*** Breaking*** Eleventh Circuit Court Of Appeals Halts Special Master

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Says even former presidents aren't above the law.

[Tommy Carcetti]

1. Link to entire decision here:

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23323310/221201-11th-c-vacate.pdf

[Ocelot II]

22. The court of appeals has kicked a big orange butt.

Only one possible justification for equitable jurisdiction
remains: that Plaintiff is a former President of the United States. It
is indeed extraordinary for a warrant to be executed at the home of
a former president—but not in a way that affects our legal analysis
or otherwise gives the judiciary license to interfere in an ongoing
investigation. The Richey test has been in place for nearly fifty
years; its limits apply no matter who the government is
investigating. To create a special exception here would defy our
Nation’s foundational principle that our law applies “to all, without
regard to numbers, wealth, or rank.” State of Georgia v. Brailsford,
3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 1, 4 (1794).
* * *
The law is clear. We cannot write a rule that allows any
subject of a search warrant to block government investigations
after the execution of the warrant. Nor can we write a rule that
allows only former presidents to do so. Either approach would be
a radical reordering of our caselaw limiting the federal courts’
involvement in criminal investigations. And both would violate
bedrock separation-of-powers limitations. Accordingly, we agree
with the government that the district court improperly exercised
equitable jurisdiction, and that dismissal of the entire proceeding is
required.

The district court improperly exercised equitable
jurisdiction in this case. For that reason, we VACATE the
September 5 order on appeal and REMAND with instructions for
the district court to DISMISS the underlying civil action.

[UTUSN]

47. "The law is clear" - what Drumpf will say, "Nobody knows" meaning *HE* doesn't know

that nobody is above the law, that *HE* isn't.

[calimary]

68. Except that it's much more likely that he damn well DOES know!

All these stupid lies he tells about he “never met” some person or he “doesn’t know” So-&-So - which is a big bag of baloney. He ALWAYS says that, and it’s ALWAYS a lie.

Heck, just about every last thing he EVER says about anything is a lie.

[Takket]

58. wow... i read the whole thing........

it not only dismisses all of drumpf's arguments but also CRUSHES Loose Cannon for her horrific decision and points out many times how she took it upon herself to apply standards she never should have

Cannon should be impeached.

[Ocelot II]

2. Excellent! On Nicole Wallace's show now.

I'll be hunting for the order.

Aha, Tommy already found it! Thanks!

[onecaliberal]

3. I'm actually starting to think they're going to get him.

🙏🏻

[Cha]

19. Hi.. what does that mean

"DOJ Halts Special Master"?

Mahalo!

[secondwind]

29. Trump had requested a Special Master, and it was granted.

Now, it’s been taken away.

[Cha]

32. Cool! TY secondwind! I got

mixed up, though.. I was thinking "Special Counsel"

Now this makes Sense!

Who had the Power to take it away?

TY!

[catbyte]

42. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals essentially told Judge Cannon she's full of shit

for granting a Special Master in the first place and that the orange scumbag is just Joe Blow now in the eyes of the law.

[Cha]

66. I love your Translation.. Mahalo

catbyte@

[onecaliberal]

44. Loose cannon and her special master are done.

This order is a complete rejection of every one or trumps arguments. I just read the 23 pages.

[Cha]

23. Sorry, never mind.. I got Special

Master & Special Counsel mixed up!

So what will happen to Cannon? TY!

[onecaliberal]

45. It's okay, it's confusing and they sound similar.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

64. Unfortunately, nothing will happen to Cannon's lifetime appointment. She's untouchable.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Sad trombone

For the traitor.

[hookaleft]

5. wtf??

What does this mean??

[Boomerproud]

27. I hope someone can explain cause and effect.

Does this accelerate things?

[chriscan64]

62. I am not an expert, so take with grain of salt.

In my opinion, the special master has been the main holdup for indictment because the non-classified documents they had no access to will be used to make their case. For example, shoving nuclear secrets in a box next to a photo of Celine Dion proves improper handling or something like that.

I could be wrong, but we will see. My answer is yes, things will accelerate.

[Ohio Joe]

65. The DOJ can now present the documents...

To the Grand Jury they convened for the documents case.

[Tickle]

6. i'm only finding things from September

Do you have a link?

[malaise]

11. On M$NBC now

Discussing
KaBOOM!
Cannon misfired.

[ananda]

15. She should be disbarred and removed from the bench!

Period

[malaise]

16. Agree

[H2O Man]

30. !!!!!

It's a good day.

[malaise]

33. A goodweek 😎

😀

[H2O Man]

39. Indeed, it is.

The systems held, and are now functioning rather well. I'm impressed.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

60. Here is a link to the opinion

It is a fun read
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23323310-221201-11th-c-vacate

[Corgigal]

7. Judge Corrupt

must have felt that black slap.

Just ruined her career, in record time,

[dpibel]

21. Sadly, no

She has a lifetime appointment.

Having a decision reversed on appeal, even having it slapped silly, is, at worst, a slight embarrassment.

Anyone corrupt enough to do what she did in the first place, is going to suffer no pangs of conscience.

And there's nothing the system can do about it.

Her decision, wrong as it was, is not grounds for impeachment. And that's the only way to get rid of a federal judge.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

61. Judge Loose Cannon will forever be remembered as the partisan hack

Link to tweet

[chillfactor]

8. former presidents

are ABOVE the law?????????

[Wingus Dingus]

10. Yeah, I hope that's a typo.

[chillfactor]

12. oops read it wrong

[Mad_Machine76]

9. Did you mean

*aren't*?

[chillfactor]

17. yep

posted it wrong first time.....poster changed it

[Mad_Machine76]

18. I *thought* that's what you were going for

[hlthe2b]

13. Trump is the focus, but I'd dearly like to see Judge Aileen Cannon get a serious

review/investigation of her competence and ethics.

[gab13by13]

14. It says the opposite of former presidents are above the law.

This is a huge rebuke to Judge Cannon, basically telling her that she didn't have jurisdiction to delay the DOJ investigation.

Getting rid of the Special Master is a big win for DOJ, a big win for rule of law.

[hookaleft]

20. This is going to the Supremes....nt

[tishaLA]

41. They won't hear it.

He'll try to appeal it to them, but they're not going to grant cert to this slam dunk.

[brooklynite]

24. Inaccurate headline. Decision by 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

[WarGamer]

28. exactly.

[TheProle]

25. Please fix your OP

[WarGamer]

26. strange wording... should read:

11th US Circuit Court of Appeals halts Special Master

[BlueCheeseAgain]

31. One GWB judge and two Trump judges. All rule against him.

Also, it's the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, not the DOJ, that made the decision.

[Cha]

34. TY! 'cause I didn't think the DOJ

had any Power to do that!

[grantcart]

51. Cause that is the law.

[underpants]

35. Ha ha ha ha

[tishaLA]

36. They really go after that MAGAt judge in the ruling

Just going after her for inventing things out of whole cloth and not letting a lack of information stand in the way of making a ruling. For example:

The law is clear. We cannot write a rule that allows any subject of a search warrant to block government investigations after the execution of the warrant. Nor can we write a rule that allows only former presidents to do so. Either approach would be a radical reordering of our caselaw limiting the federal courts’ involvement in criminal investigations. And both would violate bedrock separation-of-powers limitations.

[BigmanPigman]

37. This and his taxes being turned over make it a good day!

[malaise]

43. This too

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217425307

[Mr. Ected]

38. Has anyone in American history ever used the courts in this manner? I'm truly curious.

Have politicians in the past reached out to a bought and paid for judge like Cannon to render a particular verdict?

Do the judges ever suffer the repercussions? Or is a lifetime appointment in a red state a rubber stamp for a lifetime of criming?

[uponit7771]

46. the courts have to agree to not be used in this manner, there should be some oversight cause this

... judge was truly not ruling in favor of US law.

[chriscan64]

63. I would venture that nobody has ever used the courts like Trump.

He appeals every lost case, all the way up to the Supreme Court if needed, simply on the grounds that he lost. The Supremes should consider making him an Express Lane, 5 cases or less.

[gratuitous]

40. Next up, a demand for en banc review

Followed by application for a writ of certiorari at the Supreme Court. The sole purpose of this nonsense is to postpone the day of reckoning as long as possible, and maybe, just maybe, get a decision that certifies that the former guy is indeed above the law.

But it's not often you see an opinion citing a case from 1794.

[gab13by13]

50. Cases were cited from many years,

There won't be any waiting the way I read it: this was the Appeals court's decision.

The district court improperly exercised equitable
jurisdiction in this case. For that reason, we VACATE the
September 5 order on appeal and REMAND with instructions for
the district court to DISMISS the underlying civil action.

DOJ can proceed with its investigation, there will be no waiting for an appeal to the SC.

The investigation was already delayed, however. Trump had time to hide more documents.

[Kingofalldems]

48. Trolls foiled again!

Kick and rec.

[Mz Pip]

49. Trump will appeal

He wants to drag this out.

[onenote]

52. He can appeal, but the Supreme Court is not going to stay the appeals court order.

Just as they refused to stay the 11th Circuit's previous order that applied to the classified documents. The reasoning in both instances is the same.

[Mz Pip]

53. He'll lose

But the appeal will just drag this out. That’s the intent.

[onenote]

54. It won't drag it out unless the 11th Circuit order is stayed. And it won't be.

[LW1977]

56. Tiny violins for Bencheeto Trumpolini and his corrupt judge!

[onenote]

57. Fun fact: the special master process is stopped in its tracks. But Trump has to pay for all the work

that the Special Master has done to this point.

Got a chuckle out of that.

[Scrivener7]

59. That is my SECOND favorite thing today! The first favorite thing is Snoop on a Stoop.

This is a good day!

[moondust]

67. Can Cannon be disciplined?

Legal analysts on TV saying she basically invented some stuff that helped TFG's case. Prof Tribe says "she hasn't done anything right in this case."

[onenote]

69. no