UPDATED: In Legal News

The GOP continues to win in court on election related cases. It sometimes requires appeals, but they're success rate is excellent.

UPDATE: We see in these developments the importance of the emphasis Trump and McConnell have put on flipping Circuit Courts of Appeal. No matter what the capriciousness of Obama judges at the District level, the GOP now has recourse at the Circuit level--without any need for the SCOTUS to get involved, although that may eventually happen. Thus, this evening we learn that the 11th Circuit overturned a Dem attempt to dispense with a requirement to have mailed ballots postmarked. Notably, Barbara Lagoa was one of two Trump appointees on the three judge panel who overturned the District court injunction.

This is excellent: Federal Court: Sandmann’s Libel Suits Against NYT, ABC, CBS, & Rolling Stone Can Proceed.

As Ed Morrissey says, however, those libel suits probably won't proceed for long--because all those media companies will be scared witless at the prospect of Lin Wood conducting discovery. They'll all be settling, and that right quickly:

Note especially the reference to discovery, the process by which attorneys for each side can demand documentation and depositions. That’s what these media outlets want to avoid most. For one thing, that battle is absurdly asymmetrical. How much discovery can these media outlets get from a teenager? On the other hand, Wood can use that process to depose everyone up the managerial chain, right up to the top of the outlets, and use the depositions to wage public war on them.

And they know that’s exactly what Wood will do, too, which is why this fight won’t last much longer with any of these media outlets. They’ll start cutting checks and negotiating for bilateral gag agreements rather than take that risk. If this gets in front of a jury, they’re almost certain to lose anyway. If any rational heads are in charge at these outlets, this will be over by Thanksgiving — if not Halloween.

And this one is quite enjoyable:

Catherine Herridge

#NEW #Bolton Judge Lamberth denies former NSA John Bolton’s motion to dismiss government’s lawsuit against him, in which DOJ claims Bolton disclosed classified information in his book, "The Room Where It Happened." Judge Lamberth found, “the government sufficiently alleges that Bolton breached his prepublication review and predisclosure consultation obligations" + “sufficiently alleges that Bolton breached his nondisclosure obligations.” NOTE: Count 3 - government entitled to “constructive trust” over royalties.

SUPER READ: Is John Bolton Under A Bus, Courtesy Of His Lawyer?

H/T to one of my brothers.

The article in question, i.e., the one I'm recommending that you read, is long, detailed, and steeped in legal niceties. It's also very enjoyable:

Here’s How John Bolton’s Lawyer Just Threw Him Under the Bus 

NEED TO KNOW 

If you can be prosecuted for keeping a classified document in your garage, you can be prosecuted for giving it to your lawyer.

We all know that John Bolton, being John Bolton, wanted to strike at the man who fired him--Donald J. Trump, who just happens to be the POTUS. Bolton's idea was to write a book that would embarrass Trump. According to the author of this article, Kel McClanahan

the executive director of National Security Counselors and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School, where he teaches Law of Secrecy

that scheme may have gone very seriously awry with the publication of an op-ed in the WSJ by Bolton's lawyer. Here's how the article starts out, providing the background:

About The Vindmans--And Bolton

I didn't know this, and maybe some regular readers weren't aware of this either. According to an article at American Greatness,

The Vindman Twins Are Creatures of John Bolton

The American people have the former national security advisor to blame for the presence of the self-serving brothers on the National Security Council staff.

Bolton is behind Impeachment Theater in more ways than one. The article states that Bolton in fact hired both of the Vindman twins. It also goes on to make some interesting observations about Bolton's MO which--from everything I've read--sounds in character and the author seems to have the background to know whereof he speaks:

Joseph Duggan is ...is a former White House speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush.

Excerpts:

Go Figure: Yevgeniy Vindman In Charge Of NSC Pre-Pub Review?

But he probably wouldn't have been the only one with access:

What a coincidence! While Alexander Vindman at the NSC testifies against Trump at the House impeachment, the other brother (Yevgeny) appears to be in charge of clearing John Bolton’s book for publication.

If you believe in coincidences. https://t.co/qtpoqeGpaj

— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) January 27, 2020

John Bolton Will Not Appear Voluntarily

Apparently Bolton wants to keep the door open for a return to public life. That door would have slammed shut forever had he appeared before Schiff's Kangaroo Court voluntarily.

Notably, Bolton has the same attorney as does Charles Kupperman. Kupperman was the United States Deputy National Security Advisor for President Trump from January to September 2019. Kupperman was "subpoenaed" by the House, however:

The Trump administration, through White House counsel Pat Cipollone, directed Kupperman in writing not to comply with the House subpoena claiming "constitutional immunity" would protect him. Subsequently, Kupperman filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to decide whether or not he must comply with the House subpoena or the Trump Administration's request to not testify. Kupperman's lawyer argued that he is faced with "irreconcilable commands" between the legislative and executive branches of government which can only be decided by the judicial branch.

Since the House is currently not attempting to enforce these "subpoenas" it's likely that Bolton will not be testifying.