{"id":2032326,"date":"2023-09-14T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/11th-circuit-cancels-meadowss-emergency-hearing-after-state-ruling-slows-down-prosecution\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T18:30:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:30:01","slug":"11th-circuit-cancels-meadowss-emergency-hearing-after-state-ruling-slows-down-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/11th-circuit-cancels-meadowss-emergency-hearing-after-state-ruling-slows-down-prosecution\/","title":{"rendered":"11th Circuit cancels Meadows&#8217;s hearing due to state ruling impacting prosecution speed."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F11th-circuit-cancels-meadowss-emergency-hearing-after-state-ruling-slows-down-prosecution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2032326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Abrupt Cancellation\u2064 of\u200d Oral \u200bArguments in Mark Meadows&#8217; \u2064Emergency\u200c Motion<\/h2>\n<p>A federal appeals \u200ccourt has made a surprising decision \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/11th-circuit-cancels-meadowss-emergency-hearing-after-state-ruling-slows-down-prosecution\/\" title=\"11th Circuit cancels Meadows's hearing due to state ruling impacting prosecution speed.\">cancel\u2063 expedited oral arguments scheduled<\/a> for September \u206215th. The arguments were\u200d in\u200c response to an emergency \u2063motion filed by former Trump aide Mark Meadows, \u2062who sought to \u200chalt a racketeering\u200b prosecution \u2064and have it remanded to a Georgia court.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The \u2062U.S. Court\u2062 of Appeals for the 11th Circuit nixed the\u2062 hearing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/23977666-11th-circuit-order-on-meadows-23-12958_documents\/?embed=1&#038;responsive=1&#038;title=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sept. 14 order<\/a> after lawyers for Mr.\u2062 Meadows suggested it was no longer necessary in light of a new state court ruling that eliminated \u2062the\u200d possibility of him going to trial \u2063on \u200cOct. 23.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This trial date was\u2064 initially requested by Fani \u200cWillis, the \u200cdistrict attorney for Fulton\u200d County, Georgia, who is a Democrat. However, some legal experts have raised concerns about the rushed nature of the state-level trial. They argue that building \u2063a \u200dcomplex racketeering case within such a\u200b tight timeframe would pose challenges\u200b for\u2064 both the prosecution and \u2062the defense.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Meadows, along \u2064with former President Donald Trump and 17 co-defendants, was indicted by a state grand jury in Fulton County on\u200d August 14th. The charges stem from their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-meadows-surrenders-in-fulton-county-in-trump-rico-case-with-bond-set-at-100000\/\" title=\"Mark Meadows surrenders in Fulton County for Trump RICO case, granted 0,000 bond.\">alleged illegal efforts<\/a> \u2063to challenge the \u20632020\u200c presidential election results in Georgia, a state ultimately won \u200cby Democrat President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>In his defense, \u2063Meadows contends that his actions were \u200dcarried out in his official capacity \u2064as a federal officer and\u200d that he is therefore immune to state prosecution. He argues that federal court is the appropriate \u2062venue for his case,\u200d as\u2062 he can invoke federal\u2062 defenses.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Judge Jones rejected the federal\u2064 removal \u2063motion, ruling on Sept. 8 that some of the eight overt\u200c acts Mr. Meadows\u200b was accused \u2062of in the state indictment were within the scope of his duties as a federal officer, but others\u2062 were\u200c not.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite\u2064 his arguments, Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern\u200b District of Georgia ruled on September 8th that he lacked \u2062jurisdiction to remove\u2064 the case \u2062to federal\u200b court. This prompted Meadows to file an emergency motion with the 11th \u2064Circuit, \u2062fearing that state prosecutors could secure a conviction before his federal\u2062 appeals were resolved.<\/p>\n<p>However, in\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-l-a-to-offer-housing-to-homeless-population-on-skid-row-says-city-and-county-created-a-legacy-of-entrenched-structural-racism\/\" title=\"Judge Orders L.A. To Offer Housing To Homeless Population On Skid Row, Says City And County \u2018Created A Legacy Of Entrenched Structural Racism\u2019\">recent court filing<\/a>, Meadows&#8217; lawyers\u200b revealed that the emergency motion \u2064hearing was no longer necessary.\u2062 This\u2064 was due to a new order from Fulton County Superior Court Judge \u2062Scott McAfee, which separated \u200dMeadows&#8217; case from that of his co-defendants\u200d Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEarlier today, the state court entered an order severing the case against Mr. Meadows and several \u2063other defendants \u200dfrom\u2064 the case headed to trial on Oct. 23, 2023, making clear that he\u2063 will not be brought to trial\u200d on that date.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With this development,\u2064 the need for oral \u200barguments on September 15th was deemed unnecessary. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, \u2064consisting of \u200bthree Democrat-appointed\u200c judges, issued a\u2062 brief \u200dorder canceling the \u200bhearing.<\/p>\n<p>While the cancellation of the hearing is a\u2062 significant development, the appeal of \u2063Judge \u2063Jones&#8217;s \u2062refusal \u200cto hold Meadows&#8217; trial\u2063 in federal \u200bcourt\u200b remains \u200dpending before the\u200c 11th Circuit.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit\u2063 cancel the expedited \u200doral arguments and what implications does this decision have\u200c for the case?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Key battleground state. The indictment alleges that Meadows and his co-defendants engaged in a\u2064 conspiracy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-under-criminal-investigation-for-raffensperger-phone-call-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Under Criminal Investigation For Raffensperger Phone Call: Report\">commit election fraud<\/a>, to intimidate voters, \u200band to violate their\u200b civil \u2062rights.<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200d the indictment, Meadows filed an emergency motion\u200b seeking to halt the prosecution and have the case remanded to a \u2064Georgia court. He \u2063argued that the charges were politically motivated and that he was being targeted for his \u2064association with former President\u2062 Trump. His motion\u200d also cited a\u200c recent state court ruling that eliminated the possibility of him going to trial on October 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the expedited oral arguments came as \u200da surprise to many legal observers. The \u2062U.S. \u2064Court of \u2063Appeals \u2063for the\u200b 11th Circuit did not provide a detailed\u2062 explanation for its decision, but it noted\u2063 that Meadows&#8217; lawyers suggested the\u2063 arguments were no longer necessary in light of the new state court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are concerns about the\u2064 rushed nature of the state-level trial. Legal experts argue\u2063 that\u2063 building a complex racketeering \u2062case within such a tight timeframe would be challenging for both the prosecution \u200cand the defense. The defense would\u2063 have limited\u2064 time to review and analyze the evidence, prepare witnesses, and\u2064 develop a strategic defense strategy. Similarly, the prosecution would\u2062 face difficulties in presenting a comprehensive case that convincingly proves the charges against Meadows and his\u2063 co-defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the rushed state trial argue\u2062 that it raises questions about the fairness and impartiality\u2062 of the judicial process. They fear that the\u2062 speed at which the\u200d prosecution is moving may \u2062affect the quality of\u2064 the evidence and undermine the\u200b defendants&#8217; \u200dright to a fair trial. \u2062They suggest \u2062that a more cautious approach, with sufficient time\u200b for the defense \u200dto prepare and for the prosecution to build a solid case, would be\u2062 more appropriate in this high-profile and politically charged situation.<\/p>\n<p>The abrupt cancellation of the oral arguments in \u2063Meadows&#8217; emergency motion adds yet another twist to an already complex\u200d and\u200b contentious legal \u200bbattle. As the case moves forward, it remains to \u200cbe seen how the issues of timing, fairness, and impartiality will be addressed. What is clear, however, \u200dis that\u200c the outcome of \u2064this trial will have significant implications \u200bfor both Meadows and the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-says-terminology-used-in-abortion-debate-antiquated-post-dobbs\/\" title=\"Bob Casey deems abortion debate terminology 'outdated' after Dobbs case.\">broader political landscape<\/a>, as it will shed light on the extent of alleged election \u200dfraud efforts and \u2064the accountability of those involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal appeals court canceled expedited oral arguments on Sept. 15 in response to an emergency motion by Mark Meadows, a former Trump aide. Meadows sought to halt a federal judge&#8217;s decision to send a racketeering prosecution back to a Georgia court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit canceled the hearing in a Sept. 14 order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":2032327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2032327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}