Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 30, 2024

Georgia , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the State of Georgia can’t retry a defendant acquitted of murder by reason of insanity. We simply cannot know why the jury in McElrath’s case acted as it did, and the Double Jeopardy Clause forbids us to guess,” the Court held. “To Supreme Court. In McElrath v.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 28, 2023

District Court for the District of Delaware. That is not even including potential felony charges for the original gun violation , money laundering, or other crimes. Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 11, 2024

That alone will be an historic moment for Congress to declare that the son of a sitting president may have committed a federal felony. Nevertheless, in 2013, Democrats pushed through a rule change allowing most presidential nominees (but not Supreme Court nominees) to be confirmed by a simple majority vote.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 30, 2023

The defense could come at a cost at trial, but it is a calculated risk for the court of public opinion. The odds are against Trump on ultimately prevailing with that argument in the courts. The bravado defense is likely to play better with the public than a court. Trump repeated that defense this week.

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