Judge Steven Merryday, appointed by Donald Trump, strikes down Trump's lawsuit against the New York Times, filed in Tampa. OK, the President's home is in Florida, but we have to wonder if there was some venue shopping going on here, as the southern district is far closer to Mar-A-Lago.
But that noted, the judge's big objection is not venue, but apparently a violation of federal law that more or less says a complaint must be concise and understandable. Trump's attorneys apparently have pulled a trick out of Kamala Harris' hat and written a legal complaint in "word salad".
I am getting to be a broken record here, but it seems that too often, lawyers who ought to know better are failing in basic duties to their clients. This may not be a case where Trump gets to get these guys disbarred, but at the very least, he's entitled to a refund of his legal fees.
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