JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The comments reflect a growing call for states and the federal government to reject any religious exemptions for vaccination. Instead, the federal government must show that the burden imposed furthers a “compelling governmental interest” and is “the least restrictive means” of furthering that interest.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 11, 2023

In one case involving challenged administrative law judges in 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Lucia v. Securities & Exchange Commission that past litigants were entitled to decisions from properly appointed judges. He left public service with the highest salary in the federal government, at $480,654.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 14, 2024

District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has ruled that the federal law prohibiting people from possessing firearms inside post offices is unconstitutional. The ruling is based on 2022 Supreme Court ruling New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. The case concerned Emmanuel Ayala, U.S. .” 18 U.S.C. §

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JonathanTurley

MAY 24, 2022

Now, after a major court ruling against the university , an arbitrator has awarded Negy all back pay and benefits from the time of his firing. To the contrary, the university issued a statement that indicated that it is undeterred by the adverse court rulings. That is good news.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

In court papers, she was identified only as “L.C.”. Four years later, her case reached the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court ruled in Olmstead v. Beyond her Supreme Court advocacy, Marcus was an influential lawyer in other ways. Walter Dellinger (May 15, 1941 – Feb.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The court held “there is no special rule for supervisory liability,” and “a plaintiff must plead and prove ‘that each Government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.” See also id., ” Colon v. Bachmann, 983 F.3d 3d 609, 616 (2d Cir.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 31, 2021

I was therefore gladdened by the Supreme Court ruling 8-1 in favor of the free speech in the case, even if it meant a victory for odious Westboro Church. Sullivan, the Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech. In New York Times v.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

.” It is a position likely to further alienate both the Special Master and the appellate court, which have already expressed frustration with the lack of support offered for declassification claims. government with a constitutional Jedi-like power. So when you send it, it is declassified. I declassified everything.”.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 3, 2022

After Dobbs was accepted, advocates sought to enjoin a Texas law that banned abortion after just six weeks. The court ruled 5-4 to allow the Texas law to be enforced. The Biden administration and other litigants then forced a reconsideration of that decision. If so, AHA v.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Court Said Climate Scientist Provided Sufficient Evidence of Actual Malice for Blog Authors but Not for Publisher.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 5, 2021

Below is my column in The Hill on the selective reliance on “our constitutional principles” has become in the voting rights debate. The Biden Administration and the media often ignore countervailing principles over the right of states to establish rules governing elections. The “For the People Act” (H.R.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 9, 2022

Despite the pledge to return to a respect for the “rule of law,” Biden openly suggested that they could use the litigation to get as much money out the door as possible before being barred by the courts. Nothing could be more damaging to the litigation and the federal courts quickly rejected the CDC and Tribe arguments.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 3, 2022

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government is introducing legislation to “implement a national freeze on handgun ownership.” They have pushed ill-considered legislation and litigation that only served to create precedent against gun control. Such calls are not limited to the United States.

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JonathanTurley

MAY 23, 2021

” What is most interesting about this lawsuit is how it is arguably meritless under both tort and constitutional law. Trump could argue truth as a defense and fall back on opinion is needed in any litigation. This is a classic example where opinion is protected under tort and constitutional law.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 7, 2022

Gore , the 2000 case that halted the recount in Florida in the presidential election, then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote a concurring opinion (joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas) in which he explained that, in his view, the state court’s recount conflicted with the deadlines set by the state legislature for the election.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Sullivan’s lawsuit was one of a number of civil actions brought under state laws that targeted Northern media covering the violence against freedom marchers. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 15, 2021

Even though President Barack Obama did not satisfy APA conditions in imposing original rules, the Supreme Court enforced such procedures to reverse prior orders. The court ruled that the unilateral action was taken acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” in ending the Remain-in-Mexico policy.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 27, 2021

While most Administrations tend to minimize such test cases to avoid creating bad precedent, the Biden Administration has litigated with an utter abandon — elevating political over legal considerations in litigation. In the prior decision, the Court ruled 5-4 decision in Alabama Association of Realtors v.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

No branch is supposed to have enough power to govern alone. Citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the administration sought to stop the enforcement of Title 42 , which allowed the government to turn away migrants at the border. In order to challenge the program, litigants need to establish standing to seek relief.

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