sentencing hearing not knowing what you were getting? How does that work? Blind plea? Bonus score if your state doesn't have sentencing guidelines. Double score of you have jury sentencing.
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the epstein trial sounds like it's going to be interesting viewing: https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1150795521847635968 https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1150795845052354561 evilweasel fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Jul 15, 2019 |
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doc review update: the womens bathroom now has someone who is unable to aim their poo poo properly and hit the floor. unclear as to whether this is the same person who defecated on the floor in the mens room a few weeks back
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