SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In dissent, Judge Andrew Oldham said “there’s zero difficulty … in figuring out whether it was animus or [Gonzalez’s] purportedly criminal conduct that caused her arrest.” and North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation v. A federal district court in North Carolina ultimately invalidated much of the law, and the U.S.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 18, 2021

We previously discussed the shooting of Andrew Brown, 42, one of a number of recent police shootings sparking protests. The body camera footage has now been released with a decision not to charge any officer. The finding of a justified shooting is based on facts that are sharply different from those reported at the time in media coverage.

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Attorney Laws Tort Criminal Law 53

JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2021

A federal case in North Carolina recently resulted in $75 million in damages for two wrongly convicted men but that award was in the federal system. It must be done under common law, which is challenging. Under common law, Cosby could sued for malicious prosecution. Cosby would qualify under such a program.

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Tort Depositions Laws Statute 59

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. For example, in Weirum v.

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