2024 Criminal Law Legal Statute 
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 27, 2023
In his first point, McCloskey argues that the trial court erred because his right to possession and ownership of those guns was reinstated by the pardon which by its terms “restore[d] all rights of citizenship forfeited by said conviction and remove[d] any legal disqualification, impediment, or other legal disadvantage ….”
JonathanTurley
APRIL 26, 2024
The ongoing prosecution of Trump is legally absurd but has resulted in the leading presidential candidate not only being gagged but prevented from campaigning. With cliffs to the left and the right, the justices are looking at a free-fall dive into the scope of constitutional and criminal law as they apply to presidential conduct.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 18, 2024
It is the smell of not just selective prosecution but political bias in our legal system. In New York, the legislature changed the statute of limitations to allow Trump to be sued while New York Attorney General Letitia James effectively ran on a pledge of selectively prosecuting him.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 9, 2022
Elias was not alone citing the possible use of a Section 2071 charge to block Trump’s expected presidential run in 2024. Consider that culinary-legal analysis for a second. There is ample reason to doubt that the presidency would be deemed barred by statute in this fashion. This column also appeared on Fox.com.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 24, 2024
With the Trump trial, Manhattan has become a type of legal wilderness where prosecutors use the legal system to hunt down political rivals and thrill their own supporters. 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.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 15, 2024
After an absurd $450 million decision courtesy of Attorney General Letitia James, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will bring his equally controversial criminal prosecution over hush money paid to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. However, this is a Pyrrhic victory for the New York legal system.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 15, 2023
Here is the column: With the arraignment of Donald Trump in Miami, Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith is pushing forward with a historic criminal prosecution that could result in a terminal prison sentence for the 76-year-old former president and, at least for now, the leading Republican candidate in the 2024 election.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
51 
Let's personalize your content