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The "obstruction" is simply disobeying the court order to block certain accounts, right? It's hard to imagine that disobeying a Brazillian court order could be
by eurleif 3y ago
The "obstruction" is simply disobeying the court order to block certain accounts, right? It's hard to imagine that disobeying a Brazillian court order could be considered a crime in the US when the underlying court order is one that a US court could never issue.
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoTo be clear, I don’t think extradition is on the table; there are no Article II crimes that remotely fit the bill [1]. It would be interesting if Musk can simply ignore Brazil’s high court without actual penalty. [1] https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20532/volume-532-I-7718-English.pdf https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20532/vo...
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- matheusmoreira 3y agoTheir court orders are several times more tyrannical than even US national security letters and gag orders. And they've become the court's standard operating procedure. Would be fun to watch an american lawyer or judge comment on the matter.