Remove Attorney Remove Constitutional Law Remove Criminal Law Remove Litigation
article thumbnail

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

JonathanTurley

million payment in attorney fees. The two patriarchs of the family died during the course of this litigation. The jury in June 2019 awarded the Gibsons $44 million in compensatory and punitive damages. A judge later reduced the award to $25 million. That was just upheld and the appellate court also upheld an award of $6.2

article thumbnail

9 Things you need to know before choosing a law school

SimplyLawJobs

As such, you need to be fully aware of how choosing to study law and your choice of school can affect your future. Do you really need a law degree? Not everyone who goes to law school wants to work as an attorney. Many students also join law school without realising which type of law they would like to practice.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Self-Pardons: A Response To Judge Michael Luttig

JonathanTurley

Michael Luttig was a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1991-2006) and was assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department (1990-1991). I recommend that you read the column in full but I wanted to respond to some of its more salient points.

Laws 36
article thumbnail

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

JonathanTurley

to be charged criminally for transporting 36 people to Sacramento. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) chimed in, declaring the flight from Florida might be “ State-sanctioned kidnapping.” Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges.

Laws 39
article thumbnail

DOJ Drops Threshold Opposition to Special Master on Appeal; Only Challenges Part of Cannon Order

JonathanTurley

In litigation the rule is the same as in hunting: “aim small, miss small.” The first such move in this litigation by the Justice Department. That is a change from the prior litigation. While legal experts pushed the department to challenge the entire order, the Department is seeking a smaller target.

article thumbnail

Justice Department Opposes Any Special Master and Alleges That “Obstructive Conduct Occurred” at Mar-a-Lago

JonathanTurley

“As the former President’s filing indicates, the FBI agents and DOJ attorney were permitted to visit the storage room. The Justice Department itself recognizes that it may have gathered some attorney-client privileged documents in this ridiculously broad search. ” That is because this issue has not been fully litigated.

article thumbnail

Jack Smith’s War on Free Speech: Attorney General Garland Should Rein in His Special Counsel

JonathanTurley

Thus, Smith continues to litigate with a sense of utter abandon, showing his signature lack of concern for the implications of his legal arguments. The lack of restraint shown by Smith only magnifies the lack of leadership from Attorney General Merrick Garland.