Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket
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 Scalias 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 courts website.
Its 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
Loose Cannon is mucking about again...
Ray Bruns
(4,400 posts)Tadpole Raisin
(1,317 posts)Republicans do neither.
What a surprise
Think. Again.
(15,606 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(151,967 posts)The 11th Circuit needs to recuse this idiot from this case
Dem_in_Nebr.
(309 posts)SunSeeker
(53,147 posts)Per the Pro Publica article:
The clerk said she had no information about the May 2023 banquet.
niyad
(118,030 posts)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
(6,643 posts)yorkster
(2,152 posts)LymphocyteLover
(6,236 posts)Mysterian
(5,057 posts)The more corrupt the better!
2naSalit
(90,847 posts)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
(1,814 posts)They are special interest judges.
FakeNoose
(34,738 posts)SunSeeker
(53,147 posts)ShazzieB
(17,980 posts)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
(43,922 posts)This is not a particularly shocking news story. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1247512187
24601
(3,995 posts)Scalded Nun
(1,307 posts)Not a fucking thing.
Baitball Blogger
(47,481 posts)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
(22,393 posts)onenote
(43,922 posts)including judges appointed by presidents of both parties
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1247512187
travelingthrulife
(283 posts)jvill
(315 posts)...
samsingh
(17,731 posts)they can break the law or integrity requirements (integrity is lacking anyway) and live like dictators
onenote
(43,922 posts)StClone
(11,848 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(2,825 posts)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
(17,852 posts)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
(8,480 posts)the day AFTER the RNC concluded its debacle. Coincidence?
LilElf70
(224 posts)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
(11,588 posts)As long as she's a district court judge, the ethics rules apply.
NotHardly
(1,108 posts)republianmushroom
(16,465 posts)about this, nothing, not a thing.
Hassler
(3,520 posts)Ladythatvotesblue
(210 posts)needs to be replaced!
Along with any other corrupt Judge.