A federal judge dismissed two key elements of a lawsuit filed against the former president and two others.
  • 4dpuzzle@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    Hundreds of cops have immunity over crimes as bad as murder. Meanwhile one loses his life trying to stop a literal coup attempt and the law is indifferent towards him. Are they training the cops to be bad?

    In addition, I’m appalled by the light sentences these mutineers get away with, in a country that keeps people locked up for life as a slave for even small misdemeanors. What exactly is this?

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    Washington — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled that only part of a lawsuit filed against former president Donald Trump over the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick may move forward, issuing a split decision in the suit brought by his longtime partner.

    U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled Tuesday that Sicknick’s partner, Sandra Garza, can proceed with her civil lawsuit against Trump over the officer’s death after Jan. 6, 2021, but only on two of the counts.

    "We are pleased to see that our lawsuit in pursuit of justice for the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection, has been permitted to continue.

    We are now considering our next step options, to include deposing former President Trump," said Mark Zaid, one of the attorneys representing Garza.

    The D.C. medical examiner’s office previously said Sicknick died of natural causes after suffering from two strokes at the base of his brainstem caused by a clot in an artery and noted that “all that transpired played a role in his condition,” a reference to Sicknick’s experience defending the Capitol on Jan. 6.

    In a separate criminal case, Trump is accused of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including through his actions surrounding Jan. 6.

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