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49. Does this fall under the legal term of, "splitting the baby?"

Reply to ificandream (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 12:46 PM

Mar 15

Where neither side completely wins or loses?

I am very happy that DA Willis is still on the case.

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Fani Willis can remain on Trump Georgia case if special prosecutor steps aside [View all] ificandream Mar 15 OP

Find and hire a MONSTER prosecutor... Climate Crusader Mar 15 #1

Please hire a black woman. Please hire a black woman. Please hire a black woman. Kennah Mar 15 #32

As long as whoever is hired is a beast, I'm down. Climate Crusader Mar 15 #43

Ms Willis is a MONSTER prosecutor...but thinking about your post, I agree she should take a back seat iluvtennis Mar 15 #63

Got that ruling right here: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 #2

Two weeks to issue moniss Mar 15 #18

Even a perception of conflict of interest has to be taken seriously to avoid successful appeals. Good ruling. Martin68 Mar 15 #30

It's not a matter of internet speed moniss Mar 15 #44

I thought they were examining evidence to determine whether an affair took place, when it started, and how Martin68 Mar 15 #47

The decision is boilerplate moniss Mar 15 #60

I'm afraid you misunderstood my point. I know exactly what boilerplate means. You were responding to a comment I made Martin68 Mar 16 #85

I'm not talking about moniss Mar 16 #86

I hand't seen that additional information when I wrote my post. Martin68 Mar 17 #87

Agree...stop the frump lovers from flapping their jaws...at least for now. PortTack Mar 15 #51

So I guess now that it comes out that moniss Mar 15 #80

"Impropriety"? "Irreparably damaged"? Bull SHIT! Prosecute the criminals, Willis. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #3

Totally agree. republianmushroom Mar 15 #24

I guess we ought to be thankful that the judge didn't say she should smile more. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #26

Although he did say her behavior on the stand spooky3 Mar 15 #33

Well the decision seems easy, although AP did a doozy of a headline BumRushDaShow Mar 15 #4

The ruling makes perfect sense to me Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #14

IIRC, he is an outside "contractor" as it is BumRushDaShow Mar 15 #16

Agree. I like this decision. ananda Mar 15 #19

You mean her decision to have a relationship with a consenting adult? sybylla Mar 15 #20

A consenting adult who is on her payroll ....really, you should not be sleeping with a subordinate....... bottomofthehill Mar 15 #31

Special prosecutor was not on a higher pay rate people Mar 15 #36

we was being paid $250.00 an hour that would be $500,000 a year, staff lawyers make $175,000 bottomofthehill Mar 15 #62

Wade was getting paid the same hourly rate as the other two special prosecutors contracted for this case. SunSeeker Mar 15 #69

Some people just can't stand it that a black woman NanaCat Mar 15 #72

Yeah, little missy shouldn't be so uppity in her high and mighty independence. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #27

You're clearly not familiar with common ethics rules regarding workplace relationships. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #41

What law did she break? What rights of the defendants were diminished? Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #48

"It's not illegal!" Is the weakest of defences. Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #50

You failed to answer a single question. This is not sexual harassment. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 15 #52

Who said it was? Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #67

Willis was not his "supervisor." Wade is an independent contractor. SunSeeker Mar 15 #70

False Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #74

No, what you said is false. Willis did not hire him. SunSeeker Mar 15 #77

Sexual harassment is not the standard NanaCat Mar 15 #73

There are policies but many do NOT strictly forbid workplace spooky3 Mar 15 #59

I don't know where you have worked Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #65

I was a management professor who did research on the topic spooky3 Mar 15 #66

Then surely you are aware of the standards that exist around relationships between supervisors and hires. Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #68

Surely you are aware of the difference between employees and independent contractors. SunSeeker Mar 15 #71

Willis was indeed his supervisor Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #75

No, she was not. SunSeeker Mar 15 #76

The judge needs to be investigated. LiberalFighter Mar 15 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 #10

for what? prodigitalson Mar 15 #11

For making the correct ruling? Weird. jimfields33 Mar 15 #40

Georgia law only requires disqualification of a DA upon proof of a financial conflict of interest. SunSeeker Mar 15 #79

Oh I love this......! nickster48 Mar 15 #6

Seems to me this is an acceptable ruling. Prairie_Seagull Mar 15 #7

Thank god! This is a huge win for justice... SKKY Mar 15 #8

I think the documents case is the most important. ificandream Mar 15 #12

The federal case is definitely important BumRushDaShow Mar 15 #17

I should know this as a historian who took a BlueKota Mar 15 #55

The only way they can appeal to a federal court BumRushDaShow Mar 15 #56

Thank you! BlueKota Mar 15 #58

Most welcome! BumRushDaShow Mar 15 #61

Let me be clear, I think they're all important, for sure... SKKY Mar 15 #81

I don't agree with the ruling but think the case needs to move on neohippie Mar 15 #9

Yep. The ruling is unnecessary baby splitting just for the sake of baby splitting. But it is what it is. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 15 #21

The appearance of impropriety is important ripcord Mar 15 #37

So, this delay could have been avoided if she hadn't hired him in the first place Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #13

Exactly! berksdem Mar 15 #15

A) Besides Trump talking points, where's the evidence sybylla Mar 15 #22

Before/After Doesn't matter Fiendish Thingy Mar 15 #23

Before/after does matter because it shows sybylla Mar 15 #28

Sounds right to me, SIDESHOW. elleng Mar 15 #46

There was discredited testimony. spooky3 Mar 15 #35

Fani should charge both of them with perjury and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law MichMan Mar 15 #53

I would guess she wants to move on, with her eyes on the prize spooky3 Mar 15 #57

Mess could have been avoided if one of them stepped down when this frist broke. Silent Type Mar 15 #25

I agree orangecrush Mar 15 #42

Or, as a former Boss of mine used to say... SKKY Mar 16 #83

If she's smart she'll allow another Joinfortmill Mar 15 #29

That is what DAs do DarthDem Mar 15 #38

This doesn't seem like a good look for the prosecutor TexasDem69 Mar 15 #34

There is no way Willis is going to withdraw MichMan Mar 15 #54

Are you watching, Clarence? Even the APPEARANCE of impropriety is a longstanding legal ethics standard. JudyM Mar 15 #39

'said either Willis and her office must fully leave the case or Wade must withdraw from the proceeding.' elleng Mar 15 #45

Does this fall under the legal term of, "splitting the baby?" Bayard Mar 15 #49

Seems that way. honest.abe Mar 15 #64

I don't like this. Socal31 Mar 15 #78

The judge went way beyond what he should have. Hikerchick57 Mar 15 #82

This is a great loss of knowledge and expertise that will create delays or worse. live love laugh Mar 16 #84