JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Mark McCloskey later pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors to end the case, but was then granted a pardon. The Missouri Court of Appeals has now prevented that return of the weapons by denying a motion for replevin. As such, the state law on the seizure of the weapons stands. He then sough the return of two firearms.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 11, 2020

I have been skeptical in the past of the charges brought against Mark and Patricia McCloskey by Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner given the countervailing rights of gun possession and home protection in Missouri. The entire case seems to be now equal measures of law and politics. Republican Missouri Gov.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Since there is not even a requirement that a high crime and misdemeanor be an actual crime, few argue that there is a categorical bar on the use of speech for the basis of impeachment under the First Amendment. Indeed, just two days before the trial, Recently, Missouri Rep.

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