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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

I have long maintained that the law is unconstitutional as a limitation of free speech and associational rights. This week, a court in Georgia became the latest to declare such laws unconstitutional. The opposition to these laws is not driven by the merits of the BDS movement or its opposition. In NAACP v.

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Federal Judge Suggests Abortion May Be Protected Under 13th Amendment’s Ban on Involuntary Servitude

JonathanTurley

They have asked for the dismissal of the indictment for lack of jurisdiction since the Court ruled in Dobbs that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.” ” Bailey involved an Alabama law making it a crime to refuse to do labor under a contract. Alabama , 219 U.S. Bangerter , 61 F.3d

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Will Biden’s Vaccine-Mandate “Work-Around” Work with the Supreme Court?

JonathanTurley

While some may have contracted the virus in the workplace, courts may demand a closer nexus to a “grave danger” inherent in the workplace. But it also is a generally-worded statute that can be interpreted broadly, and I expect a split in court decisions — and that only increases the likelihood of a Supreme Court review.

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