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Could The Arrest of FBI Agent Undermine The Whitmer Kidnapping Case?

JonathanTurley

However, Trask was also key to the arrest of men in the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. As a criminal defense attorney, I have long been a critic of the degree to which the FBI often pushes defendants to take actions to trigger criminal charges. Writing for the 5-4 majority, Justice Bryon White ruled that. Gretchen Whitmer.

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“Star Chamber Comeback”: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Loses Flint Water Cases in Spectacular Fashion

JonathanTurley

Attorney General Dana Nessel has lost the Flint case in spectacular fashion this week. In an unanimous 6-0 ruling, the Michigan Supreme Court held that her office committed a fatal and inexplicable error in prosecuting nine officials for the Flint water crisis, including former Gov. Rick Snyder. juror) to charge them.”

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A Case of Hope Over Experience: The J6 Referral Falls Short of a Credible Criminal Case

JonathanTurley

Experts like Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe have previously declared Trump’s felonies were shown “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” That speech appears protected by the First Amendment and existing Supreme Court precedent. At 4:17 p.m., In Brandenburg v.

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Colorado Judge Rejects 14th Amendment Disqualification Effort to Bar Trump from Ballot

JonathanTurley

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. ” The decision comes just days after another defeat in Michigan for advocates of this theory.

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