Patricia G. Barnes, J.D.

@patriciagbarnes.bsky.social

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Legal journalist, attorney, author, former judge, painter and someone who, despite everything, still has high expectations for our judicial system.

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If pilots have to take competency exams to insure the safety of passengers, why should U.S. Presidents? open.substack.com/pub/patricia...

Pres. Biden Could End Speculation By Taking A Competency Examopen.substack.com This is not unprecedented. For example, pilots undergo cognitive/physical competency tests as they age to insure the safety of the lives entrusted to them. This should be required for all Presidents.

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Blaming The Victim In The Epstein Caseopen.substack.com Prosecutors in 2008 blamed teenage victims of the most notorious pedophile in modern history, Jeffrey Epstein, dehumanizing them as prostitutes and drug addicts.

(Since I've just come onto this platform, I can't lose that many followers!) www.injusticeatwork.com/p/most-ameri...

Most Americans Want To Stop Paying For Israel's Gaza Genocide But No One Is Listeningwww.injusticeatwork.com Both candidates curry favor with billionaire donors who insist that America continue to provide unqualified financial support for Israel's widely unpopular Gaza genocide.

Suspect what is reasonable to the average person does not align with this decision by the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. ... www.injusticeatwork.com/p/should-a-j...

Should A Judge Recuse If S/He Was Sued Earlier By The Litigant?www.injusticeatwork.com Of course... but that's not what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided, raising questions about the ability of federal judges to police themselves.

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