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JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
In the Georgia trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Judge Timothy Walmsley delivered a haymaker to the defense on the very eve of closing statements. The court ruled that Georgia’s prior citizen’s arrest law is only applicable if a person sees a felony committed and acts without delay. Here is the prior law: O.C.G.A.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 15, 2021
Two of the cases involve criminal law, and one is a capital case. The third case involves a fairly arcane issue of pleading claims under federal pension law. The Georgia Supreme Court concluded that the shackles had little effect on the jury in light of the evidence of Whatley’s dangerousness, and the U.S.
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JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
There was a notable filing in the ongoing scandal in Georgia over the intimate relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Defense lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant, claims to have an affidavit that Willis lied about when the relationship began — a critical fact in her defense against ethical allegations.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 29, 2023
The hearing yesterday on the motion of former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to remove his case to federal court from Georgia state court had a number of notable moments. The testimony of both Meadows and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger offered insights into the case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 31, 2020
A government lawyer who argued at the Supreme Court more than anyone else in the 20th century. Boynton went on to spend his career as a civil rights lawyer (even though his home state of Alabama refused to give him a law license for six years because of his involvement in the Supreme Court case). Bernard Sol Cohen.
JURIST
JUNE 24, 2022
The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack Thursday heard testimony from former Acting Attorney General (AG) Jeffery Rosen outlining that former president Donald Trump tried to influence the Department of Justice (DOJ) to interfere in the certification of the 2020 election.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The image most of us had of former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis was a remarkably cheerful mugshot after her arrest in the RICO case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. In the frenetic pace of attempting to raise challenges to the election in several states, including Georgia, I failed to do my due diligence.”
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