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A Hearing on Herring: Supreme Court to Hear Potentially Historic Chevron Case

JonathanTurley

At issue is the continued meaning (or even viability) of the Chevron doctrine, the 40-year-old doctrine granting deference to federal agencies in regulations carrying out federal laws. Natural Resources Defense Council that judges should defer to the reasonable interpretation of agencies in administering ambiguous federal laws.

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Boston University Professor: Second Amendment is Based on “Freedom to Enslave”

JonathanTurley

States opposed to slavery, like Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, had precursor state constitutional provisions recognizing the right to bear arms. Law enforcement was relatively scarce at the time, even in the more populous states. In his famous 1770 defense of Capt.

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Fourth Circuit Rules Against North Carolina State Professor Who Spoke Out Against Diversity Policies

JonathanTurley

We previously discussed how academics like University of Rhode Island Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of History Erik Loomis denounce statistics and science as “ inherently racist.” Porter is a tenured statistics professor in the college of education. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4%

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Not, The Second Amendment Was Not Primarily About Suppressing African Americans

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and other states had similar precursors to the Second Amendment. fn41] Whoever examines the forest, and game laws in the British code, will readily perceive that the right of keeping arms is effectually taken away from the people of England. Amendments to C.

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Are You in an Anti-Free Speech State? We Now Have The Definitive List

JonathanTurley

So here is the list to see if you are residing in an anti-free speech state: Arizona Colorado Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New Mexico, New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Wisconsin District of Columbia Here is the brief: Missouri v.

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SCOTUS to Clarify Standard for Determining Whether True Threat Exception Applies

Constitutional Law Reporter

She subsequently reported Counterman to law enforcement. Law enforcement arrested Counterman on May 12, 2016, and charged him one count of stalking (credible threat), section 18-3-602(1)(b) ; one count of stalking (serious emotional distress), section 18-3-602(1)(c) ; and one count of harassment, section 18-9-111(1)(e), C.R.S.

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America’s Micro State: Why Congress Should Consider Retrocession Rather Than Statehood

JonathanTurley

Even the smallest state, Rhode Island, is almost 18 times larger than D.C. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. The district occupies just 68 square miles, in contrast to Wyoming’s 97,800. and has 39 cities and towns. remains largely a one industry town.