WJI's weekend reads for Oct. 2-3, 2021

HuffPost: Alex Jones just lost two Sandy Hook cases.

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble on Monday issued her ruling for default judgments against Jones in two different cases, which means he and the conspiracy-theory-spewing outlet Infowars have been found liable for all damages and a jury will now be convened to determine how much he will owe the plaintiffs. The new rulings became public Thursday.

In the filings, Gamble eviscerated Jones and reasoned that default judgments should be ordered because “an escalating series of judicial admonishments, monetary penalties, and non-dispositive sanctions have all been ineffective at deterring the abuse,” caused by Jones’ unwillingness to turn over documents related to the cases, the Texas judge ruled.

Vox: The nihilism of Neil Gorsuch.

In his four years on the Court, Gorsuch has staked out a more ambitious agenda than many preceding justices articulated in four decades, and he has seized every opportunity to implement as much of this agenda as possible. He arguably has a better sense of where he wants to take the law than any other member of the Court. He is broadly anti-government, skeptical of democracy and the institutions that make it possible, and eager to centralize power within the judiciary.

AP via WKBN: Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are being treated unfairly.

Reason: The Innocence Files examines the workings behind wrongful convictions.

Across nine episodes, Netflix's The Innocence Files documents several of these cases, showing how bad forensics, faulty witness testimony, and misconduct by police and prosecutors let us down.

Reuters: Trump asks court to force Twitter to reinstate his account.

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