SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

Both reshaped American law and society. Both are legal titans who defeated a string of worthy contenders to reach the championship. But only one can be chosen by SCOTUSblog readers as the greatest justice in the court’s history. Those two landmark rulings stand as the most celebrated decisions the court has ever issued.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

I have long been a vocal critic of the theory, which I view as historically and legally unfounded. While I am a critic of Trump’s speech and actions on that day, I still believe that the the court is completely wrong on the First Amendment. I also view it as arguably the most dangerous theory to arise in decades. Griswald

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2021

After the riot, various legal experts appeared on news channels to proclaim that this was a strong if not conclusive case for criminal incitement. CNN legal analyst Elie Honig declared “As a prosecutor I’d gladly show a jury Trump’s own inflammatory statements and argue they cross the line to criminality.” Trump’s Jan.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 13, 2022

In Harlan’s case, the story arc that first attracted me was the notion of posthumous vindication – how a man who went so far out on a limb in his time could land so comfortably in the mainstream of legal thought. Much of Holmes’ reputation rests on his role in First Amendment law, for instance, an area where Harlan’s legacy is negligible.

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