Linda Kinstler’s first book, Come to This Court and Cry, was published in 2022.
The next morning, the city was silent. DC is openly hostile to Trump: more than 90 per cent of voters backed Harris. Howard was empty, save for a handful of tired campaign workers. There were two students walking by the barricades. ‘All right, so what country are we moving to?’ one asked. ‘What the fuck, Georgia?’
Acourt summons arrived in December, alerting me that I had been selected for ‘special jury service’. An accompanying letter explained that the trial would be held at the court for the District of Columbia. It was due to begin on 4 March and was expected to last approximately three months. ‘We understand that three months is a long period of time,’ the letter read,...
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