SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

In 1973, Beckwith was a recent graduate of law school and was working as a political reporter for TIME magazine. Dellinger lost both of those cases, but he notched plenty of victories, including in Washington v. In 1948, Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat took a job as a legal secretary at the NAACP in New York City. 1, 1952 – Aug.

Court 70

Court Lawyer Lawyers Law School 70

SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Cohen – who first met the Lovings when he was just 29 – filed a lawsuit on their behalf, challenging the Virginia law and similar state statutes as violating the 14th Amendment. Virginia , the court did find the statute unconstitutional. She was the first female law professor to receive tenure at Columbia University.

Court 99

Court Lawyer Lawyers Administrative Assistant 99

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Despite annual columns questioning such apocalyptic predictions, which often seemed more political than legal, the granting of Dobbs led me to write my first “this could be it” column. The court ruled 5-4 to allow the Texas law to be enforced. For years, many analysts overhyped cases as possible death knells for Roe v.

Stare Decisis 37

Stare Decisis Court Laws Law School 37

JonathanTurley

MAY 27, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to be launching his own school of abstract legal work in the Trump indictment. To achieve that extraordinary goal, he has alleged that the document violations (which expired long ago under the statute of limitations) were committed to hide some other crime. and Maurice C.

Legal 69

Legal Legal Misdemeanor Attorney 69

JonathanTurley

MAY 28, 2024

There is still debate among legal experts as to the specific crime that District Attorney Alvin Bragg is alleging. Trump’s lawyers are defending a former president who is charged under a state misdemeanor which died years ago under the statute of limitations. But what is that second crime?

Misdemeanor 79

Misdemeanor Government Attorney Lawyer 79

JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2023

.” The problem, however, is that this is just like the transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, which a number of Democratic leaders and legal experts insisted was also a clear case of kidnapping and human trafficking. Newsom previously asked the U.S. To great acclaim, Rachael Rollins, then the U.S.

Laws 37

Laws Misdemeanor Attorney Felony 37

JonathanTurley

MARCH 18, 2024

It is the smell of not just selective prosecution but political bias in our legal system. In New York, the legislature changed the statute of limitations to allow Trump to be sued while New York Attorney General Letitia James effectively ran on a pledge of selectively prosecuting him. Jonathan Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C.

Statute 81

Statute Attorney Government Divorce 81

JonathanTurley

MAY 21, 2024

Judge Merchan seems in open denial of the legal farce playing out in his courtroom. Even more notably, he admitted to the larceny on the stand — after the statute of limitations had passed. Prior witnesses testified that Trump’s payments to Cohen were designated as “legal expenses” not by Trump but by his accounting staff.

Felony 78

Felony Finance Lawyer Lawyers 78

JonathanTurley

JANUARY 19, 2022

Above the Law has a long history of attacking conservatives , free speech advocates , and others deemed right of center. That included a column by Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus asking “ Why is a prominent federal judge hiring a law clerk who said she hates Black people ?” That can limit or bar some actions.

Laws 33

Laws Tort Court Diligence 33

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. And yet Comey is not alone in his praise. That is a good-faith debate.

Misdemeanor 50

Misdemeanor Felony Statute Attorney 50

JonathanTurley

AUGUST 22, 2023

Even CNN legal analysts are now calling the handling of the investigation at the Justice Department an “ unholy mess.” Yet the Justice Department reportedly allowed the statute of limitations to run on major crimes, including the tax offenses related to the suspicious payments to Hunter Biden from Ukraine and other countries.

Attorney 51

Attorney Misdemeanor Lawyer Lawyers 51

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

In Minnesota, the district court granted the State of Minnesota’s motion to remand its case, which asserts state law claims under common law and consumer protection statutes. s consumer protection statute. Bankrupt Coal Export Terminal Developer’s Appeal Dismissed in Lawsuit Against Washington Officials.

Court 113

Court Statute Litigation Litigating 113

SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 26, 2022

After Harvard, Kruger went to Yale Law School, where she was the editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal – the first Black woman to hold that job. During law school, Kruger spent one summer as an intern for the U.S. During law school, Kruger spent one summer as an intern for the U.S.

Court 103

Court Laws Lawyer Lawyers 103

JonathanTurley

JANUARY 15, 2024

Indeed, in Washington, it was an open joke when Hunter was put on the Amtrak board and later made its vice chair. When pressed on his lack of credentials for the position, Democratic Senator Tom Carper of Delaware quipped that “ Hunter Biden has spent a lot of time on Amtrak trains.”

Depositions 58

Depositions Government Legal Legal 58

JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

” It is a curious legal system where defendants can be priced out of appeals. Much of the criticism of the decision focused on the unprecedented use of the law and the excessive size of the fine. This should shock the conscience of anyone concerned about the integrity and fairness of the New York legal system.

Depositions 80

Depositions Statute Attorney Court 80

JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2022

The Washington Post was quick to breathlessly declare that the time had finally come. Carter ruled that such legal advice failed under the “crime/fraud exception” because the president knew there was no basis for such a challenge. Judge Carter notes that Eastman still believes that the statute is unconstitutional as written.

Attorney 39

Attorney Legal Legal Court 39

JonathanTurley

APRIL 15, 2024

This week will highlight the damage done to New York’s legal system because of this unhinged crusade. That is all over a crime from before the 2016 election that is a misdemeanor under state law that had already expired under the statute of limitations. However, this is a Pyrrhic victory for the New York legal system.

Legal 81

Legal Legal Misdemeanor Felony 81

JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The quote came to mind after reading the response of Abbe Lowell, legal counsel for Hunter Biden, to the issuance of subpoenas for Hunter and other family members by the House Oversight Committee. That may now change. If Hunter lies to congressional investigators, he can be charged with a federal crime. That will now change.

Statute 63

Statute Felony Law School Attorney 63

JonathanTurley

JUNE 15, 2023

Classified documents have been discovered in Biden’s possession at several locations, hundreds of miles apart, ranging from a prior office in Washington, D.C., Lying to investigators is itself a federal crime — removing any questions over statutes of limitation. to his home and his garage in Delaware.

Law School 51

Law School Constitutional Law Statute Laws 51

JonathanTurley

AUGUST 26, 2023

The debacle in the Hunter Biden investigation has left most objective legal analysts in disbelief, with one CNN analyst calling it an “ unholy mess.” I also raised the problem of an investigation that remained ongoing for years as the statute of limitations expired on major potential crimes. What followed has bordered on the burlesque.

Misdemeanor 58

Misdemeanor Attorney Statute Felony 58

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. That theory has been widely ridiculed, even by many on the left.

Misdemeanor 43

Misdemeanor Lawyer Lawyers Law School 43

JonathanTurley

JUNE 1, 2024

But the Trump prosecution has forced many to confront the undeniable reality of the politicization of our legal system. A chilling return Yet, it is the politicization of the legal system that is the most chilling return to the Adams era. Legal analysts and commentators openly celebrated on MSNBC and CNN — joining many in the streets.

Laws 81

Laws Legal Legal Misdemeanor 81

JonathanTurley

MARCH 21, 2023

It is an effort to reanimate a long dead legal claim against Trump, but could reanimate his presidential campaign. There are serious challenges to this prosecution, including an argument that time has expired under the statute of limitations. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and a professor at George Washington University Law School.

Misdemeanor 53

Misdemeanor Attorney Felony Law School 53

JonathanTurley

JUNE 25, 2024

From the descriptions in the Washington Post, New York Times and virtually every mainstream media outlet, you would think that Cannon was a freak in the courtroom, raving uncontrollably at any passerby. Attorneys be appointed under statute or nominated by the president (and confirmed by the Senate). Jonathan Turley is the J.B.

Constitutional Law 78

Constitutional Law Court Attorney Laws 78

SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 28, 2022

After the court ruled that Congress could access the records (over a solo dissent from Thomas), The Washington Post and CBS revealed that Thomas’ wife, Ginni, had repeatedly urged President Donald Trump’s chief of staff to negate the election results in the fall of 2020. Thomas would become a major topic of the hearing.

Court 75

Court Law School Statute Court Rules 75

JonathanTurley

JUNE 3, 2024

At that point, it became a legal canned hunt. To his credit, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig has previously said that this case was legally dubious, uniquely targeted Trump and could not succeed outside of an anti-Trump district. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School.

Court 77

Court Laws Misdemeanor Legal 77