For those not familiar with the term...a bench slap is when a judge goes off on lawyers in their court in a particularly eloquent way.


The case in question is the DACA injunction lawsuit in Texas, where Texas and 25 other states have sued the Feds to stop the implementation of Obama's executive amnesty



http://hotair.com/archives/2016/05/20/federal-judge-lowers-the-boom-on-doj-after-bad-faith-misrepresentations/

This Court has found no authority to support the concept that it is ever ethical and appropriate conduct to mislead a court and opposing counsel; nor has the Government provided any authority to that effect. That being the case, the Court finds no need for a comprehensive dissertation on the duty of candor and honesty because counsel in this case failed miserably at both. The Government’s lawyers in this case clearly violated their ethical duties.
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The misconduct in this case was intentional, serious and material. In fact, it is hard to imagine a more serious, more calculated plan of unethical conduct. There were over 100,000 instances of conduct contrary to counsel’s representations; such a sizable omission cannot be classified as immaterial.
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Therefore, this Court, in an effort to ensure that all Justice Department attorneys who appear in the courts of the Plaintiff States that have been harmed by this misconduct are aware of and comply with their ethical duties, hereby orders that any attorney employed at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. who appears, or seeks to appear, in a court (state or federal) in any of the 26 Plaintiff States annually attend a legal ethics course.

Locked down again this morning for a suspicious package

Maybe we'll get lucky and have it locked down for 535 suspicious characters until January 2017.

I doubt Trump has it in him to change, but even if he does, he will have a lot to undo.

I don't think so either. He has been pretty consistent for decades. Make declarations and promises and then go back on them. Demand rules be applied to others, but not himself. Politically swing back and forth, however it suits him. Value money over all else. Compete to win no matter what the cost, consequences, or morality. Demean people he views beneath him.

How people actually think this guy would be good for America is so beyond me I can't understand.

Good to see you here.  Contrary to some opinions, we do not bite here.

If you're retired at 68 years old with a net worth of $250 million, do you really have handlers?  I don't think so.

Oh bullshit!

 Romney bows down to the money dogs like the rest of the GOP.  Those who have bought and paid for someone expect a lot in return.  Don't do their bidding and there is payback. Romney used their money in previous elections and returned favors while in office.  He's as much owned by the GOP establishment as the others.

 If Trump gets elected, or if he doesn't, just watch what is going to happen to the "R's" that have come out in his support.  The GOP will treat them like red headed step children.

As crazy as Henning is----Banning him just made no sense.  It appears he just upset the wrong person on the MC though. What a crock that they won't disclose the exact reasons for banning folks.

He must have insulted Bryan.