Thursday, December 07, 2023

People v. Ehmer (9th Cir. - Dec. 7, 2023)

Would you like to spend your entire afternoon reading a book-length opinion about a particular criminal prosecution?

If so, well, you're in luck. Here's 160 -- yes, you read that correctly, 160 -- pages of single-spaced text that affirms the convictions of four defendants for forcefully occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in early 2016.

This particular missive was over three years in the making. The case was argued in June of 2020 and here we are with an opinion in December 2023.

You can read the whole thing if you're keenly interested in what it's about. I can nonetheless give you a hint by letting you know the identity of one of the amicus submissions filed on behalf of the defendants, which was filed by: "Amicus Curiae Idaho Political Prisoner Foundation and The Real 3%ers of Idaho."

That's a clue.