Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 30, 2024
Facts of the Case After petitioner Damian McElrath killed his mother, the State of Georgia charged him with three crimes related to her death: malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault. The court vacated both the malice-murder and felony-murder verdicts pursuant to Georgia’s so-called repugnancy doctrine, and authorized retrial.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
He was charged (and later acquitted) of a felony under an Ohio law prohibiting the use of a computer to “disrupt” or “interrupt” police functions. However, the Supreme Court has now accepted the case for a reason. The Onion filed a brilliant parody brief to support the parody claim.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
The decision in Folajtar v. The Attorney General of the United States may be one of the most perfectly tailored case for major Supreme Court decision. Indeed, the only thing lacking from the 2-1 decision is a mailing label directly to Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 555 (1964) (“The right to vote.
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