Remove Constitutional Law Remove Lawyer Remove Virginia
article thumbnail

Morrison: Time to Give DC Residents A Vote in Congress

JonathanTurley

As a lawyer who worked with counsel for D.C. During the First Congress that decided that the Capital should be in what is now Washington DC, there were vigorous debates about where it should be, with New York, Philadelphia, and Virginia all urging that it be there. TIME TO GIVE DC RESIDENTS A VOTE IN CONGRESS.

article thumbnail

Happy Birthday, Jemmy!

JonathanTurley

We ordinarily celebrate with a traditional Virginia dinner (with the required Virginia ham), a three-layer cake, and Madisons favorite dessert of ice cream (I recommend the tripartite Neapolitan). was born on March 16, 1751 at the Belle Gove Plantation in the colony of Virginia to James Madison Sr. James Madison, Jr.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

Lawyers 10
article thumbnail

Happy Birthday, Jimmy!

JonathanTurley

We will be celebrating tonight with a traditional Virginia dinner (with the required Virginia ham), a three-layer cake, and Madison’s favorite dessert of ice cream (I recommend the tripartite Neapolitan). was born on March 16, 1751 at the Belle Gove Plantation in the colony of Virginia to James Madison Sr. James Madison, Jr.

article thumbnail

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

JonathanTurley

Originally, the district was designed to be a diamond-shaped “federal city” composed of land ceded equally from Maryland and Virginia. When you add professional services, like lawyers and lobbyists, that figure goes up to 71 percent. Retrocession refers to returning the district from whence it came: to Maryland.

article thumbnail

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEMMY!

JonathanTurley

We will be celebrating tonight with a traditional Virginia dinner (with the required Virginia ham), a three-layer cake, and Madison’s favorite dessert of ice cream (I recommend the tripartite Neapolitan). was born on March 16, 1751 at the Belle Gove Plantation in the colony of Virginia to James Madison Sr. James Madison, Jr.

article thumbnail

Happy Birthday, Jimmy!!!

JonathanTurley

We will be celebrating tonight with a traditional Virginia dinner (with the required Virginia ham), a three-layer cake (for the tripartite system), and Madison’s favorite dessert. was born on March 16, 1751 at the Belle Gove Plantation in the colony of Virginia to James Madison Sr. He would have been 271 years old.