[thegagline]

Hoft is a moron. If you believe what he is saying, you don’t know how the system works. The fact that the judge already ruled against Trump is no secret, or shock, or surprise. This follows the same, “no jury” crap. I guess Hoft needed some clicks on a Sunday morning.

Agreed. In New York, cases in equity fall under the rubric of nonjury (bench) trials. Also, motions for summary judgement or partial summary judgment are common.

[neverevergiveup]

The justice system is incredibly flawed. It's all about the mechanics (e.g. procedures, motions, precedent - irrespective of if it is blemished) etc. The system isn't designed to find the truth, and it is not designed to protect the innocent. It's designed to impart enormous flexibility and subjectivity that can be exploited massively - and is.

We need legal reform in the US - comprehensive legal reform. The manner in which data comes in to courts needs to be entirely restructured. It should not be possible for an attorney for either the prosecution/plaintiff or defense/defendant to steer the narrative by limiting the ability of a plaintiff or a defendant to verbally convey their complete and entire truth.

Also, the ability for people to use the courts as a way to punish people financially by forcing them to spend enormous legal fees to defend themselves has to stop. Legal costs are completely out of hand. Perhaps we should have a Medicare-like legal insurance that allows people to defend themselves without being ruined financially, and that caps hourly attorney rates.