Constitutional Law Court Rules Legal Michigan 
Constitutional Law Reporter
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The primary issue in both cases is whether the Court should reverse its decision in Grutter v. 2241 whenever it “appears that the remedy by [§ 2255] motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of [their] detention.” Decisions in all of the cases are expected before the Court’s term ends in June.
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 10, 2024
Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. In 2014, Freed updated his Facebook page to reflect his position as city manager of Port Huron, Michigan. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. In Lindke v. Freed , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S.
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 31, 2022
As a teenage congressional page, I was one of the faces in that crowd gathered around the court in October 1977 to watch history being made. In Bakke, the court ruled against affirmative action in a fractured decision. Back then, the justices considered two different admissions programs at the University of Michigan.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 22, 2021
” In 2014, the Court ruled 6-2 in Schuette v. Bamn , that Michigan’s constitutional amendment banning affirmative action was constitutional. Indeed, it does not even warrant a consideration of countervailing constitutional and legal authorities.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Yesterday, a Michigan judge was the latest to dismiss the effort to prevent voters from being able to vote for Trump. While figures like Harvard Professor Laurence Tribe have assured the public that Trump is clearly disqualified under the theory, it is based on unsustainable historical and legal interpretations in my view.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
For the record, I am a legal analyst for Fox News, though I have spent my entire academic and professional career opposing criminal and civil efforts to punish or chill free speech. I was, therefore, gladdened by the Supreme Court ruling 8-1 in favor of free speech in the case, even if it meant a victory for odious Westboro Church.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Gretchen Whitmer for her misrepresentation of a state supreme court ruling that she violated the state constitution in her pandemic orders, a false account echoed by NBC’s Chuck Todd. Whitmer did violate the Constitution, as have other public officials in other states. I have been highly critical of Gov.
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