Constitutional Law Laws Mens Rea 
Constitutional Law Reporter
JULY 19, 2023
Following Colorado law, the trial court rejected that argument under an objective standard, finding that a reasonable person would consider the messages threatening. It offers ‘enough ‘breathing space’ for protected speech,’ without sacrificing too many of the benefits of enforcing laws against true threats,” Justice Kagan wrote. “As
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
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Experts like Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe have previously declared Trump’s felonies were shown “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” That is a far cry from evidence showing mens rea — “guilty mind.”
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