The state courts handle over 95% of litigation nationwide, yet they are often overlooked compared to the federal Supreme Court, highlighting an imbalance in public awareness.
By the end of his act, which quickly went viral and has collected more than 3 million views on YouTube, Lins had made fun of Black and Indigenous people, obese people, elderly people, gay people, Jews, northeastern Brazilians, evangelicals, disabled people and those with HIV.
The chief judge emphasized that while the boycott raises ethical questions, holding Traynor accountable would be unfair given he had no prior notice of potential issues.
Cahill noted the impact of toxic politics, stating that the Minneapolis City Council's comments and actions made the trial's environment even more challenging.
"I was neither sympathetic, nor complicit, nor neutral, nor lenient towards violence, terrorism," Larayedh told the judge on Friday, rejecting what he and his Ennahdha party have called a politically motivated prosecution.