JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of civil and criminal cases that add liability to libations on this special day (with past cases at the bottom). Indeed, the torts and crimes recorded this year seem painfully reminiscent of this loathsome year. Some things are happily left out of the courts.

Tort 33

Tort Statute Criminal Law Court 33

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oregon Supreme Court Said Public Trust Doctrine Did Not Impose Obligation to Protect Resources from Climate Change. With respect to the scope of the doctrine, the Supreme Court said the public trust doctrine extends both to the State navigable waters and to the State’s submerged and submersible lands. (A FEATURED CASE. Chernaik v.

Cause of Action 96

Cause of Action Court Government Litigation 96

JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This case pleads that everybody, even publicly elected officials and celebrities, is owed the right to sexual privacy and redress from our courts when they experience intimate partner violence.”. The use of emotional distress claims runs against the grain of various cases, including the Westboro decision of the Supreme Court in 2011.

Tort 42

Tort Cause of Action Court Constitutional Law 42