Mark Zauderer
Mark Zauderer
honest morality trial
At the end of the day a trial like this is a morality play. It is not just what happened, and who said what to whom, but who is an honest person.
ordered process time
They have been ordered to do what they should have done a long time ago, which is to process the club's application.
circuit court evidence whereas
The circuit court didn't find the evidence unpersuasive. Instructions can be cured, whereas presentation of evidence can't be cured.
appears bring case consciousness court difficult evidence jeopardy kinds loss message necessity preserve public puts risk theories
The appellate court said there's a lot of evidence to bring the case again. But the risk is it appears to look vindictive. And if they lose, it puts in jeopardy the government's theories on obstruction of justice. They've already heightened the public consciousness about the necessity to preserve documents. A loss could communicate the message that it's difficult to prosecute these kinds of cases.