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Victim’s Family in the University of Idaho Murders Appeals Gag Order

JonathanTurley

The family of University of Idaho stabbing victim Kaylee Goncalves is appealing a gag order imposed upon them and others in the case against suspected killer, Bryan Kohberger. That appeal is supported by media organizations.

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‘Dead Crimes’ are Alive — and Dangerous

The Crime Report

While the ‘dominant view’ now is that sexual chastity and marital fidelity are issues of private morality, not criminal law, many states continue to have laws criminalizing fornication, cohabitation and adultery,” Johnson writes. In the judicial system, dealing with dead crimes has proved challenging. “So

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New York Jury Finds Time Square Killer “Not Responsible” for Killing or Injuring 23 People

JonathanTurley

Four states—Kansas, Utah, Idaho, and Montana—have eliminated the defense entirely and only an estimated one percent of all felony cases involve an insanity plea. The most serious charge of second-degree murder required the prosecution to show that Rojas “evinced a depraved indifference to human life.” Roughly a quarter are successful.

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Former BSU Professor Arrested For Defacing Lincoln Statue With Feces And Paint

JonathanTurley

The latest example is in Boise, Idaho where former Boise State University adjunct professor Terry Wilson, 37, has been arrested for defacing a Lincoln statue. We have been discussing campaigns against Lincoln statues as well as the destruction of such statues. He has previously served as a spokesperson for Black Lives Matter in Boise.

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The Real A.C.B.

Above The Law

Her commitment to textualism, judicial restraint, and deference to Congresss intent shapes her approach to statutory cases, where she generally resists expansive interpretations and favors narrow readings of the law as written. This reflects a more moderate concern for the balance between law enforcement and individual rights.

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Supreme Court allows emergency abortions, for now, in Idaho

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for emergency abortions to go forward, at least for now, in Idaho. United States and Idaho v. A federal judge in Idaho agreed with the Biden administration and temporarily barred Idaho from enforcing its ban to the extent that it conflicts with EMTALA.

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Court releases April argument calendar

SCOTUSBlog

United States and Idaho v. The Biden administration went to federal court in Idaho in the wake of the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , arguing that the federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, trumps Idaho’s restrictions on abortion.