Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Judge Cannon Failed to Disclose Right Wing Junket

Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.

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... It's not the first time she has failed to fully comply with the rule.

In 2021 and 2022, Cannon took weeklong trips to the luxurious Sage Lodge in Pray, Montana, for legal colloquiums sponsored by George Mason, which named its law school for Scalia thanks to $30 million in gifts that conservative judicial kingmaker Leonard Leo helped organize.

Current rates for standard rooms at Sage Lodge can exceed $1,000 per night, depending on the season. With both Montana trips, Cannon's required seminar disclosures were not posted until NPR reporters asked about the omissions this year as part of a broader national investigation of gaps in judicial disclosures. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-17 04:06 PM

@#1

So, an apparent pattern of unethical behavior?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-17 04:07 PM

Just another corrupt republic*nt judge. Must be a day that ends in Y.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-09-18 08:17 AM

The ---- is taking so long to get her replaced?

#4 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-09-19 01:29 AM

The ---- is taking so long to get her replaced?

It's hard to get rid of a DEI hire.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-09-19 01:54 AM

Impeach her.

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2024-09-19 09:14 AM

@#4 ... is taking so long to get her replaced? ...

From what I understand at this point...

There's been no request to have her removed submitted by SC Smith.

A brief has been filed to that effect by a third-party, though.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-19 12:29 PM

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