@elijahplovejoy.bsky.social
Retired from US Cts - 30 yrs as crim defense investigator, 6 as writ clerk (think habeas petitions... but by the 100s).
So, 36 yrs on Team Due Process.
Remember how bad Rehnquist seemed?
So, 36 yrs on Team Due Process.
Remember how bad Rehnquist seemed?
Well, it looks like I'm out of step with everyone else in this thread but...
FDR was wealthy.
Heck, Teddy Roosevelt was wealthy.
JFK was wealthy.
J.B. Pritzker is wealthy.
Wealth, in itself, ought not be disqualifying.
FDR was wealthy.
Heck, Teddy Roosevelt was wealthy.
JFK was wealthy.
J.B. Pritzker is wealthy.
Wealth, in itself, ought not be disqualifying.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Well, it looks like I'm out of step with everyone else in this thread but...
FDR was wealthy.
Heck, Teddy Roosevelt was wealthy.
JFK was wealthy.
J.B. Pritzker is wealthy.
Wealth, in itself, ought not be disqualifying.
FDR was wealthy.
Heck, Teddy Roosevelt was wealthy.
JFK was wealthy.
J.B. Pritzker is wealthy.
Wealth, in itself, ought not be disqualifying.
...subpoenaed phone and bank records, and I'd be surprised if it didn't seize his devices (cellphones, computers) -- and it would have converted them to digital format (for transfer to USAO and, in turn, defense counsel).
I hope that helps.
I hope that helps.
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
...subpoenaed phone and bank records, and I'd be surprised if it didn't seize his devices (cellphones, computers) -- and it would have converted them to digital format (for transfer to USAO and, in turn, defense counsel).
I hope that helps.
I hope that helps.
...the FBI's file server, but on the SDNY USAO's file server as well. And not just the file server of the NY and Miami FBI office, but the regional FBI field offices in those areas in which witnesses (or victims or suspects, etc.) were interviewed.
Finally, the FBI would in all likelihood have...
Finally, the FBI would in all likelihood have...
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
...the FBI's file server, but on the SDNY USAO's file server as well. And not just the file server of the NY and Miami FBI office, but the regional FBI field offices in those areas in which witnesses (or victims or suspects, etc.) were interviewed.
Finally, the FBI would in all likelihood have...
Finally, the FBI would in all likelihood have...
...were not initially in digital format, they'd very likely have been converted to digital format in preparation for the meeting of the prosecution's discovery obligations in SDNY (perhaps even in Ghislaine Maxwell's case).
-- which reminds me to mention that these things wouldn't just sit on...
-- which reminds me to mention that these things wouldn't just sit on...
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
...were not initially in digital format, they'd very likely have been converted to digital format in preparation for the meeting of the prosecution's discovery obligations in SDNY (perhaps even in Ghislaine Maxwell's case).
-- which reminds me to mention that these things wouldn't just sit on...
-- which reminds me to mention that these things wouldn't just sit on...
...those warrants). Also created on computers tied to a central (office-wide) file server.
In the execution of that warrant (or those warrants), various items were seized. If various first-hand sources are to be believed, those could well include still photographs and videotapes. Even if those...
In the execution of that warrant (or those warrants), various items were seized. If various first-hand sources are to be believed, those could well include still photographs and videotapes. Even if those...
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
...those warrants). Also created on computers tied to a central (office-wide) file server.
In the execution of that warrant (or those warrants), various items were seized. If various first-hand sources are to be believed, those could well include still photographs and videotapes. Even if those...
In the execution of that warrant (or those warrants), various items were seized. If various first-hand sources are to be believed, those could well include still photographs and videotapes. Even if those...
...especially because of the sensitivity and high-profile nature of the case. (Also leaving a digital record, who knows how many places?)
A search warrant (or warrants) were apparently executed; a written application was made to a federal judge or magistrate for the issuance of that warrant (or...
A search warrant (or warrants) were apparently executed; a written application was made to a federal judge or magistrate for the issuance of that warrant (or...
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
...especially because of the sensitivity and high-profile nature of the case. (Also leaving a digital record, who knows how many places?)
A search warrant (or warrants) were apparently executed; a written application was made to a federal judge or magistrate for the issuance of that warrant (or...
A search warrant (or warrants) were apparently executed; a written application was made to a federal judge or magistrate for the issuance of that warrant (or...
...writing of an FBI-302, which is an agent's summary characterization of the salient parts of the intervw. (Note that those exist digitally, on file servers, likely in more than one place & may not be easily erased.)
Agents involved would likely have written memoranda, letters, and/or emails,...
Agents involved would likely have written memoranda, letters, and/or emails,...
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
...writing of an FBI-302, which is an agent's summary characterization of the salient parts of the intervw. (Note that those exist digitally, on file servers, likely in more than one place & may not be easily erased.)
Agents involved would likely have written memoranda, letters, and/or emails,...
Agents involved would likely have written memoranda, letters, and/or emails,...
I could take a crack at this (having seen discovery in countless cases investigated by the FBI, including sex offenses).
The FBI will have interviewed any number (likely dozens) of individuals who it thought had knowledge of Epstein's malfeasance; each of those interviews would have led to the...
The FBI will have interviewed any number (likely dozens) of individuals who it thought had knowledge of Epstein's malfeasance; each of those interviews would have led to the...
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I could take a crack at this (having seen discovery in countless cases investigated by the FBI, including sex offenses).
The FBI will have interviewed any number (likely dozens) of individuals who it thought had knowledge of Epstein's malfeasance; each of those interviews would have led to the...
The FBI will have interviewed any number (likely dozens) of individuals who it thought had knowledge of Epstein's malfeasance; each of those interviews would have led to the...
*claimed* to want them public
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
*claimed* to want them public
Can't be done.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Can't be done.
I have the personal biases one might expect of someone with a career like mine, but his opinion in Chambers v Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940) alone would've cemented his legacy for me.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I have the personal biases one might expect of someone with a career like mine, but his opinion in Chambers v Florida, 309 U.S. 227 (1940) alone would've cemented his legacy for me.
Are you interested in being conference leader?
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Are you interested in being conference leader?
They almost made it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They almost made it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Once
- nobody showed up for No Kings Day;
- Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 lost; and
- Trump's approval rating hit 90%
what choice did they have?
- nobody showed up for No Kings Day;
- Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 lost; and
- Trump's approval rating hit 90%
what choice did they have?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Once
- nobody showed up for No Kings Day;
- Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 lost; and
- Trump's approval rating hit 90%
what choice did they have?
- nobody showed up for No Kings Day;
- Mamdani, Sherrill, Spanberger, and Prop 50 lost; and
- Trump's approval rating hit 90%
what choice did they have?