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The Crime Report
MARCH 18, 2022
A handful of high-profile cases has sparked a larger public debate about the impact of self-defense laws. According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 19, 2024
Below is my column in The Messenger on the unfolding Fani Willis scandal in Georgia. Wade has no experience in racketeering law, yet he reportedly was paid more than an expert on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) cases. The Georgia case has a number of credible criminal charges against various defendants.
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JonathanTurley
AUGUST 30, 2023
Not only are defendants scattering, but some are seeking to go to federal court where the trial would not likely be televised, as the Georgia prosecutors reportedly want. They involve challenging questions over the scope of not just laws like the Hatch Act but the duties of federal officials like Meadows. In Washington, U.S.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 15, 2023
Below is my column in The Messenger on the Georgia indictment. Here is the column from yesterday before the release of the indictment: “ Oh Georgia, no peace I find (no peace I find).” If indictments were treated like frequent flyer miles, Donald Trump would get the Georgia indictment for free.
JonathanTurley
JULY 5, 2021
From the prosecution of Bill Cosby to a federal lawsuit against Georgia, courts are dealing with cases where government lawyers repeat the same implausible claims with the same unconvincing results. DA Steele is unapologetic and insists he was trying to show that “no one is above the law — including those who are rich, famous and powerful.”
JonathanTurley
JUNE 24, 2022
On CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront, ” Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe declared that Trump can now be charged with the attempted murder of former Vice President Mike Pence “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” He has been criticized for treating the law as endlessly malleable.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 11, 2023
In a rally in Georgia, Trump declared : “They’ve launched one witch hunt after another to try and stop our movement, to thwart the will of the American people. Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.
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