Jack Smith narrows possible charges against Trump to the essentials. That’s a good thing

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak to reporters, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak to reporters on June 9 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

We don’t know what specific charges special counsel Jack Smith will pursue if former President Trump is indicted on allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. We can’t even be certain that there will be an indictment, although it looks imminent after Smith sent Trump a target letters last week.

But thanks to “persons briefed on the matter,” presumably Trump’s leaky lawyers, we know which federal statutes are likely to form the basis of Smith’s case, and they suggest what some of his

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The Privacy Act allows disclosure of inmate transfers in some cases, contradicting Mendicino’s claims

Soon after Canadians were told privacy law was preventing them from learning why notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium-security prison, the federal privacy watchdog was reminded behind the scenes that there are ways around it.

Bernardo had spent nearly 30 years in a maximum-security prison — most recently the Millhaven Institution near Kingston, Ont. — before news broke that he had been transferred to La Macaza Institution in Quebec, a medium-security prison offering treatment for sex offenders, at the end of May.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, whose handling of the prison transfer has dogged him

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Iran resumes infamous ‘morality police’ to enforce the mandatory hijab law

LONDON — Iran’s infamous hijab police, known as the “morality police,” are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said.

The controversial measure was announced Sunday along with a series of other severe actions that were being taken against women just 10 months after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, an event that sparked bloody nationwide protests.

“The police … will take legal action against those who, unfortunately, continue to break the dressing norms regardless of the consequences of doing so,” said Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi, spokesman for the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic.

PHOTO: Iranian morality policeman stands guard while monitoring an area in Tehran, April 22, 2007.

Iranian morality policeman stands

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Judge in Trump Mar-a-Lago Trial Faces a Telling Ruling: Attorney

US District Judge Aileen Cannon may reveal any “lean” she might exude in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case with her ruling over a debated preliminary hearing, according to attorney Joyce Alene.

Trump, as well as his co-defendant and personal aide Walt Nauta, has pleaded not guilty to all criminal counts connected to the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents since leaving the White House. The case will be tried in Florida federal court, but concerns have been raised that Cannon, a Trump appointee, could exhibit a bias toward the former president

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Judge strikes down law allowing Tennessee attorney general to argue certain death penalty cases

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Former Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott gets final legal update

NFL Free Agency was not the only thing Ezekiel Elliott had to worry about in the offseason. The former Dallas Cowboys running back needed to settle a dog attack case filed against him in Frisco, Texas. Elliott’s case may have finally been resolved in its last legal update.

The ex-Cowboys running back faced a charge from a woman named Jennifer Gamper. Elliott’s dogs attacked Gamper while she was not provoking them. She asked for $1 million in reparations after the event. Her scars due to the attack were severe and permanent, per Charean Williams of NBC Sports.

Gamper and Elliott

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Michigan Supreme Court Upholds UCC Statute of Frauds Rule Requiring Quantity Terms To Be In Writing

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds UCC Statute of Frauds Rule Requiring Quantity Terms To Be In Writing

The Michigan Supreme Court issued an Opinion on July 11, 2023 in MSSC, Inc. v. Airboss Flexible Products Co., reversing a Court of Appeals opinion holding that blanket purchase orders were enforceable under the UCC Statute of Frauds.

In short, the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the longstanding Statute of Frauds rule that contracts must contain a written quantity of terms to be binding, including its conclusions that:

  1. The parties’ blanket purchase order, terms and conditions, and other writings lacked a written quantity term.
  2. The term, “blanket,” does not constitute a quantity term within the meaning of the Statute of Frauds,
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