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TikTok Torts: Idaho Professor Sues “Internet Sleuth” for Defamation Over Idaho Murders

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting defamation case out of Idaho in which Rebecca Scofield , an associate professor and the chair of the history department at the University of Idaho, is suing TikTok personality Ashley Guillard for defamation. That was the case with the litigation over the false claims made against former Rep.

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US Supreme Court to Revisit Clean Water Act

Constitutional Law Reporter

While the CWA defines the term “navigable waters” as “waters of the United States, including the territorial seas,” the precise scope of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) has been subject to frequent litigation. The post US Supreme Court to Revisit Clean Water Act appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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The Argument in Carson v. Makin Unexpectedly Turns To Critical Race Theory

JonathanTurley

Almost a dozen states (including Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Arizona, and North Dakota) have passed legislation to bar CRT and roughly a dozen more are considering such legislation. That is why Taub’s answer is so interesting in light of the state and federal litigation. 20-1088.

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Federal Court Asked to Address 14th Amendment Effort to Bar Trump

JonathanTurley

Yet, what was most notable was this paragraph in the filing on the motives and means used by Castro: “Plaintiff John Anthony Castro filed this lawsuit as part of a multi-state litigation effort that he dubs “Operation Deadlock.” John Anthony Castro (@realJohnACastro), X (Sept. 20, 2023, 2:17 PM), [link].

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