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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. Justice Brennan wrote for the Court in striking down the law as overbroad and violative of the First Amendment because. Eubanks , 25 F.4th 4th 414 (6 th Cir.

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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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9 Things you need to know before choosing a law school

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In this Simply Law article, our partner’s Lawyer Monthly discusses the 9 things you need to know before choosing a law school. The prospect of going to law school is not only one that requires a lot of hard work and money but also some thorough research. Do you really need a law degree? Business 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. million were sent to a law firm and another firm associated with Hunter Biden. 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.

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

JonathanTurley

District Judge Patrick Wyrick in Oklahoma City dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison for violating a federal law that makes it illegal for “unlawful users or addicts of controlled substances” to possess firearms. Under 18 U.S.C. §

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Federal Court Strikes Down Another Provision of New York’s New Gun Control Law

JonathanTurley

New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. The latest provision involves the possible criminal prosecution for possessing a gun on private property if owner has not approved such possession on the premises. Bruen, 142 S. in Christian v.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

” The problem, however, is that this is just like the transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, which a number of Democratic leaders and legal experts insisted was also a clear case of kidnapping and human trafficking. First, let’s look at the law. This isn’t Martha’s Vineyard.”

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