Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket

[Bolo Boffin]

Source: ProPublica

Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.

Cannon went to an event in Arlington, Va. honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, according to documents obtained from the Law and Economics Center at George Mason University. At a lecture and private dinner, she sat among members of Scalia’s family, fellow Federalist Society members and more than 30 conservative federal judges. Organizers billed the event as “an excellent opportunity to connect with judicial colleagues.”

A 2006 rule, intended to shine a light on judges’ attendance at paid seminars that could pose conflicts or influence decisions, requires them to file disclosure forms for such trips within 30 days and make them public on the court’s website.

It’s not the first time she has failed to fully comply with the rule.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/judge-aileen-cannon-trump-documents-case-travel-disclosures

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Loose Cannon is mucking about again...

[Ray Bruns]

1. I'm shocked, shocked!

https://m.

[Tadpole Raisin]

2. You know the adage better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission?

Republicans do neither.

What a surprise…

[Think. Again.]

3. Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up! Lock Her Up!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Who is surprised by this

The 11th Circuit needs to recuse this idiot from this case

[Dem_in_Nebr.]

5. Delleyed post after looking it up.NT

[SunSeeker]

11. She delayed posting Sage Lodge trips, but she didn't disclose this trip at all.

Per the Pro Publica article:

In response to questions from ProPublica, the clerk in the Southern District of Florida wrote in an email that Cannon had filed the Sage Lodge trips with the federal judiciary’s administrative office but had “inadvertently” not taken the second step of posting them on the court’s website. She explained that “Judges often do not realize they must input the information twice.”

The clerk said she had no information about the May 2023 banquet.

[niyad]

15. "judges do not realize"??? We are supposed to trust these robed ones

to make possibly life-or-nation altering decisions, and yet they do not seem to know even basic requirements for things like reporting gifts, etc.??? ARE YOU F'N KIDDING ME?

[usaf-vet]

13. Would this help? :-) ;-)

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/02/13/us-supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-found-dead/

[yorkster]

6. Fire the Cannon....if only.

[LymphocyteLover]

7. can this be used to freaking get this horribly corrupt judge off this critical case?

[Mysterian]

8. Merely proving her qualifications to be a republican nominee for the Supreme Court!

The more corrupt the better!

[2naSalit]

9. Another one?

I know she came out here to one of the hoity-toit resorts in the valley last year that she didn't disclose. She's just enjoying the secret perks that her fellow HF groomers have told her to indulge in but not report... you know, like her overseer, uncle clarence.

[Trust_Reality]

10. Federalist Society member judges are not conservative judges.

They are special interest judges.

[FakeNoose]

20. They're also slaves to the Puppetmasters

[SunSeeker]

12. She is corrupt scum.

[ShazzieB]

14. So what happens now?

Does she get a gentle smack on the wrist, or does she get the ass-kicking she deserves?

I'm pretty sure I know the answer, unfortunately.

[onenote]

22. Not much. Quite a few judges fail to timely file these reports

This is not a particularly shocking news story. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1247512187

[24601]

36. Not exactly late breaking news since NPR reported it 4 1/2 months ago. n/t

[Scalded Nun]

16. Holy shit!! You know what this means will happen?

Not a fucking thing.

[Baitball Blogger]

17. She is so compromised. She is single-handedly undermining the fairness of he judicial process.

Look, we see it. You have three Supremes on the Court right now that are sending strong signals to the right-wing conservative judges in the lower court and giving them rulings they can interpret to mean, "send me these cases and we'll rule favorably to advance the cause."

Robert's court is disgraceful.

[AllaN01Bear]

18. here i go with the if dems did that ,, ohm myyyyy!.

[onenote]

19. Actually several dozen judges have failed to timely file

including judges appointed by presidents of both parties

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1247512187

[travelingthrulife]

33. Why not? They are never disciplined

[jvill]

21. Why this drop-dead corrupt moron of a judge is allowed to keep her job is a mystery...

...

[samsingh]

23. again, rules don't apply to republicans

they can break the law or integrity requirements (integrity is lacking anyway) and live like dictators

[onenote]

34. Sadly, its not just r-appointed judges that ignore their reporting requirements

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1247512187

[StClone]

24. The Best of the worst Judiciary money can lie onto the bench.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

25. I'm sure she just forgot

kinda like uncle Clarence forget about the 5 million dollars that was lavished on him.

We need some serious judicial ethics reforms proto,

Tyranny of the minority loves to block this kinda stuff, cause it benefits them so much...that is a problem the founders did not see coming, big time

[bluestarone]

26. Not much can be done about this type of news. BUT

It DOES tell me that TFG COULD win this election. NOT because of popular vote or even by electoral votes. i'm leaning more like him already has deals made with many judges to win on some stupid RETHUG lawsuits. Hope i'm wrong, but hearing stories about these judges TFG installed, SCARES the shit out of me. BE ready!

[GreenWave]

27. She was coached to kick the can down the road until...

the day AFTER the RNC concluded its debacle. Coincidence?

[LilElf70]

28. A crooked judge?

Everyone knew this years ago. Yet they still gave her Trumps case? It don't get more crooked than that. She needs her license revoked. Yesterday would be fine by me.

All these crooked judges, politicians. They think they will never get caught.

The toopid runs strong in this one.

[TomSlick]

29. She forgot she's not on the Supreme Court - yet.

As long as she's a district court judge, the ethics rules apply.

[NotHardly]

30. Questions: Will it matter? Is there a "law" that is enforceable re this shite? Will anyone do anything?

I'm really past tired of a justice system that punishment and consequences are only for the "poors" ... bring me justice, let us have justice.

[republianmushroom]

31. Oh, horrors, horrors. So what is going to happen,

about this, nothing, not a thing.

[Hassler]

32. Put her on the SCROTUS , she'll fit right in.

[Ladythatvotesblue]

35. Cannon

needs to be replaced!
Along with any other corrupt Judge.