Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

However, it went on to adopt a very narrow approach concluding that Congress used “encourage” and “induce” as terms of art referring to criminal solicitation and facilitation (thus capturing only a narrow band of speech). In truth, the clash between definitions is not much of a contest.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This assessment was confirmed by J.Pete Blair, who reviewed over 100 false confession cases in his study “A Test of the Unusual False Confession Perspective: Using Cases of Proven False Confessions” ( Criminal Law Bulletin Vol. 1, Number 2). These cases must be decided by viewing the “totality of circumstances….”.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. Criminal law We are now in the home stretch. Below we briefly discuss those 14 cases.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

Legal research skills Legal research skills are essential for finding and analyzing laws, regulations, and court decisions pertinent to the case you’re working on. Criminal law, family law, corporate law – each comes with unique demands and rewards.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 14, 2021

Some of us voiced concerns over the trial court decision to try Chauvin in the same city where George Floyd was killed and riots raged. Gannon insisted the stop was based on expired license plates, but concerns remain about the possibility of racial profiling. The impact could also be felt in Minneapolis.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 6, 2023

Supreme Court narrowed the scope of a federal aggravated identity theft statute. The justices unanimously held that a defendant “uses” another person’s means of identification “in relation to” a predicate offense when the use is at the crux of what makes the conduct criminal. In Durbin v. United States , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2022

This rushed, desperate attempt came in the aftermath of a draft US Supreme Court decision leaked earlier this month that would overturn the seminal case of Roe v Wade (1973). The leak and the threat of a Roe reversal has prompted demonstrations both for and against the decision all over the world, including Canada.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 16, 2022

Hendrix , in which they will consider whether a district court has the power to review a claim that a federal prisoner’s sentence is invalid based on a Supreme Court decision, issued after the denial of his petition for post-conviction review but applying retroactively, that narrowed the scope of the federal criminal law that resulted in an enhanced (..)

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Oklahoma that Congress had not clearly disestablished a Creek Nation reservation covering much of eastern Oklahoma, and thus the area remained Native American territory for the purposes of a federal criminal law, eliminating the state’s ability to prosecute crimes there. They invoke Rapanos v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2020

And I had their ear, explaining Supreme Court decisions on a regular basis over many years. Before becoming clerk of the Supreme Court, Stevas was the clerk of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and worked as an assistant U.S. The three television networks had enormous influence. Darius Leander Swann.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

The court will likely be paying special attention to three of them, which are this week’s new relists. The court will be considering each of them for a second time. Two of the cases involve criminal law, and one is a capital case. The third case involves a fairly arcane issue of pleading claims under federal pension law.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 11, 2021

Cruz has demanded a correction from the Post in light of the Supreme Court decision. Obviously, the Texas Supreme Court viewed it as a clear because it reversed the district court within 24 hours. Indeed, it should have been corrected before the Texas Supreme Court decision. It is unlikely to do so.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 3, 2022

Given her unique legal background, she may also be able to sway her colleagues to view issues her way, particularly in cases involving criminal law. With Supreme Court justices often serving until their eighties, Jackson likely has several decades to shape the Court’s jurisprudence.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the recent Supreme Court decision in Fischer v. to reject hundreds of charges in January 6th cases for the obstruction of legal proceedings, the Court left most cases as simply a mass trespass and unlawful entry. Trump ran on the promise to pardon these defendants and secured not just the White House but the popular vote.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 10, 2025

Merchan could threaten contempt but that increasing punishment would go against the operating assumption of the Court’s 5-4 decision. The Supreme Court decision itself does not order Merchan to issue an unconditional discharge. Some judges might take such an allocution moment to increase punishment.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Protesters and freedom of the press advocates cheered the lower court decision and circled outside the Royal Courts as the hearings took place. The attorney stated that Assange does not have a history of serious or enduring mental illness, and is not so ill that he could not resist hurting himself.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 9, 2024

A three-week delay will give Smith ample time (in addition to the weeks following the Supreme Court decision) to deliberate. Most were unnecessary, but Smith used his press conference to denounce the January 6th riot. So, even with a judge who appears chomping at the bit to resume the fast track to trial, Smith now wants more time.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Bream asked Walz about his prior declaration that there is “no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech”— a statement that runs counter to decades of Supreme Court decisions. Walz notably did not deny or retract his statement. Instead, his interview ironically became itself a flagrant example of misinformation.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 22, 2024

137 (1803), and its progeny, necessarily permits the Judiciary to oversee the federal criminal prosecution of a former President for his official acts because the fact of the prosecution means that the former President has allegedly acted in defiance of the Congress’s laws.” Madison , 5 U.S.

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Above The Law

MARCH 7, 2025

Her questions aimed to gather perspectives on the potential unintended consequences of applying older laws to new technologies, indicating she may be cautious about overreaching interpretations that could criminalize lawful conduct. In two examples above, Grants Pass and Trump v.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Supreme Courts decision in Fischer v. However, the treatment of the obstruction claims was the most telling and indicative of Smith, who has repeatedly lost cases due to overextending constitutional and statutory authority. For some, it may lead to dismissals or, in the cases with multiple charges, resentencings.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

Cases involving high-stakes issues, such as presidential authority, Fourth Amendment protections, or election law, were prioritized due to their broader implications. Additionally, cases that reversed lower court decisions or set new legal precedents were considered more significant. Administrative Law, Criminal Law: 20 points.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Smith even refused to drop the obstruction of official proceedings, despite another recent Supreme Court decision (Fischer v. It is like a customer complaining that he did not order a Coke and the waiter pouring it into a Mountain Dew bottle and saying, “Done!” United States) rendering that charge presumptively invalid.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2021

Moreover, they would fail under a lower standard of proof than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in criminal law. Such a result would eviscerate the claim that Trump was guilty of criminal incitement in his speech. Yet, she called on people to stay in the streets and get more “confrontational.”

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2024

Below is my column on the Supreme Court decision on Friday in Fischer v. Part of the problem is the array of court decisions finding that Biden has repeatedly violated the Constitution, including engaging in racial discrimination and attempting to rule by circumventing Congress.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

What’s more, the Democratic House Judiciary Chairman denounced such secrecy demands just last month, saying “they deny American citizens, companies, and institutions their basic day in court and, instead, they gather their evidence entirely in secret.”.

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