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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 7 08:34:31 2023
    Conservative lawyers to launch Society for Rule of Law to counter Maga movement. This is basic to protecting our democracy!

    A group of preeminent conservative lawyers who opposed former
    president Donald Trump's efforts to manipulate the legal system are
    launching a new, long-term project aimed at fostering respect for the
    US constitution and the rule of law in the legal profession.

    The group, which initially began operating in 2018 under the name
    Checks and Balances, includes preeminent conservative legal figures
    such as J Michael Luttig, the former Fourth Circuit judge who was
    shortlisted as a Supreme Court pick during the George W Bush
    administration, and George Conway, who was former president Donald
    Trump's pick to run the Justice Department civil division before he
    became a prominent critic of the ex-president.

    Unlike other groups formed by anti-Trump conservatives during Mr
    Trump's presidency, the Checks and Balances group has been a bit of a shoestring operation, until now operating with a small budget raised
    from its' members.


    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/conservative-lawyers-to-launch-society-for-rule-of-law-to-counter-maga-movement

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Nov 7 20:02:08 2023
    On Tue, 07 Nov 2023 08:34:31 -0600
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    Conservative lawyers to launch Society for Rule of Law to counter Maga movement. This is basic to protecting our democracy!

    No it's not, and it's potentially superfluous.

    What we need is stupid lawyers committing offenses to get tried,
    convicted, publicly humiliated, stripped of their right to practice
    law, and jailed.

    All we need to do is stop giving people a pass for asshattery.
    Especially rich people.

    If subverting the law gets you fucked, fewer lawyers will be tempted to
    do it. Until then, look at what we get.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Wed Nov 8 11:21:46 2023
    On Tue, 7 Nov 2023 20:02:08 -0500, Retrograde
    <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    What we need is stupid lawyers committing offenses to get tried,
    convicted, publicly humiliated, stripped of their right to practice
    law, and jailed.

    publicly humiliated

    I believe whoever does this might end up in court being sued.

    "...it depends. It depends chiefly on the circumstances and, because
    law can vary widely from state to state, what state the parties live
    in."

    stripped of their right to practice law,

    I believe each state has a process for this.....
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    Is it illegal to publicly embarrass someone?

    It depends chiefly on the circumstances and, because law can vary
    widely from state to state, what state the parties live in. There are
    a few torts that could apply to "public humiliation" such as
    defamation, false light, intrusion upon seclusion, public disclosure
    of private facts etc.

    https://www.quora.com/Are-there-legal-repercussions-for-publicly-humiliating-someone

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Nov 11 20:20:43 2023
    On Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:21:46 -0600
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    Is it illegal to publicly embarrass someone?

    How about public floggings with a bamboo cane? Like, 50 lashes per
    offense?

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