“I shall not be surprised that this doesn’t get corrected until it reaches Federal court, and depending on who the Federal Judges are for that area, probably not even then.”
It never will see federal court. There’s no federal law at issue, and unless you can come up with a constitutional argument that I can’t, there’s nothing for the Supreme Court (which is the only federal court it could theoretically see in five or six years) to take.
Federal election interference, Fifth amendment violation, eight amendment violation, RICO, Denial of civil rights under color of authority.
I can see several arguments.
US Constitution Ex Post Facto clause as extended to the States by the 14th Amendment. This illegal law they pulled out of their posteriors after the fact is definitely completely punitive in nature, therefore ex post facto clause applies. File in Fed District of NY for 42 USC 1983 violations by the State of NY.
A lawyer on another website, when asked about what arguments he would make to get it into Federal court, had this to say:
Eighth Amendment excessive fines clause.Numerous Fourteenth Amendment Due Process issues and the obvious Equal Protection selective prosecution issue.
The easiest and most obvious due process issue is a Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.-type argument applied to Letitia James, who literally promised to harass Trump endlessly in an effort to get votes in her election.
"Also BMW v. Gore, which folds into the 8th Amendment issue."
The 8th amendment ban on excessive fines has been incorporated against the states. A $300 million dollar fine when there is no victim is unconstitutional.
President Trump shouldn't even be forced to liquidate assets to post a bond. He should go straight to SCOTUS for relief.
-PJ