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University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy

JonathanTurley

He is now suing the school over his treatment, including the required participation in sensitivity training and denial of a standard pay increase for faculty. Without communicating with Plaintiff or any other person with firsthand knowledge, the BTAT authorized the law school dean to take the most extreme measures.

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Term limits emerge as popular proposal at latest meeting of court-reform commission

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The commissioners first heard from Kenneth Geller, a partner at Mayer Brown, and Maureen Mahoney, a partner at Latham & Watkins, who represented the views of a group of attorneys who practice regularly in front of the Supreme Court. Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court, presented a different view.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2022

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In 1973, Beckwith was a recent graduate of law school and was working as a political reporter for TIME magazine. During an illustrious career as a constitutional law scholar and a top Supreme Court advocate, Walter Dellinger argued 24 times before the court, including in some of the biggest cases of the past 30 years.

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

JonathanTurley

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. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.)

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

JonathanTurley

You don’t have to go to law school to know that there’s something seriously criminal about that. After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., You don’t have to go to law school to know that there’s something seriously criminal about that.”

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“The Illegality…Was Obvious”: An Analysis of the Carter Opinion on Jan. 6th

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However, there are elements to the decision that are deeply concerning on issues ranging from free speech to attorney-client privilege. Attorney General Merrick] Garland will have an exceptionally hard time justifying a decision not to prosecute.”. Attorney General Racine that he was pursuing possible charges.

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The House ‘Concentrates the Mind’ of Hunter Biden with a Game-Changing Subpoena

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Attorney General Merrick Garland moved quickly and aggressively to prosecute Trump associates such as Steve Bannon who failed to appear or cooperate with Congress. Thus far, he has received every break from federal prosecutors, from expired statutes of limitations to reported tip-offs on investigators’ interviews.

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