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In reply to the discussion: Looks like Judge Cannon in a bit of a pickle: [View all]duckworth969
(965 posts)92. George Mason University & Koch Brothers
Easy to connect the dots.
George Mason U. seminars are privately funded by corporations and wealthy donors such as an including the Kochs.
From NPR interview:
we did contact George Mason to ask about all this. They did not answer our specific questions, but they did say, you know, very pointedly that these events are paid for with private money, not state funding. Their website lists donors that include big corporations like Amazon and Pfizer, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and also the conservative billionaire Charles Koch.
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Hard Ass " Judge " ... TrueBlue 1968 says .... Throw the CANNON in the slammer for 8 years
Trueblue1968
May 2024
#83
The "technical issues", was that the puppet master strings got tangled.
republianmushroom
May 2024
#4
I believe there are laws in this area that apply to federal judges, but Supreme Court justices are exempt.
unblock
May 2024
#16
Federal Judges outside of SCOTUS are regulated as to ethics, appearance of conflict, and other such faux pas. They can
Ford_Prefect
May 2024
#26
If I'm not mistaken, the ChiefJudge has more authority over her than Roberts has over the rest of the scumbags
Hassin Bin Sober
May 2024
#40
There's probably a multi-million dollar gift from her benefactors in her future.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
May 2024
#77
Presumably their knowledge in matters of law would extend to requirements for their position.
yonder
May 2024
#30
"Any pretense of impartiality in my courtroom is completely inadvertent."
BeyondGeography
May 2024
#37
Maybe the media will go after her like they did Fani Willis. We demand receipts and info on sexual activities!
jalan48
May 2024
#41
Maybe she should hire Kristi Noem to resolve the issue of the dog who ate the travel receipts.
Ping Tung
May 2024
#45
Actually, her being a 'candidate' should be one of the lesser problems......
MyOwnPeace
May 2024
#93
Well, this explains everything! LOL Any tiny bit of faith in humanity is nearly gone! K and R nt
Quixote1818
May 2024
#55
Does it bother you that NPR also identified reporting failures by appointees of Presidents Clinton and Obama?
onenote
May 2024
#101
Perhaps you should focus on the event, amount paid, AND Who paid for it rather than lumping everyone
bobalew
May 2024
#111
Technical difficulties? Like she thought she was already on the SCOTUS and didn't have to report such freebies?
Attilatheblond
May 2024
#71
How about an investigation into how this might impair judgement; and isn't Clarence overdue? WTF America?
Evolve Dammit
May 2024
#76
IF this gets resolved I bet it happens after the election. It might not matter then
mucifer
May 2024
#79
Getting a little ahead of herself, isn't she? She is not on a SCOTUS bench seat yet.
Scalded Nun
May 2024
#99
Does that apply to the several dozen other judges who failed to make a timely report?
onenote
May 2024
#104