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Aug 17Liked by UndeadFOIA

The whole thing seems so ridiculously out-of-band. I read the GA Supreme Court ruling. They essentially read the open records law that you followed right back to the defendant and overruled the lower courts. A total victory. But it leaves this nagging feeling that outside influences were behind the inexplicable lower court rulings. Now you have to go back to chase discovery in a courtroom presided over by a judge that I think was exposed as a stupid asshole? I’d hope you’ll get a fresh judge and fresh honest set of eyes. You’ve earned the respect of the court and some humility.

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Aug 17Liked by UndeadFOIA

Your persistence is inspiring. Planning to sue Idaho in a civil rights and Monell Doctrine case pro se. The fight will be against attorneys, judges, possibly the idaho supreme court itself. No clue what I'm doing. Only been in one court case but discovered they repeatedly remove(d) rights, steal entire estates, imprison and chemically restrain people against their will without ever even telling them they're in a court case. No one will take our case, no one will talk to us, no one will fight for the vulnerable, yet I know this is what we're supposed to do. The shenanigans of the courts abound. Thanks for continuing this incredible fight and being a hero to the country, and for inspiring us to keep up the fight to protect the citizens and their money. So crazy that the court read the same statute you did, but ignored it all. But yet that's what they do... Every day... These courts turn their blindfolded eye to the law, violate the law in plain sight, don't follow the laws that they swear to uphold, and don't uphold the laws created to protect the people *from* them. What good are these laws if the people meant to follow them absolutely ignore and violate them every damned day? And we the people are expected to follow laws we never agreed to uphold, many of which are illegal? This supposedly amazing justice system, supposed to be the greatest in the world is worse than the ones that are blatantly corrupt. At least you know it up front. In the US the corrupt court revenue generating scheme is exactly the same but the people think it's the opposite until you get into it. It's all so abusive. I'm so sorry you lost so much sleep and had so much worry. Been there. I'm proud of you. Much love and gratitude. ♥ God bless you.

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Well done Undead! I am sure this was a very lonely and scary process. I am very glad you persisted - you have done a real public service. Looking forward to what more you find by pulling this thread. Keep up the great work.

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Well done! This is very hopeful and inspiring news. Keep up the great work.

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Aug 17·edited Aug 17

You have the hero light over you. I'm sad to say this but it seems fairly conclusive both in my experience and in observing the justice system's treatment of major cases, there are many judges below state supreme court level and below federal appeals court level who are highly likely to not follow easy and basic law.

In California my experince has been that no matter what the law says judges will interpret even more to the side of an employee, for example, just because they feel that employees generally get the short end, even if the law is clearly the other way. Many judges act in a basic partisan way or based on sentiment, and some are corruptly following the wishes of lawyer buddies like in this case.

Only at the higher levels does something closer to justice prevail, at least more often than not, but at those lower levels it's a shocking crap shoot. I guess the greatest legal minds are just not at those levels. The Peter principle probably applies, so the good ones go higher and fewer competent ones are left at that level.

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Thank you for doing this. Truth matters.

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Thank you. Keep up the good work.

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Sorry-- posted my last comment before finished.

I used to practice law both in the private and public sectors. I also used to do a lot of privileged "Upjohn" type investigations.

I see potential privilege and waiver issues all over the place in this case. Not sure what they are relying on as a basis for withholding information, but to the extent they are claiming some type of attorney-client communication or attorney work product, I bet they have screwed up.

How did the GA Tech guys get info from the DNC to analyze? Especially since they apparently got it so early--like before the FBI got anything? How is that data privileged? Almost no way there can be a relationship between the computer guys and DNC that can protect that info if it was disclosed to them. Were there formal consulting/expert agreements between the computer guys and WHO? The FBI? DNC? Privilege doesn't just pass from one government entity entity to another just because they are the government.

I expect there will be some fertile areas still left to dig in.

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Very relieved the Supreme Court ruled in your favor. Man, that had to be a huge load off. Seems very bizarre you ever got sanctioned.

Greatly looking forward to seeing whatever other documents you get. It seems like you have drilled straight to the heart of the case. These guys working on the Alfa bank spoof AND doing work for the Feds to analyze the DNC hack? That rings horribly wrong, especially given what we know about the FBI inquiry, i.e., when they did their work and what information they had.

How

Also, look at waiver issues. Q1

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