So I just got out of the hearing for Sines v Kessler. Spencer got a last minute lawyer. Enoch argued for himself. It was mostly uneventful but there were a few gems. I'll tweet them out as I navigate my way to lunch.
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First, Enoch definitely had a Freudian slip where he refered to his "co-conspitators" but caught himself. He also bizarrely pronounces "conspirator" like "respirator."
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CON-spi-ra-tor It's weird.
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The lawyer for 13 defendants, including Kessler, Mosley, and others, openly and freely admitted his clients had racial animus. ... okay
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The legal arguments seemed to hinge on the defense claiming 1st Amendment protections and the plaintiffs arguing that speech is part of the necessary elements to establish a conspiracy.
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At play are Sections 1982, 1985, and the 13th Amendment. The 13th Amendment, of course, is the Amendment that outlawed slavery, but the other laws also can be traced to Reconstruction-era Civil Rights laws.
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At question is whether the five elements required for 1985(3) are met. But, this is not entirely a question for the motion to dismiss. In fact, Plaintiffs argued that defendants, including Enoch, were arguing factual matters inappropriately.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
Is there any timeframe for a decision by the judge?
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Soonish. Days probably
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