SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2022

In overturning the death sentence, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment guarantees a defendant the right to choose the objective of his defense and to insist that his counsel refrain from admitting guilt. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.

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SquirePattonBoggs

MARCH 11, 2024

Kentucky , 35 F.4th dissenting from the denial of rehearing en banc) (highlighting “the need for the Supreme Court to provide guidance”). That case arose in the crosshairs of a complex and changing area of criminal law. The Supreme Court had granted review of a case, Beckles v. Westmoreland v. Butler Cnty.,

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 13, 2021

Courts have upheld the right of citizens to insult police, which is an unfortunate aspect of policing. Thus, in 2015, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that police could not arrest a 17-year-old who called them “pigs.” In Kentucky, the sponsor, Republican state Sen.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A5 (stating, “The Kentucky Resistance is going to hang you by your pussy lips and punish you,” but not identifying himself as being part of “The Kentucky Resistance”); Opp’n Ex. A8 (stating, “… the Kentucky Resistance is going to totally execute you. They have stated youare a deadman!

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