A fiery lawyer's longshot bid to put Donald Trump in the hot seat goes cold
by Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times
Jan 16, 2024
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — The named defendant in the federal lawsuit was California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, but there was never a doubt that the target was Donald J. Trump.
For a time, as the legal maneuvering proceeded through the fall, it appeared that Los Angeles could be treated to another of its celebrated courtroom dramas, this one a constitutional showdown pitting a colorful civil rights attorney against a volcanic former president in the courtroom of a judge known for his fiery judicial flair.
The case sought an order prohibiting Weber from placing the Republican presidential.
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