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Ohio Supreme Court Overturns Sentence Adding Six Years After Defendant Called Judge “Racist as F**k”

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting case out of Ohio where the state Supreme Court has ruled that Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge Eugene Lucci erred when he gave Manson Bryant, 35, an added six years after Bryant called him “racist as f**k.” That sentence was upheld by an appellate court but the Ohio Supreme Court reversed in a 4-3 opinion.

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

JonathanTurley

Below is my column on the case of the ten-year-old rape victim who allegedly was taken to Indiana because an abortion was barred in Ohio. (A There remain, however, questions as to why the child had to leave Ohio, which has exceptions that would apply to the case. Yost, however, was equally curious about the absence of a criminal case.

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Turley Testifies in the Senate on Domestic Terrorism

JonathanTurley

Northern District of Ohio. Shapiro Professor Of Public Interest Law. The George Washington University Law School. Fellow, Liberty And National Security Program, Brennan Center For Justice. Former Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Washington, D.C. Garnell Whitfield, Jr. Buffalo, NY. Former U.S. Cleveland, OH.

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Chico State University Employee Pleads Guilty of Hate Crime in Potential Violent Speech Case

JonathanTurley

Officials then moved under “Red Flag” laws to seize four rifles and three handguns. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey focused on his statement that “Chinese need to commit mass shootings against America for xenophobia and betrayal. Come on my Chinese folks, white graduating is open season for y’all.”.

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Trump’s Surprise Witness: Rep. Waters Becomes A Possible Witness Against Her Own Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

Moreover, they would fail under a lower standard of proof than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in criminal law. Such a result would eviscerate the claim that Trump was guilty of criminal incitement in his speech. He should be criminally indicted for inciting insurrection against our democracy.” Trump’s Jan.

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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

JonathanTurley

After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Tribe further predicted that Attorney General Merrick Garland would criminally charge Donald Trump. Those are plenty to start with.”. Rudy Giuliani and U.S. In Brandenburg v.

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Why Has Trump Not Been Charged With Criminal Incitement?

JonathanTurley

Bolstering such claims, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge. Ohio , where the Supreme Court said even “advocacy of the use of force or of law violation” is protected unless it is imminent. That simply is not true. The problem is free speech.

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