by Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. - attorney, law professor emeritus, and author of Federal law
Just today Judge Katherine Menendez of the District Court of Minnesota put the finishing touches on her dismissal of Trump's effort to get at Minnesota's voter rolls. By "finishing touches" I mean the final judgement, which is the last nail in the coffin of a dismissal - that was just issued today; the underlying order was issued yesterday.
You guys, this was the *23rd* state that the administration has tried this with *and LOST*. 23 losses - ZERO wins.
Those 23 states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin (ok, so it's 22 states and one district, so sue me).
In that 27-page order (included for Notes from the Front members) Judge Menendez lists *every* *single* *one* of those losses just to make sure that the record is clear, and I couldn't love that more for the DOJ!
Judge Menendez then picks apart the administration's flimsy arguments, all of which amount to "because I'm the DOJ and I said so even though the law itself may not seem to say so". And then this lovely line:
"... the government suggests it is permitted to use a civil action as a “fishing expedition.” But an ordinary litigant isn’t allowed to seek discovery first and allege a claim later, and the federal government has no special privilege to do so either."
Hrrmmm.... where else have we seen this DOJ putting the cart of inquisition before the horse of proper procedure? Ah yes... indicting reporters before proper due diligence and investigation.
Where have all the good lawyers gone?
Long time passing. Where have all the good lawyers gone? Long time ago. Where have all the good lawyers gone - the DOJ fired them every one. When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Notes from the Front members: Judge Menendez' outstanding order, the final judgement of dismissal, and the administration's notice of appeal (note that they don't even bother with "respectfully" requesting any more) are in your inbox now.
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