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Supreme Court Approves First Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Bizarre Capital Punishment Case

JonathanTurley

His appeals finally ran out in November 2022 and Alabama attempted to execute him. Yet, the jury decided to give him life in prison rather than the death penalty. That was then overruled by the judge who sentenced him to death. He has remained on death row since 1996. It took so much time that the warrant period expired.

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Pot Shop Owner Faces Possible Criminal Charge After Profane Diatribe Against Police Officer

JonathanTurley

The court ruled that “mere epithets” directed at a law enforcement officer are not exempt from First Amendment protections as fighting words. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that the verbal abuse was still protected speech. Eubanks , 25 F.4th 4th 414 (6 th Cir.

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9 Things you need to know before choosing a law school

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Many students also join law school without realising which type of law they would like to practice. For instance, you could specialise in a wide variety of fields: Admiralty Law. Business Law. Constitutional Law. Criminal Law. Environmental Law. First Amendment Law. Patent Law.

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Hunter Biden’s 7% Solution: Using Addiction to Excuse Corruption

JonathanTurley

In 2022, I wrote: “The president and the press have been shifting to a new defense. 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. He overcame it.

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Jan. 6 committee tackled unprecedented attack with time-tested inquiry

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The report recommended that the Department of Justice prosecute former President Donald Trump on four criminal charges, including conspiracy and incitement of insurrection.

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“The Framers Weren’t Perfect, but They Weren’t Fools”: Biden Administration Loses Another Gun Rights Case

JonathanTurley

Harrison was arrested by police in Lawton, Oklahoma, in May 2022 after a traffic stop where police found a loaded revolver as well as marijuana. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), Congress prohibited the possession of firearms by users of substances made unlawful by the federal Controlled Substances Act.

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Ninth Circuit Rules Against Seattle in Using “Heckler’s Veto” in Arrest of Pro-Life Protester

JonathanTurley

Seattle’s annual PrideFest took place on June 26, 2022, two days after the Dobbs rally. .” The officers took Meinecke to the police precinct and kept him there for about two hours; they did not book him. Meinecke was released after the abortion protest ended…. The event was held at the Seattle Center, a public park.