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SCOTUS Rules Acquittal Not Required to Bring Malicious Prosecution Claim

Constitutional Law Reporter

In January 2014, petitioner Larry Thompson was living with his fiancée (now wife) and their newborn baby in an apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Thompson’s sister-in-law, who apparently suffered from a mental illness, called 911 to report that Thompson was sexually abusing the baby. Facts of the Case.

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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

I am unaware of such a law in Pennsylvania, but these laws are rarely enforced. Conversely, New York charged a woman for calling police in a racially charged incident in Central Park. In 2009, the New York courts ruled that Metro workers were not legally required to assist a woman being raped at a station.

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The Illusion of Action: Cuomo’s New Gun Manufacturer Liability Law is a Colossal Misfire

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on the declaration of a gun violence emergency by New York Gov. The centerpiece of Cuomo’s plan is a new law to allow victims of gun violence to sue gun manufacturers under a nuisance theory. It has failed repeatedly in various states, including New York.

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Australia High Court Delivers Major Blow to Free Speech In Defamation Ruling

JonathanTurley

The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision decades ago in New York Times v. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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Two Professors Face Discipline After Posting Flyers Denouncing a Conservative Colleague

JonathanTurley

The standard for defamation for public figures and officials in the United States is the product of a decision over 50 years ago in New York Times v. The New York Times had run an advertisement referring to abuses of civil rights marchers and the arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. seven times.

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Deadspin Defamation: Parents of Holden Armenta Move Toward Libel Action Over Blackface Allegation

JonathanTurley

In New York Times v. Hill , which held that a family suing Life Magazine for false light must shoulder the burden of the actual malice standard under New York Times v. In the defamation action, Armenta could claim that he falls under the lower standard for defamation actions.

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Rutgers Professor and Law Student Under Fire for Reading Racial Slur From Judicial Opinion

JonathanTurley

The New York Times is reporting that a Rutgers Law Professor and law student are under fire after the student reluctantly read the n-word in a 1993 legal opinion. It is the latest such controversy in high education. I am assuming that the professor and students were discussing State v. That does not make them racists.

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