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Court to hear battle over animal welfare, the dormant commerce clause — and the price of bacon

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The challengers, two groups that represent farmers and pork producers, contend that the law “will transform the pork industry nationwide,” while California and its supporters insist that the impact will be more limited.

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Christian Group Scores Major Legal Victory Against University of Iowa

JonathanTurley

A Christian group at the University of Iowa scored a major win this week before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The University of Iowa registers student organizations under its “Registration of Student Organizations” (RSO) policy. The policy requires compliance with federal, state, and university rules.

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Georgetown Professor Denounces “Lawless” and “Actively Rogue” Justices, Lawyers, and Law Professors

JonathanTurley

We have seen student governments move to block speakers, fellow students, or groups at schools like the University of Illinois , Stanford , Iowa State , Skidmore College , Cornell , Harvard , and other schools. But in more ordinary times, ordinary legal practice and legal education can grapple with these issues.

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No, Judicial Methodology is Not the Same as Judicial Philosophy

JonathanTurley

Iowa) again pressed Jackson on her refusal to answer this question. ” That is linguistically and legally wrong. What was surprising was the response of media and legal experts after a nominee claimed that judicial philosophy and judicial methodology are the same thing. Chuck Grassley (R., My philosophy is my methodology.”

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Biden’s ‘Orwellian Ministry of Truth’: Court Finds a ‘Massive Attack’ on Free Speech in Government Censorship Efforts

JonathanTurley

criticized me for offering “legal opinions” without working at Twitter. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. 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. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

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“Your Money’s in Joe’s House”: The Biden Family’s Version of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

JonathanTurley

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released an unclassified FBI record which included allegations to the agency of Biden and his son, Hunter, being paid $5 million each by a Ukrainian energy executive when the senior Biden was vice president. It is important to note that, while influence-peddling can be done legally, it is uniformly viewed as corrupt.

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No, Democracy is Not on The Ballot in 2024

JonathanTurley

After the Supreme Court accepted review of his disqualification from the ballot in Colorado, he said at an Iowa rally , “I just hope we get fair treatment. 6 riot was a true insurrection, I immediately denounced it as a desecration of our constitutional system. Because if we don’t, our country’s in big, big trouble.