A couple of months ago, on these boards, the "cool the mark" strategy by the prosecution was posited. This is what we're seeing.
But it is UP TO US to make sure it stays in the spotlight. We must not be discouraged...
Absolutely. It's up to us to keep the pressure on.
IIRC it was Thomas Sowell who first used the term "cool the mark" with respect to the Duke hoax. I thought his article was interesting, but I didn't think much more of it. Now I'm amazed at how insightful he was.
That is exactly what they are doing. Cooling the mark with all the delays in this case. And usually it's the defense that wants delays! It's the defense that wants a gag order.
But notice how fast DC tried Finnerty.... That's the case that should have been delayed. Delayed until there was resolution of the Durham case.