The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Fifty years ago, when I was working for the Legal Aid Society, I was struck by the vitality of the courtroom. We had sociologists, lawyers, police officers, formerly incarcerated folks, all around the same table talking about things like bail reform and victim assistance. That’s Vera’s legacy. So being at Vera was an exciting time.

Government 144

Government Court Laws Legal 144

JonathanTurley

MAY 13, 2024

With a dubious legal theory, the testimony has only magnified the criticism of the prosecution as parading sensational rather than material evidence before the jury and the public. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is losing even CNN hosts and legal analysts. The cross examination was devastating. Jonathan Turley is the J.B.

Misdemeanor 56

Misdemeanor Legal Legal Felony 56

JonathanTurley

AUGUST 22, 2023

Even CNN legal analysts are now calling the handling of the investigation at the Justice Department an “ unholy mess.” He actually was planning to let Hunter walk without even a misdemeanor charge despite massive unpaid taxes, gun violations, and work as an unregistered foreign agent, among other alleged crimes.

Attorney 51

Attorney Misdemeanor Lawyer Lawyers 51

JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2023

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.

Misdemeanor 50

Misdemeanor Felony Statute Attorney 50

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In Georgia, a slew of former lawyers are taking pleas with promises to testify if called. Powell pleaded to misdemeanors for a deal that avoids jail time and preserves her ability to resume the practice of law. Moreover, she will seek to use the lawyers themselves to convict their client for listening to them.

Lawyer 58

Lawyer Lawyers Attorney Misdemeanor 58

JonathanTurley

APRIL 15, 2024

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. Here is the column: The famous Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “The more laws, the less justice.” Nevertheless, it worked.

Legal 81

Legal Legal Misdemeanor Felony 81

JonathanTurley

MAY 8, 2024

Bragg has refused to clearly define the crime that Trump was seeking to conceal when payments for a non-disclosure agreement were listed as a legal expense. Bragg then indicted Trump without clearly defining any crime — a debate that continues among legal experts after two weeks of testimony. But I know it when I see it.”

Misdemeanor 78

Misdemeanor Entertainment Attorney Law School 78

JonathanTurley

MARCH 24, 2023

Donald Trump remains Bragg’s political manifest destiny even if there is no legal landfall in sight. Here is the column: It appears that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will go another week in the legal effort to locate the nation of Kailasa on a map. Bragg has Michael Cohen, the former lawyer to Trump.

Misdemeanor 43

Misdemeanor Lawyer Lawyers Law School 43

JonathanTurley

MAY 16, 2022

This weekend, I was unable to attend our law school graduation after traveling to Utah to speak to the Federal Bar Association. Susan Wild (D) who represents the 7th District in Pennsylvania and is a distinguished graduate of our law school. I have only missed a couple of graduation in almost 30 years of teaching.

Law School 54

Law School Misdemeanor Laws Finance 54

JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2023

It is an effort to reanimate a long dead legal claim against Trump, but could reanimate his presidential campaign. He is reportedly going to convert a misdemeanor for falsifying financial records into a prosecution of a federal crime. Bragg is attempting something that many lawyers think is as improbable as the reanimation of the dead.

Misdemeanor 53

Misdemeanor Attorney Felony Law School 53

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It was an act of legal self-immolation as the president’s son engaged in flagrant contempt of Congress, a federal crime. Stranger still was that behind Hunter was standing his lawyer, Abbe Lowell, who watched as his client effectively begged to be criminally charged. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) That was Eric Swalwell. and Maurice C.

Depositions 77

Depositions Misdemeanor Felony Law School 77

JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There was a time when legal disagreements could be passionate but not personal. Now even law deans have called Supreme Court justices “hacks” to the delight of their followers. I was singled out on this occasion for Tribe’s latest personal attack because I voiced a legal opinion different from his own.

Constitutional Law 66

Constitutional Law Misdemeanor Legal Legal 66