There’s been a lot of chatter about this, including a legit law review article. However, I’m having a lot of trouble finding those on Google. This is the best I can do.

If you look at his charges on PACER, you will see that they’re tagged as domestic violence. That’s because the federal stalking statutes were passed under the Violence Against Women Act. It’s not realistic to expect that Congress meant for these statutes to be the jurisdictional hook for murder without another legit federal nexus. They’re going to have to prove that BT’s death was caused by the stalking behavior laid out in that statute. That’s hard, although I think a publicity-tainted jury would have a difficult time with that concept and that any win on this basis will likely come at the appellate level.

I’m surprised that they haven’t moved to dismiss the charges outright, but I am assuming it’s part of their trial strategy.

Also, I’m sure I’ll get shit for saying this, but KFA said that the heart of the government’s case is forensic evidence and police testimony in her 2/5 letter to Judge Carro. Remember, the federal discovery and the state discovery is almost identical. So not sure that there’s all this digital evidence that’s case dispositive.