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Alvin Bragg and The Art of Not Taking Law Too Seriously

JonathanTurley

After all, the base charge is a simple misdemeanor under a New York law against falsifying business records. However, it really did not matter, because the misdemeanor has been as dead as Dillinger for years. The dead misdemeanor was shocked back into life by claiming that it was committed to conceal another crime.

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On LawNext: Rasa Legal Founder Noella Sudbury On Simplifying Criminal Records Expungement

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Noella Sudbury became interested in the issue of criminal records expungement soon after law school, while working as a criminal defense lawyer. She later joined the cabinet of then Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams as a senior policy advisor on criminal justice.

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The Trump Trial in Manhattan is an Indictment of the New York Legal System

JonathanTurley

I have long been critical of the case as a clear example of the weaponization of the criminal justice system. No one seriously believes that Alvin Bragg would have spent this time and money to prosecute what is ordinarily a state misdemeanor if the defendant was anyone other than Trump. However, two prosecutors, Carey R.

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Comey’s “Good Day”: How Political Prosecutions Became “Ethical Leadership” in the Pursuit of Trump

JonathanTurley

While the actual charges will not be disclosed until the release of the indictment, the underlying theory discussed for months is an effort to revive a dead misdemeanor offense of falsifying business records — years after the statute of limitations expired. They largely ignore that the misdemeanor is expired. Bragg caved.

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“I See Dead People”: Bragg’s Case Against Trump Goes Paranormal

JonathanTurley

In a case based on a dead misdemeanor and a rapidly falling heart rate on the manufactured felony, one can understand the appeal of witnesses who can speak for the dead. He has already allowed every effort to bring this dead misdemeanor back to life. Jonathan Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C.

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A Manhattan Canned Hunt: The Trump Jury is Out But is the Case in the Bag?

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The prosecutors zapped a dead misdemeanor back into life by claiming a violation under New York’s election law 17-152. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School. Canned hunts are great for trophies, not so much for trials. Jonathan Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C.

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Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan

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You have a case based on two dead misdemeanors shocked back into life by a still mysterious theory of an undefined crime. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. In comparison, Daniels may be the only authentic part of the entire case in New York v.