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    Isn't there some strange circumstance resulting in its not being homestead property. I think he's technically the "property manager." I know it's held by an LLC, but there was something strange about his acquisition of the property that's escaping me at the moment.
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    For those of you with kids, talk to them. Ask the hard questions. Keep an eye on behavioral and mood changes. A vast majority of them (based on experience with my own and talking to friends about their kids) are not feeling mentally well. You can help and get them help. Their is light on the other side. But we chalked it up to typical teenager shit for longer than we should have and are lucky things didn't go horribly wrong from what we came to learn.
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    Texas BBQ

    dcbc replied to Washpark's topic in Food and Travel

    I grew up going to Dozier's in the late 70s/early 80s. So this hits hard. I know they've enjoyed recent success, but with the departure of he who shall not be named last year, I'm assuming that success wasn't lucrative to the point it needed to be.
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    It's not slowing anything down since prosecution may continue. But I can't imagine it will take long to review. The whole thing was a red herring.
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    Having the prosecutor removed for impropriety unrelated to the case is one thing. Having the case dismissed because of it seems like a pipe dream.
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    The fact that it doesn't stay prosecution is good. Unless the COA is markedly pro-Trump, I'd expect it to go nowhere fast. Presumably, this is reviewed by something akin to abuse of discretion and would be a steep hill to get it flipped, even by competent counsel. It results in Trump's spending money (wherever it comes from) that is not going to his campaign on something that will likely not bear fruit. I'm good with it.
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    D.J. Wentworthless: "It's your money, and I need it now!" "I have a crippling judgment, and I need cash now . . . ." /enCHUBBened
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    So Michael Dell just sold $465M worth of Dell stock. I'm sure it's a coincidence, given how far in advance that had to have been planned. My real concern is that Trump starts an Onlyfans, in which case, I think Dell should just give him the money to take it down, lest the screen grabs show up on IPIHB.
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    This article mentions the possibility of a restraining order on spending until he puts up the bond. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/19/1239524037/heres-what-happens-if-trump-cant-pay-his-454-million-bond
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    Under the judgment, they would have oversight of some sort over the LLC, correct? That might make things flexible. I haven't dealt with this end of the law in some time, thankfully.
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    I think I read it's held by a NY-based LLC. Food for though, Don-Don: don't shit where you eat.
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    I'm in the second episode. It's solid.
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    I was hoping I'd get a hidden verse. I am not disappointed in that effort. We need to get you into the studio.
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    Who told Dotard it was a good idea to sue ABC? You don't fuck with THE MOUSE, especially if you can't afford to do so. Trump is about to have done to him, what he has been found liable of doing to others.
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    Is that a Lee Greenwood b-side?
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    Analogizing to the criminal sentencing cases, if the penalty falls within a range prescribed by statute, it is per se not in violation of the 8th amendment. If not, courts consider (1) the gravity of the offense and the harshness of the penalty, (2) the penalties imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction, and (3) the penalties imposed for commission of the same crime in other jurisdictions.
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    I have no idea. And don't call me Shirley.
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    I thought we were talking about the New York state real estate value inflation case and the resultant civil penalties/fines wrt 8th Amendment.
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    Fair enough. But the point remains that the 8th Amendment rarely is the basis for a winning argument on appeal in a punishment context.
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    I was using "cruel and unusual" as a catch-all for the 8th, for what it's worth.
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    Well, his response was to my post about a criminal sentence for a relatively minor series of offenses. He was pointing out that the "penalty" language in the 8th Amendment applies to civil matters, such as forfeitures. I imagine a lot of that may be quite applicable in federal drug cases and asset seizure/forfeiture. I seem to think that even if this gets reduced on some basis, the nature of the case and the specific dollar amounts proven will make it pretty straight-forward to uphold against an 8th Amendment challenge.
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    I'm now curious whether they made any objection at trial or in post-trial motions that the civil penalties amounted to disproportionate punishment under the 8th Amendment. I don't know about NY state, but you have to preserve that issue in Texas.
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    It seems like, in this case, the civil penalties have a pretty straight-forward, dollar-to-dollar correlation to the conduct. So I'd guess it would be a pretty steep hill on appeal, all else being equal. I haven't seen too many winning appellate arguments arising out of the 8th Amendment and don't recall seeing anything on the civil forfeiture side of things (not that that means anything).

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