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The Red Line: Democratic Officials Claim a Dangerous License for Illegality

JonathanTurley

The ACLU called the charged “authoritarianism” and insisted that these state and federal politicians “have every right to exercise their legally authorized oversight responsibilities for expanded immigration detention in New Jersey.” denounced it as a “political weaponization” of the legal system.

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The American Jacobin: How Some on the Left have Found Release in an Age of Rage

JonathanTurley

And although Mystal has not advocated violence, some on the left are turning to political violence and criminal acts. It is part of the righteous rage that many of them see as absolving them from the basic demands not only of civility but of legality. He reportedly declared, The time for this is over!

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AI Applications for 5 Different Legal Fields

LawTechnologyToday

But what about practicing law? While legal professionals have been slower to embrace this technology, AI for lawyers is a growing field. Legal firms spent approximately $12 billion on AI in 2017, and experts expect that figure to reach $85 billion by 2027. As these technologies continue to improve, AI in law will only grow.

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

JonathanTurley

Bumble responds that “if the law supposes that, the law is a ass – a idiot.” The scene came to mind with a decision yesterday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 in Sojenhomer v. 53.03, which states that Wisconsin courts “may treat a foreign country as if it were a state” in guardianship proceedings.

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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. I have a legal education.”

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

One issue to watch is how Judge Bruce Schroeder handles the gun count, which is based on what I believe is a flawed legal interpretation by the prosecution. Here is the column: The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse increasingly seems like a legal version of the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Biased media viewers.

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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. The case against Kyle Rittenhouse just got a little smaller. I could not understand how the judge could allow the count to go to jury.