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TRUMP DOJ secures warrant against Don Lemon

Whoops, I guess i typed too fast. I meant to say, "Judg...
Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker
  01/22/26
i've been skeptical of the theory against Lemon. what did he...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/22/26
you've been skeptical of it? could it be because it's a fuc...
black shrine
  01/25/26
he was running around uninvited as part of a group that was ...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
...
diverse house-broken library antidepressant drug
  01/22/26
can some crim law masterman explain this? Harmeet says COA s...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
only the lone dissenting member of the panel said there was ...
Hairraiser chapel
  01/25/26
i should have clicked thru to the sources and i'm very disap...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
brother they’re all lying sacks of shit. there are no ...
Hairraiser chapel
  01/25/26
(takes legal advice from Harmeet)
black shrine
  01/25/26
(JD, Fordham University)
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
yeah i posted too quickly because i was watching football an...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
the ruling. https://x.com/EWess92/status/201513345086984...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
lol@ that retarded bot account
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
he's followed by Harmeet, Orin Kerr, and William Baude.
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
Yeah and "he" gets retweeted by Eugene Kontorovich...
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
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Startling Up-to-no-good Spot Voyeur
  01/25/26
ljl, can any cons elaborate on this "clear error" ...
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
Anyone? I'm sure the fabulous legal scholar Eric W. isn't a ...
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
looks like the 8th ruled that DOJ has another avenue -- aski...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
cr, the government's right obtain search warrants is preserv...
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
lol @ getting the District Court overrule the Mag. I've ...
Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker
  01/25/26
I've heard there's a presumption of innocence
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/25/26
It's a presumption of "This case is fucking dumb and I ...
Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker
  01/25/26
it’s easy to imagine scenarios where that’s the ...
Hairraiser chapel
  01/25/26
do you happen to the standard of review on appeal if the USD...
Bonkers 180 stain
  01/25/26
lol, yeah it's "Appellant can get fucked! FedBros4Life!...
Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker
  01/26/26
Rubber stamp doctrine kicks in at that point. The magistrate...
Arousing Theatre Telephone
  01/26/26


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Date: January 22nd, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker

Whoops, I guess i typed too fast. I meant to say, "Judge FUCKING REJECTS Trump DOJ's attempt indict Don Lemon"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/don-lemon-minnesota-protest-not-charged

"Judge declines to sign off on charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon

Refusal to approve charges against Lemon in connection with Minnesota protest reportedly ‘enraged’ Pam Bondi"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49609637)



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Date: January 22nd, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

i've been skeptical of the theory against Lemon. what did he do that warrants arrest? the arrest of the interruptors is easy to justify.

still, if you would, give me the name of the Magistrate Judge who denied the request. and tell if that very Magistrate was on record saying he wanted to oppose Trump.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49609654)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: black shrine

you've been skeptical of it? could it be because it's a fucking joke just like 99% of the weaponized prosecutions of this administration?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618251)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 7:10 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

he was running around uninvited as part of a group that was clearly interrupting the service -- which was a clear crime.

i'm skeptical because i assume the federal courts will grant a journalist some latitude unless he was a ring leader or was particularly aggressive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618444)



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Date: January 22nd, 2026 4:55 PM
Author: diverse house-broken library antidepressant drug



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49609660)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:03 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

can some crim law masterman explain this? Harmeet says COA says there *was* PC to arrest Don Lemon but the court declines to order the magistrate to sign the warrant.

https://x.com/AAGDhillon/status/2015140496344314364

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618217)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:07 PM
Author: Hairraiser chapel

only the lone dissenting member of the panel said there was PC and he’s a MAGA asshat, not a real judge

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618230)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:49 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

i should have clicked thru to the sources and i'm very disappointed in Harmeet (who in my prior experience had been precise and accurate in her claims).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618359)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 9:31 PM
Author: Hairraiser chapel

brother they’re all lying sacks of shit. there are no good ones

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618884)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: black shrine

(takes legal advice from Harmeet)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618252)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:37 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

(JD, Fordham University)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618311)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:46 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

yeah i posted too quickly because i was watching football and didn't click thru (like i should have) to the underlying sources. *grows a beard*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618348)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 6:52 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

the ruling.

https://x.com/EWess92/status/2015133450869846256/photo/1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618370)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 7:13 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

lol@ that retarded bot account

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618452)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 8:19 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

he's followed by Harmeet, Orin Kerr, and William Baude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618692)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 8:34 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

Yeah and "he" gets retweeted by Eugene Kontorovich and Adrian Vermeule. I noticed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618739)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 7:17 PM
Author: Startling Up-to-no-good Spot Voyeur

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618471)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 7:18 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

ljl, can any cons elaborate on this "clear error" doctrine? I didn't go to University of Chicago, so I thought "abuse of discretion" was the customary standard of review for these things

https://x.com/i/status/2015135401066020902

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618478)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

Anyone? I'm sure the fabulous legal scholar Eric W. isn't a shithead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618743)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 8:32 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

looks like the 8th ruled that DOJ has another avenue -- asking the USDC judge below to reject the Magistrate's ruling, so the DOJ's request for appellate relief is premature.

one of the appellate judges wanted to let the court below know that he sees an easy PC issue. who knows if the other two appellate judges see it that way.

the presiding judge below, Schiltz, was dealing with his mentally disabled kid when DOJ asked for a quick reversal of the Magistrate judge's decision.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618729)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

cr, the government's right obtain search warrants is preserved by this decision.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618752)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 9:41 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker

lol @ getting the District Court overrule the Mag.

I've had cases where the Mag CLEARLY misstated the law, and the District Judge still followed his ruling by saying that the error was "Harmless".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618902)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 9:45 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

I've heard there's a presumption of innocence

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618911)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 9:46 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker

It's a presumption of "This case is fucking dumb and I don't want it in my court"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618915)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 9:47 PM
Author: Hairraiser chapel

it’s easy to imagine scenarios where that’s the correct ruling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49618917)



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Date: January 25th, 2026 10:53 PM
Author: Bonkers 180 stain

do you happen to the standard of review on appeal if the USDC judge declines to overrule the magistrate?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49619096)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:17 PM
Author: Soul-stirring Candlestick Maker

lol, yeah it's "Appellant can get fucked! FedBros4Life!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49620519)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:24 PM
Author: Arousing Theatre Telephone

Rubber stamp doctrine kicks in at that point. The magistrate has to do whatever the cops want

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5825149&forum_id=2...id.#49620553)