Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While none of the cases are considered “blockbusters,” the Court considered key issues related to employment, securities, healthcare, and white-collar criminal law. The post SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Last week, the justices heard oral arguments in four cases.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

However, it went on to adopt a very narrow approach concluding that Congress used “encourage” and “induce” as terms of art referring to criminal solicitation and facilitation (thus capturing only a narrow band of speech). The post Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This commentary by Michael Ravnitzky is a call to action as he states that the upcoming four years present a critical period for diligent and fearless investigative reporting, ensuring that the administration's actions are thoroughly examined and the public remains well-informed.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 16, 2023

Yet, the most serious concern is the inclination of this generation to use criminal laws to police such questions. (There is ongoing litigation of the protection in an employment setting for civil liability or disciplinary action). It reflects the erosion of free speech principles with younger generations.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

He has called the Constitution “trash” and previously stated that white, non-college-educated voters supported Republicans because they care about “ using their guns on Black people and getting away with it. ” ” However, it is the misrepresentation of the criminal law that is most concerning.

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LexForti

DECEMBER 10, 2021

She is also a tutor for law entrance exams at Jays Academy, Trivandrum. Her areas of interest include Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law and Constitutional Law. Kritika Singh pursued her LLM in Constitution and Criminal Law from the National Law University, Delhi.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly. For example, in 1547, the court was faced with a law making it a felony of steal “Horses, Geldings or Mares.” It is hard to understand how the count could be given to the jury without a clear understanding of what it means.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 6, 2023

The post SCOTUS Narrows Reach of Identity Fraud Statute appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. “All of those individuals, the United States says, engage in conduct that can invite a mandatory 2-year stint in federal prison,” he said. The Court today rightly rejects that unserious position.”

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LLRX

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Selin Professor of Constitutional Democracy, reviews how this battle between the two branches of government over access to presidential information raises questions about the constitutional authority of Congress and how lawmakers acquire the information needed to hold the executive branch accountable in the U.S. Jennifer L.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ese Olumhense a reporter at The Markup gives us an overview of how the International Association of Chiefs of Police brings police leadership and tech vendors together at its annual conference, where clear trends about the future of law enforcement emerged.

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LLRX

JANUARY 8, 2024

The shocking events of Jan. 6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades. What set Jan. 6 apart was the president of the United States using his cellphone to direct an attack on the Capitol, and those who stormed the Capitol being wired and ready for insurrection.

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LexForti

JUNE 3, 2021

AN ELABORATION ON ‘EX POST FACTO’ LAW: ARTICLE 20(1) OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION. It would be imperative to take into consideration the first clause of the mentioned provision, which bars the retrospective applicability of criminal laws, in circumstances where a new offence has been committed.

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LLRX

JULY 31, 2022

Developers, data scientists, and criminal justice experts working within the metaverse may be able to implement changes more efficiently than Congress as they are not subject to constitutional constraints. The thesis of Albert Chang's paper is the metaverse presents a unique opportunity for effective police reforms.

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SimplyLawJobs

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Many students also join law school without realising which type of law they would like to practice. For instance, you could specialise in a wide variety of fields: Admiralty Law. Business Law. Constitutional Law. Criminal Law. Environmental Law. First Amendment Law. Patent Law.

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LLRX

APRIL 30, 2023

Lawyer, activist, author, and whistleblower Ashley Gjovik states: "I blew the whistle and was met with an experience so destructive that I did not have the words to describe what happened to me. I set out to learn if what happened to me is a known phenomenon and, if so, whether there are language and concepts to explain the experience.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 17, 2022

were campaigning last week with Guzman in the midst of the outcry over her push for this criminal law. However, it likely does not matter for Guzman any more than it mattered to Leavitt that he was making a frivolous report to the child welfare. Notably, both Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D.,

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LLRX

JULY 31, 2022

The thesis of Albert Chang's paper is the metaverse presents a unique opportunity for effective police reforms because software developers may be able to implement changes more efficiently than Congress as they are not subject to constitutional constraints.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 8, 2022

Such a criminal law would be ripe for abuse and would create a chilling effect that would be positively glacial. We have seen other Democratic leaders use the criminal process in similarly reckless fashions. ” He would make such comments a gross misdemeanor subject to incarceration.

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LexForti

JUNE 4, 2021

The sheer origin of Jurisdiction can be claimed to draw its essence from Public International Law, Constitutional law, the conflict of laws and the powers stipulated in the legislative and executive branches of the government to allocate resources in order to adequately serve the needs of the society.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 15, 2024

The book is particularly notable for its observation—citing Professor Robert McCorquodale—that FDL claims intersect with various fields of law, such as domestic criminal law, tort law, contract law, human rights and constitutional law, comparative law, public international law, and private international law.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

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. Unless information to the contrary arises, these adults made the decision to enter the United States, and they can choose to go to any U.S.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

My home city of Chicago continues to reel from soaring crime rates. Among the categories of increasing crime is a 135% spike in carjackings. One would think that the legislators would be focused on better policing and other programs. Marcus Evans Jr. (D,

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 13, 2021

If true, those members could be criminally charged and expelled from the House. Mikie Sherrill (D., has gone public with an extraordinary allegation against some of her colleagues that they conducted secret surveillance in a conspiracy with rioters at the Capitol.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Below is my column in USA Today on the collapse of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial due to a series of prosecutorial blunders. What is worrisome is the highly slanted coverage over the last year, particularly during the trial itself. Many in the media have not focused on the countervailing facts in the case.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 22, 2021

Ashli Babbitt (Twitter). Yesterday I wrote a column in the Hill about the FBI reportedly finding no evidence a planned insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th. In a related story, the Capitol Police has now entirely cleared the still unnamed officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt despite her being unarmed.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 11, 2021

Yesterday, we discussed the order of State District Judge Brad Urrutia to block the arrest of House Democrats who fled the state to prevent a quorum to pass election reforms in a type of flight filibuster. It did not take long for Urrutia to be reversed. Last night, the Texas Supreme Court lifted the temporary restraining order.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 23, 2023

In my recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, I warned that, if Congress reauthorized Section 702 without major changes, we have “become a nation of chumps.” ” The FBI is once again before Congress after years of systemic and massive abuses of FISA and only a nation of chumps would give them the same authority.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. The latest provision involves the possible criminal prosecution for possessing a gun on private property if owner has not approved such possession on the premises.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Second, Luttig argues that “the Framers clearly contemplated in the impeachment provisions of the Constitution that the president would not be able to violate the criminal laws with impunity.” ” Again, as I have previously argued , this point confuses very different provisions with very different functions.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The state legislature continues to crank out flagrantly unconstitutional gun control laws to please its political base, but the result is to further expand gun rights with a litany of court losses. I have previously written how New York has been the gift that keeps on giving for the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 19, 2021

We have been discussed two areas of concern for free speech in the United States: the increased monitoring of social media speech as grounds of discipline and the push to criminalize speech. 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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JonathanTurley

JULY 15, 2022

after her allegation that a witness lied under oath in opposing gun laws three years ago in a hearing. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts has filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against Rep. Katie Porter (D.,

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 1, 2023

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Tennessee law limiting drag shows on constitutional grounds. Like many, I have been appalled by some images of very young children watching highly sexualized routines in schools or businesses. However, many of these events are held off school grounds and with the support of their parents.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 7, 2022

This morning I will be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the expansion of domestic terrorism investigations. The hearing is titled “ Examining the ‘Metastasizing’ Domestic Terrorism Threat After the Buffalo Attack ” and will begin at 10 am in the Hart Senate Office Building (Room 216).

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Sheriff’s Office is seeking criminal charges against a Howell woman who posted nasty attacks on Twitter to criticize recent public meeting comments by anti-maskers. However, as will come as no surprise to regulars on this blog, I do not see the basis for such a criminal referral, which creates a chilling effect on free speech.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 13, 2021

The bill would make it a crime to “taunt” a police officer, an act that would sweep an array of protected speech under the criminal code and would face serious constitutional challenges. Kentucky’s state Senate has passed a bill that raises deep concerns over free speech.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

While Congress acted to keep government regulation of the Internet to a minimum, it also found it to be the policy of the United States “to ensure vigorous enforcement of Federal criminal laws to deter and punish trafficking in obscenity, stalking, and harassment by means of computer.”

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