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Turley to Speak at University of Maryland Law School Symposium on the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

I have the pleasure of speaking this morning at the University of Maryland Law School as part of the Law Review’s annual symposium on constitutional law. I will be on the first panel at 10:15 at the law school. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

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Law School Offers Class On Trump & The Constitution, Gets Attacked With Scare Quotes

Above The Law

The post Law School Offers Class On Trump & The Constitution, Gets Attacked With Scare Quotes appeared first on Above the Law. This is some of the heaviest lifting I've ever seen quotation marks do.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger on the challenge facing the Supreme Court in the coming week over the electoral disqualification of former president Donald Trump in Colorado and Maine. Colorado is expected to file with the Court this week. 4th, Colorado could seek to moot any appeal and avoid review.

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From Affirmative Action to Andy Warhol: Buckle up for a Wild Supreme Court Term

JonathanTurley

Bollinger , the court divided 5-4 on upholding race admissions criteria used to achieve “diversity” in a class at Michigan Law School. (On For years, I have argued that these conflicts between discrimination laws and religious values should not be resolved under the religious clauses but under the free speech clause.

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Ballot Cleansing: Democrats are Moving to Bar Republicans from Ballots Nationwide

JonathanTurley

Of course, he ignores Democratic members who sought to block certification of Republican presidents under the very same law with no factual or legal basis. Figures like Stilp are wrong on the law but right about one thing: There are few real limits once you embrace this theory. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

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Yielding to Temptation: Colorado’s Supreme Court Blocks Democracy to Bar Trump on the 2024 Ballot

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger of the Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the 2024 election. Eleni Kounalakis publicly called upon the Secretary of State to “explore every legal option” to follow the same path as Colorado. In California, Lieutenant Gov.

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The Guardians of Democracy: Democrats Move to Protect Democracy from Itself

JonathanTurley

Under Florida law, if the party approves only one name, there will be no primary ballots at all. In states from Colorado to Michigan, Democratic operatives are arguing that Trump must be taken off the ballots because he gave “aid and comfort” to an “insurrection or rebellion.” This is not unprecedented. 6 Capitol riot. and Maurice C.

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