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Trump gag order reinstated by appeals court in NY civil fraud trial
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Posted on 11/30/2023 9:40:56 AM PST by Eleutheria5

The gag order barring former President Donald Trump from speaking publicly about court staff in his New York civil fraud trial was reinstated by a state appeals court Thursday.

Appellate Judge David Friedman earlier this month had temporarily lifted the limited gag order against Trump, 77, over concerns it was a violation of his constitutional right to free speech.

But a four-judge panel with New York’s Appellate Division, First Department overturned Friedman’s ruling in a brief decision Thursday that didn’t provide any explanation.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron — who is overseeing the $250 million case against Trump — in October issued two rulings barring the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner and his lawyers from speaking publicly about the court’s staff.

Engoron then proceeded to hit Trump with $15,000 in fines total after finding that he’d twice violated the order.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: civilsuit; engoron; freespeech; gagorder; harassment; newyork; persecution; resisttyranny; trump
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To: Eleutheria5
He’ll have Secret Service agent

Just wait until it gets to the point where they decide to jail him for violating the order and Biden rules that he doesn't get SS protection any more. Sure, it may be illegal to do so, but what's stopping him?

21 posted on 11/30/2023 10:32:04 AM PST by Living Free in NH (now in Florida and loving life)
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To: Eleutheria5
There's not a lawyer or a (state) judge in the State of New York that is honest,decent,and concerned about the Constitutional rights of citizens. So I guess it's on to the Federal courts to restore DJT’s basic 1st Amendment rights during a Presidential campaign.
22 posted on 11/30/2023 10:33:29 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Eleutheria5

Gag order is still illegal, immoral, un-Constitutional, and probably fattening.

Arthur Engoron is an egregious moron. Hey, that makes a nice little couplet.


23 posted on 11/30/2023 10:36:34 AM PST by alloysteel (Most people slog through life without ever knowing the wonders of true insanity.)
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To: Sequoyah101
Decision without explanation, unilateral, dictatorial. Yes, Trump should violate the “order” at every rally and make a big scene of paying the fine. They need to be mocked for the clowns they are. Judges. ha.

When an appellate court refuses to take action to correct obvious constitutional violations, it is often done without comment.
24 posted on 11/30/2023 10:39:17 AM PST by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: wildcard_redneck

That is a much much better idea. Make a big game of it. Illustrate the criminality of the order and the folly of it.


25 posted on 11/30/2023 10:48:15 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance)
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To: Eleutheria5

The check is in the mail.


26 posted on 11/30/2023 11:19:09 AM PST by struggle
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To: G Larry

I’m waiting to whether the USSC has the courage to take on some of these anti-Trump prosecution excesses?


don’t wait up.


27 posted on 11/30/2023 11:50:12 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Living Free in NH

Exactly !


28 posted on 11/30/2023 11:50:55 AM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Let me tell you, you do not want to be a male, Christian, northern European and have your case appear before these clowns.


29 posted on 11/30/2023 11:55:11 AM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf

Recently the Federal courts (SCOTUS and others) have handed down some pretty good decisions. But DJT surely can’t expect any good decisions from NY State judges,courts or juries.


30 posted on 11/30/2023 11:59:26 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Eleutheria5

Maybe he should just obey the gag order in the appellate court’s jurisdiction.
And say what he damn well pleases outside of the NY First Department.


31 posted on 11/30/2023 12:04:43 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (When I say "We" I speak of, -not for-, "We the People")
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

I see your point. It’s not like he’ll carry New York. It’s the Bizzarro State.


32 posted on 11/30/2023 12:06:44 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Eleutheria5

Just keep appealing.


33 posted on 11/30/2023 12:10:24 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Eleutheria5

Since there is no jury to influence, why gag at all?


34 posted on 11/30/2023 12:13:47 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (When I say "We" I speak of, -not for-, "We the People")
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To: wildcard_redneck

I like that idea much better. He doesn’t need more fines, lawyers’ fees or charges.


35 posted on 11/30/2023 12:25:30 PM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

He’s intimidating the clerk and witnesses and the judgy-wudgy dontcha know./s


36 posted on 11/30/2023 1:48:48 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: wildcard_redneck

Make his “compliance” a bigger slap in the face. Yeah.
Like they did to the high priest in Life of Brian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ5YU_spBw0


37 posted on 11/30/2023 1:52:15 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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