• grue@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The court’s “justification” (which is obviously bullshit, but nevertheless the argument) is that allowing him to keep making money increases his ability to pay the judgement.

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      2 days ago

      Despite the Onion offering a deal that the families were happy with.

      It’s almost as if the court system in the US has a ton of judges who rule on their political views, not the spirit or letter of the law.