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Stormy Daniels Day: Alvin Bragg Lights Dumpster Fire in Manhattan

JonathanTurley

Here is the column: Before the start of the Manhattan prosecution of former president Donald Trump, I characterized the case of District Attorney Alvin Bragg as based on a type of obscenity standard. to 14.5 %, in the 2020 presidential election. This is a district that voted against Trump, 84.5%

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Spring Break: Christie’s Prediction of a Trump Conviction by Spring Just Hit a Snag

JonathanTurley

The interviews could magnify the difficulties for both Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Counsel Jack Smith in their respective prosecutions. He was specifically referring to the prosecutions linked to the 2020 election denial in Atlanta and D.C. So that leaves the two cases surrounding the 2020 election.

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What Europe Can Teach Us About Ending Mass Incarceration

The Crime Report

On April 13, 2018, in the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos staked her position on sentencing for a man convicted of a misdemeanor and a low-level felony. She locked into a debate with the man’s public defender about the concept of mass incarceration, which she does not believe in.

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

police chief) and his academic colleagues found that a majority of police officers surveyed “perceived control” over their decision to arrest for misdemeanors (69 percent) or confiscate drug paraphernalia like syringes (56 percent). Not coincidentally, Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2020. Rory Fleming.

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The Designated Defendant: Was Hunter Biden Always the Fall Guy?

JonathanTurley

He kept up that self-destructive lifestyle , he said, until his father’s 2020 presidential campaign began. He will plead guilty to two minor misdemeanor tax counts and a phantom felony count that will go away in time. Yet this may be the most vital role that Hunter has played for his family. Hunter Biden finally is important.

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Blinken’s Immaculate Conception Defense: Why Things Are Likely to Get Worse for the Secretary of State

JonathanTurley

In a Fox interview, Blinken suggests that he is free of blame in the creation of the 2020 letter from former intelligence officials claiming that the Hunter Biden laptop story was likely Russian disinformation. who declared that Blinken told “boldface” lies when he testified under oath to Congress in 2020 on the controversy.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

Rittenhouse is facing six charges that range from first-degree homicide to a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of a dangerous weapon. At this stage, the prosecution may celebrate even a misdemeanor conviction. However, this trial is about the actions of one individual – not society – in 2020.

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