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Above The Law
JUNE 4, 2025
Designed to reflect the work performed by newly licensed attorneys, the NextGen UBE will test eight areas of legal doctrine (civil procedure, contract law, evidence, torts, business associations, constitutional law, criminal law, real property) and seven foundational lawyering skills (legal research, legal writing, issue spotting and analysis, investigation (..)
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 1, 2024
If true, this would seem a major story in using criminal laws to police parodies. There is little coverage of the story beyond a few conservative websites. It is, therefore, hard to confirm some key facts given the absence of coverage in the mainstream media. I waited for days in the hopes of learning more about this controversy.
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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.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. Congress recognized the threat that tort-based lawsuits pose to freedom of speech in the new and burgeoning Internet medium. The purpose of this statutory immunity is not difficult to discern.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 13, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision decades ago in New York Times v.
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.,
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
We have seen criminal charges for videotaping crime scenes in other countries. 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. Cf: Restatement, Torts, § 322. French, 104 Pa.
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