Posted on 01/26/2024 7:27:46 AM PST by janetjanet998
“Was the special unsettled NY law passed to allow E. Jean Carrol to bypass statute of limitations never litigated for being unconstitutionally ex post facto and/or a bill of attainder against President Trump?”
Trump took an appeal from the $5 million judgment against him in the previous trial. I assume that the appeal raises that issue. AFAICT, the appeal is still pending.
One point to note: Only about $2 million of the judgment was for sexual assault. The jury also awarded $3 million for defamation. Trump’s statements that were deemed defamatory were much more recent. On that claim, Carroll didn’t need the benefit of an expanded statute of limitations. Even if the appellate court decides that the New York legislation about sexual assault was unconstitutional, the $3 million defamation judgment will be unaffected.
Oops, I meant to include a link to the jury verdict sheet from the first trial:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-the-full-trump-e-jean-carroll-verdict-text-here/
$83 million dollar judgment.
No, experienced lawyers have no shame and don’t get rattled.
what a joke. same as you.
You're very welcome.
Didn't think "ravish" was archaic; but then again, it was mainly used by novelists of the 20th C. to refer euphemistically to sexual assaults against women, especially women of virtue—before women became so brazen and language so much more graphic in this century. It could refer to unwanted groping and attempted rape as well as violent rape.
"Ravage" usually refers to wild vandalizing or destruction of property, sometimes including harming crops, animals and people, such as territorial aggression or an act of war. You used to hear the phrase "they ravaged the countryside"—which is pretty much what the Stone Age Hamas thugs did recently to Israeli kibbutzim and music fest goers. Ravished them, also.
Our entire language has suffered quite a bit from the changeover from mostly print to mostly online. Print editors safeguarded usage as well as spelling; but now people rely on digital spellcheck, which is good, but certainly doesn't catch nearly as much. And academics are determined to elevate poverty language and dialects in the name of diversity. Don't get me started on made-up names and "special" spellings of historic names.
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