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MSNBC Analyst Calls for Liability for Boebert and Carlson … for the Colorado Shootings

JonathanTurley

For the record, I am a legal analyst for Fox News, though I have spent my entire academic and professional career opposing criminal and civil efforts to punish or chill free speech. It would also not pass constitutional muster, in my view. The most obvious form of civil liability would be some type of tort action.

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Do The Democrats Really Want Unity?

JonathanTurley

Or you watch a football game with friends and try to explain that the cameraman wiped out by the running back would have a great torts case. Yet the true president at that moment was in Florida: Donald Trump legally would remain in office for ten more minutes, under the 20th Amendment.

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New York’s Circular Firing Squad: Gun Groups Sue Over Latest Legislative Misfire on Gun Control

JonathanTurley

The reason is that these legislative measure are propelled by political rather than legal judgment. The gun nuisance law is the latest in a long line of mistakes by New York. As expected, gun groups like the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) as well as 14 firearms manufacturers, distributors, and retailers are now filing suit.