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Turley to Speak at University of Maryland Law School Symposium on the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

I have the pleasure of speaking this morning at the University of Maryland Law School as part of the Law Review’s annual symposium on constitutional law. I will be on the first panel at 10:15 at the law school. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

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Below is my column in The Messenger on the challenge facing the Supreme Court in the coming week over the electoral disqualification of former president Donald Trump in Colorado and Maine. Colorado is expected to file with the Court this week. 4th, Colorado could seek to moot any appeal and avoid review.

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From Affirmative Action to Andy Warhol: Buckle up for a Wild Supreme Court Term

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Bollinger , the court divided 5-4 on upholding race admissions criteria used to achieve “diversity” in a class at Michigan Law School. (On These cases involving alleged discrimination against Asian applicants to gain greater diversity for other minorities could produce that long-sought clarity. In 2003, in Grutter v.

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Ballot Cleansing: Democrats are Moving to Bar Republicans from Ballots Nationwide

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Notably, in his effort to “hold insurrectionists accountable,” Haywood admitted he relied on the same evidence from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington that was used in the Colorado case. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.

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Yielding to Temptation: Colorado’s Supreme Court Blocks Democracy to Bar Trump on the 2024 Ballot

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Messenger of the Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the 2024 election. Eleni Kounalakis publicly called upon the Secretary of State to “explore every legal option” to follow the same path as Colorado. In California, Lieutenant Gov.

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The Guardians of Democracy: Democrats Move to Protect Democracy from Itself

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In states from Colorado to Michigan, Democratic operatives are arguing that Trump must be taken off the ballots because he gave “aid and comfort” to an “insurrection or rebellion.” Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School. 6 Capitol riot. Jonathan Turley is the J.B.

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