JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

I have a legal education.” Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly. He told the prosecutors “I have been wrestling with this statute with, I’d hate to count the hours I’ve put into it, I’m still trying to figure out what it says, what’s prohibited. It is also hard to instruct a jury on an ambiguous statute.

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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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JonathanTurley

MARCH 12, 2022

I am very skeptical over the basis of this lawsuit, which rests on the assumption that, if the parents knew, they had a legal obligation to disclose that knowledge to Gabby Petito’s parents, Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt. The complaint does not clearly establish the legal duty that was breached in failing to come forward.

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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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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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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In 2009, the New York courts ruled that Metro workers were not legally required to assist a woman being raped at a station. We also discussed a torts case involving a delay in calling police, but that case involved people who were deemed partially responsible for a death. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule. Bigan , 397 Pa. 316, 155 A.2d

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 18, 2021

The sharp contrast in the two decisions raises serious questions over the legal and political issues that rage around such cases. The decisions reached in the shootings of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and Ashli Babbitt in Washington highlight concerns over the political and legal elements that can influence such decisions.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 3, 2021

” The question is whether it is appropriate or even legal for states or tribes to use a language criteria to prioritize certain citizens over others. Federal and state laws do apply on Indian reservations despite their status as self-regulating states.

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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

APRIL 1, 2023

The challengers noted that the same outfit prohibited for drag performers under the law would be entirely legal for cheerleaders or other women in public events. .” Treating all “male or female impersonators” as the same as strippers and exotic dancers sweeps across artistic, social, and even political lines.

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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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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 25, 2024

Everything about the case has been legally irregular in the effort to execute this convicted assassin. Today, the state of Alabama will try again to kill Kenneth Eugene Smith. In one of the most bizarre capital punishment cases in the country, the state previously botched an execution of Smith.

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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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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2021

Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Hearst Corporation. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, The George Washington University Law School. The panel shall consist of the following witnesses: Mr. Tom Burt. Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft Corporation. Eve Burton.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Michael Luttig was a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1991-2006) and was assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department (1990-1991). ” The King of England was long held to “do no wrong” legally as a matter of immunity.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2021

I fail to see the justified basis under controlling legal standards but I may have the bias of a criminal defense attorney. We have seen protests turned into riots repeatedly in the last few years, including racial justice protesters taking over police stations and city hall buildings. Will the Babbitt standard now apply.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Sheriff Murphy seemed to acknowledge that he is pushing the legal envelope on this referral but said that he has lost his patience: “We have done our share of these, trying to get some clear understanding of the line for criminal charges vs free speech.

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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

APRIL 5, 2022

We largely agree on areas of possible reforms, including the potential dangers of registration laws like FARA for free speech and association. Senior Legal Advisor, U.S. Program, International Center for Not-For-Profit Law. Here is the panel: Mr. Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette. Mr. Nick Robinson. Dr. Jacob R. Mr. Jonathan Turley.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 27, 2023

” (He did not explain why a message legally acquired by the government from the cloud account of his client would be illegal to include in the report of a congressional investigatory committee.) His lawyer, Chris Clark, first insisted that the release of the messages “are not only irresponsible, they are illegal.”

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JonathanTurley

MAY 25, 2021

The appellate court reversed a lower court’s decision that the grand jury lacked the minimal legal and evidentiary basis for an investigation.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 8, 2023

In doing so, today’s ruling usurps Congress’s power to define what conduct is subject to criminal sanction and creates grave ambiguity about the scope of federal criminal law…. To apply Chevron here would contravene one of the rule’s central purposes: “to promote fair notice to those subject to criminal laws.”.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 26, 2024

The ongoing prosecution of Trump is legally absurd but has resulted in the leading presidential candidate not only being gagged but prevented from campaigning. With cliffs to the left and the right, the justices are looking at a free-fall dive into the scope of constitutional and criminal law as they apply to presidential conduct.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 28, 2024

The legal difference is obvious. When Benedict Arnold took 1,600 men over the northern border into Canada in 1775, it was rightfully called an invasion. Yet when millions pour over the southern border, it is called lax enforcement. One was an organized national force seeking to take over a country.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

One issue to watch is how Judge Bruce Schroeder handles the gun count, which is based on what I believe is a flawed legal interpretation by the prosecution. Here is the column: The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse increasingly seems like a legal version of the parable of the blind men and the elephant. One man – not society – is on trial.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Despite the utter lack of legal basis for these allegations, major media has continued to air such claims. This weekend, MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross and MSNBC regular (and past writer for Above the Law and the Nation) repeated the false claim that the trips constitute kidnapping. It is legally absurd. Gavin Newsom.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 8, 2023

Before addressing the legal implications of this footage, one thing should be clear. It is otherworldly footage. At no point does Chansley appear violent or threatening. Indeed, he appears to thank the officers for their guidance and assistance. The public should have been given access to this footage long ago and the Jan.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 7, 2024

Nevertheless, I have serious objections to the scope of these gag orders on free speech grounds, particularly before an election that could turn in large part on allegations of the weaponization of the legal system.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 9, 2023

I previously wrote about the latest New York gun law passed after the Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen and how it follows a long line of legally flawed legislative measures in the area. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul promised such legislation within an hour of the release of Bruen.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here is the column: Chris Christie once said that Donald Trump is often portrayed by legal counsel as “the unluckiest S.O.B. While a recusal or removal of Willis may delay the case, it will not end the legal threat for Trump. in the world.”

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 22, 2022

For the record, I previously stated that the House was on solid legal ground in pursuing a contempt charge. His legal position was hopelessly conflicted and incomplete. He was a private citizen during the critical period under investigation by the J6 Committee and previously testified in other investigations.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

.” The problem, however, is that this is just like the transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, which a number of Democratic leaders and legal experts insisted was also a clear case of kidnapping and human trafficking. Newsom previously asked the U.S. To great acclaim, Rachael Rollins, then the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 13, 2022

Even Yost ( who is pro-life ) said that this abortion clearly fit within the exceptions and could be legally performed in Ohio. Yost, however, was equally curious about the absence of a criminal case. .” Being three days over the six-week line is not a bar on abortion.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In another defeat for the Justice Department, a federal court has ordered not just the appointment of a Special Master but halted the use of the seized Mar-a-Lago documents by prosecutors until the legal status of these documents is established (The ongoing intelligence security review of classified material can continue). The ruling by U.S.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Over the last four years, we have seen an alarming trend of law professors and legal experts discarding constitutional and due process commitments to support theories for the prosecution or impeachment of Donald Trump or his family. ” It goes to the most fundamental principles of justice in our legal system.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 3, 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. The lack of any barking by the banks is just another curious element in a case against Trump that gets curiouser and curiouser.

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