Legal Controversies and Interpretations

OA1102 - Why is the state of New York charging Luigi Mangione as a terrorist? And why have federal charges been filed in this case at all? We consider before moving on to try to locate any actual legal basis in the Georgia Court of Appeals decision removing Fulton County DA Fani Willis from the prosecution of Donald Trump and his alleged conspirators in Georgia. Finally, we dig into 11th Circuit judge Kevin Newsom’s surprisingly defensible argument that judges and lawyers should occasionally consult with ChatGPT, and Matt drops a footnote involving judges being weird about food.

• New York indictment of Luigi Mangione (12/18/24)

• Federal indictment of Luigi Mangione (12/19/24)

• People v. Ferhani, 966 N.Y.S.2d 348 (2012)

• Georgia Court of Appeals decision removing Fani Willis from Trump’s GA case (12/19/24)

• Snell v. Specialty Insurance Corp, 11th Cir. (5/28/2024)(Newsom, J., concurring)

• U.S. v. Deleon, 11 Cir. (9/5/2024)(Newsom, J., concurring)

• Judge Proctor’s order in McCuller v. Koch (11/26/24)

• Ohio Supreme Court’s decision in Berkheimer v. REKM (7/25/24)

• Ohio Supreme Court’s decision denying reconsideration in Berkheimer v. REM (12/9/24)

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