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Signs of Hope…
“…the GOP wants to portray Trump as an all-powerful president imposing his will on a fearful and dispirited govt.…

“However,…[t]he reality is that govt workers are standing up. And he is losing most of the lawsuits challenging his illegal actions. Plaintiffs, their lawyers & federal judges are not backing down. Instead, they are upholding the rule of law.”—#MarcElias, #democracydocket members’ email, 03/01/25
#Trump #uscourts #uspol #fight #coup #fascist #government

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@RiaResists federal judges are appointed for their lifetimes to try to help assure their judicial independence.

So they don’t run for elections and don’t directly answer to the electorate.

Looking into filing an amicus brief is likely the best way to try to tell the court what the impacts of the case may be beyond the parties in the case itself.

sgrlaw.com/ttl-articles/why-an

Uncageable

From the light of freedom to a concrete tomb,
The fall was great and swift.
My soul cried out in a mighty boom,
How could it come to this?

Clamped down, trapped stuck,
Paralyzed in a tiny cage.
Had fate left me not a drop of luck?
Was there reason for this rage?

Told to lay down and die,
Something deep inside me stirred.
I can’t be caged I have to fly!
Not yet am I interred.

They can take my body, tie me down,
It matters not a bit.
My spirit still runs wild and free,
So in freedom here I sit.

~ Ross Ulbricht
Apr 30, 2024

It seems his artistic vision finally became reality.

sources

https://freeross.org/uncageable/

https://rossulbricht.substack.com/p/uncageable-poem-and-drawing

#RossUlbricht #DreadPirateRoberts #SilkRoad #USCourts #CriminalJustice #Prisons #Prisoners #Poetry #News #Crypto #Poem #FreeRoss

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Donald Trump was banned from doing business in New York for three years and ordered to pay $354 million for lying about his wealth, but one thing missing was an earlier edict to dissolve all the companies the billionaire owns in the state. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/ #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #uscourts #businessethics #2024uspresidentialelection

The Japan Times · Trump keeps New York empire intact as judge rescinds asset-sale orderBy The Japan Times