A Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to voters can continue, in a victory for the tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Angelo Foglietta rejected arguments from the city’s district attorney, Larry Krasner, who argued that the sweepstakes was an illegal lottery violating state law and must be halted immediately.

The ruling came shortly after an all-day hearing in a packed courtroom in downtown Philadelphia. The hearing was heated at times, with Krasner’s team calling Musk’s political team “shysters” who are running a “scam” and “grift” – and Musk’s team accusing the district attorney of pursuing a “dreadful violation of constitutional rights.”

  • PennomiEnglish
    22•2 months ago

    The problem is that a judge, by virtue of being human, is incapable of impartiality.

    If there were some sort of computer code that turned the legal system into a hard science that would be amazing, but I doubt that’s even possible.

    • @NABDadEnglish
      3•2 months ago

      No! I don’t want a computer making the decisions!

      A judge can be merciful. A judge can have empathy and understanding.

      By virtue of being a human being, a judge can understand what it means to be human.

      Although the current state of the Supreme Court is demoralizing, it should be noted judges get second-guessed all the time through the appeal process.

      I see the judicial system as one of those things that may be terrible, but is still better than every alternative, much like democracy.

      If you want to replace people with computers, start with the CEOs and work down from there.

    • @JustARaccoon
      1•2 months ago

      The problem is the computer code needs to be coded by a human, so it is just as fallible to biases and manipulation