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What Will The New Bar Exam Look Like? Say Hello To The NextGen Bar Exam Blueprint

Above The Law

The first states to get a taste of the bar exam’s evolution in July 2026 will be Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington. Best of luck to those who will take the next generation of the bar exam.

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German Interior Minister Outraged by Anti-Free Speech Meme. Reportedly Cracks Down on Free Speech

JonathanTurley

If true, this would seem a major story in using criminal laws to police parodies. While this may seem biased in favor of our common law system, the controversy over his meme shows why (in my view) such systems are better suited for resolving such controversies. Yet, there remains virtually no coverage.

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No, the J6 Committee Should Not “Go to Jail”

JonathanTurley

Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage. The question is where our country will be going and whether President Trump can use this election to help unify this country.

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The Red Line: Democratic Officials Claim a Dangerous License for Illegality

JonathanTurley

However, members do not have immunity from criminal laws in unilaterally forcing their way into any federal office or agency. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.

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Democratic Governor Calls For Criminalizing “Lying” About Election Results

JonathanTurley

The same concerns were raised this week after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee called for the criminalization of “lies” about election results. Such a law would threaten political speech and create a chilling effect for those who want to raise such concerns in contested elections.

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“No Further Action Will Be Taken”: Officer Who Fatally Shot Ashli Babbitt Cleared of Any Wrongdoing By Capitol Police

JonathanTurley

It stressed that this element requires a showing of “a bad purpose to disregard the law” and that “evidence that an officer acted out of fear, mistake, panic, misperception, negligence, or even poor judgment cannot establish the high level of intent.”.

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The Designated Defendant: Was Hunter Biden Always the Fall Guy?

JonathanTurley

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. There is a host of people, from his family to foreign officials around the world, who will bear witness to that.