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Biden to create bipartisan commission on Supreme Court reform

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The announcement fulfilled a campaign promise by the president, who last fall proposed the idea of a commission after he declined to endorse efforts by liberals to expand the Supreme Court – efforts that Justice Stephen Breyer criticized in a speech on Tuesday at Harvard Law School. Elise Boddie, professor of law and Judge Robert L.

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The Rise of Gotcha Legislation: Newsom and DeSantis are Legislating Soundbites and Voters are Loving it.

JonathanTurley

The bills are the latest examples of “gotcha legislation,” though the Florida bill could raise some interesting legal questions if Gov. Both proposals face serious legal challenges and likely could not survive as codified soundbites. Newsom’s gun ‘heartbeat’ law. Here is the column: California Gov.

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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

JonathanTurley

Even though the Alabama Supreme Court previously reduced the punitive award by half, the U.S. Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

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He is also a graduate of Columbia Law School. In Harlan’s case, the story arc that first attracted me was the notion of posthumous vindication – how a man who went so far out on a limb in his time could land so comfortably in the mainstream of legal thought. I corresponded with Canellos about his book. The back story.

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“I Do Solemnly Swear”: Biden Calls tor Extending the Eviction Moratorium Despite Being Unconstitutional

JonathanTurley

President Biden acknowledged that his legal experts overwhelmingly told him that any extension would violate the Constitution. The 5-4 decision in Alabama Association of Realtors v. That does not seem to bother many legal experts. The hue and cry in the media and from law schools would be deafening.

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Trumpunity: Sunstein Calls For Broader Use Of Defamation Lawsuit To Curtail “Fake News”

JonathanTurley

Sullivan, sued for defamation and won under Alabama law. Sullivan’s lawsuit was one of a number of civil actions brought under state laws that targeted Northern media covering the violence against freedom marchers. However, there are many such controversies with a mixed of legal, political, and technical elements.

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