No punishment, but judge rejects Cohen motion to end his supervised release.

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    7 months ago

    It’s crazy to me that punishments aren’t being doled out in these cases. Like, this strikes me as more than a simple “oopsie.” This is gross negligence at best.

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      7 months ago

      Judges are very reluctant to sanction lawyers. Most punishments come from the bar association after 100+ people complain, otherwise they are ignored.

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        7 months ago

        I wonder how the judge would react if a lawyer just blatantly made up cases to back their argument. Whatever punishment - or lack thereof - for that should apply the same here, imo.

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          Wasn’t one of the SCOTUS decisions a made up case so they could rule? I can’t seem to find it now.