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“Schencking” Free Speech: Walz Makes the Case for the Most Anti-Free Speech Ticket in History

JonathanTurley

JD Vance, R-Ohio, cited the massive system of censorship supported by Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate. Their “crime” was to pass out flyers in opposition to the military draft during World War I. They also described the military draft as “involuntary servitude.” Tim Walz pulled the fire alarm.

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Poll: Almost Half of Americans Say That They Would Rather Flee Than Defend the United States

JonathanTurley

My grandfather was a union organizer and a coal miner who developed black lung in the mines of Ohio. Indeed, despite the opposition to Vietnam, many Democrats and liberals still felt obligated to answer the call for service when drafted. People have lost faith in our common article of faith in the Constitution.

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Greater than Holmes? The life and legacy of John Marshall Harlan

SCOTUSBlog

I think the story of the Gilded Age – Harlan’s time on the court – is better understood through the actions of the Supreme Court, which voided antitrust laws, declared the income tax unconstitutional, blocked labor reforms, knocked out civil rights protections, refused to enforce voting rights, and approved the legal architecture of segregation.

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“The First Amendment Does Not Apply”: A Response To The Letter Of Scholars In Rejecting Trump Arguments Under The First Amendment

JonathanTurley

However, that is not the argument that has been raised by many of us about the implications of this poorly drafted article of impeachment. Constitutional rights and values are always relevant to an impeachment. 6 th constitutes actual incitement to insurrection. Ohio which are ultimately First Amendment cases.

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A Case of Hope Over Experience: The J6 Referral Falls Short of a Credible Criminal Case

JonathanTurley

Yet the last hearing seemed to focus on a number of things that did not occur, from a draft tweet that was not sent to an executive order that was never signed. The problem is that crimes actually require satisfaction of underlying elements and cannot be proven by soundbite or desire alone. At 4:17 p.m., In Brandenburg v.

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Abortion Absolutism: How Some Leaders Are Adopting Extreme Interpretations of the Right to Abortion

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in USA Today on the strikingly absolutist language being used by Democratic leaders in defining the right to abortion after the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Addressing the scope of this right is key to defining and supporting this right in constitutional law. Senate in Ohio.

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New Jersey Woman Triggers Free Speech Case With Profane Anti-Biden Signage

JonathanTurley

California in which it overturned the conviction of Paul Robert Cohen for the crime of disturbing the peace by wearing a jacket declaring “F**k the Draft” in a California courthouse. Ohio , the Court could not even agree on a clear reason why a porn film was not so obscene as to allow prosecution.

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