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Appellate Court Upholds $25 Million Award Against Oberlin in Mob Action Against Family Grocery

JonathanTurley

Now, an appellate court has upheld a $25 million judgment against the small college and Oberlin earned every penny of that penalty. Oberlin maintained in court filings that the son and grandson of the owners of Gibson’s Bakery “violently and unreasonably attacked” an unarmed student, but that is not how the police viewed it.

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The Curious Fraud Case Against Trump Just Got ‘Curiouser’

JonathanTurley

The testimony put the controversial demands of New York Attorney General James into sharp relief. The charges brought by New York State Attorney General Letitia James were curious from the start. That eagerness could prove the court’s undoing, however. Supreme Court decided a case, BMW of North America v.

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“A Stain on Our Democracy”: Vindman Sues Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Others for Witness Intimidation

JonathanTurley

attorney and Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani; former Deputy White House Communications Director Julia Hahn; and former White House Director of Social Media and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Daniel Scavino, Jr. . It also seeks nominal, compensatory, consequential, and punitive damages; and attorneys’ fees and costs.

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Texas Democratics Sue Over Effort To Force Them Back To Austin To Vote

JonathanTurley

In a demonstrably meritless lawsuit, 22 Texas House Democrats sued some of the state’s top Republican leaders in federal court in Austin over the efforts to bring them home for a special legislative session. They ask for $5 in actual damages and $10 in punitive damages. Under Rule 3.1

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Trump’s Liability Or Opportunity? Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Capitol Riot

JonathanTurley

In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. attorney Patrick Malone, who previously filed ethics complaints against lawyers representing the Trump campaign or the Republican party. That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law.