JonathanTurley

MAY 12, 2021

In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a racial epithet at the shoe store on the Marine base at Quantico in Virginia. Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416,

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While it is unlikely to pass, new legislation criminalizing the refusal of parents to affirm their children’s LGBT identity would trigger a likely successful constitutional challenge. ” Such a law would be flagrantly unconstitutional under the First Amendment if written as described. This is unacceptable.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 15, 2021

There was a surprising claim by Prince Andrew this week by his defense in the lawsuit from Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims that she was forced to have sex with him at the behest of Jeffrey Epstein. Florida Southern District Court.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 9, 2024

As shown in his 8-0 reversal in his conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, Smith has rarely shown moderation as a prosecutor. His overloaded criminal complaints created this disaster for his team. Smith has always been undone by his appetite.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2024

The court rejected this theory and noted that that the “novel interpretation would criminalize a broad swath of prosaic conduct, exposing activists and lobbyists alike to decades in prison.” He was unanimously overturned by the Supreme Court in his conviction of Former Virginia Gov. Smith has been here before. Bob McDonnell.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The bizarre story of Susanna Gibson and her running as a candidate for the House of Delegates has occupied much of the conversations around Virginia, where I live. Virginia State Sen. Indeed, the site shows a long-standing anomaly in our criminal law. Indeed, even the service provider itself is protected under the law.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

United States , where the Court overturned the conviction of former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell. As I told the House Judiciary Committee , the Supreme Court has repeatedly narrowed the scope of the statutory definition of bribery, including distinctions with direct relevance to the current controversy in cases like McDonnell v.

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