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5. When there is a civil lawsuit and a party wants to avoid the time and expense of a trial,

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 05:07 PM

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he/she/they/it makes a motion for summary judgment. If granted that means that the judge agrees that there is no controversy about the facts. If both parties agree on the facts, there's no need for a jury to decide who or what to believe. The judge then decides on the law.

You make a motion, hand in a legal brief with or without documents to support your argument.

By Trump telling his DHS official to fire an official for following the current law, both parties agree that happened and that the law was in force at the time of the firing.

The only thing left is for the judge to decide whether it's within the law to fire someone for following the rules.

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