JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. The litigation over last year’s lettuce recall has only just started due to the statute of limitations. This year saw more Black Friday lawsuits from injuries in prior years (generally subject to a two-year statute of limitations).

Tort 37

Tort Statute Criminal Law Court 37

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

The plaintiffs had challenged the CEQA “baseline” for “fail[ing] to account for ongoing increases in global temperatures,” but the court found that the plaintiffs did not develop the argument “in any serious way” and said it would not “manufacture an argument where none is made and where none exists.”

Court 40

Court Government Laws Litigation 40

JonathanTurley

MAY 24, 2024

Judge Juan Merchan has refused every opportunity to bring an end to this politically manufactured prosecution. Merchan has allowed the government to bring back into life a dead misdemeanor and convert it into 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.

Misdemeanor 58

Misdemeanor Felony Government Manufacturing 58