Appointments of ‘Special’ Participants in the Judicial Process—A ‘Monitor’ & A ‘Counsel’—And A Significant Case Before the Supreme Court on the Liability of On-Line Social Media Platforms
On a day when America recalls the stirring words of Abraham Lincoln in dedication of the National Cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield 159 years ago, describing and discussing the contemporary applications of his Rule of Law-inspiring message: First, witnessed in two major appointments of this past week—namely, the selection of former federal trial Judge Barbara Jones to monitor the actions of the Trump Companies while the State of New York continues its civil litigation, and the announcement of former federal prosecutor Jack Smith to oversee and direct the continuing federal investigations…
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