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Ms. Toad

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2. This is a unique situation - not easily transferrable to other situations.

Reply to moniss (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 09:34 PM

Apr 2025

The underlying case has been dismissed, as brought in the wrong jurisdiction. That means the court didn't have the authority to issue the order that the administration disobeyed anyway. So the Boasberg could easily have decided to drop the contempt charge because the order issued was infalid.=. He chose to proceed, without the underlying case, but the fact that there is no underlying case was always going to be an issue.

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This is not a good sign. It may moniss Apr 2025 #1

This is a unique situation - not easily transferrable to other situations. Ms. Toad Apr 2025 #2

In normal times it would not be "easily transferrable" moniss Apr 2025 #3

I didn't say they won't attempt to use it. Ms. Toad Apr 2025 #4

The underlying case being ultimately found to be in the wrong jurisdiction moniss Apr 2025 #5