JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. Conversely, New York charged a woman for calling police in a racially charged incident in Central Park. We also discussed a torts case involving a delay in calling police, but that case involved people who were deemed partially responsible for a death.

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Tort Misdemeanor Legal Legal 41

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. Some things are happily left out of the courts.

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Tort Statute Criminal Law Court 32

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The Court declined to review the companies’ other grounds for removal, finding that the “wiser course” was to allow the Fourth Circuit to address them in the first instance.

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Court Statute Government Litigation 43

JonathanTurley

JANUARY 10, 2024

The hearings this week may reveal conduct that reaches the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. It is also true, in my opinion, that none of those things amount to high crimes and misdemeanors warranting his impeachment. If Mayorkas is violating federal law, he can be brought to court to enjoin his actions.

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Misdemeanor Immigration Tort Laws 40