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“The First Amendment is Out of Control”: Academic and Media Figures Rally Against Free Speech

JonathanTurley

This movement is expanding and accelerating in its effort to curtail the right that Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once called “indispensable” to our constitutional system. He repeatedly had to go to court to defend his right to continue to teach. Ready to sign your rights away? Wait, there is more.

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Fani Willis Fights for a Mass Trial As the Georgia Defendants Scatter

JonathanTurley

Not only are defendants scattering, but some are seeking to go to federal court where the trial would not likely be televised, as the Georgia prosecutors reportedly want. Regardless of the ruling of the court, it is likely to be appealed. However, Willis is trying to hold together a case to try them en masse and in state court.

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The Supreme Court Holds to Regular Order for the New Year

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the Supreme Court’s rejection of the motion by Special Counsel Jack Smith to curtail the appellate review of Donald Trump’s claim of immunity. The Supreme Court, however, resisted such demands in a decision that declined to create a fast-track to favor the Special Counsel.

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The Cost of Bravado: Why Trump Defense to the Audiotape Could Come at a Cost

JonathanTurley

The defense could come at a cost at trial, but it is a calculated risk for the court of public opinion. The odds are against Trump on ultimately prevailing with that argument in the courts. The bravado defense is likely to play better with the public than a court. Trump repeated that defense this week.

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Unpacking by Packing the Court? The Left has a New Orwellian Mantra

JonathanTurley

As Democrats ramp up their efforts for the 2024 election, some are dangling an old enticement from 2020: if we win, we can pack the Court. In the last election, President Joe Biden refused to say if he favored packing the Court. who has questioned the need for a Supreme Court. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

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Jack Smith’s War on Free Speech: Attorney General Garland Should Rein in His Special Counsel

JonathanTurley

.” There is widespread support for barring attacks on court staff and Trump did attack the Court’s clerk in a prior posting. In my view, criticism of the case, the court, and the prosecutor should be treated as protected speech. Where to draw this line is the subject of this column. District Judge Tanya S.

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Trying Trump: Scandal May Be His Element — But This Time May Be Different

JonathanTurley

It will be difficult to get through a trial before the 2024 presidential election. The 2024 election could become a referendum on this case. One of the early issues for the court in Florida will be whether to gag the former president from campaigning on this matter.

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