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Shaun Kent

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Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Yeah, it's crazy. And it's actually the judge's analysis is really good. They filed him for two things. They filed him for extortion and they filed for defamation. The judge said this ain't extortion. Lawyers have a right to send a demand letter as much as they possibly want. Move on with that.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Yeah, it's crazy. And it's actually the judge's analysis is really good. They filed him for two things. They filed him for extortion and they filed for defamation. The judge said this ain't extortion. Lawyers have a right to send a demand letter as much as they possibly want. Move on with that.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Yeah, it's crazy. And it's actually the judge's analysis is really good. They filed him for two things. They filed him for extortion and they filed for defamation. The judge said this ain't extortion. Lawyers have a right to send a demand letter as much as they possibly want. Move on with that.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

As far, though, as and last week we talked about lawyers have qualified immunity or immunity to bring lawsuits. The judge says you have to prove actual malice that Busby acted with actual malice in the filing of this lawsuit. And he says, look. Just failure to investigate a case might be bad lawyering, but it's not actual malice to the point that I can bring a case.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

As far, though, as and last week we talked about lawyers have qualified immunity or immunity to bring lawsuits. The judge says you have to prove actual malice that Busby acted with actual malice in the filing of this lawsuit. And he says, look. Just failure to investigate a case might be bad lawyering, but it's not actual malice to the point that I can bring a case.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

As far, though, as and last week we talked about lawyers have qualified immunity or immunity to bring lawsuits. The judge says you have to prove actual malice that Busby acted with actual malice in the filing of this lawsuit. And he says, look. Just failure to investigate a case might be bad lawyering, but it's not actual malice to the point that I can bring a case.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Yes and no. So what ends up happening is we send letters. I'm going to call them letters. We'll send letters out to prospective jurors. They'll send a bunch of letters out to prospective jurors. The difference between our federal system and our state system, usually in the state system, anybody with a driver's license can get on a jury.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Yes and no. So what ends up happening is we send letters. I'm going to call them letters. We'll send letters out to prospective jurors. They'll send a bunch of letters out to prospective jurors. The difference between our federal system and our state system, usually in the state system, anybody with a driver's license can get on a jury.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Yes and no. So what ends up happening is we send letters. I'm going to call them letters. We'll send letters out to prospective jurors. They'll send a bunch of letters out to prospective jurors. The difference between our federal system and our state system, usually in the state system, anybody with a driver's license can get on a jury.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

which means you get a very large swath of individuals who could be on a jury. In the federal system, it's usually who votes. As you know, less people vote than can drive. And so you get a much more specific, civic-minded jury with the federal system.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

which means you get a very large swath of individuals who could be on a jury. In the federal system, it's usually who votes. As you know, less people vote than can drive. And so you get a much more specific, civic-minded jury with the federal system.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

which means you get a very large swath of individuals who could be on a jury. In the federal system, it's usually who votes. As you know, less people vote than can drive. And so you get a much more specific, civic-minded jury with the federal system.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

That's one of the reasons why people are always like, your federal juries are more likely to convict because those are more civic-minded individuals who've went out of the way to make sure they can vote. So all of these individuals will get these letters in the mail. They'll come, they'll sit down for jury questions. They'll get a large questionnaire before they even get there.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

That's one of the reasons why people are always like, your federal juries are more likely to convict because those are more civic-minded individuals who've went out of the way to make sure they can vote. So all of these individuals will get these letters in the mail. They'll come, they'll sit down for jury questions. They'll get a large questionnaire before they even get there.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

That's one of the reasons why people are always like, your federal juries are more likely to convict because those are more civic-minded individuals who've went out of the way to make sure they can vote. So all of these individuals will get these letters in the mail. They'll come, they'll sit down for jury questions. They'll get a large questionnaire before they even get there.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

And the only thing that really matters is they'll, all of that stuff matters if they can answer one question. Can you be fair and impartial? Period. And they can lie. But as long as they ask that question per the Constitution, can you be fair and impartial? And they say yes, they can get on the jury.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

And the only thing that really matters is they'll, all of that stuff matters if they can answer one question. Can you be fair and impartial? Period. And they can lie. But as long as they ask that question per the Constitution, can you be fair and impartial? And they say yes, they can get on the jury.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

And the only thing that really matters is they'll, all of that stuff matters if they can answer one question. Can you be fair and impartial? Period. And they can lie. But as long as they ask that question per the Constitution, can you be fair and impartial? And they say yes, they can get on the jury.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Now, the defense and the state both have what are called preemptory challenges, which means we can get rid of you for any reason whatsoever. So if we're reading that thing and we've gone to your social media and we see free Diddy or Diddy's a jerk, you're like, I'm striking that person for cause. I'm striking that person for cause. But after that, anybody can get on.

Fame Under Fire
Breaking: Jay-Z sues woman who alleged rape

Now, the defense and the state both have what are called preemptory challenges, which means we can get rid of you for any reason whatsoever. So if we're reading that thing and we've gone to your social media and we see free Diddy or Diddy's a jerk, you're like, I'm striking that person for cause. I'm striking that person for cause. But after that, anybody can get on.