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Without getting into the facts of the case itself, I’ll take the word of the article’s author that she won the lawsuit and the two appeals. Is there not a mecha
by chadash 4y ago
Without getting into the facts of the case itself, I’ll take the word of the article’s author that she won the lawsuit and the two appeals. Is there not a mechanism for enforcing payment? I get it if the defendant doesn’t actually have the money. But can’t the court go to the college’s banks and force the transfer? The fact that that isn’t happening makes me feel like I’m missing part of the story.
- blisterpeanuts 4y agoMy understanding is that a clerk from the Supreme Court will deliver the decision (refusal to hear appeal) to the lower court, and then it's up to a constable to enforce the order. What happens next, I'm not sure. But they can't just defy a court order.
- ifsothen 4y agoYes, eventually they can seize bank accounts, seize physical assets, and so forth.
- throw_m239339 4y agoOberlin will end up paying, no matter what, but it's going to take years. Successful defamation lawsuits like that are rare. Of course all the parties involved into conspiring against the bakery on Oberlin's side have now moved on and failed upward, none of these individuals have to live with the consequences of their actions.