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“Star Chamber Comeback”: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Loses Flint Water Cases in Spectacular Fashion

JonathanTurley

In an unanimous 6-0 ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court held that her office committed a fatal and inexplicable error in prosecuting nine officials for the Flint water crisis, including former Gov. Nessel then restarted the prosecutions anew but ignored statutes that clearly do not allow the use of a single judge to issue indictments.

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A Criminal Case Fifty Years In The Making

The Crime Report

Yet at the press conference and Q & A following the arraignment District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the world that the 34 felony charges brought against defendant Trump were nothing more than the Manhattan office engaging in its everyday prosecution of “bread and butter” white-collar crimes. And, ultimately, not the American people.”

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Michigan Legislators Face Calls For Possible Criminal Charges After Meeting With President Trump On Certification

JonathanTurley

Now, the Michigan Attorney General and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Donald Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. Chief Justice John Roberts eviscerated what he called the “boundless interpretation of the federal bribery statute.” McNally, 483 U.

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Trump pardons activists convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances

JURIST

Tennessee , Michigan , and New York over the past five years. ” They argued that Congress intended such tactics would be punishable as mere misdemeanors by the FACE Act even though the Department of Justice under the Biden administration charged the activists with serious 10-year felonies.

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

Above The Law

Plaintiffs, including transgender minors and advocacy organizations, argued that the orders violated the separation of powers, conflicted with existing statutes, and infringed on equal protection rights. Small Business Association of Michigan v. Yellen (WDMI 3/3/2025) Judge Robert Jonker (R.

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The Presidential Mug shot Through Neo-Freudianism

The Crime Report

Last Thursday Trump was booked in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia for allegedly running a criminal enterprise in violation of the state’s RICO statute. Immediately, the first and only mug shot of a former U.S. president went viral on social media and could be found on the front pages of newspapers worldwide.

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