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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

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Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges. 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.

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Circuit Scoop — February 2025

Above The Law

In a series of recent decisions, federal courts across the United States have addressed a range of significant legal issues, from civil rights and constitutional law to administrative authority and criminal justice. Area of Law: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Federal Authority: 25 points.

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A League of Their Own: The Rollins Decision Follows a Troubling Pattern at the DOJ

JonathanTurley

Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Here is the column: The Department of Justice’s special counsel, Jack Smith, is continuing his work toward possible criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. Below is my column in The Messenger on the recent decision not to prosecute Rachael Rollins, the U.S.