Constitutional Law District of Columbia Felony Laws 
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
Under the Government’s reading, Congress could remove “unordinary” or “irresponsible” or “non-law abiding” people—however expediently defined—from the scope of the Second Amendment. See District of Columbia v. It further noted: Perhaps most importantly, the Government’s proffered interpretation lacks any true limiting principle.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
In ruling that a non-violent tax conviction can result in the denial of gun ownership, the panel presents a clean case to further define the contours of the individual rights recognized in District of Columbia v. The law at issue is 18 U.S.C. § Unvirtuousness” based on the felony label is a mushy standard that sets no limit.
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 2, 2023
If it were intended to disrupt the congressional proceedings, it could be treated as a felony. this would more likely constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and a practicing criminal defense attorney. It could be a crime.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 17, 2022
In past columns, we have discussed how Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe seems intent upon running through the entire criminal code in declaring clear evidence of every federal crime by former President Donald Trump and/or his family. You don’t have to go to law school to know that there’s something seriously criminal about that.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Others claimed Trump committed “felony bribery” by fundraising for Republican senators when he was about to be impeached. Richard Ashby Wilson, associate law school dean at the University of Connecticut, said “Trump crossed the Rubicon and incited a mob to attack the U.S. The problem is free speech. Trump’s Jan.
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