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5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing liars to pay or apologize Las Vegas Sun – Elizabeth Williamson (New York Times) | Published: 4/2/2024 Michael Gottlieb, a partner at the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a former associate counsel in the Obama White House, is at the forefront of a small but growing cadre of lawyers deploying defamation, one of the oldest areas of the law, as a weapon against a tide of political disinformation. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Jeff Welty
The AP reports here that Elizabeth Scherer, the judge who presided over the capital trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, has been publicly reprimanded by the Florida Supreme Court. [read post]
25 Jul 2023, 1:44 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
That panel had found that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer violated several rules governing judicial conduct during last year’s trial in her... [read post]
25 May 2023, 2:43 am by Seán Binder
Steve Scherer reports for Reuters. [read post]
10 May 2023, 1:44 pm
  Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who after being denied the chance to show the world how tough she was and sentence Nicholas Cruz to death, and then infamously hugged the prosecutors after the jury's life recommendation, has RESIGNED. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 5:10 am by Jeff Welty
This AP story from Florida reports that the Florida Supreme Court “removed Judge Elizabeth Scherer from overseeing any post-conviction proceedings for [an inmate recently sentenced to death]. [read post]
1 Nov 2022, 1:53 pm
JUDGE ELIZABETH SCHERER LOSES IT, AGAIN .....Our loyal readers will recall that, on September 15 of this year, we posted a story about a heated exchange between Judge Elizabeth Scherer and lead defense counsel for Nikolas Cruz, APD Melisa McNeill. [read post]
The notice calls on Judge Elizabeth Scherer to order law enforcement to investigate and interview the juror. [read post]
14 Sep 2022, 11:00 pm
JUDGE ELIZABETH SCHERER LOSES IT, DRESSES DOWN DEFENSE COUNSEL .....So, my fellow criminal defense lawyers. [read post]
24 Jun 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Liberal Groups Devote Millions to Blocking GOP Election Deniers MSN – Michael Scherer (Washington Post) | Published: 6/22/2022 Pouring liberal donors’ money into the midterms to elect Democrats is hardly novel. [read post]
7 Apr 2022, 7:13 am by David Oscar Markus
***During the proceeding, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer asked whether she had missed anyone with concerns or questions, courtroom video shows. [read post]
12 Nov 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
MSN – Josh Dawsey, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Michael Scherer (Washington Post) | Published: 11/9/2021 One day after rioters ransacked the Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 election, Republican lobbyist Geoff Verhoff sent an email to top GOP officials. [read post]
10 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Human Rights Campaign President Fired After Helping to Advise Cuomo MSN – Brian Pietsch and Michael Scherer (Washington Post) | Published: 9/7/2021 The president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBTQ rights group, was fired over his involvement advising former New York Gov. [read post]
8 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance New Mexico: “Gonzales Denied Public Campaign Funding for the Second Time” by Jessica Dyer for Albuquerque Journal Elections National: “New Texas Voting Bill Deepens Growing Disparities in How Americans Can Cast Their Ballots” by Elise Viebeck (Washington Post) for MSN Ethics National: “Human Rights Campaign President Fired After Helping to Advise Cuomo” by Brian Pietsch and Michael Scherer (Washington Post) for MSN California:… [read post]
2 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Trump’s Endorsements: Revenge against enemies, rewards for friends and purveyors of election falsehoods MSN – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 6/26/2021 How aggressively former President Trump should involve himself in the 2022 midterm elections is a question gripping his orbit as he positions himself for a potential run in 2024. [read post]
18 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden’s Vow to Limit Ethics Conflicts Finds a Test Case: The Ricchetti brothers MSN – Michael Scherer and Sean Sullivan (Washington Post) | Published: 6/14/2021 President Biden vowed to ban his own family from involvement in government, disclose records of White House visitors, and support new legislation that would expand the definition of lobbying and mandate more detailed disclosure of contacts with White House officials. [read post]
28 May 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Justice Department Fights Release of Legal Memo on Prosecuting Trump Politico – Josh Gerstein | Published: 5/24/2021 The Department of Justice released more of a key memorandum concluding former President Trump did not commit obstruction of justice through his alleged attempts to thwart federal investigations, including special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. [read post]
30 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” New Census Numbers Shift Political Power South to Republican Strongholds MSN – Michael Scherer (Washington Post) | Published: 4/26/2021 The once-a-decade reshuffling of the 435 U.S. [read post]
16 Apr 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Asian American Super PAC Launches Operation to Improve Understanding of Fastest-Growing Electorate MSN – Colby Itkowitz and Amy Wang (Washington Post) | Published: 4/11/2021 The AAPI Victory Fund super PAC, the top political organization representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, announced the creation of a new nonprofit group aimed at developing a greater understanding of the nuanced population that has long been excluded from conversations about issues such… [read post]