The Supreme Court Has Upheld a $20,000 Fine Against 'Birther' Orly Taitz

[SunsetDreams]

Supreme Court upholds 'birther' sanction

Supreme Court upholds $20K sanction against 'birther' attorney
Staff
AP News

Aug 16, 2010 10:26 EDT

The Supreme Court has upheld a $20,000 fine against a leader of the movement challenging President Barack Obama's citizenship.

The high court on Monday refused to block a federal judge's October 2009 ruling that required California lawyer and dentist Orly Taitz to pay the $20,000 fine for filing a "frivolous" litigation. The judge said Taitz attempted to misuse the federal courts to push a political agenda.

Taitz sued in Georgia federal court on behalf of Army Capt. Connie Rhodes. Rhodes sought to avoid deployment to Iraq by claiming Obama wasn't born in the United States.

Justice Samuel Alito on Monday rejected Taitz's second request to block the sanctions. Justice Clarence Thomas had rejected the request earlier

Link: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2010/08/supreme_court_upholds_birther_sanction.php?ref=fpb

[aquart]

1. Oh, that's fun.

Now how is she going to challenge the legitimacy of the entire Supreme Court?

[SunsetDreams]

2. oh I'm sure she will make something up post haste

[Erose999]

3. I am sure she has donors to pay the fine for her. Orly Taitz Dds. Esq.

probably won't stop this charade until they disbar her or sanction her in a way that she can't just buy her way out of.

[Brother Buzz]

8. She has raised a whopping $1,740 since Judge Land slapped her

Can you say "jumped the shark"?

[Scurrilous]

14. LOL

:thumbsup:

[elleng]

4. My 3d post on this subject! Supremes did not 'uphold,' they will not review!

AP got it wrong, and TPM 'copied' AP's error! May feel good to some, but its NOT CORRECT!

[SunsetDreams]

6. They will not review because she has no case

therefore, the lower courts judgement stands.

[elleng]

7. Correct that the lower court judgment stands;

WHY they will not review is not for us to say at this point, tho we can speculate.

[napi21]

5. Well FINALLY Alito did something right! It's about damn time! nt

[and-justice-for-all]

9. Haha!!

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

:thumbsup:

[malaise]

11. Pay lunatic pay!!

:rofl:

[LynneSin]

12. It's pretty sad when even Thomas and Alito won't support you

I mean if anyone can get Orly in front of the Supreme Court it would be Clarence Thomas or Sam Alito but even THEY know she's a whackado

[walldude]

13. I wonder just how many tax dollars have been spent on

this "case". Since it was already deemed a "frivolous lawsuit" then shouldn't she have to pay court costs and fines for bringing this "frivolity" all the way to the Supreme Court? Shouldn't an example be made of this off her rocker woman?