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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. The law requires that individuals “shall as soon as reasonably possible notify the prosecuting attorney, law enforcement, medical assistance, or other public officials.” I am unaware of such a law in Pennsylvania, but these laws are rarely enforced.

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The Constitutional Abyss: Justices Signal a Desire to Avoid Both Cliffs on Presidential Immunity

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the New York Post on yesterday’s oral arguments on presidential immunity. Trump’s best attorney proved to be Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. If the justices want insight into the implications of denying any immunity, they just need to look north to New York City.

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The 10-year-old Rape Victim’s Abortion Leaves a Number of Glaring Questions

JonathanTurley

A shorter, edited version of this column ran in the New York Post ). There is a Fox News report that it was able to confirm an abortion involving a ten-year-old girl in Indiana but could not confirm the other claims. Here is the original column: “Not a whisper.”

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The Leak Investigation: If We Want To Protect Journalists, We First Need To Define Them

JonathanTurley

We recently discussed the questionable reporting by the New York Times concerning the lead prosecutor, but far more serious questions remain if we are going to reach any resolution on protecting journalists, including the question of what is a journalist. This has brought about radical changes. What is a journalist?

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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.

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Aged Out at 17? Prince Andrew Raises Surprising Defense to Giuffre Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

The Duke of York is arguing that Giuffre was too old at the time of the alleged sexual acts to use the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) to “revive” her claims now. Prince Andrew is arguing that there is an inherent conflict under state law with these claims in light of the general consent law in New York.

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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. Those words from Alice in Wonderland seem the only apt description of the case unfolding in the New York courtroom of Justice Arthur F. They did not. It all reminds one of another great work.