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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Sidewalks are Not “Pedestrian Ways” to Allow for Eminent Domain Seizures

JonathanTurley

In Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist , a court informs the irascible character of Mr. Bumble that it assumes a level of control of his wife’s conduct. Mr. Bumble responds that “if the law supposes that, the law is a ass – a idiot.” Village of Egg Harbor that a sidewalk is not a “pedestrian way.” In Regina v.

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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

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A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws.

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

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But what about practicing law? As these technologies continue to improve, AI in law will only grow. AI in law is a relatively new and continually expanding concept. Criminal Law. AI in criminal law may be a more widespread phenomenon than you realize. Corporate Law. In Loomis v.

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Was Rittenhouse’s Possession of the AR-15 Unlawful?

JonathanTurley

In covering the motions hearing last week in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, I noted a surprising comment from Judge Bruce Schroeder that he had “spent hours” with the Wisconsin gun law and could not state with certainty what it means in this case. Criminal laws are supposed to be interpreted narrowly.

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Court Dismisses Sixth Count Against Rittenhouse

JonathanTurley

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. Now, after the jury was brought back into the room for the instructions and closing arguments, the court informed the jurors that there would be no sixth count.

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Protests Arise at UW-Madison After Alleged Assailants of Chinese Student are Charged with Misdemeanors in Brutal Attack

JonathanTurley

There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. The reason, however, appears a key distinction in the Wisconsin criminal code.

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Attorney General Garland and the “Unobstrusive” Federal Monitoring of School Board Meetings

JonathanTurley

He further pledged that he will not use such laws against parents objecting to critical race theory or other issues at these meetings. Indeed, I raised the same concerns when the Justice Department took over rioting cases in Wisconsin, Washington, and other states. It has an impact on how you act.