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Word of the Month for August 2019: Stare Decisis

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Arnold , the parents of Caleigh Wood sued Charles County Public Schools in Maryland, the county board of education, and Evelyn Arnold and Shannon Morris, principal and vice principal of La Plata High School for violating a student’s (i.e. According to Black's Law Dictionary, STARE DECISIS means: Latin: To stand by things decided.

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The Supreme Court Marshal Calls on States To Crackdown on Protesters

JonathanTurley

In a rare move, Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley has sent letters to Maryland Gov. The letter seeks to use state laws to achieve what the Justice Department has clearly rejected under federal law. ” The state laws, however, would still face the same constitutional challenges. Curley wrote Gov.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off New Term With …

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The questions before the justices include: “(1) Whether the state’s suppression of the key prosecution witness’ admission that he was under the care of a psychiatrist and failure to correct that witness’ false testimony about that care and related diagnosis violate the due process of law under Brady v. Maryland and Napue v.

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Turley Publication on the Compulsion of Free Speech is Now Available

JonathanTurley

The article is the outgrowth of remarks that I gave a Maryland Law School at a Supreme Court symposium. The Law review asked me if I would be willing to convert my remarks into a law review article.

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Turley to Testify before the Senate on Presidential Records

JonathanTurley

University of Maryland. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law. It will also be shown at 8pm on C-Span2. The witness list and my written testimony are below. Professor of the Practice, College of Information Studies. Anne Weismann. Outside Counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Jonathan Turley.

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The Seventh Circuit Rules for Illinois AR-15 Assault Ban

JonathanTurley

In a decision addressing a ban on bump stocks enacted by the Maryland legislature, another federal court found that bump-stock devices enable “rates of fire between 400 to 800 rounds per minute.”

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Morrison: Time to Give DC Residents A Vote in Congress

JonathanTurley

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. Those include persons living permanently overseas and even extends to those who have never lived in any state – such as children of expatriates.