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The Markel Murder: Donna Adelson Arrested at Miami International Airport

JonathanTurley

Adelson and Markel married in 2006 when she was a third-year law student at the University of Miami and he was a criminal law professor at FSU. Police also suggest that Magbanua was given a “significant increase” in cash bank deposits after the murder and she received paychecks from the family dental business.

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Will the Real Hunter Biden Now Step Forward?

JonathanTurley

Below is my Fox.com column on the upcoming deposition of Hunter Biden and the speculation on which Hunter will appear: the business genius, the blacked-out junkie, or the hunted son. If he recalls these events and messages, he will not only contradict prior denials but face potential criminal charges for any factual misrepresentations.

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Could Cosby Sue For Wrongful Conviction?

JonathanTurley

agreed not to charge Cosby in return for his civil deposition. Roughly 30 states and the District of Columbia have statutes allowing for recovery for wrongful convictions and imprisonment. In their 79-page opinion, the judges found that a “non-prosecution agreement” reached with Cosby should have barred the prosecution.

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Cuomo’s Cosby Defense? The New York Governor Could Ultimately Rely on the Comedian’s Defense

JonathanTurley

That is common in sexual harassment cases and hostile workplaces where you can get around statute of limitations when at least one case is recent or ongoing. However, as shown by the Bill Cosby case , such evidence can create reversible error in criminal cases. Indeed, if charged, Cuomo is likely to use a Cosby defense.

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The Cuties and the “Younger” Doctrine: Netflix Prevails in Key Federal Ruling Over Controversial Movie

JonathanTurley

The court clearly views this prosecution as brought in bad faith, as claimed by Netflix: Section 43.25 [under which Netflix is prosecuted] is a child pornography statute, but the Court is unconvinced that Cuties contains child pornography. Mr. Hardy’s deposition testimony regarding this scene is also enlightening.

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Can Biden Resurrect the Justice Department ‘Slush Fund’?

The Crime Report

“The Article I Appropriations Clause prohibits any Executive Branch official from disbursing funds except as provided by an act of Congress, and no statute authorizes this giveaway of the public’s money,” Larkin Jr. government is settled by a deposit into the U.S. and Smith write. Ordinarily, money owed to the U.S. and Smith write.

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“The Whole Enchilada”: Pundits Wrongly Claim the Mar-a-Lago Raid Could Disqualify Trump from Future Office

JonathanTurley

Nevertheless, criminal charges are possible, including under Section 2071 which states that anyone can be prosecuted who “willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates or destroys … any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited … in any public office.”