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Legal scholars are asking leave to file an amicus brief in Eric Swalwell's J6 suit against Trump [View all]
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Alan Feuer
@alanfeuer
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Jul 8, 2021
Replying to @alanfeuer
JUST IN: Legal scholars, including 1A expert Floyd Abrams, are asking leave to file an amicus brief in Eric Swalwell's J6 suit against Trump.
The would-be amici believe that Trump & the defendants in other J6 civil cases have raised "spurious & thinly developed 1A defenses."
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Alan Feuer
@alanfeuer
Here's the link to the proposed amicus brief by Floyd Abrams et al in the Jan. 6 civil cases.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnM-WBnwB3FHiEnr9L_WofeuAn4_…
2:42 PM · Jul 8, 2021
Alan Feuer
@alanfeuer
·
Jul 8, 2021
Replying to @alanfeuer
JUST IN: Legal scholars, including 1A expert Floyd Abrams, are asking leave to file an amicus brief in Eric Swalwell's J6 suit against Trump.
The would-be amici believe that Trump & the defendants in other J6 civil cases have raised "spurious & thinly developed 1A defenses."
Image
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Alan Feuer
@alanfeuer
Here's the link to the proposed amicus brief by Floyd Abrams et al in the Jan. 6 civil cases.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AnM-WBnwB3FHiEnr9L_WofeuAn4_…
2:42 PM · Jul 8, 2021
Scholars include FLOYD ABRAMS, ERWIN CHEMERINSKY, MARTHA MINOW, AND LAURENCE H. TRIBE
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