Constitutional Law Litigation Statute Washington 
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 15, 2022
Share Under established constitutional law, states may generally not tax or regulate property or operations of the federal government. Washington. A 1936 federal law waives federal immunity from state workers’ compensation laws on federal land and projects. Washington implicitly contemplates such situations.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Moreover, Hunter has tried a wide array of approaches to these allegations of influence peddling, from a plea for sympathy to threats of litigation. Thus far, he has received every break from federal prosecutors, from expired statutes of limitations to reported tip-offs on investigators’ interviews. That may now change.
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JonathanTurley
JULY 12, 2021
After a slew of lawsuits against the gun industry on a variety of different claims, Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005, giving gun sellers and manufacturers immunity from liability arising out of the criminal misuse of firearms. It failed on both grounds in 2013 before the U.S. In City of New York v.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
Newsom cited the kidnapping statute but apparently failed to read it or the underlying cases. While civil litigation is ongoing, the supposedly clear criminal charges have not been brought by Democratic prosecutors clearly motivated to do so. The reason is that these claims are made for cable news, not courts of law.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Not only is there a pending case on the docket of the Court that has long been viewed as a serious threat to Roe , but the White House and the House of Representatives are threatening immediate actions that could also create new challenges for pro-choice litigants. When the court voted for pro-choice litigants, it was deemed “balanced.”
JonathanTurley
JUNE 11, 2021
Here is the column: When Joe Biden nominated Merrick Garland to be attorney general, many — including me — heralded Garland as an honorable, apolitical judge who would follow the law. He was not, the Washington Post editors insisted , “a lackey who will serve as the president’s personal attorney” like Donald Trump ‘s AGs.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Those politicians publicly thumped their chests about going to the Supreme Court with the law and limiting the Second Amendment precedent; professing absolute confidence, they litigated the law, and, again, the 2nd Circuit supported the dubious statute. You can find his updates on Twitter @JonathanTurley.
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