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Morrison: Time to Give DC Residents A Vote in Congress

JonathanTurley

As a lawyer who worked with counsel for D.C. Second, when Congress decided on the location for the capital, it took land from both Maryland and Virginia, but left those states in charge of the federal territory for ten years. His views on this and every subject are worth the most serious consideration by readers.

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

JonathanTurley

Under this plan, the city would maintain unique elements in a phased retrocession back to Maryland. Both Maryland and the District could benefit from such a plan in my view. Retrocession refers to returning the district from whence it came: to Maryland. citizens their representational rights as Marylanders.

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Produce over Politics: Whole Foods Fights for Right to Bar Political Advocacy in Workplace

JonathanTurley

NLRB lawyers are arguing that Whole Foods must allow workers to wear “Black Lives Matter” masks at work, suggesting — in effect — that Bezos should start with the worker and work forward by allowing them to advocate for social change. That, of course, could change — the minute an NLRB lawyer shows up wearing a MAGA hat.

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The Unfinished Masterpiece: Will Jack Phillips Soon Be Headed Back to the Supreme Court?

JonathanTurley

In 2018, Phillips faced a second lawsuit, this time from a transgender lawyer who requested a cake celebrating a gender transition. When Phillips declined, he was back in court on grounds that he discriminated against the lawyer. The Colorado Supreme Court just agreed to hear his case. forthcoming 2023).

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Court Rules Democrats Engaged in “Extreme Partisan Gerrymander” in Maryland

JonathanTurley

While only 55 percent of Maryland identifies as Democratic , the map would have given Democrats a huge advantage in every district by carefully “cracking” or distributing Republican voting pockets to diffuse their power. million paid to the campaign’s law firm.

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“It Simply Does Not Make Any Sense”: Judge Trashes Election Lawsuit by the Elias Law Firm

JonathanTurley

Elias was back in the news in another major defeat in Maryland. He filed in support of an abusive gerrymandering of the election districts that a court found violated not only violated Maryland law but the state constitution’s equal protection, free speech and free elections clauses.

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“Refuse At Your Peril”: Does The Lincoln Project Have A Credible Defamation Case Against Giuliani?

JonathanTurley

On the opposing side, figures like MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough raised equally poor understandings of defamation law i n considering lawsuits against Trump. to Roy Moore to Joy Reid. well, you get the idea. What is striking is that some of the most reckless figures or groups are often the first to raise such claims, including Trump himself.

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