Constitutional Law Criminal Law Tort 
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.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 30, 2021
It must be done under common law, which is challenging. Under common law, Cosby could sued for malicious prosecution. Pennsylvania cases for malicious prosecution are based on the Restatement (Second) of Torts. So Cosby could sue but would have to do so in a state that does not have a wrongful conviction provision.
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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
MARCH 12, 2022
Regents of University of California , which I teach in my torts class. This is different from a situation where the parents knew information that would have prevented a death. Such a case was raised in the famous case of Tarasoff v.
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
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.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 25, 2021
the Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press. Likewise, areas like defamation have been limited by the First Amendment. In New York Times v.
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