Constitutional Law Criminal Law Washington 
JonathanTurley
APRIL 18, 2021
The decisions reached in the shootings of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and Ashli Babbitt in Washington highlight concerns over the political and legal elements that can influence such decisions. The timing of the two decisions that involved two chaotic situations raises questions why charges were filed in Minnesota, but not in Washington.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 6, 2023
A video has gone viral of the owner of a Washington state dispensary unleashing a profanity-laced verbal attack on state trooper, Yasin Anwar, who pulled over a driver near the Green Seed in Moses Lake, Washington, a marijuana shop. The owner has been identified as Amy Dalluge, who reportedly has a history of problems with the police.
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JonathanTurley
JUNE 30, 2021
Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, The George Washington University Law School. Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Hearst Corporation. Lynn Oberlander. Of Counsel, Ballard Spahr LLP. Mr. Jonathan Turley. and Maurice C. Here is my testimony: Turley Testimony.Final.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 22, 2021
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.”.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. Some states have moved to penalize those who do not call police.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 8, 2020
I have tremendous respect for many on the other side of this debate including former Judge Michael Luttig, who just penned a thoughtful column in the Washington Post arguing against such self-pardons. This is a good-faith disagreement and I have never argued that the answer is clear.
JonathanTurley
MAY 19, 2021
Indeed, after being quoted in a Washington Post article in favor of the Fourth Circuit ruling, I received emails denouncing me as a de facto racist, including one from an attorney condemning me for “defending bigotry under the guise of constitutional freedom.”
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