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Chico State University Employee Pleads Guilty of Hate Crime in Potential Violent Speech Case

JonathanTurley

Officials then moved under “Red Flag” laws to seize four rifles and three handguns. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey focused on his statement that “Chinese need to commit mass shootings against America for xenophobia and betrayal. Come on my Chinese folks, white graduating is open season for y’all.”.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

While it is possible that members could find a trial judge to rule in their favor, these lawsuits should fail on appeal, if they get that far. Moreover, they would fail under a lower standard of proof than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in criminal law. Trump’s Jan.

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What Ever Happened to the Prosecution of Donald Trump for Incitement?

JonathanTurley

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Democratic politicians and commentators are still demanding that Trump be criminally charged. Bush’s victory over Democratic challenger John Kerry in the state of Ohio. Attorney General to the current U.S.

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Schiff: House Select Committee Has Evidence That Trump “Engaged in Likely Multiple Criminal Acts”

JonathanTurley

The court is not simply saying that they are wrong in that view but, because they are wrong, legislative challenges amounted to criminal obstruction of Congress. In 2005, it was Democrats who alleged that a presidential election was stolen and challenged the certification in Congress of the votes in Ohio. Rudy Giuliani and U.S.

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A Case of Hope Over Experience: The J6 Referral Falls Short of a Credible Criminal Case

JonathanTurley

There were discussions of appointing Trump attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel , seizing voting machines or replacing the Justice Department’s leadership. That speech appears protected by the First Amendment and existing Supreme Court precedent. At 4:17 p.m., In Brandenburg v.

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

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attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law. The 40-page lawsuit was written by D.C. In Brandenburg v. 6 riot that he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge.

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Want To Prosecute Trump? It Will Require Proof Not Politics For A Viable Case

JonathanTurley

Such proclamations do better with MSNBC than the DDC (United States District Court for the District of Columbia). The public statements of Trump alone would not make for a credible case for criminal incitement under the controlling case law. The reason is that while the crime is not clear, the case law is. Racketeering.