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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It did not matter that the Supreme Court has roundly rejected such sweeping interpretations of bribery, extortion and related political corruption. One possible reason is that it would collapse in court. policy but instead is wrongfully demanding actions by Ukraine that would benefit him personally.” That simply is not true.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

There are so many criminal laws that do criminalize speech, and so the notion that the president of the United States somehow has a First Amendment right to be protected by the government for his speech doesn’t make any sense. .” I have previously criticized the calls to criminalize Trump’s Jan.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That may be technically true in the sense of an actual defense to enjoin or bar impeachment in court. 6 th constitutes actual incitement to insurrection. Ohio which are ultimately First Amendment cases. Ohio are used to determine if speech is criminal incitement or protected speech. Cases like Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 2, 2022

District Court for the Central District of California this week have electrified commentators across the networks and the Internet. The declarations by the court have led to a frenzy in the media and renewed calls for the prosecution of the former president. “The illegality of the plan was obvious.” Those words of Judge David O.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 31, 2021

In my view, the lawsuit contravenes free speech as well as controlling case law from the Supreme Court. That claim runs directly counter to the controlling case law. In rejecting a suit against the church on constitutional grounds, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: “Speech is powerful. .” In Brandenburg v.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The House managers cited a letter from law professors declaring the argument “frivolous” even though some of those professors believe Trump’s speech may indeed be protected under cases like Brandenburg versus Ohio. At least not in a trial of Trump. In other words, it doesn’t have to meet the definition of incitement.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 12, 2021

My problem with this criminal case is not the timing of an indictment but the basis for the indictment. For a court, the speech notably does not include a direct call for lawless action by Trump. I believe that they are fundamentally wrong on the controlling law. So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.”

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JonathanTurley

JULY 22, 2021

Bundy of Roselle Park Municipal Court that she must remove the offending signs. ” In 1971, the Supreme Court handed down Cohen v. Indeed, the Supreme Court just handed down a ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. The Court has been mocked for its ham-handed efforts to define pornography.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Some of these questions are being addressed in the courts. According to the Washington Post , Dana Nessel “is conferring with election law experts on whether officials may have violated any state laws prohibiting them from engaging in bribery, perjury and conspiracy.” And yet, it’s back. In Kelly v. Chris Christie.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who have already been told to preserve their phone records to be surrendered to the committee. The House has decided to subpoena them all and let God (and the courts) sort them out. The storm of secret subpoenas also seems to run against the thrust of recent Supreme Court decision, Trump v.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 20, 2022

That speech appears protected by the First Amendment and existing Supreme Court precedent. Ohio , the Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that even calling for violence is protected under the First Amendment unless there is a threat of “ imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action.” At 4:17 p.m.,

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JonathanTurley

JULY 20, 2023

Supreme Court, which rebuked Smith for what it termed the “Government’s boundless interpretation.” 6 speech for criminal charges. That speech is entirely protected under the First Amendment and governing case law, including Brandenburg v. However, relying on bad advice or bad law is not a crime.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 6, 2022

They knew that a court would throw out such an indictment and, even if they could find a willing judge, any conviction would be thrown out on appeal. The Supreme Court nevertheless overturned his conviction. Bush’s victory over Democratic challenger John Kerry in the state of Ohio. Indeed, it was protected free speech.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 11, 2021

criminal code. Indeed, it would be considered protected speech by the Supreme Court. When I testified in both the Clinton and Trump impeachment hearings, I noted that an article of impeachment does not have to be based on a clear crime but that Congress historically has looked to the criminal code to weigh impeachment offenses.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It also refers to a crime that would be difficult to prove in a court of law; the president’s speech likely would be found to be protected by the First Amendment, if not at trial then on appeal. The Supreme Court has routinely protected speech absent clear advocacy of violence.

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