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minus-squareBob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·4 days agoThe next day: McTwiddledumb has been pardoned
minus-squareperestroika@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agoThe week after that: the same or another person is again found in contempt, because the ruling of the court has’t been enforced. Some legal interpretations say that contempt of court is not a pardonable offense. I don’t know if those are prevailing in the US.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoNew executive order: contempt of court can be pardoned.
minus-squareperestroika@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 days agoNew court order: this power belongs to the legislative branch, order invalid. :)
The next day: McTwiddledumb has been pardoned
The week after that: the same or another person is again found in contempt, because the ruling of the court has’t been enforced.
Some legal interpretations say that contempt of court is not a pardonable offense. I don’t know if those are prevailing in the US.
New executive order: contempt of court can be pardoned.
New court order: this power belongs to the legislative branch, order invalid. :)