薯老爷打过100多个官司,都是小官司哈。最严重的一个也只搞了两年半。
长话短说
1. 案例法国家。有先例bush vs Gore。两案完全平行。薯老爷的重要官司,除了请个好律所外,本人亲自花了不少时间研究案例。大学的法学院图书馆待了不少时间。Ted Cruz是个好律师,相信他能旁征博引。
2. Contempt。薯老爷经历的官司里总有一些无赖contempt of court。呵呵,美国司法系统对civil contempt一般有两个处理办法。1)恢复被侵犯者的权利;或者 2)继续推进原有程序。
很明显Justice Alito要求3号以后的票要分开记并没有被PA执行。It is contempt。对于PA的判决就是推进原有程序,取消3号后的选票,同时恢复了被侵犯者的权利(即维护宪法,主张TX的宪法权利)。从而引伸到所有被告,对于3号后继续收票是违反了原告的宪法权利。
所以这次就是Roberts也无话可说。
civil contempt sanctions aim to either: (1) restore the rights of the party who was wronged by the failure to satisfy the court's order; or (2) simply move an underlying proceeding along. Civil contempt sanctions typically end when the party in contempt complies with the court order, or when the underlying case is resolved.
Like those charged with criminal contempt, the court may order incarceration of people held in civil contempt. However, unlike individuals charged with criminal contempt, people held in civil contempt are generally not given the same constitutional rights that are guaranteed to criminal contempt defendants.