Federal judge says Josh Duggar wanted court to believe 'magic bullet theory ... - Texarkana Gazette
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Josh Duggar's legal team invoked a "magic bullet theory" to excuse a missed court deadline — and a federal judge wasn't buying the implausible single-cause explanation.
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Theory Briefing
- A federal judge rejected Josh Duggar's excuse for missing a filing deadline, comparing his argument to the infamous 'magic bullet theory'.
- The magic bullet theory, originally from the JFK assassination inquiry, describes an implausibly convenient single explanation for complex events.
- Duggar's legal team needed one cause to explain a procedural failure, but the judge found the reasoning as unconvincing as its namesake.