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Edmund “The Co-Ed Killer” Kemper

Welcome to the bonus post! As I said in my last update, I chose who to write about next by using a number generator and when this guy came up, I was too excited to wait so you guys get two posts in one day.  Also, I realized that I forgot my trigger warning in my last post so if you read it and it triggered you, I am SO sorry. I’ll do my best to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Alright, so if you’ve watched Mindhunter on Netflix, you definitely know who this guy is. If not, go watch it because it’s a great show.

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of abuse, murder, animal abuse and necrophilia

Edmund Kemper, born Edmund Emil Kemper III, and better known as The Co-Ed Killer was born on December 18, 1948 in Burbank, California. He was the middle child and only boy of Edmund Jr. and Clarnell Kemper’s three children. Kemper was very close to his father so when his parents divorced and his mother moved him and his two sisters to Helena, Montana, he was devastated. Kemper did not get along with his mother. She was emotionally abusive and even locked him in the basement because she was afraid he would rape his younger sister. If that wasn’t enough for her to consider getting him help, he showed sociopathic signs at a young age. As a child he was a pyromaniac and enjoyed killing cats. He also used to enact murders and bizarre sexual rituals with his sisters dolls and would make a game out of pretending to be executed by the electric chair to fulfill his fantasy.

When Kemper was thirteen, he ran away and made it all the way to his father in California only to realize he had remarried and had put all his affection to his step son. He was sent back to his mother in Montana. When he turned fourteen, his mother sent him to live with his paternal grandparents, Edmund Sr. and Maude Kemper, in North Fork, California. Kemper did not get along with his grandmother and despite measuring an intimidating height of 6’4, he was bullied a lot by other kids. On August 27, 1964 Kemper shot and killed his grandmother in her kitchen with a rifle he had gotten for Christmas. Some sources say that he shot her after an argument and others say she was just working on her next children’s book when he shot her just to see what it felt like. His grandfather returned after a trip to the grocery store shortly after. He shot him in the driveway to spare him the sight of his dead wife. Afterwards, he made a phone call to his mother to tell her what he had done, then a second call to the police to do the same. He then sat on the porch steps and waited for the police to arrive. After his arrest, he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and admitted into Atascadero State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. During his stay, he surprisingly got along so well with his psychiatrist that he made Kemper his assistant. On his twenty-first birthday, Kemper was released back to his mother in Santa Cruz, California against the wishes of several psychiatrists. 

After his release, Kemper worked several different odd jobs before finally being hired by the State of California’s Department of Public Works as a laborer. He befriended quite a few friends at Santa Cruz PD and even wanted to become a cop himself. That dream quickly set sail after he learned his monstrous height of 6’9 was above regulation height. Eventually, Kemper was able to save enough money to move into an apartment with a roommate and after receiving a $15,000 settlement after a motorbike accident he was able to buy a truck. It seemed like he was truly safe to be a part of society now. Unfortunately, along with his truck, he also bought murder supplies such as a knife, plastic bags, and hand cuffs. Once he was fully prepared, he began searching the Pacific cost for female hitchhikers. On May 7, 1972, Kemper picked up two female Fresno State students in Berkley, California. He had promised to give them a ride to Stanford University but instead stabbed them to death. Over the next nine months, he would commit four other murders, usually after an argument with his mother. 

On April 19, 1973, Kemper had finally had enough and bludgeoned his mother to death in her sleep then spent the next several hours mutilating her body. He cut off her head and used it for oral sex. Then, he threw darts at it. Afterwards, he stuffed her vocal cords down the garbage disposal. Kemper wasn’t satisfied though, so he invited one of her friends over and killed her when she arrived. After his mini-spree, he took off in his truck listening to the radio for any reports about what he had just done. After four days of hearing nothing, he stopped at a phone booth in Pueblo, Colorado and called his friends at Santa Cruz PD. He confessed to all eight murders and at first, his friends thought it was a joke, but after a few phone calls, they realized he was telling the truth. Kemper went back to his truck and again, awaited his arrest.

At his trial, Kemper attempted to plea insanity but failed, so he requested the death penalty and an execution by electric chair, like he had always fantasized about. At the time, California had temporarily suspended capital punishment so instead he was sentenced to life in prison. While in prison, he was one of the first inmates to be interviewed by the Behavioral Science Unit. One interviewer, who had interviewed three times, found himself locked in a small room with Kemper as he began to threaten his life. The guards didn’t believe his screams for him and when they finally showed up, Kemper claimed he was kidding. Another interviewer admitted he actually liked Kemper. Kemper is now still serving his sentence at California Medical Facility in Vacaville.

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Rick Ross Sued For ‘Rape Culture’ In Sex Assault Case NO GAMES

A young woman has claimed the rapper’s bodyguard drugged and raped her, and says Ross and his record companies are also to blame.

She had enough sense to text an S.O.S. to her friend, but was too tipsy to press Send.

The drink-and-drug cocktail packed too much of a punch, leaving her comatose as rapper Rick Ross’s 42-year-old bodyguard Nadrian James (and possibly others) allegedly violated her, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on September 18.

“It was at least [James] and maybe others—we haven’t tested everything yet,” the alleged victim’s attorney, Okorie Okorocha, told The Daily Beast, referring to the dress and underwear that's now been tagged as evidence.

The complaint tees up its accusations against Ross, his record label Maybach, and Warner Music Group, by claiming the victim suffered from being drugged and raped by Ross’s bodyguard “and possibly others.” It goes on to say that both record companies are on the hook for fostering “an environment in which drugs and rape were not only tolerated and condoned but also encouraged.”

Multiple attempts made by The Daily Beast to Rick Ross and Nadrian James’s criminal attorneys, reps and relatives were not returned.

Both Ross and James have plunked down exorbitant bail sums to to be free while facing an unrelated charge in June of allegedly kidnapping and pistol-whipping two groundskeepers at Ross’s 235-acre palatial estate in Fayetteville, Georgia.

The woman, who is not named in court papers, says the alleged attack occurred back on February 7 inside L.A.’s posh W Hotel.

Okorocha is repping the twentysomething Los Angeles-based woman, known as Jane Doe in court papers, and filed a graphically detailed civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, demanding the rapper and his bodyguard be held accountable for the alleged attack.

“It could have been a gang rape because she only remembers very little of the incident,” Okorocha said.

The swaggering Ross has rapped about drugged women before—on his collaborative track “U.O.E.N.O.,” he spit: “Put Molly up in her champagne, she ain’t even know it, I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it.” After some public outcry Ross apologized, stating, “To suggest in any way that harm and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes and regrets.”

In the lawsuit, the woman says she thought she was meeting Ross and his crew to apply for a job.

According to the civil rape complaint, Jane Doe met Ross’s muscle, Nadrian James, two years ago in Fresno, California, during a concert. They “exchanged phone numbers” and over time stayed in touch by texting and chatting on the phone.

But Okorocha, who described Doe as being “very attractive,” says the woman turned to James—whom she knew only by his nickname “Black”—for job prospects and maintains they “were never sexually intimate” before the alleged attack.

“She was talking about doing different things like promotions and possibly working for [Ross’s Maybach] record label,” Okorocha said.

Fast-forward two years and on February 6, James allegedly reached out to the woman to see if she would like to attend “an industry party” hosted by Rick Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II.

The woman turned him down “because it was late at night and she had no interest in going to his hotel room late at night…she wanted to hang out during daylight with others present,” according to the complaint.

The following day, though, the woman accepted an invite to tag along with Ross and his crew to the Cannabis Cup in San Bernardino, California. The woman hoped a friend would join her on Ross’s party bus, but the other girl flaked “at the last minute.”

Doe decided to go stag and arrived at the W Hotel. While waiting at the bar for James to do errands, she downed “a single cocktail,” according to the complaint.

Around 6 p.m. Doe joined James, a DJ, Rick Ross, three security guards, another entourage member and the driver—all of whom allegedly smoked dope on the ride to Cannabis Cup, according to the complaint.

In the lawsuit, the woman claims James boasted about the extra dedication he gave to his celebrity boss. He allegedly told Doe he was ordered to “hang out with music performers and groupies to network and carry on the public persona… which included drinking, smoking marijuana, and hanging out with beautiful women.”

Once at the festival, Ross was snapped toking what appears to be a briar of bud burning from a makeshift champagne bottle.

Backstage, Ross and his cannabis clique popped his signature Bel Aire bubbly and Jane Doe says she was handed a flute. She says she “had only one glass the entire evening.”

The same ensemble cast returned to Ross’s van and they drove home.

That’s when the curtains came down on the party.

James allegedly offered the woman some more liquor. This time it was Ciroc vodka, according to Okorocha, and the woman accepted.

But before she took hold of the cup something queer occurred, the complaint alleges. James “turned away from [Doe] and held the cup and bottle out of her view.”

It was then that the woman is certain that James “drugged [her] beverage.”

Within 10 minutes after drinking the mystery hooch from the cup, Doe “began feeling intensely dizzy and ill.”

Apparently, the woman asked and received water but “it made her even sicker,” the complaint says. And then she “blacked out and lost all consciousness.”

Two hours elapsed before the van arrived back at the W Hotel. According to the complaint, Doe remembers “[James] telling her to get out of the van, and gave her his hotel room key and told her to go there to feel better.”

Staggering to James’s hotel room, Doe felt the situation was becoming dire and she attempted to text her friend “but was unable to do so because she lost consciousness again before [the text] could be sent,” according to the complaint.

The woman says she slipped in and out of consciousness and at one point remembered “[James] close the door” and then “being up next to her on the bed and smacking her buttocks,” according to the complaint.

“Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it / I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it,”

Rapper Rick Ross apologizes for saying he doesn’t hire female artists because he would have sex with them

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S D Bob ‘Snake’ Plissken is a former U.S. Army Lieutenant, serving under Special Forces Unit “Black Light” with two Purple Hearts, and the youngest man to be decorated by the U.S. President for bravery during campaigns in Leningrad and Siberia in World War III against the Former Warsaw Pact Soviet Alliance and Eurasian United War Union. After the War, Snake is discharged with his war buddy and only friend, Bill Taylor and become disenfranchised drifters. Some time later, he turned to a life of crime due to the perceived betrayal of the United States government during the “Leningrad Ruse” where he lost his left eye. Meanwhile his parents were burned alive in their home by the United States Police Force. Snake took up with partners Harold Hellman and Bob 'Fresno Bob’. In Kansas City around 1993, Hellman left Plissken and Fresno Bob get cornered by police. Fresno Bob was killed from advanced interrogation while in custody of the United States Police Force. In 1997 Snake Plissken reunites with Bill Taylor for a heist on the U.S. Federal Reserve in Denver, Colorado. Snake providing the leg work, connecting Taylor into the bank’s servers and acquiring bank cards for Taylor to transfer funds onto. The electronic security alarms activate, Snake carries the bank cards, regroup with Taylor and evade the United States Police Force on a subway train. At their destination, Plissken and Taylor are ambushed by police force. Taylor is shot and killed by automatic rifle fire while Snake surrenders, complies and is arrested. He was sentenced to life in New York maximum security prison-the entire island of Manhattan. After His escape from New York. Snake finds himself in Cleveland where he meets two new partners in crime: Jack 'Carjack’ Malone and Mike 'Texas Mike’ O'Shay. Subsequently, Texas Mike is killed and Carjack is caught. Plissken evades capture and makes his way to the United States territory of New Vegas, Thailand. There he is a gunfighter for hire to whoever pays the most coin for his services. Until he is once again apprehended by the United States Police Force and sent to Los Angeles Island Prison referred to as The Island of The Damned.  As a result of the Kansas City incident, it was widely believed in the criminal community that Snake Plissken was dead. In Escape from L.A., the recurring joke is changed to “I thought you’d be taller.” Snake Plissken has a tattoo of a cobra on his abdomen. He is a skilled marksman, an advanced demolition and breaching expert, locksmith, learned Combined Skills-sniping/special response/hostage rescue/counterterrorism/establish TOC/FOBs/comms, Tradecraft-Espionage & Executive Protection. Snake specializes in stealth, SERE, reconnaissance, expeditionary warfare, guerilla warfare & a preference for close quarters combat and weapons.

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California GOP: Committing Election Fraud To Own The Libs

After Complaining About Voter Fraud, the California GOP Commits Election Fraud

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/california-republicans-drop-boxes-ballot-harvesting-fraud.html

"The Republican Party routinely insists that California is a hotbed of voter fraud. For proof, they point to the fact that voters are allowed to hand over their ballots to another person who submits them on their behalf. The California GOP decries this practice as “ballot harvesting” and attacks its legality to delegitimize election results. This year, some California Republicans went further: Some GOP operatives set up ballot drop boxes that are falsely marked “official,” encouraging voters to place their ballots in these phony boxes. These Republicans appear to have committed felony election fraud.“

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"Republicans do not understand how Democrats “harvest” ballots. The California Democratic Party hires both volunteers and paid staff to collect completed ballots directly from voters. These individuals cannot be paid per ballot under state law. They often focus on underserved communities whose members may face hardships that make it difficult for them to personally return their own ballot. Setting up drop boxes and falsely labeling them “official,” by contrast, is not legal “ballot harvesting.” It’s likely a criminal offense. California law strictly regulates the creation and use of ballot boxes and bars private citizens from establishing them. Moreover, the statute that allows third parties to collect ballots requires voters to formally “designate” the “person” who will return their ballot to election officials. This person must sign the ballot envelope and provide both their name and relationship to the voter. Republicans do not seem to have followed these rules when collecting ballots.”

“On Sunday, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla issued guidance to county elections officials explaining that the fake ballot box scheme is “prohibited by state law.” He added that participants may be guilty of election fraud, a felony offense punishable by two to four years in prison. In an email on Monday, Padilla told me he is “coordinating with local officials to address the multiple reports of unauthorized ballot drop boxes.” He urged voters to “never hand your ballot over to someone you don’t trust.” Padilla, along with Attorney General Xavier Becerra, also sent a cease and desist order to the California Republican Party, as well as the county Republican parties of Fresno, Los Angeles, and Orange County—demanding that they remove their fake drop boxes. At a Monday press conference, Becerra warned that some Republican officials have indicated that they “may not be prepared or willing to remove those boxes.””

California GOP installed unofficial ballot drop-off boxes. State officials say they’re illegal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/12/california-illegal-ballot-boxes/

“Operating unofficial ballot drop boxes — especially those misrepresented as official drop boxes — is not just misleading to voters, it’s a violation of state law,” California Secretary of State Alex Padilla told The Post in an email. “My office is coordinating with local officials to address the multiple reports of unauthorized ballot drop boxes. Californians should only use official ballot drop boxes that have been deployed and secured by their county elections office."

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CAPTAIN PHOEBUS ▶ LIAM PHOENIX (  THE CANDY HOUSE HEAD OF SECURITY ● 38  ● CHARLIE HUNNAM ● TAKEN )

Liam’s life has been a turbulent one. Like a car crash too gruesome to look at, but you’re far too interested to actually look away. He’s the son of a highly respectable investment banker and his socialite wife. Like most children growing up with wealthy parents, Liam’s life was one filled with material possessions and little love, with a father constantly jetting off for work and a mother who was more interested in plastic surgery and charity events than her own children. No one can pin point the certain moment in time when he changed, maybe it was when he found his sister passed out on the bathroom floor after overdosing on pain killers, but he changed.

For the most part of his life he had been a quiet boy, keeping to himself of course acting like a spoiled brat at times but he was polite and well mannered a little socially inept when it came to treating other people with respect. He was always told by his father that they they were better than everyone else. Maybe thats what screwed him up so badly, or maybe the Phoenix family just had a genetic tendency toward addictive personalities - father with work, mother with eternal beauty, sister with attention.   Like any normal angry teenager he started to act out, got into trouble, fell into the wrong crowd, did all of the things you’d expect a rebellious sixteen year old to do. When they finally expelled him from school, Liam felt relief for the first time in years. He went on the road, bought himself a shit old motorcycle and started traveling around the country.

Even though he had a luxurious home to go back to and wealth aplenty waiting there, Liam spent years living as a homeless man. Panhandling, doing odd jobs here and there, getting enough to buy food and maybe a room to stay in. At 26 he got involved with a 46 year old married woman and convinced her to leave her husband for him. When said husband found out what was happening he tracked them down to the motel they were staying at and stabbed Liam five times in the back, leaving him for dead. He woke up two months later in a hospital near Fresno and it it took him almost a year to fully recover.

Eventually life led him to Grimmbrook and he was in very bad shape then - he’d picked up his sisters old addiction - painkillers after the surgeries were his new boon.  The stronger the better.  Analgesics leading to opiates… Not always the legal kind. He got himself arrested shortly after for robbing a liquor store and spent a year in Grimmbrook prison. It was probably the best thing that could have happened to him.  The time inside got him clean - and introduced him to a new way to steer those addictive tendencies, in the brutal, visceral shape of violence.  He emerged a more controlled man than the mess of a human who’d entered. Finding a purpose for that addiction is what ultimately saved him.  Stepping into street fights, putting his fists to work for money.  He took his fair share of beatings during the first few years - but he also got better at dishing them out.  It was that honed skill which led him to the Cage - and the observation of one of his fights led to an offer of employment as head of security at the Candy House.  So now he has a legitimate face to present to the world.  A gainful, contributing member of society.  And the cage offers him the salve to his addictive wound.

CONNECTIONS ▶

HARLYN ROUSSEAU: Liam was hired by Harlyn after the other man saw him fighting at The Cage. He didn’t ask questions about his past and, instead, offered him a job as security for their family’s art gallery. It seemed like a weird offer to make but over his first few months, after he’d gained Harlyn’s trust, the other began to share more details about the other going-ons Liam had begun to guess at. Despite him being a decade younger, Liam can tell Harlyn’s not naive and he’s no fool. He's efficient and to the point and Liam prefers that in a boss. There’s no BS between them which makes it easier to do his job. 

SAMUEL MASON: Criminals know criminals. Liam met Samuel when he first arrive in Grimmbrook. To say that it was hate at first sight would be an exaggeration since their arguments always ended up in fist fights. Perhaps it was a territorial thing, who knows? Eventually things cooled down and they became somewhat friendly with one another. Liam heard that Samuel got his ass arrested a few years back after attempting to rob a bank and did pay him a visit in jail out of camaraderie.

MARIGOLD NICOL: He dated Marigold for a few months before she met her so called love of her life and pretty much left him for him. Was he heartbroken? He’d argue that he doest’t have that much of a heart to begin with but his ego did take a hit. He could not help but feel a little bit satisfied when he heard that her husband had died but at the same time he felt really bad for her and the fact that she was having a baby. So ever since he has been trying to find ways to help her out. 

SIMON CHURCH: He has used Simon’s services in the past whenever he needs a job well done. He especially likes that the guy does not ask a lot of questions and he cares only about the money. Because they have been in business for so long they have become friends. Probably not the greatest idea to befriend the man you pay to kill others for your boss. 

JAVIER MORENO: As the owned of The Cage, Liam has a lot of respect for Javier. He is running a great business and one that he indulges in. Liam was one of the first ones to fight in the Cage and he has gain some popularity in that circle. He makes Javier a lot of money whenever they bet on him to win a match. 

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The degenerate’s guide to college football TV watch ‘em ups, 2019 season, week 9

It’s week 9 and it’s time to get serious about all of the football watching and the gambling and the talking about and all of those things and there is a World Series game tonight but the best sports thing of the day?

Miami @ Pittsburgh got listed as “must watch” in the SB Nation watch grid this week and I can’t stop laughing. Yes, it was listed as that because of the high probability of inexcusably bad football leading to a frontrunner to play in this year’s Orange Bowl. Sigh sigh sigh.

The format is a weekly battle. The information is taken from FBSchedules and Vegas Insider. Be very leery of any opinions contained in this post.

Saturday, October 26

Matchup                                                          Time (ET)              TV/Mobile

San Jose State at Army                                  12:00pm                 CBSSN

I haven’t kept up with Army this year and I see they’re sitting at 3-4, the same as San Jose State. Good. 

Mississippi State at Texas A&M                     12:00pm                  SECN

I’m rightly astonished that neither of these teams is ranked right now. aTm is above .500 and has a very well-compensated head coach. What more does an SEC team need to get a ranking?

21 Appalachian State at South Alabama       12:00pm                 ESPNU

App State is 6-0 and favored by 27.5 on the road. I know USA has been trash this year but I’d put a nickel or so on the Jaguars to keep it close enough to win money. Strong words? You bet.

13 Wisconsin at 3 Ohio State                          12:00pm                   FOX

Wisconsin just had to beat Illinois to make this the biggest of Big Nude Saturdays and they couldn’t do it. Now I’m not really sure what argument there is to take the Wolverines +14.5. Funny stuff, Chryst. 

5 Oklahoma at Kansas State                           12:00pm                    ABC

The line is going up and, sure, KSU isn’t as good as their record but when have they ever been? Even when they were a yearly threat to lose all their games K-State has found a way to be worse than their record. But 23.5 seems like a lot to favor anybody in Manhattan. 

Bowling Green at Western Michigan              12:00pm                ESPN3

Illinois at Purdue                                               12:00pm                   BTN

Illinois isn’t good at all even though they beat Wisconsin last week but if they were in the ACC Coastal they’d be in contention for an Orange Bowl berth. Purdue is favored by 9.5 which seems bold to me.

20 Iowa at Northwestern                                   12:00pm                 ESPN2

The weather forecast I’m looking at has clouds, no precipitation, normal wind. The over/under is 37. I’m not sure what to do with this. It seems reasonable.

Liberty at Rutgers                                              12:00pm                  BTN

Liberty is playing for bowl eligibility against the oldest program in FBS here in college football year 150. What a horrible world. If you feel like watching this for some reason, Antonio Gandy-Golden needs 123 yards to get to 1,000 for the season.

Miami (FL) at Pitt                                                 12:00pm                ESPN

Miami has only won one conference game this year and it was against Coastal power Vir.... v-vv-v-vvvvv.... Vir... Virginia. LOL. This ain’t your daddy’s ACC! It’s as bad as it used to be but now there are more teams. If the Canes win they’re right back in the race to get humiliated by Clemson on the way to a large bowl payout.

Southern Miss at Rice                                         1:00pm                 ESPN+

Rice is on the road to 0-12. Southern Miss is bad but has a QB in the top 10 nationally for pass efficiency. If you’re in the mood to make weird money put something down on the Fightin’ Favres -10.

Nevada at Wyoming                                             2:00pm                 ATTSN

Great off-brand west coast football that is only available if you have DirecTV or if you bootleg your sports.

Ohio at Ball State                                                  2:00pm                ESPN+

WKU at Marshall                                                      2:30pm               Facebook

Pound the over in this game that you shouldn’t watch unless you work for the NSA. I love the C-USA but don’t countenance using facebook for anything.

New Mexico State at Georgia Southern                 3:00pm               ESPN3

This is passable alternate programming but there’s something much better starting 30 minutes later.

Tulane at Navy                                                          3:30pm              CBSSN

Malcolm Perry has turned things up a notch in recent weeks but I still feel unsatisfied with the Middies and think just enough of Tulane to recommend taking them +3.5. I definitely think o/u 57 is too low.

Maryland at 17 Minnesota                                        3:30pm             ESPN

All year long the dozens of people that pay attention to Minnesota football have been saying they’re the worst undefeated team in the country. If the Gophers want to live up to their reputation, Maryland is exactly the type of team they should lose against at home.

UConn at UMass                                                        3:30pm  FloSports / NESN

I don’t think about UMass football very often. Can they really be so bad that +10 to UConn is justified? That is breathtakingly awful.

Virginia at Louisville                                                  3:30pm           ACCN

If Virginia can get past the imposingly average Louisville Cardinals they may effectively have the Coastal Division locked up before we get to November. That’s not usually the way things work for Virginia in particular or the ACC in general.

15 Texas at TCU                                                          3:30pm           FOX

This is bullshit.

Syracuse at Florida State                                           3:30pm         ESPN2

We’re pretty close to the twentieth anniversary of this matchup becoming almost completely worthless. Now that both programs are just barely hovering above the dirtline it’s exceptionally worthless.

6 Penn State at Michigan State                                  3:30pm          ABC

Oklahoma State at 23 Iowa State                                3:30pm          FS1

Iowa State at -10.5 seems dicey as hell to me but my faith in Chuba Hubbard is as unshakable as my faith in Oklahoma State overall is built on a foundation of sand.

North Texas at Charlotte                                              3:30pm        ESPN+

UNT UNT UNT. That’s all.

Miami (Ohio) at Kent State                                           3:30pm        ESPN+

Boy, look at all this MACtion.

Indiana at Nebraska                                                      3:30pm         BTN

Indiana opened as a favorite on the road at Nebraska. Huskers aren’t making it back to prominence without the kind of violent criminal element that made the program great to begin with.

FIU at Middle Tennessee                                               3:30pm        NFLN

FlInt’l is favored by 2.5 to get their first win on the road. This game is on NFL Network because Butch Davis used to work for them.

Eastern Michigan at Toledo                                           3:30pm        ESPN+

Central Michigan at Buffalo                                           3:30pm       ESPN+

9 Auburn at 2 LSU                                                          3:30pm        CBS

What if Joe Burrow throws three 4th quarter INT touchdowns? That would be a great tribute/way to announce he’s quitting the Heisman race.

Arizona at Stanford                                                     3:30pm         Pac-12N

This is probably as bad as anything the MAC could throw at you. Fortunately for most of you, there’s no way for you to see this game legally.

Akron at NIU                                                                3:30pm           ESPN3

Awful.

Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion                               3:30pm            ESPN+

I’m really looking forward to Urban Meyer spurning FSU and having them end up hiring Lane Kiffin. We’re probably 8 weeks away from that.

USF at East Carolina                                                   3:45pm          ESPNU

A lot of times a confluence of factors gives a certain matchup a bittersweet, melancholic tinge. This is the saddest game of the year so far.

Duke at North Carolina                                                4:00pm            RSN

On the one hand I don’t really like UNC at all. On the other hand I want them to win this game by 65. This is the scrappiest piece of shit game you will not see at all today.

South Carolina at Tennessee                                      4:00pm            SECN

This game is also a total piece of shit but Tennessee is not scrappy at all. They will quit at a moment’s notice.

Hawaii at New Mexico                                         4:00pm  Spectrum PPV / MWN

Hawaii is favored by 10. The o/u of 71 is tough but I bet the Rainbow Warriors hold up things on their side.

Arkansas at 1 Alabama                                                7:00pm           ESPN

Are you ready for the Mac Jones Era to start? Tua Tagovailoa is out for at least this game and the line has dropped from 35 to 31.5. Great chance for Arkansas to not lose by as much as we all expect them to lose. Could be huge for the program that has lost 15 conference games in a row. It’s not every week a coach can tie a record held by the great Bret Beilema.

Memphis at Tulsa                                                         7:00pm           CBSSN

Gainwell! RTARLsman! I’m good with stats and I’m expecting Kenny Gainwell to get about 105 yards rushing and 364 yards receiving. Book it.

Texas Tech at Kansas                                                  7:00pm             FS1

Lawrence at night, one of college football’s most magical venues. the line is creeping down as bettors realize the homefield advantage for the Jayhawks is, uh, almost equal to the badness of Texas Tech. Almost!

UCF at Temple                                                              7:00pm          ESPN2

Temple got pretty lucky to beat Memphis (bad turnovers, bad call late) and now they’re going to need some more magic to stay alive in the AAC race. A major bowl is probably out of the question for both of these teams at this point but this should still be pretty entertaining, even if UCF is pretty heavily favored for a road conference game.

Texas State at Arkansas State                                     7:00pm          ESPN+

There is a huge buzz of disinterest surrounding this game.

Troy at Georgia State                                                    7:00pm          ESPN+

I don’t have a great handle on the goings on in the Sun Belt but Troy opened as the favorite here. That’s kind of weird, right? Even now Georgia State is only favored because of hometown bump. 

Boston College at 4 Clemson                                       7:30pm           ACCN

Boston College is about due for a massive upset, aren’t they? No? Yeah, no.

Colorado State at Fresno State                                     7:30pm         ESPNU

Actually kind of fun in theory but I’m not gonna watch it. This is true football degeneracy in action.

Missouri at Kentucky                                                     7:30pm          SECN

Kentucky is still playing that WR at quarterback but I still want to put money on them +10. Because Missouri isn’t great, either.

8 Notre Dame at 19 Michigan                                        7:30pm          ABC

This is a pick ‘em? Is Notre Dame really exposed to that level? I’m rooting for Michigan in this one but Notre Dame is gonna beat them by like 50, right?

24 Arizona State at UCLA                                              7:30pm         Pac-12N

Arizona State got killed last week and hung in the top 25. There are not 25 good teams this year.

Louisiana Tech at UTEP                                                8:00pm         ESPN3

UTEP, it turns out, is very bad. If you want to be a good degenerate you’re gonna need some hooch and a rooting interest in one of these teams beating the 20.5 point line. Louisiana Tech is the easy pick but live an exciting life in your underwear, alone on your couch.

California at 12 Utah                                                     10:00pm           FS1

If there’s a prop on the number of plays run in this game take the under. I am going to absolutely love this one.

Utah State at Air Force                                                  10:15pm        ESPN2

I still have no idea what to think of Jordan Love. I don’t think he’s great but what if he ends up in San Francisco? He definitely hasn’t lived up to the preseason hype but we’ve got at least one recent example of that not mattering at all with a “small school” prospect. Air Force is a weird environment and a true homefield advantage. Maybe Love can get off some lasers and hang around as a top prospect for the 2020 draft.

San Diego State at UNLV                                               10:30pm       CBSSN

SDSU is starting to pick up steam and UNLV is mostly a speedbump of a team so go for that -12.5 if you’re feeling lively.

Washington State at 11 Oregon                                     10:30pm        ESPN

For all of the tank for Tua hype there’s still a realistic shot that the much taller, much stronger armed Oregon QB Justin Herbert goes #1 overall in 2020. The Ducks are probably the Pac-12′s only outside shot at a playoff appearance this year but they aren’t quite so good that I’d feel safe putting money on them even now. Autzen isn’t as intimidating as it used to be and Washington State still has some punch left even if they have been a huge disappointment this season.

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What Is a Garage Door: -

In short and simple words, a garage door is a simple piece of machinery. It usually moves up and down every time you leave the house. In addition to daily use, the rainy and humid weather in Loudon will surely leave a mark on any piece of equipment, including garage doors. That's why routine preventive maintenance on your garage door in Loudon can be the best way to avoid expensive malfunctions and potential safety hazards.

The Need Of Routine Inspection and Maintenance: -

The garage door of your home in Loudon is considered as an extremely important aspect. In order to minimize the requirements for daily inspection and maintenance, here are following important reasons why your garage door matters you a lot:

Safety: -

The main reason to inspect your garage door regularly has to do with safety. Being the largest moving part of your home, it can be foolish to open and close it blindly without reviewing its condition. If any malfunction occurs, it can damage your vehicle, home, pets or even kids.

Security: -

Garage doors in Loudon not only protect the vehicle from the elements, but they also protect your home against any potential threat. However, it is one of the largest entry points in your home and needs to be cared properly to make sure that it can't become an easy target for burglars and other criminals. If you don't have time to maintain it, it's wise to hire professional for garage door repair in Loudon to keep your family protected.

Aesthetic Appeal: -

At the end, there's the aesthetic appeal. A damaged garage door in Loudon can make your home look ugly and dilapidated. But while a new or a well-maintained door can add value to your property. It may not be as important as safety and security, but don't discount aesthetic appeal.

Useful Inspection and Maintenance Tips: -

While you will never want to work on extension or torsion springs of garage door without needing any professional help, there are some useful inspection and maintenance related tasks you should be able to handle on your own safely. Here are a few:

Check Old Springs: -

It is okay to inspect garage door springs visually. In fact, you should do this a few times in a year. Inspect anything that appears to be broken or deteriorating. If you check these mechanism on a regular basis, you can be able to notice if something is out of place.

Test Sensors: -

All garage door openers manufactured and installed before are needed to have a safety reversing mechanism. you should test this system on a routine basis to make sure that your family is safe and secure. However, you can do it these three steps:

Start the process by positioning the sensors on the bottom of either side of the door. The sensor should be installed within six inches of the ground. If they are placed any higher, it's highly recommended that they should be lowered.

Use an object, block one of the sensors and press the garage door close button. The door should not be closed.

Lay an object at least 1.5 inches high on the ground and in the pathway of the door. The door should start to close and then get reversed once it hits the obstruction.

If the safety reversing mechanism of garage door seems to be working, you are good to go. if not, call an expert of garage door repair Loudon for a second opinion.

Lubricating Hinges and Rollers: -

At the end you can do on your own to maintain your garage door is lubricate squeaky hinges, rollers and springs. It will best for you not to touch these parts; so always use a bottle of white lithium grease spray as it will allow you to keep the system running smoothly and calmly.

Contact a Local Expert Today:-

If your garage door in is in need of repair or maintenance, you should rely on trusted expert of garage door in Loudon and get necessary suggestions as well as superior quality service assistance for your garage door needs. No matter what, you will get your garage door running in top condition with professional garage door experts in Loudon.

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Professional Garage Door Repair And Preventive Maintenance

In short and simple words, a garage door is a simple piece of machinery. It usually moves up and down every time you leave the house. In addition to daily use, the rainy and humid weather in Loudon will surely leave a mark on any piece of equipment, including garage doors. That's why routine preventive maintenance on your garage door in Loudon can be the best way to avoid expensive malfunctions and potential safety hazards.

The Need Of Routine Inspection and Maintenance: -

The garage door of your home in Loudon is considered as an extremely important aspect. In order to minimize the requirements for daily inspection and maintenance, here are following important reasons why your garage door matters you a lot:

Safety: -

The main reason to inspect your garage door regularly has to do with safety. Being the largest moving part of your home, it can be foolish to open and close it blindly without reviewing its condition. If any malfunction occurs, it can damage your vehicle, home, pets or even kids.

Security: -

Garage doors in Loudon not only protect the vehicle from the elements, but they also protect your home against any potential threat. However, it is one of the largest entry points in your home and needs to be cared properly to make sure that it can't become an easy target for burglars and other criminals. If you don't have time to maintain it, it's wise to hire professional for garage door repair in Loudon to keep your family protected.

Aesthetic Appeal: -

At the end, there's the aesthetic appeal. A damaged garage door in Loudon can make your home look ugly and dilapidated. But while a new or a well-maintained door can add value to your property. It may not be as important as safety and security, but don't discount aesthetic appeal.

Useful Inspection and Maintenance Tips: -

While you will never want to work on extension or torsion springs of garage door without needing any professional help, there are some useful inspection and maintenance related tasks you should be able to handle on your own safely. Here are a few:

Check Old Springs: -

It is okay to inspect garage door springs visually. In fact, you should do this a few times in a year. Inspect anything that appears to be broken or deteriorating. If you check these mechanism on a regular basis, you can be able to notice if something is out of place.

Test Sensors: -

All garage door openers manufactured and installed before are needed to have a safety reversing mechanism. you should test this system on a routine basis to make sure that your family is safe and secure. However, you can do it these three steps:

Start the process by positioning the sensors on the bottom of either side of the door. The sensor should be installed within six inches of the ground. If they are placed any higher, it's highly recommended that they should be lowered.

Use an object, block one of the sensors and press the garage door close button. The door should not be closed.

Lay an object at least 1.5 inches high on the ground and in the pathway of the door. The door should start to close and then get reversed once it hits the obstruction.

If the safety reversing mechanism of garage door seems to be working, you are good to go. if not, call an expert of garage door repair Loudon for a second opinion.

Lubricating Hinges and Rollers: -

At the end you can do on your own to maintain your garage door is lubricate squeaky hinges, rollers and springs. It will best for you not to touch these parts; so always use a bottle of white lithium grease spray as it will allow you to keep the system running smoothly and calmly.

Contact a Local Expert Today:-

If your garage door in is in need of repair or maintenance, you should rely on trusted expert of garage door in Loudon and get necessary suggestions as well as superior quality service assistance for your garage door needs. No matter what, you will get your garage door running in top condition with professional garage door experts in Loudon.

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How to File Your First Accident Injury Claim

Having any form of accident can be amongst the worst experiences you're ever likely to encounter. As well as the inevitable discomfort that any subsequent injury may cause, there's also the added worry of not being able to work while you recuperate. In some cases, individuals may never return to having a clean bill of health.

In today's modern society, the chances of compensation have become much more accessible than they used to be. The growth of solicitors firms offering to deal with cases of compensation on a 'No Win - No Fee' basis means that there's a chance of receiving a financial payout to ease the difficulties caused by the negligence of others.

Personal injury can happen anywhere. Road traffics accidents, criminal injury, work accidents, medical negligence and slips and falls are all potential risks that we face everyday. Thankfully, compensation can be claimed in the event of any of these events taking place. A successful claim shouldn't cost the claimant a penny as the cost will be covered by the third party. Hiring a solicitor privately can be an expensive affair though, and can cost somewhere between $4000 to $6000 just for a simple case.

It's important not to see such compensation as a windfall and claims should only be made where injuries have caused pain, suffering and financial loss. For a successful claim, there has to be evidence from a certified source that the injury is genuine. From here, a claim can be filed by talking to your solicitor and taking the appropriate action to take the case to court. In some cases, injuries and losses are relatively minor and a settlement can be agreed via a small hearing that saves on the stress and expense a court case may bring. For more serious cases, a personal injury solicitor will build a case against the defendant and both sides will be given an invitation to give their side of the story in court.

In the event of a successful case, the claimant will be compensated dependent on the level of their injuries, the effect it has had on their life and the financial losses suffered. In some cases, huge compensation payouts have been awarded because of the detrimental effect the accident has had on their lives.

Solicitors acting on a 'No Win - No Fee' basis will deduct an agreed percentage from the total compensation at somewhere in the region of 35% although this can vary greatly.

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Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment There is a crisis in our nation of disregard for protecting the right to counsel for people accused of crimes.

On May 8, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) elevated the crisis of federal and state governments’ disregard for protecting the right to counsel for people charged with crimes. She did so by introducing the Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense Act (EQUAL Defense Act) a bill that uses federal money – $250 million dollars annually for five years – to incentivize pay parity between public defenders and prosecutors, ensure manageable defender caseloads, and reauthorize the student loan repayment program benefitting public defenders. That such a bill is necessary speaks to the deleterious state of public defense in our country, which is underfunded and creates an unlevel playing field for public defenders against prosecutors.

Therefore the EQUAL Defense Act would be a step forward in our nation living up to the Constitution’s principles of fairness and integrity in which the Sixth Amendment’s affirmative guarantee of the right to counsel is rooted. More than 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the importance of ensuring counsel for people accused of crimes regardless of wealth. The Court held that, “in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person [haled] into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for [them].” Twenty years after that, the Court said that not just any counsel would do, but that counsel must be “effective.”

However, people of modest means – disproportionately Black or Brown – are sold short in jurisdictions where public defender systems are chronically underfunded. This failure t leads to crushing caseloads, scarce investigatory and expert resources, and insufficient time to meet with clients, review evidence, file motions, or prepare for trial. Such neglect in turn causes an array of harms, including wrongful conviction and incarceration, needless pretrial detention, coerced pleas, harsh sentences, and lifelong collateral consequences. Without proper resources, public defense is no defense at all.

For example, in Fresno, CA, public defenders were handling a minimum of 418 felony cases and 1,375 misdemeanor cases per year — national standards set maximum felony and misdemeanor caseloads at 150 and 400, respectively, and experts advise that even those are too high and fail to account for the added complexities of today’s expansive punishment system. Because of budget shortages, defenders in parishes in Louisiana, including Orleans Parish, have had to put indigent defendants – including those in pretrial detention – on waiting lists for representation.

The Missouri State Public Defender office fell short of the constitutionally acceptable minimum number of work hours in 97 percent of the 80,000 cases they handled. In Kentucky, half of 1 percent of the state’s budget went to public defender services in 2015, and almost every public defender had caseloads exceeding the national standard.

This constitutional crisis reaches from Oregon to Maine, Alabama to Nevada. But what should be expected when data shows that state and county governments devote to public defense just 2.5% of the approximately $200 billion spent on criminal justice?

At times, the federal government has addressed Sixth Amendment failures. The Dept. of Justice created the Access to Justice Office in 2010 to “help the justice system efficiently deliver outcomes that are fair and accessible to all, irrespective of wealth and status” by advocating for proper funding and reasonable workloads for defenders. In 2016, Congress reauthorized the Justice for All Act, directing federal dollars through 2021 for improved death penalty representation and federal-state partnerships to meet Sixth Amendment obligations..

But fast forward to the Trump Administration, and the Dept. of Justice shuttered the Access to Justice Office. And while Congress celebrated enactment of the First Step Act, the law did nothing to increase protection of the right to counsel. 

For systemic change to be long-lasting, federal and state governments must work in concert. Every state has a constitutional obligation to ensure that low-income people have lawyers in criminal cases, yet many states have been abdicating their responsibilities for years. In response, the ACLU has sued localities, prompting some reform. But to address the failures and harms to people who cannot afford counsel, filing lawsuits is not enough.

States should provide adequate funding for public defense and public defense commissions to create caseload standards, enforce those standards, and ensure adequate training. Where institutional public defenders are absent, states must prohibit the use of flat-fee contracts for defending attorneys and establish proper compensation. Finally, states and Congress should establish Public Defenders General to advocate for public defense resources and administer grant programs for localities seeking to improve public defense.

The urgent need to ensure robust public defense systems extends beyond guaranteeing a fair legal process. America warehouses over two million people behind bars. If low-income people caught in the carceral system do not have zealous advocates, they will continue to be overcriminalized, overincarcerated, and deprived of their rights. Without functioning public defense systems, we cannot meaningfully reduce the staggering number of people held in pretrial detention, wrongful convictions, or abusive prosecutorial practices.

Published May 16, 2019 at 10:30PM via ACLU http://bit.ly/2LJPU7w

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Our Government Has Failed to Defend the Sixth Amendment

There is a crisis in our nation of disregard for protecting the right to counsel for people accused of crimes.

On May 8, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) elevated the crisis of federal and state governments’ disregard for protecting the right to counsel for people charged with crimes. She did so by introducing the Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense Act (EQUAL Defense Act) a bill that uses federal money – $250 million dollars annually for five years – to incentivize pay parity between public defenders and prosecutors, ensure manageable defender caseloads, and reauthorize the student loan repayment program benefitting public defenders. That such a bill is necessary speaks to the deleterious state of public defense in our country, which is underfunded and creates an unlevel playing field for public defenders against prosecutors.

Therefore the EQUAL Defense Act would be a step forward in our nation living up to the Constitution’s principles of fairness and integrity in which the Sixth Amendment’s affirmative guarantee of the right to counsel is rooted. More than 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the importance of ensuring counsel for people accused of crimes regardless of wealth. The Court held that, “in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person [haled] into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for [them].” Twenty years after that, the Court said that not just any counsel would do, but that counsel must be “effective.”

However, people of modest means – disproportionately Black or Brown – are sold short in jurisdictions where public defender systems are chronically underfunded. This failure t leads to crushing caseloads, scarce investigatory and expert resources, and insufficient time to meet with clients, review evidence, file motions, or prepare for trial. Such neglect in turn causes an array of harms, including wrongful conviction and incarceration, needless pretrial detention, coerced pleas, harsh sentences, and lifelong collateral consequences. Without proper resources, public defense is no defense at all.

For example, in Fresno, CA, public defenders were handling a minimum of 418 felony cases and 1,375 misdemeanor cases per year — national standards set maximum felony and misdemeanor caseloads at 150 and 400, respectively, and experts advise that even those are too high and fail to account for the added complexities of today’s expansive punishment system. Because of budget shortages, defenders in parishes in Louisiana, including Orleans Parish, have had to put indigent defendants – including those in pretrial detention – on waiting lists for representation.

The Missouri State Public Defender office fell short of the constitutionally acceptable minimum number of work hours in 97 percent of the 80,000 cases they handled. In Kentucky, half of 1 percent of the state’s budget went to public defender services in 2015, and almost every public defender had caseloads exceeding the national standard.

This constitutional crisis reaches from Oregon to Maine, Alabama to Nevada. But what should be expected when data shows that state and county governments devote to public defense just 2.5% of the approximately $200 billion spent on criminal justice?

At times, the federal government has addressed Sixth Amendment failures. The Dept. of Justice created the Access to Justice Office in 2010 to “help the justice system efficiently deliver outcomes that are fair and accessible to all, irrespective of wealth and status” by advocating for proper funding and reasonable workloads for defenders. In 2016, Congress reauthorized the Justice for All Act, directing federal dollars through 2021 for improved death penalty representation and federal-state partnerships to meet Sixth Amendment obligations..

But fast forward to the Trump Administration, and the Dept. of Justice shuttered the Access to Justice Office. And while Congress celebrated enactment of the First Step Act, the law did nothing to increase protection of the right to counsel. 

For systemic change to be long-lasting, federal and state governments must work in concert. Every state has a constitutional obligation to ensure that low-income people have lawyers in criminal cases, yet many states have been abdicating their responsibilities for years. In response, the ACLU has sued localities, prompting some reform. But to address the failures and harms to people who cannot afford counsel, filing lawsuits is not enough.

States should provide adequate funding for public defense and public defense commissions to create caseload standards, enforce those standards, and ensure adequate training. Where institutional public defenders are absent, states must prohibit the use of flat-fee contracts for defending attorneys and establish proper compensation. Finally, states and Congress should establish Public Defenders General to advocate for public defense resources and administer grant programs for localities seeking to improve public defense.

The urgent need to ensure robust public defense systems extends beyond guaranteeing a fair legal process. America warehouses over two million people behind bars. If low-income people caught in the carceral system do not have zealous advocates, they will continue to be overcriminalized, overincarcerated, and deprived of their rights. Without functioning public defense systems, we cannot meaningfully reduce the staggering number of people held in pretrial detention, wrongful convictions, or abusive prosecutorial practices.

from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8247012 https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/effective-counsel/our-government-has-failed-defend-sixth-amendment via http://www.rssmix.com/

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House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes filed a $150 million lawsuit in Virginia state court against The McClatchy Company and others on Monday, alleging that one of the news agency's reporters conspired with a political operative to derail Nunes' oversight work into the Hillary Clinton campaign and Russian election interference. The filing, obtained by Fox News, came a day after Nunes, R-Calif., revealed he would send eight criminal referrals to the Justice Department this week concerning purported surveillance abuses by federal authorities during the Russia probe, false statements to Congress and other matters. In March, Nunes filed a similar $250 million lawsuit alleging defamation against Twitter and one of its users, Republican consultant Liz Mair. In Monday's complaint, Nunes again named Mair as a co-defendant, charging this time that she conspired with McClatchy reporter MacKenzie Mays to spread a variety of untruthful and misleading smears -- including that Nunes "was involved with cocaine and underage prostitutes" -- online and in print. Reached for comment late Monday, Mair directed Fox News to a USA Today op-ed she penned earlier this week concerning Nunes' previous lawsuit entitled, "Free speech means I don't have to be nice to Devin Nunes on Twitter. So why's he suing me?" A spokesperson for McClatchy told Fox News late Monday: "We have no comment and stand behind the strong reporting of The Fresno Bee," the McClatchy-owned publication cited throughout Nunes' lawsuit. Rep. Devin Nunes takes Twitter to court, sues tech giant for $250 million California Congressman Devin Nunes says the social media giant is trying to keep Republican viewpoints behind a digital veil; Jonathan Hunt reports from Los Angeles. In a March story, the McClatchy DC Bureau reported that Nunes' previous lawsuit against Twitter and some of its users had only "amplified" the visibility of his critics and the Internet trolls -- including one named "Devin Nunes' Cow." Nunes' new complaint acknowledged the sensitivity of filing a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit against journalists but went on to allege that the defendants had "abandoned the role of journalist, and chose to leverage their considerable power to spread falsehoods and to defame" Nunes for "political and financial gain." FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: NUNES ANNOUNCES EIGHT CRIMINAL REFERRALS FOR FISA ABUSE, LYING TO CONGRESS The complaint specifically cited a May 23, 2018 article published by the Fresno Bee and written by Mays, entitled, "A yacht, cocaine, prostitutes: Winery partly owned by Nunes sued after fundraiser event." The article described a lawsuit's allegations of a 2015 party aboard the yacht involving "25 of the Napa Valley-based [Alpha Omega Winery]'s top investors, all men — [who] were openly using what appeared to be cocaine and 'drawing straws' for which sex worker to hire." That same day, Mays tweeted the article, mentioning Nunes in the same sentence as "cocaine and underage sex workers." But, Nunes asserted in the complaint Monday, the event on the yacht was not a "fundraiser" at all, but rather a cruise resulting from a charitable donation -- and one that McClatchy knew Nunes had nothing to do with. "The McClatchy headline intentionally omitted the word 'charity' and labeled the event a 'fundraiser' in a clear effort to imply it was a political fundraising event that a politician like Congressman Nunes would naturally attend," the complaint stated. Nunes said another line in the story was false: "[i]t's unclear … if he [Nunes] was … affiliated with the fundraiser." The congressman said the winery had told McClatchy explicitly that Nunes was not affiliated with the event. Nunes also countered that those aboard the yacht had no connection to the winery and were not investors. Additionally, "online versions of the story are punctuated by a prominent picture of Nunes and multiple film clips of him," creating a strong and misleading implication, repeated by Twitter users and other journalists, that Nunes was directly involved in the event on the yacht, the complaint continued. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., being questioned by reporters on Capitol Hill in February 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Defamation law prohibits not only provably false statements but also heavy implications of falsities that harm defendants' reputations. However, public figures like Nunes must meet a high bar to prove defamation and must demonstrate that the defendants recklessly or intentionally spread falsehoods, rather than merely negligently. Additionally, Virginia, like many other states, includes robust protections for journalists and other actors accused of defamation in what is called an "anti-SLAPP statute." SLAPP stands for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation." In his complaint, Nunes alleged that regardless, defamation law should not shield what he called a knowing and deliberate effort to "destroy" his reputation. "Indeed, the entire purpose of every element of the Yacht/Cocaine/Prostitutes article – the headline, the photo, the film clips, and the text itself – is to link Nunes to an event that McClatchy actually knew before publication he had no involvement with," the complaint stated. A series of unmentioned "stealth edits" were made to the article post-publication. The original article stated that the winery serviced "Russian clients while the congressman was at the helm of a federal investigation of Russian meddling into the presidential election." Eventually the sentence was changed to make it clear that the wine sales to Russians came years before the Russia probe began: "Nunes' ties to [the winery] made national headlines last year because it was discovered the winery sold wine to Russian clients in 2013. The discovery came amid Nunes' ongoing involvement in a federal investigation of Russian meddling into the presidential election." NUNES FILES BOMBSHELL LAWSUIT ACCUSING TWITTER OF SHADOW-BANNING CONSERVATIVES, COMPLICITY IN DEFAMATION In other articles, McClatchy also referenced Mair, the political operative whose LinkedIn profile included the boast that she "anonymously smears" targets on the Internet. Mair also has said Nunes had "issues" and she was "going after him." "The fact is, the [Federal Election Commission] is not going to look favorably on a dude who uses his tax-exempt political entity like a personal slush fund, flying himself to Boston to watch them while apparently engaging in no activity relevant to the purpose of the political organization,’ said Liz Mair," read one article published by McClatchy DC Bureau on July 19, 2018. "McClatchy failed to inform readers of Mair’s employment with Mair Strategies, an opposition research company that, in Mair’s own words, 'smears' targets for paying clients," the complaint stated. Protesters held signs as Rep. Devin Nunes visited Fresno, Calif., in March 2017. (AP Photo/Scott Smith, File) On July 11, 2018, Mays authored an article that referred to an "ethics complaint" filed against Nunes by the Swamp Accountability Project. That group is run by Mair, whom the article identified only as "a political commentator who formerly worked for the Republican National Committee." "Mays concealed the fact that Mair is an opposition research operative who admittedly smears targets, such as Nunes, for pay from as-yet anonymous clients," the complaint said. "This was a crucial omission, since it would have revealed Mair’s motives and cast grave doubt on her credibility and veracity and on the credibility and veracity of her handlers." Even as the editorial board of the Fresno Bee doubled down on the reporting, Nunes said, other outlets refused to publish similar stories -- in contrast to McClatchy's willful abandonment of journalistic standards, the complaint alleged. One newspaper, the Visalia Times-Delta, wrote that it "did not pursue the story because editors decided the lawsuit’s ties to Nunes were tenuous. There were no allegations that Nunes was involved in any way with the charity event, aside from being an investor in the winery." CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The complaint also read: "The purpose of the concerted defamation campaign was to cause immense pain, intimidate, interfere with and divert Nunes’ attention from his investigation of corruption and alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential Election. The substance and timing of the publication of McClatchy’s online articles and the tweets, retweets, replies and likes by Mair and McClatchy reporters demonstrates that McClatchy and Mair were engaged in a joint effort, together and with others, to defame Nunes and interfere with his duties, employment and investigations of corruption as a United States Congressman." It continued: "The attacks on Nunes were pre-planned, calculated, orchestrated and undertaken by multiple individuals acting in concert, over a continuous period of time throughout 2018. The full scope of the conspiracy, including the names of all participants and the level of involvement of any agents or instrumentalities of foreign governments, is unknown at this time and will be the subject of discovery in this action."

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The Relist Watch Before Christmas

John Elwood previews 2018’s last relists.

Here at Relist Watch, we have a long and distinguished tradition of doing lighthearted, holiday-themed posts to commemorate the last installment of the year. It’s a great way of getting into the spirit of wearing novelty clothing while making awkward small talk in overcrowded rooms. But this year, we’re inaugurating a new tradition inspired by my family’s recent holiday card practice: doing nothing. Nothing: It’s like a lump of coal, but carbon neutral.

We’re going to skip right past the fates of last week’s relists with nary a word about the Friday grant or the opinion dissenting from denial, or the one relist denied without comment, which was outperformed by a case that hadn’t been relisted at all. Looking ahead, the Supreme Court typically relists cases on its docket on the Monday before the conference at which they are to be considered. Because the next conference isn’t until January 4, 2019, we won’t know for weeks which cases were relisted after the December 7 conference. What follows is our informed speculation based on our review of the dockets.

First up is a case whose arrival we anticipated in an earlier edition, Yovino v. Rizo, 18-272. The case involves salaries for the Fresno County, California, school system, which sets employees’ current salaries by considering their prior salaries. A recently hired female “math consultant” brought suit under the Equal Pay Act when she learned that a male colleague had been brought on at a higher pay grade. Fresno explained the difference based on the employees’ salaries at their previous jobs. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that prior salary is a “factor other than sex” that the Equal Pay Act explicitly allows employers to consider in setting wages. But an en banc panel changed course, holding that as “a general rule” prior pay cannot be a “factor other than sex.” The court reasoned that the Equal Pay Act’s factor-other-than-sex exception follows three narrower exceptions, all of which “relate to job qualifications, performance, and/or experience.” The majority concluded that this exception must be similarly limited, and determined that prior salary is “not a legitimate measure of work experience, ability, performance, or any other job-related quality.” The Fresno School System seeks to challenge that determination. It also raises a second question: whether a deceased judge may continue to participate in the determination of cases. The en banc decision was authored by Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who died more than a week before the decision issued. If granted, the case will overtake Lamps Plus Inc v. Varela as the last Reinhardt opinion the Supreme Court reviews.

Our next case is a sequel: Moore v. Texas, 18-443. During the case’s first trip, the Supreme Court held that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had violated petitioner Bobby James Moore’s Eighth Amendment rights by considering outdated medical standards for determining whether he was so intellectually disabled that he was not eligible for the death penalty. On remand, the Court of Criminal Appeals again held that Moore had failed to demonstrate adaptive deficits sufficient to support a diagnosis of intellectual disability. In his current petition, Moore contends that the Texas court essentially considered the very same factors the Supreme Court had rejected, and again contradicted current medical standards in rejecting his intellectual-disability claim. Moore further contends that even the prosecutor in his case now agrees that Moore is intellectually disabled.

The last likely relist is Zappos.com, Inc., v. Stevens, 18-225. The case concerns the January 2012 data breach at the company, during which hackers gained access to servers that contained the personal identifying information of 24 million customers. Zappos contends that there is a circuit split about what allegations of injury suffice to maintain a lawsuit alleging a data breach. It argues that in four circuits, bare allegations that a database containing the plaintiff’s nonpublic personal information has been breached are insufficient to create standing, without specific allegations of resulting data misuse and concrete harm, while in five circuits, such allegations are sufficient. The case would give the Supreme Court another opportunity to clarify the standing rule of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, in a regrettably common context: the data breach, which appears to affect approximately 100 percent of the websites I give my credit-card information to. Comforted by the knowledge that I can probably hack into SCOTUSblog and delete this, let me say: This strikes me as a pretty likely grant.

That leaves just one case languishing unexplained on the Supreme Court’s docket, City of Pensacola, Florida v. Kondrat’yev, 18-351. This case raises the same issue as the Bladensburg Cross cases, American Legion v. American Humanist Association, 17-1717, and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. American Humanist Association, 18-18, granted on November 2, namely whether the establishment clause requires removal of longstanding memorials because they take the shape of religious symbols. But the case also raises the issue of whether feeling offense about a passive religious display suffices to establish standing. The city asks the Supreme Court to consider this case in tandem with the Bladensburg cases. But you have to imagine that if the court were interested in doing that, it would have granted cert in the case this week, rather than waiting almost another month to possibly grant in early January. And although this fact isn’t dispositive, the city still has an en banc petition pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that is being held in abeyance for the Bladensburg cases, so Pensacola might get relief yet from the court of appeals. At bottom, I think this case is probably a hold. We report, you decide.

That’s all for this week. Thanks again to Tom Mitsch for combing the docket to find these cases. Safe travels to our entire readership and best wishes for happy holidays, no matter what rituals you observe.

  New Relists

Zappos.com, Inc., v. Stevens, 18-225

Issue: Whether individuals whose personal information is held in a database breached by hackers have Article III standing simply by virtue of the breach even without concrete injury, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 3rd, 6th, 7th, 9th and District of Columbia Circuits have held, or whether concrete injury as a result of the breach is required for Article III standing, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 8th Circuits have held.

(likely relisted after the December 7, 2018, conference)

  Yovino v. Rizo, 18-272

Issues: (1) Whether—when the Equal Pay Act permits employers to pay men and women different wages for the same work “where such payment is made pursuant to (i) a seniority system; (ii) a merit system; (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv) a differential based on any other factor other than sex,” 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)(1)—a prior salary is a “factor other than sex”; and (2) whether deceased judges may continue to participate in the determination of cases after their deaths.

(likely relisted after the December 7, 2018, conference)

  Moore v. Texas, 18-443

Issues: (1) Whether the Eighth Amendment and the Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Texas prohibit relying on nonclinical criteria and lay stereotypes, rather than current medical standards, to determine whether a capital defendant is intellectually disabled; and (2) whether it violates the Eighth Amendment to proceed with an execution when the prosecutor and the defendant both agree that the defendant is intellectually disabled and may not be executed.

(likely relisted after the December 7, 2018, conference)

  Returning Relists

Wood v. Oklahoma, 17-6891

Issues: (1) Whether a complex statistical study that indicates a risk that racial considerations enter into Oklahoma’s capital-sentencing determinations proves that the petitioner’s death sentence is unconstitutional under the Sixth, Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; and (2) whether Oklahoma’s capital post-conviction statute, Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 22 § 1089(D)(8)(b), and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ application of the statute in this case deny the petitioner an adequate corrective process for the hearing and determination of his newly available federal constitutional claim in violation of his rights under the 14th Amendment’s due process and equal protection clauses.

(relisted after the May 17 conference; rescheduled before the March 2, March 16, March 23, March 29, April 13, April 20, April 27, May 10, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, September 24, October 5, October 12, October 26, November 2, November 9, November 16, November 30 and December 7 conferences)

  Jones v. Oklahoma, 17-6943

Issues: (1) Whether a complex statistical study that indicates a risk that racial considerations enter into Oklahoma’s capital-sentencing determinations proves that the petitioner’s death sentence is unconstitutional under the Sixth, Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; and (2) whether Oklahoma’s capital post-conviction statute, Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 22 § 1089(D)(8)(b), and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ application of the statute in this case deny the petitioner an adequate corrective process for the hearing and determination of his newly available federal constitutional claim in violation of his rights under the 14th Amendment’s due process and equal protection clauses.

(relisted after the May 17 conference; rescheduled before the March 2, March 16, March 23, March 29, April 13, April 20, April 27, May 10, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, September 24, October 5, October 12, October 26, November 2, November 9, November 16, November 30 and December 7 conferences)

  Shoop v. Hill, 18-56

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit properly used Moore v. Texas, a Supreme Court decision from 2017, to find that an Ohio court unreasonably applied Atkins v. Virginia in 2008, despite the Ohio court’s reliance on the clinical judgments of experts to find that Danny Hill was not intellectually disabled.

(relisted after the October 5, October 12, October 26, November 2, November 9, November 16 and November 30 conferences; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

  Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 18-12

Disclosure: Vinson & Elkins LLP, whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is among the counsel on an amicus brief in support of the petitioner in this case.

Issue: Whether public-school teachers and coaches retain any First Amendment rights when at work and “in the general presence of” students.

(relisted after the October 12, October 26, November 2, November 9, November 16 and November 30 conferences; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

  Lance v. Sellers, 17-1382

Issues: (1) Whether it was objectively unreasonable for the Georgia Supreme Court to find that no prejudice resulted from the failure of defense counsel to conduct any investigation and to present any mitigating evidence, including readily available and undisputed expert testimony that the defendant suffered from significantly diminished mental capacity constituting dementia at the time of the crime, when these failures deprived the jury of mitigating evidence that was essential to an individualized determination of the defendant’s culpability; and (2) whether prejudice must be presumed in a death penalty case when defense counsel fails to conduct any investigation of potential mitigating evidence, fails to offer any evidence during the penalty phase, and fails to subject the state’s penalty-phase witnesses to any cross-examination, thereby undermining the adversarial system and depriving the defendant and the fact-finder of any meaningful opportunity to conduct an individualized determination of the defendant’s culpability.

(relisted after the October 26, November 2, November 9, November 16 and November 30 conferences; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

  City of Escondido, California, v. Emmons, 17-1660

Issues: (1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in denying the officers qualified immunity by considering clearly established law at too high a level of generality rather than giving particularized consideration to the facts and circumstances of this case; (2) whether the lower court erred in denying the officers qualified immunity by relying on a single decision, published after the event in question, to support its conclusion that qualified immunity is not available; and (3) whether the lower court erred in failing or refusing to decide whether the subject arrest was without probable cause or subject to qualified immunity.

(relisted after the October 26, November 2, November 9, November 16 and November 30 conferences; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

  Hester v. United States, 17-9082

Issue: Whether the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey — which held that any fact, other than a prior conviction, that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury and proven beyond a reasonable doubt — should apply to the imposition of criminal restitution.

(relisted after the November 16 and November 30 conferences; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

  White v. Kentucky, 17-9467

Issues: (1) Whether the Kentucky Supreme Court violated the Eighth Amendment, as interpreted in Hall v. Florida and Moore v. Texas, when it denied the petitioner the opportunity to present evidence supporting the “conjunctive and interrelated” assessment for intellectual and adaptive functioning, ignoring an IQ score of 73 presented to the trial court, ignoring a possible Flynn effect and refusing to look past White’s other IQ score of 76 adjusted for standard error of measurement; and (2) whether it violates the Fourth Amendment when officers abandon their duty to address a traffic violation that justified a pretextual stop in order to investigate a passenger.

(relisted after the November 30 conference; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

  Rehair v. United States, 17-9560

Issues: Whether the “knowingly” provision of 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) applies to both the possession and status elements of a § 922(g) crime, or whether it applies only to the possession element.

(relisted after the November 30 conference; likely relisted after the December 7 conference)

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A Rando Named Randa

Some angry random person twitted some ridiculously outrageous crap about former First Lady Barbara Bush and everybody went nuts.

“Conservatives keep sparking ‘free speech’ battles. When a Muslim professor tweeted about racism, guess what happened?” The subhead adds, “Randa Jarrar’s case is a reminder that when a woman of color speaks out on her views about race, she faces unique dangers.” The way Vox senior reporter Anna North tells it, Jarrar is a victim of anti-minority bigotries, a case study about what happens when progressive women of color try to engage in important conversations about race.

Some called for her to be fired, to which this angry random person replied:

I work as a tenured professor. I make 100K a year doing that. I will never be fired. I will always have people wanting to hear what I have to say.

Whether there are people “wanting to hear” what she has to say, I dunno. That she won’t be fired for twitting outrageous bizarre things, on the other hand, is true. Rando Jarrar is a tenured professor at Fresno State, sometimes referred to as the Harvard of…oh wait. Nobody refers to it as the Harvard of anywhere. But even Fresno State is obliged to respect free speech.

What this means is that some angry random person who works for a state college can’t be punished for her exercise of free speech. For the terminally clueless, the First Amendment isn’t limited to her being arrested and prosecuted, even though twitting dumb crap has yet to be criminalized, but suffer any detriment as a consequence of speech. So yes, she can’t be fired. Or demoted. Or sent to Siberia. Or imprisoned.

That doesn’t mean the hiring of someone like this angry random person doesn’t raise issues as to what Fresno State was thinking. If your kid goes there, you might want to give this some serious thought. You might not want your child taught by someone who thinks like this, who behaves like this. If your child was considering going there, your kid might want to reconsider. Then again, whether the profs elsewhere are better isn’t at all clear.

But other than the students at Fresno State, and the other profs who are now employed by a school that has hit the ether as a cesspool, who cares what Rando Jarrar has to say? She’s not a voice that matters. Millions of people don’t hang on her every word, even if her narcissistic delusions suggest she believes they should and will. She’s just another dope making stupid sounds.

Anna North at Vox, which claims to explain the news provided every explanation involves meteors striking earth, has recreated the backlash as an exemplar of how the voice of women of color are treated, that she faces “unique danger.”

Jarrar is an academic and writer who has never shied away from politically controversial topics. (I once edited a piece she wrote for Salon on belly dancing and cultural appropriation.) But the fury over her tweets is an example of a much larger debate about speech on college campuses. Conservatives have increasingly criticized liberal students for protesting speakers with whom they disagree, accusing them of taking “political correctness” to the extreme and threatening the First Amendment.

One of the perpetual problems with the willfully blind is that they can’t see what they choose not to see. Jarrar’s First Amendment rights were vigorously supported by the full spectrum of political views, conservative included. North didn’t see it? There’s a reason for that, and it has nothing to do with conservatives (or any other flavor of politics).

But the problem has nothing to do with Jarrar’s never shying away from politically controversial topics. It’s got nothing to do with Jarrar’s race, gender, ethnicity or the image of her having anything to do with belly dancer, disturbing as that may be.

Jarrar also tweeted, “I’m happy the witch is dead. can’t wait for the rest of her family to fall to their demise the way 1.5 million iraqis have,” and, in response to criticism, posted the phone number of a suicide hotline, apparently portraying it as her own, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Does she have a right to twit that she’s “happy the witch is dead”? Sure. But what sort of nutjob would say such a thing, even if she’s no fan of the Bush clan? That nutjob would be Jarrar. As to her posting the phone number of a suicide hotline, thus wreaking havoc with a real thing so she can play troll on the internet, is different. Free speech is one thing. That rose to culpable conduct, even though Frenso State chose to blink about it.

So Jarrar has some victim points, which Anna North gurgitates to recreate reality to align with her narrative? That’s swell, but Jarrar’s problem wasn’t her race, gender, ethnicity or lookist challenges. It was that she’s a flaming nutjob who spewed outrageous offensive stuff.

Women aren’t nuts, but can be. So too with minorities. Intersectionality doesn’t mean you aren’t ignorant and offensive. North’s attempt to use Jarrar’s victim points to deflect her conduct isn’t merely false, but affirmatively distorting.

But at least so far, some on the right seem to be reacting to her speech with the kinds of outrage and calls for removal conservatives traditionally criticize. On Tuesday night, Jarrar tweeted, “who’s the snowflake now?”

Anyone who stood for the First Amendment for others but called for Jarrar’s firing was hypocritical and unprincipled. That’s not what “snowflake” means, but given Jarrar’s general grasp of things, this was the least of her errors.

Now for the other side of the meteor: Jarrar’s victim points don’t make her a flaming nutjob, but they don’t absolve her of being one either. Jarrar’s not a disgrace because of her race or gender. She’s a disgrace because of what she, Randa Jarrar, said and did.

But then, she’s no thought leader. She’s a bad hire at Fresno State. Who cares what she says? She’s just another random flaming nutjob on the twitters. The joint is lousy with stupid offensive people. She’s just another one.

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