Court bulldozes Corrie Lawsuit

[reality_hammer]

Another happy event on a good day.
"A court could not find in favor of the plaintiffs without implicitly questioning, and even condemning, United States foreign policy toward Israel," Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw wrote. "It is not the role of the courts to indirectly indict Israel for violating international law with military equipment the United

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[pogo101]

Bonus: the Corrie side's oral-argument attorney was Erwin Chemerinksy. (Full disclosure: No, I don't think Chemerinsky should have been jerked around for the UCI Law School deanship, but he's still a flaming partisan hypocrite.

Double bonus: the particular panel OF the 9th Circus was actually a moderate-to-liberal one, by the Circuit's standards. STILL shot down this argument 3-0.

Court didn't reach the merits, really. Stepped aside on the grounds that the case was essentially a political question.

[reality_hammer]

I think they realized this bites both ways. You can't sue over sales to Israel without getting lawsuits over sales to China.

[psychomatt]

This lawsuit should have been dismissed a lot sooner, with prejudice. Frankly, this is EXACLY the kind of case that calls for frivolous lawsuit charges.

[tomcatshanger]

Memory? Who?

[reality_hammer]

Rachel Corrie: cheerleader for the Palestinian "cause". Her fatal defect was believing that she could use her Jedi powers to stop a moving bulldozer.

[shadowfox24]

This calls for a celebration. To the IHOP! Short stacks for all!

[silverlightstar]

So the 9th Circus does have some brains after all.