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“The Framers Weren’t Perfect, but They Weren’t Fools”: Biden Administration Loses Another Gun Rights Case

JonathanTurley

It is only the latest such loss for the Justice Department as the Biden Administration pushes sweeping rationales for limiting Second Amendment rights in the wake of last year’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Barr , 919 F.3d 3d 437, 451–53 (7th Cir. 2019) (Barrett, J., dissenting). In September, U.S.

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

Moreover, it is not clear how transporting migrants who entered the country illegally to another state is a violation of law. New York City recently sent migrants to other cities without their permission or prior notice; Democratic leaders in El Paso, Texas, have also arranged such transports.

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The Neutron Prosecutor: How Special Counsel Hur May Prove the Ultimate Punchline in Washington

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the New York Post on reports that Special Counsel Robert Hur has finally interviewed President Joe Biden on allegations that he removed and retained classified material going back to his time as a United States senator. The problem facing Hur could be what to do if he actually finds evidence of a crime.

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No, an indictment wouldn’t end Trump’s run for the presidency – he could even campaign or serve from a jail cell

LLRX

Moreover, it comes as the former president faces multiple criminal investigations over everything from his handling of classified documents, to allegations of falsifying the value of New York properties. There is also the not-so-small matter of a Justice Department investigation into the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.

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The Cost of Bravado: Why Trump Defense to the Audiotape Could Come at a Cost

JonathanTurley

Trump also knows that while he cannot afford to lose one felony count, Smith cannot afford to lose one juror. Trump will have a far better jury pool than he would face in New York or, potentially, Atlanta. With the trial’s transfer to Fort Pierce, Fla.

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How The Surgical Charging of Hunter Biden Ignores a Pattern of Concealment

JonathanTurley

New York Times columnist (and my former classmate at The University of Chicago) David Brooks said this week that the corruption scandal “merits an inquiry. The Justice Department then attempted an absurd sweetheart deal to close off the case without felony charges or jail time.

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