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Mr. Joe Steel

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11. Forum-shopping is an abomination.

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:43 AM

Jul 22

We can't say we have a "justice" system when the outcome of process depends on the personalities involved. Justice shouldn't depend on the prejudices of the judges.

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BWAHAHAHA Krasnov Doesn't Get Aileen Cannon To Hear His WSJ Lawsuit [View all] gab13by13 Jul 22 OP

Finally! Something random in the judicial system breaking our way. hatrack Jul 22 #1

Expecting all out attack on the judge's family Walleye Jul 22 #2

The serious side to this... Hugin Jul 22 #5

Krassenuff's judicial forum-shopping psychosis is disgusting. I am glad this one backfired on him. John1956PA Jul 22 #3

Forum-shopping is an abomination. Mr. Joe Steel Jul 22 #11

Judges' personalities were never supposed to influence decisions DeeDeeNY Jul 22 #22

"Unfair!" "Fake news!" "Why are you all turning against me!" Hugin Jul 22 #4

And it echoed throughout maga-manland (R): "unfair, unfair, waah, unfair." BoRaGard Jul 22 #7

How did you get 50:50 odds? The source actually says it was unlikely that Cannon would get the case. sl8 Jul 22 #6

Yeah a drawback to my getting a lot of my news listening to it, gab13by13 Jul 22 #9

OK. sl8 Jul 22 #10

Thanks for the link. And per Google AI, it's an automated randomization process, TheRickles Jul 22 #14

Timing by Trump's lawyers gab13by13 Jul 22 #16

I remember this and it got little coverage, gab13by13 Jul 22 #15

Here's a blurb from The Hill about how/why Cannon was assigned to the documents case: sl8 Jul 22 #19

Thank you! I've been wondering about this for a long time. :-( TheRickles Jul 22 #24

Here is the caveat of the SDFL BumRushDaShow Jul 22 #21

Good malaise Jul 22 #8

Oh dear, gab13by13 Jul 22 #12

Trump's lawyers filed the case in the Miami Division, not Fort Pierce. onenote Jul 22 #13

Thank you, fixed. gab13by13 Jul 22 #17

"He was allowed to file his documents case in Fort Pierce where he also had better odds." BumRushDaShow Jul 22 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Jul 22 #27

It's both complicated and simple. onenote Jul 22 #28

SC Justice? MaineNative Jul 22 #18

Knr UTUSN Jul 22 #20

I was listening to Legal AF last night peggysue2 Jul 22 #25

The case was filed in the Miami division; Cannon is in the Fort Pierce division. Ocelot II Jul 22 #26

Can he withdraw the case and resubmit it hoping to get lucky? live love laugh Jul 22 #29