TrumpsBarber said:
Gary Bledsoe is the race pimp who lobbied hard to have the two plaques removed from the Texas Supreme Court Building (done in the middle of the night when Bush was governor). The building was made possible by the remaining money in the Confederate Pension Fund and the plaques honored the sacrifice of Confederate soldiers. Bledsoe is a bigot who claims everyone who does not kiss his arse and demonize our Southern heritage is a racist.
LouisHerbertWong said:
Whoopi blindly defending a murderer because he's the same skin color as her. One of the many, many problems with society.
The Ex Officio Director said:
Was johnny Cochran not available
Oh wait never mind.
. Need an edit I thinkdoubledog said:
The old saying was "If the evidence was on your side then pound on the evidence. If the law was on your side then pound on the table and if neither one was on you side pound on the table"
Now it is "play the race card"
nbbob said:doubledog said:
The old saying was "If the evidence was on your side then pound on the evidence. If the law was on your side then pound on the table and if neither one was on you side pound on the table"
Now it is "play the race card"
I think you have the quote wrong.
LarryLayman said:
His legal team should just go ahead and change his name to George Floyd Jr. It's obvuios their goal is to turn this murderer into a martyr. They need to hurry though, the elections are in November.
Tex100 said:doubledog said:
The old saying was "If the evidence was on your side then pound on the evidence. If the law was on your side then pound on the table and if neither one was on you side pound on the table"
Now it is "play the race card"
. Need an edit I think
Backyard Gator said:Hey @TheView, i’m challenging you to bring me onto your show.
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 22, 2026
You spit nothing but falsehoods and misinformation in this entire clip. You might be “following this case now”. I’ve been reporting and investigating this case for over a year.
FACT CHECK: A “jury of your peers”… pic.twitter.com/4u5l9Eagsu
TL;dr, The View sucks
Imagine thinking the only people under a tent at a track meet in Texas would be white. How effing stupid/racist are you to believe that?
Lathspell said:
This is case is clearly murder. The racists just truly believe it should be legal for black people to kill white people. That's it. That's what it comes down to.
Over-reliance on AI.Backyard Gator said:NEW LEGAL TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR KARMELO ANTHONY APPEAL
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 22, 2026
A team including Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe, appellate attorney Russell Wilson II, and civil rights attorney Brooke Cluse has announced it is taking over Karmelo Anthony’s case and “will pursue all available avenues of… pic.twitter.com/CWDkSepFSP
I wonder who is funding this?Quote:
As always, I believe the public deserves to know who is representing the parties involved in high-profile cases.
* Gary Bledsoe serves as President of the Texas NAACP and has been involved in civil rights litigation for decades. However, in February 2026, a federal judge ordered Bledsoe to show cause regarding what the court described as a "hallucinated case citation" and alleged mischaracterizations contained in a legal filing. The judge raised concerns about possible misuse of artificial intelligence in the filing and considered sanctions. Public reports later indicated that Bledsoe apologized and avoided sanctions.
* Russell Wilson II is a veteran appellate attorney. At the time of this post, I have found no public disciplinary history associated with him through publicly available records.
* Brooke Cluse joined Ben Crump Law in 2023 and serves as Chief of Staff and Executive Liaison to nationally known attorney Ben Crump. Prior to that, she served as a public defender in Harris County, Texas.
Ben Crump represented the family of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown.
The announcement signals that Anthony's legal team intends to frame the appeal through both appellate and "civil-rights"lenses.
NOTE - An appeal is NOT a new trial. The appellate court will review the record for legal errors that may have occurred during the proceedings. The jury's verdict remains in place unless and until a higher court determines otherwise.
As always, I will be reviewing the filings, court records, and arguments myself rather than relying on press releases from either side. Thank you.
'Hallucinated case citation' is a new one for me.
Logos Stick said:Lathspell said:
This is case is clearly murder. The racists just truly believe it should be legal for black people to kill white people. That's it. That's what it comes down to.
It's payback for what happened to their ancestors.
I had a good friend at my first company back in the 80s... black professional who graduated from Texas. He was extremely bright, a strong contributor, a church go-er and an upstanding community member. He would have been a neighbor that you would have been glad to have. We would discuss politics and were polar opposites in that regard.
He told me that to remedy past injustice, things have to be unequal first before they can be equal again. e.g. justice, jobs, government treatment, etc must favor black people over white people for a time.
I asked how long must it be unequal. He said "I'll know it when I see it"
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It's funny reading the comments on social media about his new team and the appeal. They believe he's going to have his conviction reversed. They are acting like anyone who appeals will win their case. They have no concept of what the appeal even is.
bonfarr said:
I saw a recent story where a judge chastised attorneys for the plaintiff and the defense for using faulty AI legal precedents. Plaintiff attorney cited bogus precedent from one of the AI programs and the defense attorney rebutted with fake legal precedents from AI.
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'Hallucinated case citation' is a new one for me.
BQ_90 said:LarryLayman said:
His legal team should just go ahead and change his name to George Floyd Jr. It's obvuios their goal is to turn this murderer into a martyr. They need to hurry though, the elections are in November.
i'm not sure they care about turning him into a martyr. They just wanna use him in fund raising so they can line their pockets off his conviction. It's all about the money.
HtownAg92 said:
Hiring a team of "heavy hitter" civil rights lawyers really means nothing in a case on appeal. They can't change the record and they can only file one brief. There is no daily media exposure on the courthouse steps to drum up rage. There is no ongoing trial for idiots to march outside in protest. They will electronically file a brief and send a bunch of hard copies to the court. You may or may not get oral argument, which would be about 15 minutes a year from now. One or maybe two of the lawyers will get to argue, probably one. He won't be able to stray from the record or legal grounds for appeal with some proselytizing plea for racial justice. And even if one radical justice is swayed, you ain't convicining a panel of 3 or the whole court en banc.
This is all just a dog and pony show.
And as for substance, they don't have much. Seems like the Judge ran an air-tight trial. I could probably do a Westlaw search and come up with 50 cases in which strikes of teachers were upheld because of their notorious sympathy. The Defense team was not limited in any of their evidence presentation or ability to call witnesses. They got a favorable jury charge and stil lost.
Backyard Gator said:
Re: #1 I believe three potential jurors were struck because they are educators. Is that enough for a Batson challenge? I don't think it is.
Amd it makes it so satisfying that his twit of a nephew got jettisoned from Texas politics. Stay out tha bushes!!TrumpsBarber said:TrumpsBarber said:
Gary Bledsoe is the race pimp who lobbied hard to have the two plaques removed from the Texas Supreme Court Building (done in the middle of the night when Bush was governor). The building was made possible by the remaining money in the Confederate Pension Fund and the plaques honored the sacrifice of Confederate soldiers. Bledsoe is a bigot who claims everyone who does not kiss his arse and demonize our Southern heritage is a racist.
These are the two highly "offensive" plaques removed from the Texas Supreme Court Building. It is nearly impossible to find them on an internet search because they were memory holed. This is when I learned to distrust G.W. Bush and it made Gary Bledsoe known nationwide as a race hustler.
One plaque stated, "Dedicated to Texans who served the Confederacy."
The other contained the following quote from General Robert. E. Lee: "I rely on Texas regiments in all tight places, and I fear I have to call on them too often. They have fought grandly, nobly."
Logos Stick said:Lathspell said:
This is case is clearly murder. The racists just truly believe it should be legal for black people to kill white people. That's it. That's what it comes down to.
It's payback for what happened to their ancestors.
I had a good friend at my first company back in the 80s... black professional who graduated from Texas. He was extremely bright, a strong contributor, a church go-er and an upstanding community member. He would have been a neighbor that you would have been glad to have. We would discuss politics and were polar opposites in that regard.
He told me that to remedy past injustice, things have to be unequal first before they can be equal again. e.g. justice, jobs, government treatment, etc must favor black people over white people for a time.
I asked how long must it be unequal. He said "I'll know it when I see it"
Backyard Gator said:Hey @TheView, i’m challenging you to bring me onto your show.
— Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) June 22, 2026
You spit nothing but falsehoods and misinformation in this entire clip. You might be “following this case now”. I’ve been reporting and investigating this case for over a year.
FACT CHECK: A “jury of your peers”… pic.twitter.com/4u5l9Eagsu
TL;dr, The View sucks
Imagine thinking the only people under a tent at a track meet in Texas would be white. How effing stupid/racist are you to believe that?