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X terms specify Northern District, where Judge Reed O’Connor is a Tesla investor.

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[–] wondrous_strange@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How is it not a conflict of interests?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

United States of America.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Because the only way these shit bag Republicans can ever win anything is when they cheat.

It’s crazy that the American legal system allows this. What is a conflict of interest??

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

If you still use twitter at this point, you’re asking for it.

[–] fluckx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How is the first action of a lawyer not to demand a new judge because this is a conflict of interest?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

You can ask for the judge to recuse, but they can just say no. And then you have to appeal which can take years.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 11 points 2 days ago

Well yeah, that's why he moved to Texas.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Tune forward to after teslas collapse

Judge: "So you're the guy that cost my retirement money?"