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Connecticut High School Student Arrested For Posting Racist Slur

JonathanTurley

Both of those concerns seem to have coalesced in the arrest of a Connecticut high school student accused of posting racist comments about a classmate. The Connecticut arrest comes as the U.S. The case could present an important court test for this country in resisting the criminalization of speech that we have seen in Europe.

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SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies

Constitutional Law Reporter

When meeting with an attorney to determine what she could take to protect herself from Counterman, C.W. She subsequently reported Counterman to law enforcement. .” The post SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Presidential Protection or Abduction? Why Secret Service Wrong for all the Right Reasons on Jan. 6

JonathanTurley

The Secret Service has always been a unique organization, but it remains, first and foremost, a law enforcement agency. During the Clinton impeachment, I represented former attorneys general in opposing a “Secret Service privilege” that would have recognized enhanced powers and privilege for agents.

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Are You in an Anti-Free Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List

JonathanTurley

However, 23 Democrat-led states joined this ignoble effort in signing on to the brief of California Attorney General Rob Bonta. California has long sought to impose speech limits on doctors , businesses , and citizens to silence opposing viewpoints.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The Supreme Court called the appellate court’s conclusion that there are always reasonable legal alternatives to disobeying constitutional laws “untenable,” and held that “reasonable legal alternatives” must be effective. Conservation Law Foundation v. filed July 7, 2021); Conservation Law Foundation v. BP p.l.c. ,

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

Richard Ashby Wilson, associate law school dean at the University of Connecticut, said “Trump crossed the Rubicon and incited a mob to attack the U.S. District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine then thrilled many by declaring that he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge.

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Why Has Trump Not Been Charged With Criminal Incitement?

JonathanTurley

Richard Ashby Wilson, associate law school dean at the University of Connecticut, said “Trump crossed the Rubicon and incited a mob to attack the U.S. Bolstering such claims, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge.

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