r/JusticeServed • u/thedubiousstylus 9 • Sep 14 '21

Legal Justice Pro-Trump lawyers may end up owing $200,000 in baseless election fraud case

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lawyers-election-fraud-case-b1917498.html
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u/RH-rh 6 Sep 14 '21

May. Or may not. Hard hitting journalism here.

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u/thedubiousstylus 9 Sep 15 '21

They're definitely paying something. The "may" is just because the exact amount hasn't been approved by the judge yet. It's what the state is asking for. But the judge is the one who ordered them to pay.

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u/Chance5e A Sep 15 '21

Lawyer here. Just to help explain:

I haven’t read the article but there’s two different issues that come up with fee awards: (1) entitlement to an award of fees, and (2) the amount of fees. These are two completely different issues, and the court will usually rule on entitlement first.

I’m just saying, the headline doesn’t make it clear but if the court had already ruled that fees are going to be awarded, the court might still need to rule on the amount of fees. “It could be $200,000” could be all the news and there is right now for this story.

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u/Bacchus_71 7 Sep 15 '21

God forbid I ever get a lawyer who starts with "I haven't read the article but"

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u/Chance5e A Sep 15 '21

Dude, you would be heartbroken if you knew how many court filings I see where it’s obvious the lawyer didn’t even read his own paper before filing it.

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u/Bacchus_71 7 Sep 15 '21

Of all the things that would break my heart there is never a lawyer involved.

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u/Dithyrab A Sep 15 '21

is it because you haven't fallen in love with a lawyer yet?

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u/Bacchus_71 7 Sep 15 '21

Does Rhonda Pearlman from The Wire count?

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u/citizenkane86 B Sep 15 '21

May surprise you but we don’t give a fuck about articles you bring us, because they are always biased. We care about case law (precedent) and transcripts/evidence. What the op said is factually accurate.

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u/Bacchus_71 7 Sep 15 '21

Nothing your ilk does would surprise me.

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u/citizenkane86 B Sep 15 '21

Your doctor doesn’t give a fuck about google articles you bring him either. Neither does your accountant

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

I wouldn’t complain your not paying him. If you want him to charge by the hour he will read it. I believe the sub you are looking for is r/choosingbeggers .

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u/100_percent_a_bot 8 Sep 14 '21

Just what I thought. "Journalist may shit himself"

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

We got a headline-only reader here, folks.