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In reply to the discussion: Loose Cannon just ordered Smith turn over death threats info to tsf [View all]ancianita
(36,352 posts)Cannon knows that and is avoiding any substantive ruling on the docket. Jack Smith is waiting for Cannon to make a substantive ruling mistake before he files an appeal to the 11th Circuit.
Why has she not made a substantive ruling under CIPA yet, is because she knows what will trigger an appeal to the 11th.
Based on her being previously overruled and admonished by the 11th Circuit on previous substantive rulings,
Cannon has acted as if her job has been to not make substantive orders -- by holding a lot of 'pre-hearings' on CIPA -- so that her actions can't be appealed. She's delaying for her own benefit as much as for Trump's.
Jack Smith will move on her when she falters. If she fails to make a substantive ruling, Jack Smith could file an appeal the the 11th about how that endangers witnesses and is a major misrule by Cannon.
If he can get the 11th to admonish her again, she will have to finally act like a serious, objective judge. The problem with her sub-district is that there are only two other more experienced judges there. Hard to say, but it's possible that, given the national security importance of this case, the 11th will assign a judge from the either the central or northern FL sub-districts.