Constitutional Law Court Felony Washington 
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Below is my column in The Hill on what is shaping up to be a major Supreme Court term on the issues of parody and satire under the First Amendment. The Court could reframe the constitutional limits for criminal and civil liability in two cases currently on the docket, including one recently granted review. VIP Products LLC.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Nevertheless, Rodrigues declared “it is a felony under Florida law to ‘knowingly provide material support … to a designated foreign terrorist organization.’” The Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down such content-based bans and has been particularly protective of free speech in higher education.
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JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
Many migrants are released soon after capture, including some without a hearing date or court dates that are years in the future. Moreover, it is not clear how transporting migrants who entered the country illegally to another state is a violation of law. The reason is that these claims are made for cable news, not courts of law.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 30, 2023
The defense could come at a cost at trial, but it is a calculated risk for the court of public opinion. The odds are against Trump on ultimately prevailing with that argument in the courts. The bravado defense is likely to play better with the public than a court. Trump repeated that defense this week.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 2, 2023
If it were intended to disrupt the congressional proceedings, it could be treated as a felony. this would more likely constitute a criminal misdemeanor. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and a practicing criminal defense attorney. It could be a crime.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
” In Washington, D.C., a person is guilty of first degree murder when he or she specifically intends to kill another purposely with premeditation and deliberation, or kills while in the process of committing a felony. Gentile (Riverside County Court December 2020).” GENTILE Opinion of the Court by Liu, J.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
The use of snap impeachment was unwise but constitutional. You can have a constitutional impeachment and an unconstitutional impeachment trial. It is like saying that a court must try a case because a grand jury properly indicted an individual. Courts can dismiss such cases on constitutional or legal flaws.
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