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Missouri Court: Mark McCloskey Pardoned But Still Guilty

JonathanTurley

As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands. Thus, McCloskey’s guilty plea, for which he obtained the benefit of the State dismissing a felony charge punishable by jail time, survived the pardon and importantly, with respect to the issue at hand in this replevin action, triggered the guns’ forfeiture.

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The Odor of Mendacity: 2024 Could Turn on Smell of Selective Prosecution from Georgia to New York

JonathanTurley

However, the recent decision of Special Counsel Robert Hur not to bring criminal charges against President Joe Biden has undermined even that case. Hur described four decades of Biden serially violating laws governing classified documents. Shapiro professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School.

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The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington

JonathanTurley

There is no question that the best course in dealing with a felonious president is to first remove the president from office through the impeachment process and then indict the former president in the wake of the Senate conviction. He could wait to see if Biden does not run for reelection or loses in 2024.

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The Land that Law Forgot: The Supreme Court and the New York Legal Wasteland

JonathanTurley

Through various contortions, Bragg converted a dead misdemeanor case into 34 felonies in an unprecedented prosecution. New Yorkers and the media insisted that such selective prosecution was in defense of the “rule of law.” That is not how the law is seen from 9th Avenue. It all comes down to the legal map. and Maurice C.

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No, an indictment wouldn’t end Trump’s run for the presidency – he could even campaign or serve from a jail cell

LLRX

Donald Trump announced his 2024 run for the presidency on Nov. Stefanie Lindquist Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University, answers critical questions including: does an indictment – or even a felony conviction – prevent a presidential candidate from running or serving in office?

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Can Donald Trump Avoid a Reckoning in Court?

The Crime Report

The former president has been a consummate escape artist when it comes to his alleged violations of the law. Trump has never been charged for any criminal offense. However, after a lifetime of crime, corruption, and impunity, the criminal law may finally be catching up with the Houdini of white-collar crime.

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

JonathanTurley

Some Republican presidential candidates have stated already that they will (or would consider) pardons for Trump if they are elected in 2024. Trump also knows that while he cannot afford to lose one felony count, Smith cannot afford to lose one juror.

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