SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 13, 2022

James Harlan served in Congress and as Kentucky’s attorney general, and was a devoted follower of Henry Clay, to the point that Clay’s politics and James’ were almost interchangeable. Having lived through Dred Scott , he was deeply conscious of how mistakes by the court could lead to terrible outcomes. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2021

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine then thrilled many by declaring that he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge. As I have previously written , these statements ignored both the elements of that crime and controlling case law. Trump’s Jan. 6 speech would not satisfy the test in Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Attorney General who announced his intention to pursue such charges. While I am a critic of Trump’s speech and actions on that day, I still believe that the the court is completely wrong on the First Amendment. We need to put this insidious legal theory to rest with the finality and clarity of a Supreme Court decision.

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