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A quick definition of clearly erroneous:

The "clearly erroneous" standard is a rule used in court cases to review decisions made by judges. It means that if there is evidence to support a decision, but the reviewing court is convinced that a mistake was made, the decision can be reversed. This standard is only used for decisions about facts, not opinions. It is important because it helps ensure that decisions are based on accurate information and that mistakes are corrected.

A more thorough explanation:

The “clearly erroneous” standard is a legal term used in civil appellate proceedings. It means that a finding made by a judge is unsupported by substantial, credible evidence in the record. This standard is only applied to fact finding by judges.

For example, if a district court finds that a defendant is guilty of a crime, but the appellate court determines that there is no credible evidence to support that finding, the appellate court may reverse the finding. This is because the finding is “clearly erroneous”.

The “clearly erroneous” standard is considered to have minimal deference to the fact finder. This is because finding of facts are made based on evidentiary hearings and usually involve credibility determinations. However, this standard is not applied to questions of law.

Overall, the “clearly erroneous” standard is an important tool for ensuring that judicial findings are based on credible evidence and are not simply the result of bias or error.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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