Hillary Clinton email challenge rejected by federal judge as ‘moot’

The Washington Times ^ | January 14, 2016 | Andrew Blake

[TexasCajun]

A federal judge has rejected a pair of lawsuits in which the government had been asked to take action against the Department of State stemming from Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server while in office.

Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in a ruling published on Monday that the arguments raised in a pair of since-consolidated suits filed last year by Judicial Watch and the Cause of Action Institute, two conservative groups, "are now moot and will be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction."

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"These are hardly the actions of a recalcitrant agency head or an uncooperative Archivist. Rather, they reflect a sustained effort on the part of State and NARA, after the agencies had learned of the potential removal of federal records from the government's possession, to recover and preserve all of those records," the judge wrote.

"Taken together, all of the recovery efforts initiated by both agencies up to the present day cannot in any way be described as a dereliction of duty. In light of this, Plaintiffs cannot establish an ongoing injury actionable under the FRA; as such, their cases are moot," he added

[TexasCajun]

On June 17, 2010, President Barack Obama formally nominated Boasberg to the District Court for the District of Columbia.[8] Boasberg was confirmed on March 14, 2011 by a vote of 96 ayes to 0 nays.

[Paladin2]

Judicial boot likker.

[Amendment10]

"Boasberg was confirmed on March 14, 2011 by a vote of 96 ayes to 0 nays."

The ill-conceived 17th Amendment shows its ugly head again.

[Slyfox]

This may be why Hitlary appears to be so confident that none of the crimes will get her.

[TheTimeOfMan]

Good thing rope is reusable.