Looks like Clay didn't do so well in court this morning.
While he was on the witness stand, the judge zeroed in on Schexnayder, one of the state's most powerful leaders.
The most dramatic moments of the hearing took place when Dick asked the speaker why he should not be held legally accountable because he filed a bill that mirrors the current map the judge rejected, not one with a second majority-Black district that she ordered.
She noted that federal penalties for failing to follow a court order include imprisonment and fines.
Unfortunately, by now, we should all know that putting politicians in prison is too much to hope for. Which is why I have no idea why anyone is even watching the January 6 hearings this week. I mean they couldn't even put Mitch Landrieu under house arrest. What makes anyone think they would actually put Trump in jail? It should be clear we're well beyond even the pretense that anyone in our elevated political class will be held accountable for anything anymore. It's pretty much granite countertops for all from here on out.
So Clay might as well go on bucking the judge's orders. Otherwise, why spend all this money on lawyers you aren't going to use?
About midway through the first redistricting session in February, the Illuminator reported that GOP leadership contracted with a private law firm for “redistricting advice” at taxpayers’ expense, which the contract now places at $60,000 per month. Few details have been made public about the work BakerHostetler is doing for lawmakers, and only a few select GOP legislative leaders have been given access to their counsel.
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