Constitutional Law Court Rules Misdemeanor 
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. That was the holding in the famous ruling in Yania v.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. It is not clear that the statute actually bars possession by Rittenhouse. .”
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JonathanTurley
MAY 12, 2021
” However, the appellate panel corrected noted that such laws are narrowly construed in light of controlling precedent. .” ” However, the appellate panel corrected noted that such laws are narrowly construed in light of controlling precedent. Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416, Winston , 199 S.E.2d
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The courts, including the state supreme court , ruled for Cross, noting that he could keep his job, adhere to his faith and satisfy the policy by avoiding pronouns altogether. Recently, a California court ruled that misgendering patients is protected despite a landmark LGBTQ+ rights bill.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 11, 2022
“Expansion of the jury trial right would constitute a meaningful structural reform in democratizing criminal justice, at a time when such change is needed to establish the popular legitimacy of the criminal justice system,” writes J.D. King in a paper published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 8, 2022
” He would make such comments a gross misdemeanor subject to incarceration. Such a criminal law would be ripe for abuse and would create a chilling effect that would be positively glacial. Indeed, this seems like an effort to evade the constitutional limits placed on incitement crimes by the courts.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 24, 2024
Through various contortions, Bragg converted a dead misdemeanor case into 34 felonies in an unprecedented prosecution. New Yorkers and the media insisted that such selective prosecution was in defense of the “rule of law.” Bragg did not bother to state clearly what that crime was, originally alluding to four different crimes.
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