SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 28, 2022

Share With a majority opinion that will be one of Justice Stephen Breyer’s last for the Supreme Court, the court on Monday ruled 9-0 that two alleged opioids “pill mill” doctors could not be convicted absent a jury finding that they subjectively believed they were wrongfully dispensing pills. The case, Ruan v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2022

There were discussions of appointing Trump attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel , seizing voting machines or replacing the Justice Department’s leadership. That is a far cry from evidence showing mens rea — “guilty mind.” That speech appears protected by the First Amendment and existing Supreme Court precedent.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 17, 2022

After the riot, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., It was due to the paucity of direct evidence of a crime that would hold up in court. Indeed, such a claim would contradict controlling Supreme Court precedent. Those are plenty to start with.”.

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